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15 <br /> Commissioner Bedford read minutes from the joint meeting of April 2013 indicating her <br /> long held concern about older buildings in both districts. She said this is not news, and <br /> everyone will have to work together to address the renovations and the need for more seats. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said the original bond discussion included Chapel Hill High <br /> School, as well as renovating the Lincoln Center to house pre-K. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she would like to know how many pre-K students are <br /> mandated versus the number that is not. <br /> Will Atherton said OCS has 2 EC classes serving 20 students. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if some of these students are subsidized, and if some are <br /> able to pay. <br /> Will Atherton said OCS offers paid pre-K slots, but they have never been used. He said <br /> 70% of pre-K students qualify for free meals, and the remaining 30% qualify for reduced meals. <br /> Patrick Able said he does not have this information, but will get it to the Board. He said <br /> EC students are mixed in with regular students, not contained separately in one classroom. <br /> Will Atherton said if pre-K is centralized transportation would need to be provided. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he knows this may be an issue, but pre-K was strongly <br /> supported in the bond discussions. <br /> Appointments <br /> The current appointment process would be to move these agreed upon appointments to <br /> the next BOCC Business Meeting and they would be listed under the Consent Agenda. The <br /> next BOCC Business Meeting that was scheduled for February 18, 2020 has been officially <br /> cancelled, this Consent Agenda item will now be presented at the BOCC Business Meeting on <br /> March 10, 2020. <br /> Advisory Board members who are to be re-appointed may continue to serve in their <br /> same capacity. Individuals who are new appointments, may attend meetings, but will officially <br /> assume their participation on March 11, 2020. <br /> 2. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee <br /> Position #1 —Tiketha Collins <br /> Position #3 —Alison Brown <br /> Position #6 — Shade Little <br /> The Board agreed by consensus. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if other counties have difficulty filling these positions, and <br /> if there are better ways to recruit people. <br /> Donna Baker said Janice Tyler, Department on Aging Director, is aware of this need as <br /> well and it takes a great deal of training and commitment to serve. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he would like staff to survey other counties to see if Orange <br /> County is missing something, and perhaps the ability to serve should not be so onerous and the <br /> Board could advocate in this regard. <br /> Thom Freeman asked John Roberts if there had been discussions about merging this <br /> board with the Nursing home CAC. <br /> John Roberts said there has been some discussion, and someone was supposed to <br /> come from Triangle J Council of Governments to talk about it. He said the boards can be <br /> combined, which would reduce the overall number of appointees. <br /> Chair Rich asked if staff would follow up on this idea. <br />