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Orange County Department on Aging <br /> Advisory Board on Aging <br /> MINUTES <br /> Tuesday, May 10, 2022; 1—3 PM <br /> Seymour Center/ Hybrid <br /> Attendance: Heather Altman, Benjamin Austin (visitor), Colin Austin, Rachel Bearman, Jeff Charles, Jerry <br /> Gregory, Vibeke Talley, Sandy Walker, Dick White, Jenny Womack; (Staff) Myra Austin, Kim Lamon-Loperfido, <br /> Walter Moczygemba (MSW Intern), Beverly Shuford and Janice Tyler. <br /> Absent: Lucinda Poole, James Harris <br /> 1. Introductions and Announcements <br /> a. New board members—Sandy Walker and Lucinda Poole <br /> b. Board Reappointments— Heather Altman and Vibeke Talley <br /> 2. Approval of Minutes— March 8, 2022 and April 12, 2022 <br /> a. March minutes were approved with the correction of adding Dick White as a reviewer the <br /> Outside Agency Funding applications <br /> b. April minutes approved with the following corrections: Change meeting location to the <br /> Passmore Center, add Jerry Gregory to attendance and correct the spelling of visitors Lan and <br /> Jing Huang <br /> Director's Report <br /> 3. Update on TJCOG —AAA Monitoring visit <br /> a. TJCOG completed their auditing visit in two days. Janice reported that we did very well with no <br /> compliance issues <br /> 4. COVID Update and Department operations <br /> a. OCPT transit services to the Centers <br /> i. At the last board meeting it was announced that we were gearing back up to bring bus <br /> riders back, but that OCPT did not have funding. The County Manager directed OCDOA <br /> to use unspent departmental funds to fund service through June. The bus service still <br /> has not resumed, but we are hopeful that it will start next week. On July 1, we will not <br /> be able to pull money from different line items to fund this service. This service has <br /> been requested to be included in the OCPT FY 22-23 budget to be funded by the BOCC <br /> or a grant. If the funding is not found, the director has talked with TJCOG-AAA about <br /> spending a portion of our ARPA funding on this service. This is not a sustainable option. <br /> We have people who need transportation and depending on where they live a roundtrip <br /> ride is either$6 or$25.50. According to the OCPT interim director offering this service 5 <br /> days per week is difficult, as the bus fleet is old and there is a lack of bus drivers. This <br /> service is for socially isolated older adults who want to come to the Centers, but do not <br /> have transportation. OCPT is offering transportation for medical appointments. <br /> b. Within our department, we have had a few cases of COVID recently <br /> c. Health Department reports that the booster rate adoption for age 65+ is lagging behind the <br /> initial vaccination rate for that age group. The Health Department is creating a video featuring <br /> older adults answering the question, "I got my booster because..." to encourage adults age 65 + <br />