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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging-Disabilities 10-20-05 f s � ST. C OIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMTTEE MEETING TO: Clarence (Buck) Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Ralph Bader, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Agi�g DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2005 TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: County Board Room I CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: To be iscussed ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES INTRODUCTIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Budget Process Update Caregiver Conference Review Nutrition Program Manager Regio al Training NEW BUSINESS: j Upcoming Events j Monster Mash Bash Holiday Memories Essay Contest Hudson Nutrition Program Proposal Volunteer Report Staff Reports Site /Center Updates ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in th�s order) SUBMITTED BY: Kjersti L.O. Duncan DATE: Tuesday, October 4� 2005 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTfCE BOARD COMMUTTEE MEMV BERS fo e i COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING October 20, 2005 St. Croix County Government Center CALL TO ORDER Coun it Chairman Ralph Bader called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. ledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL Members pr esent were: Gerald Peterson, Irene Burch, Richard (Buzz) Marz lf, John Mortensen, Alice Mullan, Carolyn Weisenburger, Al S prank, Ralph Bader, Rich Peterson, and Jeanette O'Connell. Also present were: Kjersti L.O. Duncan, Tracy Davis, Renea Aeschlinian, Julie Hillstead, Donna Lamson, Lorraine Jacobs, Shirley Marlette, Sallie Dull, Marcia Chandler, Vivian Kemling, Brian Camp ell of Life Screening, Theresa Jonas and Dr. Michael Kretz with he Humane Society of Pierce & St. Croix, Inc. Excused were Arty Feyeriesen and Bette Norman. ADOPTION OF AGEND A motion was made by John Mortensen and seconded b Jeanette O'Connell to adopt the agenda as printed; motion carded. i DATE OF NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10 2005. ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: A motion on the amended minutes was made by Rich Peterson and seconded by Irene Burch to approve the minutes; motion carried. Introductions: Brian Camp ell, Life Screening Representative, handed out an information4l booklet on Life Screening. Life Screening will be offering its services at the First Reformed Church in Baldwin on November 11 Life Screening provides preventative health screenings to individuals 40 years or older. The preventative procedure are not currently covered under insurance because they are considered to be elective. Dr. Michael Kretz, cit*zen representative on the Human Council on Aging Page 1 12/05/05 i I Service Board; and Theresa Jonas, Volunteer Executive Director of the Humane Society of Fierce & St. Croix, Inc., presented information to the Council regarding reasons why the Humane Society may not exist after D0cember of this year. The Humane Society provides service to loth St. Croix County and Pierce County residents, but receive'$ most of its funding from Pierce County. Ms. Jonas gave a P werPoint presentation and offered handouts to the members of th Council. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Budget Process Update: T e Benefit Specialist position was not approved as a new Co my position for 2006; no new positions were approved or this next budgetary year. Consequently, the Benefit pecialist will continue to be a contracted position. Kjersti a d Richard Marzolf met with the Finance Committee on Septe ber 28 and were asked to cut the overall budget an additional 13,500. Kjersti, with the help of Michelle Petryk, Finance Di ector, was able cut $13,100 by correcting liability and bene is costs, and adjusting costs for DayAway meals. The differe ce will be made -up through fund- raising efforts. Caregiver Conference: The Caregiver Conference, which was held September 22n was we 1 attended and very informative. Approximately 100 people w re present to gather information from 15 different vendors which included assisted living facilities to life line represe tatives). The presenters shared information regarding caregiv r issues including: guardianship, Medicare Part D, and how to c re for one's self as a caregiver. Nutrition Pro ram Mana a Re Tona Trainin Training, on September 29 was heldl in Rice Lake and attended by Janice Thompson, Julie Hill�tead, Shirley Marlette, Vivian Kemling, Sylvia Heller, Kjersti Olson - Duncan and Al Schrank. The day was filled with information and fun. Council on Aging Page 1 2 12/05/05 I i 1 Driver Safety, Emer enc l and Evacuation Training: In collaboration with drivers f om Pierce and Polk Counties, as well as St. Croix Industries, Tracy Davis organized training for Department on Aging Site Van Drivers on September 30 Drivers were trained on eme�gency and evacuation procedures when working with the elderly and disabled. NEW BUSINESS: Upcoming Events: Monst r Mash Bash is to be held on October 28 at the Roberts S nior Center from 2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. The event will feature ger Heutmaker and the Hanyachs and a costume contest. Loc 1 Senior Centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, long with the general public, were invited. The Holiday Memorial ssay Contest continues until its November 1S deadline. Wi ers will be published in the December issue of