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MINUTES - Draft <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />September 23, 2020 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2020 Agenda & Abstracts/ September Page 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality <br />[of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County <br />community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON September 23, 2020 virtually via Go <br />To Meeting. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Jessica Frega – Chair, Sam Lasris – Vice-Chair, <br />Keith Bagby, Bruce Baldwin, Aparna Jonnal, Lee Pickett, Shielda Rodgers, Timothy Smith and <br />Alison Stuebe. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Earl McKee. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Quintana Stewart, Health Director; Rebecca Crawford, Financial and <br />Administrative Services Director; Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director; Donna King, <br />Health Promotion & Education Services Director; Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager; <br />Beverly Scurry, BOH Strategic Plan Manager; and La Toya Strange, Administrative Support I. <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Janice Tyler, Department of Aging Director. <br /> <br />Jessica Frega, Chair, called the meeting to order. There were no new employees in attendance. <br /> <br />I. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: None. <br /> <br /> <br />II. Approval of the September 23, 2020 Agenda <br /> <br />Motion was made by Lee Pickett to approve the agenda, seconded by Bruce Baldwin and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />III. Action Items (Consent) <br /> <br />A. Minutes of August 26, 2020 Meeting <br /> <br />Motion was made by Timothy Smith to approve the minutes of August 2020, seconded by <br />Alison Stuebe and carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Educational Sessions <br /> <br />A. Department of Aging Update <br /> <br />Janice Tyler, Department of Aging Director, provided an in-depth presentation on the aging <br />population in Orange County, services of the Department on Aging (DOA), and the department’s <br />Master Aging Plan (MAP). Below are some of the highlights of her presentation. <br /> <br />• Ages 60+ are generally considered older adults. The DOA serves a population of 55- <br />105 year olds. <br />• The local model of an age-friendly community is based off of the AARP Livable <br />Communities model that supports the efforts of neighborhoods, towns, cities and rural