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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-2015 Council on Aging & Disabilities Minutes MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES January 23, 2015 9:00 AM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Dave Ostness St. Croix County Chair Present Ron Kiesler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Mary Ellen Brue St. Croix County Present Virginia Drath St. Croix County Present Patricia Jonas St. Croix County Present Sharon Norton-Bauman St. Croix County Present Laurie Pelnar St. Croix County Present Alfred Schrank St. Croix County Present James Schreiber St. Croix County Vice Chair Present George Zaske St. Croix County Board Member Excused Others present: Fred Johnson, HHS Director; Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; Ronda Brown, Economic Support Supervisor; Renea Aeschliman, ADRC Program Support Specialist; Faye Simone, River Falls Nutrition Program Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Council on Aging and Disabilities - Regular Meeting - Dec 18, 2014 8:30 AM RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT* BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Introduction of new Council on Aging and Disabilities member Mary Ellen Brue is the newest member of the Council. Mary Ellen is a resident of Baldwin and was substitute teacher, worked with the Girl Scouts, and is a long term member of the Indianhead Federation Library (IFLS) for St. Croix County. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Great Rivers Consortium - update and report Ronda Brown, Economic Support Administrator, provided the Council members with a handout pertaining to the Great Rivers Consortium (GRC). The Great Rivers Consortium consists of 10 counties - Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, and Washburn. With the implementation of the Consortium, there were many changes regarding who the client should be contacting. One of the biggest changes was the creation of the Call Center which is staffed by all counties that are part of the GRC. There was discussion about services provided, cost saving to the county, and staffing. The county still has the amount required to pay the state and only one staff has been added to the Economic Support Unit to assist with the Affordable Care Act. When consumers call in, regardless of where the agent is located, the caller receives consistent services. Economic Support works closely with the ADRC when clients are seeking financial eligibility for Family Care. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Information & Assistance Update Sheet Council member received a handout with the numbers for December 2014. In December, there were five enrollments into ContinuUs; one disenrollment from ContinuUs; six IRIS enrollments; three disenrollments from IRIS. Disenrollments can take place due to many factors. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. 2015 Council meeting dates and location Council members received a yearly calendar with all the Council meetings as well as the other events sponsored by the ADRC and the Senior Center Board Coalition. The March meeting will be the first to held in the SCCSC building in New Richmond. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Dementia Care Specialist Contract Update Beckman informed the Council that the ADRC received additional funding for the Dementia Care Specialist program. Council members received information on upcoming Memory Screen events at the Senior Centers in February and March. There will be future events at the Centre in New Richmond and the YMCA in Hudson. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Nutrition Program Manager updates Fay Simone, River Falls Nutrition Program Manager, present to the Council the activities that are held at the Senior Center. Participants at the River Falls Senior Center went to Branson, MI and Boston. Next trip is scheduled to go to Niagara Falls in September. Volunteers deliver the home-delivered meals and Faye recruits them. Raised money at the St. Croix County to help fund the activities at the Senior Center. There was a question raised regarding the Senior Center moving to the Foster location. It is unknown at this time who will be part of the Community Center. Cheryl Hillman, Glenwood City Program Manager, informed the Council that the number of participants has increased. She is trying to involve the community more, trying different activities and different marketing approach. RESULT: DISCUSSED 7. Elderly Nutrition Program Assessement and Site review Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc completed the St. Croix County Elderly Nutrition Program in December. An on-site review was done at the New Richmond Nutrition Site was done. The Council members received the summary of the assessment in their packets. If the Council would like to see the whole assessment, they can request it by contacting Brad at the ADRC. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Transportation Requests (Out of County/Weekend) Baldwin Senior Center would like to go to the Twin Cities on February 25th to be in the audience for Twin Cities Live; Baldwin would like to go somewhere in March with a date yet to be determined. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sharon Norton-Bauman SECONDER: Alfred Schrank AYES: Dave Ostness, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Virginia Drath, Patricia Jonas, Sharon Norton-Bauman, Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank, James Schreiber EXCUSED: George Zaske ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE There was discussion regarding how to set up activities for individuals with disabilities. It was determined that the item will be a future agenda item. Chair Ostness provided the Council with a handout with some general information from the Wisconsin County Association meeting. He provided an update on the meeting discussions. In February, the Home-Delivered meal participants will receive fruit bags. An anonymous donor through the St. Croix Valley United Way provided enough funding to ensure the program will continue for the next five years. There will be upcoming meetings for the Nutrition Program Managers and the Nutrition Advisory Committee. Flex spaces have been set up for staff to utilize at the Government Center in Hudson. Beckman read thank yous from individuals who received gifts through the Be a Santa to a Senior. Beckman informed the Council that GWAAR had received additional funding for emergency services. A client can receive assistance through the program by working with an Information & Assistance Specialist or an Elder Benefit Specialist. ADJOURN DATE OF NEXT MEETING March 20, 2015