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Orange County <br /> Advisory Board on Aging <br /> Tuesday, February 8, 2022; 1—3 p.m. <br /> Hybrid Meeting (Passmore Center/Virtual) <br /> MINUTES <br /> Attendance: Heather Altman, Colin Austin, Rachel Bearman, Jeff Charles, Jerry Gregory,James Harris, Vibekey <br /> Talley, Dick White, Jenny Womack. Staff: Janice Tyler, Beverly Shuford, Kenesha Wood, Shenae McPherson <br /> 1. Introductions and Announcements <br /> a. No announcements <br /> 2. Approval of Minutes—January 11, 2022 <br /> a. Corrections: <br /> i. GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity) <br /> ii. Jenny Womack was absent and excused, not present; <br /> b. Minutes approved with corrections <br /> Director's Report <br /> 3. COVID Update and Department operations <br /> a. Employee COVID protocols change often. Latest guidance: <br /> i. Vaccinated, boosted and exposed but showing no symptoms: must mask for 10 days, <br /> eat distanced 6', on 5t" day after exposure get official PCR test. Vaccinated but not <br /> boosted: must quarantine for 5 days <br /> b. Unvaccinated employees must test weekly and upload results in the County Co-verify system. <br /> Volunteers also verify their status in the Co-verify system <br /> c. We are open, but general attendance is low. However, there are many of our activities that are <br /> well attended, some are hybrid and virtual. Hybrid and virtual programs will continue even after <br /> the pandemic. <br /> d. Beverly is working on a marketing campaign, "We're Here for You!" to let folks know that we <br /> continue to offer on-site art, educational, fitness classes and more. In addition to classes, there <br /> are resources and services. All offered on-site, virtually, hybrid and by phone. <br /> 4. N95 Mask Distribution <br /> a. There was a mad distribution rush at the IFC and Library. OCDOA chose not to publically <br /> advertise a mask distribution but instead advertised by contacting our participants individually, <br /> walk-ins and word-of-mouth. We bag and give three masks with instructions in English, Spanish <br /> and Mandarin. Number distributed tracked. If you know of someone that needs masks let them <br /> know. We have also reserved masks for our SHIIP, VITA, other volunteers & community <br /> advisory committees. The masks can be reused, but you need to rotate them: wear 1 day, put in <br /> paper bag for 48 hours before wearing again <br /> 5. Update on New Lunch Caterer <br /> a. We are serving—1000 meals week, adding more all the time, including 8 new applicants this <br /> week. Meals are catered by Spicy Green. It is going well, but the caterer is dealing with her own <br /> staffing issues and we are adapting. To accommodate the catering situation, we will serve <br /> Monday (2 hot meals), Wednesday (1 hot meal/1 cold meal) and Friday (1 hot meal). The <br /> caterer packages the meals, reducing staff time plating & distributing. Allows us to freeze any <br /> leftover meals for those who show up needing a meal. <br />