HomeMy WebLinkAboutAging Board Agenda-March 8, 2022FPP :
Orange County
Department on Aging
/endless possibiliiieS Robert& Pearl Seymour Center 1 2551 Homestead Rd. I Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Jerry M.Passmore Center 1 103 Meadowlands Dr., PO Box 8181 1 Hillsborough, NC 27278
To: Orange County Advisory Board on Aging
From: Janice I. Tyler, Secretary
Date: March 4, 2022
The next meeting of the Advisory Board on Aging will be held:
Time: Tuesday, March 8, 1-3 p.m. Location: Hybrid meeting Seymour Center and virtual
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AGENDA
1. Introductions and Announcements
2.Approval of Minutes - February 8, 2022
Director's Report
3. COVID Update and Department operations
a. Removing mask mandate effective March 7
b. Returning to pre-pandemic room and building capacities
c.All close contact activities are resuming
d. Transition of lunch program to a dual model - in-person dining and curbside pick-
up. Participants were surveyed as to which they preferred. Home deliveries to
those that are transit dependent will be discontinuing as transit services to the
Centers resume with OCPT and Chapel Hill Transit.
e. Resuming OCPT transit services to the Centers
f. Seymour Center evening/weekend hours will resume in the near future
g. Importance of being respectful of everyone's choices concerning masks
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4. N95 Masks Distribution - 800+ persons received masks from the Senior Centers
5.Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program update
New Business
6. 2022-23 Budget
a. Budget was submitted on February 17
b. Requested additional hours for Food Service Coordinator funded by HCCBG
c. Request for county American Rescue Plan funds for the lunch program
d. Outside Agency Application Review- Scorecards have been submitted.
7.Aging Board vacancies/recruitment/reappointments
2022-27 Master Aging Plan
8.Workgroup meetings are continuing. Most groups are on meeting number 3 of 5, except
for the Housing workgroup.
9. Board members thoughts on the how the process is going
Housing- Dick White
Community Supports and Health Services - Rachel Bearman, Jerry Gregory, Heather
Altman
Civic Participation and Employment- Colin Austin
Outdoor Space and Buildings -James Harris
Social Participation -Jenny Womack
Communication and Information -Vibeke Talley
Transportation -Jeff Charles
10. MAP Leadership Team -Workgroup Leaders, Board Chair, Racial Equity Team, interns
weekly meetings continuing
11. Scheduling in-person MAP Steering Committee meeting in April at Carol Woods
Retirement Community
12. New look for the next MAP
13. Continuing to work on Key Informant Interviews
Committee Progress Reports if needed:
14. Dementia Friendly Business Campaign
15. Senior Tar Heel Legislature - Dick White
16.Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
17. Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee -Vibeke Talley
18. Friends of the Passmore Center
19. Friends of the Seymour Center
Adjournment
Next meeting: April 12, 2022 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. - Passmore Center and Virtual