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Orange County Advisory Board on Aging <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />December 10, 2019 <br />Passmore Center <br /> <br />In Attendance: Heather Altman, Colin Austin, Rachel Bearman , Jeff Charles, Tiketha Collins , Jerry Gregory, Vibeke <br />Talley, Dick White, Jenny Womack. (Staff) Annie Deaver, Shenae McPherson, Cherie Rosemond, Beverly Shuford, Alison <br />Smith, Janice Tyler. <br /> <br />Absent and Excused: James Harris, Mary Altpeter <br />Absent: Keith Cook <br />1. Introductions and Announcements <br />a. Heather Altman presiding <br />i. Heather announced her resignation from Carol Woods Retirement Community to focus on her <br />family and new pursuits. <br />b. Welcome to new Board member Tiketha Collins <br />i. Tiketha shared that she has worked in the aging field for over 20 years, is a Hillsborough <br />resident and a member of the Orange County Adult Care Home Community Advisory <br />Committee. <br />2. Approval of Minutes – November 12, 2019 <br />a. Approved <br />3. Any other Agenda items <br />a. None <br /> <br />Director’s Report <br />4. Staff updates <br />a. We are in the process of filling the Passmore front desk position. Interviews are finished and an offer will <br />be made soon. <br />b. Shenae (VC 55+) has a new part-time person, Wilma Palmer. She will be filling in the hours for Bobby <br />Cobb (VC 55+ volunteer coordinator) as he is out for health reasons. Wilma is a retired American Red <br />Cross volunteer coordinator and comes with a lot of experience. <br />5. CIP Kick-off and requests <br />a. Janice has approached Asset Management with a preliminary CIP request for the next improvement on <br />the Passmore Center in year 2026-32. <br />6. Triangle J Area Agency on Aging Plan 2020-24 – Need your input <br />a. TJCOG-AAA shared the Aging Plan 2020-2024 on-line survey that they are using to gather data about <br />what needs to be included in the plan. The survey is well written and easy to complete. Please take the <br />survey and share with others. <br />7. Census 2020 Update <br />a. Coming this spring. The Census is electronic and will be a challenge for some older adults. We are <br />working to inform and assist older adults with access to completing the Census. <br />8. MAP Steering Committee <br />a. The MAP Steering Committee meeting on Jan. 24th at Carol Woods will need to be rescheduled. The date <br />conflicts with the BOCC/Department Head retreat. Janice will let us know the new date when scheduled. <br /> <br />Continuing Business <br />9. Seymour Center Renovation Update <br />a. Janice shared the architect’s storyboard renderings. The roadwork is underway. The building permits are <br />still not in place with Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> <br />New Business