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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging-Disabilities 03-20-03 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Clarence (Buck) Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Richard Peterson, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging DATE: Thursday, March 20, 2003 TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: County Board Room CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, Aril 17" ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES INTRODUCTIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Metro Meals on Wheels Senior Safety Seminar NEW BUSINESS: Fast Food: The Good & the Bad Nutrition Month Reports Transportation Fares Upcoming Events Staff Reports Site /Center Updates ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Gehrmann DATE: Thursday, March 06, 2003 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING March 20, 2003 St. Croix County Government Center CALL TO ORDER Chairman Rich Peterson, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. ROLL CALL Members present were: Dr. Glenn Hoberg, Irene Burch, Carolyn Weisenburger, Ralph Bader, Richard (Buzz) Marzolf, Gerald Peterson, Bette Norman, Loretta Cassellius, Rich Peterson, and Mary Lou Smith. Also present were: Sandy Gehrmann, Tracy Davis, Renea Aeschliman, Sylvia Heller, Gladys Ellefson, Donna Lamson, Diana Fern, Cindy Ahrens, Shirley Marlette, Karen Wells, Katie Bleskey (intern working with the Benefit Specialist) and Dianne Rhein from AgeAdvantAge. Marguerite Sumner was excused. ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Ralph Bader and seconded by Irene Burch to adopt the agenda as printed; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Thursday April 17, 2003. ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES A motion was made by Dr. Glenn Hoberg and seconded by Carolyn Weisenburger to approve the minutes as printed; motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Metro Meals on Wheels: Sandy received a letter from the director of Metro Meals on Wheels stating that he was sorry for fundraising in St. Croix County and that his company would not Council on Aging Page 1 05/23/03 c ' fundraise in St. Croix County unless we would like to become members of their association. Along with the letter was a check in the amount of $490.00 which is the amount Metro Meals on Wheels collected this year in St. Croix County. Sandy thanked Buzz Marzolf for his letter to the editor. Senior Safety Seminar Sandy spoke on the Senior Safety Seminar that was held in North Hudson in conjunction with the North Hudson Police Department. Site managers can contact Tracy or Sandy if they would like have seminars on safety in their communities. NEW BUSINESS: Fast Food: The Good and the Bad: A video on fast food restaraunts was shown and a nutrition booklet on fast food items was passed out. Nutrition Month Reports: Sandy went through how the nutrition program did in 2002. Statistics from each site were given. All sites were close in comparison with the number of meals served and donations received. Sandy also spoke about cancellations and no -shows and gave some tips on what to do. Public health will no longer provide blood pressure checks starting in April. New Richmond, Somerset, Baldwin and Deer Park are those being effected. Transportation Fares: Tracy handed out the old transportation guidlelines and discussed on how the wording will be changing: Fare —vs- Donation. Currently the wording is donation of .50 for a one -way trip and for every stop made on made on behalf of an individual. If the wording were to changed to Fare the Council on Aging Page 2 05/23/03 amount would increase to $1.00 for a one -way trip and each stop for those that do not participate in the nutrition program and .50 for those that are nutrition site participants. Trips outside of the site geographical range will be $5.00 a person and the vans have to be at 1 /2 capacity for a trip. The only exception to this would be trips sponsored by the Department on Aging where donations would be encouraged, but not a standard. A motion to change the wording from donation to fare and the amounts of $1.00 for non participants and .50 for participants for a one -way trip and for each stop was made by Dr. Glen Hoberg and seconded by Gerald Peterson. Motion carried. Upcoming Events: Volunteer Banquet will be held on April 24' at Garfield's in N. Hudson and Senior Celebration will be on May 20 at the Methodist Church in Hudson. Outstanding senior nominations are due May 9th STAFF REPORTS Dianne Reports: Informed the council about a public hearing to be held on River Falls for the State Joint Finance Committee at 10:00 a.m. on April 3rd Assessments will be done this summer on the 3 year plans, nutritional and fiscal. Western Wisconsin Aging Summit III will be taking place on May 16' in Eau Claire. Regional training for lead staff for those doing Information and Assistance to be held on April 8 th in Menomonie. Sandy's Report: Tentative state funding amounts were given out Council on Aging Page 3 05/23/03 for the years 2004 and 2005. DayAway added a third site in Hudson on Thursdays. Passed out some survival information and samples. Packets contained 2 pouches of water, blanket, and a packet of bars that would last a person 3 days. Chewable /dissolvable tablets and a portion of the bar were passed out for the council members to try. No decision was made by the council. Tracy's Report: Local "Papers on Tape" is up and running. Fruit Bags, which were done in conjunction with the United Way, were a success. An anonymous donation of $500.00 was given to the United Way for next year. Card parties will be starting on March 26' in Deer Park. Packets were handed out to the managers. Food Resource Collaborative is working on fresh produce drop sites like last year. Sites will again be designated drop sites. WNAP and the Food Resource Collaborative gave dining sites with kitchens ground beef and turkey in lieu of venison. United Way presentations went well and we should be notified by the end of March. Katie: Senior Care fact sheet was handed out which explains the change in income levels. SITE /CENTER REPORTS Council on Aging Page 4 05/23/03 BALDWIN Evelyn presented a program on vases and artificial flowers and rocks. Getting ready for the card party. A lady had come in and played her dulcimer and her granddaughter played her flute. DEER PARK Purchased a blood pressure arm cuff. Ready for the first card party of the tournament. GLENWOOD CITY: Martha Mabis visited the site and did a presentation on calcium. Bingo is going well. Hamburger was delivered and will be using that the day of the card tournament. A couple from Boyceville would like to come for dinner and do free karaoke for entertainment. HAMMOND/ROBERTS Activities are going well. Heartland is doing the blood pressure and life alert packets have been handed out. Several will be attending card tournaments. HUDSON Everything is going well. Had a wonderful birthday party on March 14 with the kids from St. Patrick's Church there to sing. Just started foot care at the center and the first time went well. Busy with DayAway and the Home Delivered Meals. Cards and bingo are going good. Looking forward to the card tournament at the center for the first time this year. NEW RICHMOND Cards & activities are going well. Deerfield residents come every two weeks, 4 -7 people on Mondays. Would like to plan a shopping trip on a Friday to either Amery, Hudson or Stillwater. RIVER FALLS: AARP driving course was held with 18 people attending. Foot Clinic to be held with a nurse from Pierce County. A pancake breakfast is to be held at the Moose Lodge in River Falls. SOMERSET Would like to plan a van trip on April 1S t to Hudson for lunch. Martha Mabis visited with a presentation on Calcium. WOODVILLE Martha Mabis visited the site with a presentation Council on Aging Page 5 05/23/03 J Y on Calcium. 10 -12 people from Parkview Nursing Home have been coming for bingo and lunch. Cards and bingo are going well. Looking forward to card parties. VAN TRIPS: April 1 St — Somerset site to Hudson for lunch April 11 — Science Museum (Hammond, Baldwin, and Woodville vans are full) Sometime in April — New Richmond shopping (Amery, Hudson, Stillwater) Motion to approve was made by Ralph Bader and seconded by Gerald Peterson. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Update on Card Tournament A motion was made by Gerald Peterson and seconded by Carolyn Weisenburger to adjourn the meeting; motion carried. Council on Aging Page 6 05/23/03