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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> October 29, 2025 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To promote and protect <br /> health, enhance quality of life, and preserve the environment for everyone in Orange County. <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON October 29, 2025, at the Orange <br /> County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC. <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Alison Stuebe — Chair, Tony Whitaker—Vice <br /> Chair, Bruce Baldwin, Brian Crandell, Commissioner Amy Fowler, Lee Pickett, Shielda Rodgers, <br /> and Rachel Royce. Aparna Jonnal arrived later. <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Davia Nickelson. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Quintana Stewart, Health Director; Dana Crews, Community Health <br /> Services Director; Dr. Stephanie George, Dental Services Director; Victoria Hudson, <br /> Environmental Health Director; Ashley Rawlinson, Compliance Manager; Frederick Perschau, <br /> Financial and Administrative Services Director; Libbie Hough, Communications Manager; <br /> Thomas Privott, Environmental Health Supervisor; Alexandria Rimmer, Environmental Health <br /> Supervisor; Kimberlee Quatrone, Business Officer II; Patricia "Trish" Grayson-Phillips, <br /> Accounting Tech II; Brandy Wickline, Public Health Nurse II; and Jean Phillips-Weiner, BOH <br /> Strategic Plan Manager. <br /> GUESTSNISITORS PRESENT: Ben Bruster, Heather Aponte, Linda Killian, Katherine Li, <br /> Jiwoo Kim, Jaewon Moon, and Sonya Petty. <br /> I. Welcome New Employees <br /> Quintana Stewart, Health Director, introduced the two new employees in attendance: Patricia <br /> "Trish" Grayson-Phillips —Accounting Tech II and Brandy Wickline — Public Health Nurse II. <br /> II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: None. <br /> III. Board Comments: <br /> Dr. Bruce Baldwin <br /> Dr. Baldwin shared that he had received his copy of the News of Orange newspaper earlier <br /> that day, and the front page said that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) have chosen <br /> a design for the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center currently under development. He added <br /> that it's an exciting project and construction should only take about one year after it officially <br /> begins. Commissioner Fowler shared that the Commissioners agonized over several options <br /> before settling on one that was $1 M less than the original design while still maintaining all <br /> proposed functionality. She said that it will be within walking distance of UNC Hospital's <br /> Hillsborough location and that it will provide behavioral health urgent care services and have <br /> beds available for both pediatric (as young as four) and adult patients. In response to Dr. <br /> Baldwin's comment, Commissioner Fowler noted that Sheriff Blackwood is prioritizing <br /> development of the center over other renovations to help reduce incarceration costs. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2025 Agenda and Abstracts\ <br /> October Page 1 <br />