SCAN. Please be sure to get your essays in as soon as possible to be judg d! Medicare Part D info ational sessions had to be rescheduled in some of the lo� al libraries due to a delay in the implementation of the federall web tool. Updated posters were given to the Nutrition Progra Managers to post so participants are informed of these change . Updated information will also be mailed to libraries, hospital, clinics, and pharmacies. i Hudson Nutrition Program �roposal: The Hudson Nutrition Site participants were survey d to determine which day they preferred to be closed in the opcoming year. After compiling the survey responses, Monday t s chosen by the majority of the participants. A motion was by Gerald Peterson stating that in the year 2006 the Hon site will be open Tuesday through Friday for congregate ning and home - delivered meals due to budget constraints. The otion was seconded by Richard Marzolf. Motion passed. I Council on Aging Pagej3 12/05/05 i i Volunteer Report: The Vis4ally Impaired Outreach Program is in need of readers for local newspapers on tape in the Glenwood City and Hammond areas. T�e DayAway Club in Hudson is in need of volunteers on Monda ` s and Thursdays. STAFF REPORTS I t Kiersti's Report: Kj ersti is busy setting p Medicare Part D informative sessions. Tracy's Report: Vehicle inspections are set for November 11 at 7:45 a.m. at the Highway Dopartment in Hammond. The van drivers will receive notices as o the time their vehicles will need to be in Hammond. I The public hearing for th� 85.21 Grant will be held at next month's Council meeting at 9:3 a.m. There will be two info ative meetings about the round- about that is being built off H nley Road and Hihway 35. The sessions will be held on Tue day, October 18 and Tuesday, October 25 at St. Paul's Episc pal Church in Hudson. 4 SITEXENTER REPORTS BALDWIN On December I S members of the Baldwin Senior Center will attend a concert t the Amery Senior Center. A Halloween Party is planned for October 27 at the Senior Center with the Hayshakers enterta'ning. On November 22n a "Thanksgiving Thank You inner" will be held to honor volunteers who help at the Senior Center. The art club is meeting again on Tuesdays and bing participants are increasing in number. The Card party is pla ed for the third Wednesday of the month. On November 2$ Loy from Public Health will inspect the kitchen area. !, DEER PARK The trip to St. roix Falls on September 9 was Council on Aging Page 12/05/05 t V i t I fun. Martha Mabis visited tie site and played fruit and veggie bingo. Cribbage and 500 are being played at the site. GLENWOOD CITY: Bingo is going very well. The Soup Luncheon was successful; approximately 100 people attended. There were no flu shots last month. In mid - November the Nutrition Program will be rel�cated for one week to Holy Cross Lutheran Church due to repair on the community center's floor. HAMMOND: All activities 4re going well. Currently the blood pressure check has been disc ntinued. In November a bakeless bake sale is planned. On ctober 29 a Halloween Party is planned. ROBERTS August 27 a draiser was held for the Senior Center; $350.00 was raised. gn September 23r Senior's Night Out featured a pancake supper ith cards and dominoes. Recently, participants went on a leaf tri and to the Maple Leaf Orchard in Spring Valley. Next week the will be having a small Halloween and Fall party. November's Se iors Nite out will be on November 5 On November 23 a joint 0eal at the Hammond Senior Center will take place due the annual blood drive by the American Red Cross in the Robert's Park Buil ing. HUDSON All activities are ' oing well. Last week's birthday party featured Carol McConau hey's son -in -law who played the guitar and sang. On Novembe 1S Laurie will conduct her annual inspection of the kitchen area. ` Since the weather has been nice, the participants have been out i �alking before lunch. All activities are the same and all are enj oyin them. NEW RICHMOND Everyt ing is going well. Participants enjoyed a train ride from Osc ola to Marine on St. Croix even though it was raining. Nanc Olson paints pumpkins and on Halloween she is going to show the participants how to paint their own. On November 10 an evening meal will honor local Veterans. The American Leg on will host a presentation with John and Maureen Brunner sin ing patriotic songs. In the future, Council on Aging Page�5 12/05/05 I i someone may come in to demonstrate stamping for cards and gift bags. The Christmas party is scheduled for December 14 with the Kitchen Band entertaining.. RIVER FALLS: Not present', for the meeting. SOMERSET Everything is oing well. The Deerfield residents will attend a little Hallowe n get - together at the site. On November 23 there will be he Thanksgiving Day dinner with John and Maureen Brunner ' entertaining. Children from St. Anne's come once a month o make tray favors for the Holy Family Hospital in New Richmond. Laurie completed her annual inspection of the kitchen area. WOODVILLE The Parkvie* residents came to play bingo and eat lunch last Tuesday. Octobe� 25 is the Fall party; the Cardell's will entertain. Bingo on TuesdI 4y s and Thursdays always seems to have a rather large crowd. t VAN TRIPS: Baldwin — Amery — December St (2 vehicles) A motion was made by John Mortensen and seconded by Rich Peterson; motion carried. i ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEM FOR NEXT MEETING: A motion to adjourn was made �y Richard Marzolf and seconded by Alice Mullan; motion carried i Council on Aging Page 12/05/05 i , I