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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />December 21 , 2019 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Jamezetta Bedford added that the Town of Carrboro has had issues with parking that has impacted <br />the timeline for the permanent solution. <br /> <br />2. Food Bank <br /> <br />Pat Garavaglia informed the Board that Friends of DSS receives federal food and distributes it to <br />the DSS offices. They have had an exclusion that allowed them to take only the nonperishable food <br />items because there is no cold storage. The Food Bank has now decided that there is no exclusion <br />and has stopped Friends from receiving federal food. Nancy Coston noted that there are concerns <br />about the requirements for cold storage and no other DSS agencies who responded are giving out <br />the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) food. The current suggestion is to work with <br />community partners to ensure that the county does not lose food access. <br /> <br />3. Holiday Giving <br /> <br />Sharron Hinto n informed the Board that the holiday program is going really well. There are plenty <br />of volunteers and wonderful toys. Spectrum News was here to do some public relations and the <br />turnout has been very high so far. The agency received about 800 toys and $1,200 at the UNC <br />game. Nancy Coston also noted how much work Pat Garavaglia does to help with the sponsorship <br />program. <br /> <br />4. Annual Report and Work Plan <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker presented the draft work plan for the DSS Board for 2019-2020. <br /> <br />Jamezetta Bedford moved approval of the work plan with discretion for adjustments. Pat Garavaglia <br />seconded the motion. The motion was approved without dissent. <br /> <br />5. Directors Report <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />VII. Announcements <br /> <br />Pat Garavaglia moved to adjourn the meeting at 12:50 pm . Susie Enoch seconded the motion. The motion was <br />carried without dissent. <br />Submitted by: <br /> <br /> Nancy Coston, DSS Director <br /> <br /> Pat Garavaglia, Member