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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging & Disabilities 11-17-11NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 9:00 am County Board Room, St. Croix County Government Center, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING — Thursday, October 21, 2011 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, December 15, 2011 OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Monthly Financial & Staffing update 2. Marian Mottaz, Disability Benefit Specialist 3. 2012 Aging Unit Plan 4. CASTLE — Michelle Chevalier 5. Aging Updates a. Senior Center/Nutrition Program i. Monster Mash Bash — wrap up ii. Holiday Pie Fundraiser — update iii. 2011 Nutrition Program Evaluation & Assessment b. Transportation Program i. Transportation Requests (out of county /weekend) ii. 2012 85.21 Grant 6. ADRC Updates a. Family Care Cap Services — update 8. Correspondence 9. Possible Agenda Items for next meeting 10. Adjourn NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be present at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County Board for the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at future County Board meetings. (Items may be taken in different order) * *Additions /Changes /Corrections SUBMITTED BY Brad Beckman, ADRC Manager COPIES TO County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media/ Notice Board, Committee Members Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 11/01/2011 9:11 AM "Official" COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILTIES MEETING November 17, 2011 County Board Room, Government Center, Hudson, WI CALL TO ORDER: Council Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Pledge of Allegiance was said. A moment of silence was held in memory of Bette Norman, former Department on Aging staff, former River Falls Nutrition Program Manager, and writer for the ADRC News. ROLL CALL: Supervisors: Al Schrank, Sharon Norton - Bauman, Buzz Marzolf, and Esther Wentz; Council members: Michelle Chevalier, Sue Nelson, Vera Grant, Judy Belisle, Deb Brennan, and Lois Burri. Also present: ADRC Manager Brad Beckman; Health and Human Services Administrator Fred Johnson; Administrative Assistant Renea Aeschliman; Caregiver Support Coordinator Nancy Abrahamson; Community Services Coordinator Tracy Davis; Disability Benefit Specialist Marian Mottaz; Cindy Wells- O'Malley, student from St. Catherine's. Excused was Council member Ramsey Lee ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes as corrected for the October 20 meeting was made by Council member Grant; seconded by Supervisor Schrank; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, December 15 in the County Board Room, Government Center in Hudson. 1. Monthly Financial Report & Staffing Report: Council members received financial information for the ADRC and the Aging programs for October 2011. See page 3 for details. Johnson pointed out the $85,000 for the one time budget adjustment from Trust has not been transferred to the Aging salaries. Beckman mentioned he has been working closely with Tonya Kusmirek regarding the ADRC revenue. He informed the Council it looks as though it will be more than budgeted. 2. Marian Mottaz, Disability Benefit Specialist Disability Benefit Specialist Mottaz provided the Council with a handout describing the Disability Benefit Specialist (DBS) program. The program provides assistance to individuals 18 — 59 years of age who have a disability with oversight from Disability Rights Wisconsin. Mottaz informed the Council that in 2008 when she started, there were only 20 DBSs in the state. Since September 2011 the number has increased to 75. The DBSs will be partnering with the Elderly Benefit Specialists for training since the two programs are similar in responsibilities. Mottaz informed the Council she currently has 42 open cases which may mean assisting with Social Security applications or appeals. The majority of clients are low income or individuals aged 18 -22. Since 2008, Mottaz has assisted 249 individuals with Social Security applications, appeals, or denials. Mottaz informed the Council she provided over 300 units of information only to individuals. The monetary impact for 2010 was over $1 million. Mottaz informed the Council that she works closely with other Human Service departments like YCSS, Behavioral Health, and Economic Support. She also works closely with Social Security Office in Eau Claire and the Disability Determination Bureau. 3. 2012 Aging Unit Plan Community Services Coordinator Davis informed the Council the 2010 -2012 Aging Unit Plan was reviewed in 2009. The 2012 requirement was to amend the original plan if necessary; no amendments were needed regarding the four goals: Emergency Preparedness, Transportation, Caregiver Activities, and visibility of ADRC. Davis informed the Council the Council will need to review and adopt the 2013 -2015 Aging Unit Plan next year. The ADRC submitted the 2012 budget and has already received a letter from GWAAR informing the approval of the 2012 County Aging Plan and budget. 4. CASTLE — Michelle Chevalier Council member Chevalier informed the Council the expansion to River Falls once a week on Mondays was not as successful as hoped. The last Saturday of the month homemade soup is offered from 12:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. at the New Richmond CASTLE location. In October, the Council on Aging & Disabilities Page 1 12/15/11 CASTLE hosted a Halloween parry with a castle theme. 5. Aging Updates: a. Senior Center/Nutrition Program i. Monster Mash Bash — wrap up: Davis presented a slide show of photos from the Monster Mash Bash during break. She informed the Council there were over 150 attendees and $350 was raised for the Senior Center Board Coalition. The day was lots of fun with many costumes. The money raised may be used to help fund a 2012 holiday cookbook with recipes from each Senior Center. ii. Holiday Pie Fundraiser — update: Beckman informed the Council over 500 pies were sold with River Falls selling the most. All of the profit goes directly to each of the Senior Centers. iii. 2011 Nutrition Program Evaluation & Assessment: Beckman informed the Council that GWAAR will evaluate the Nutrition Program policies and procedures on December 7 th . There will also be a site visit to the Baldwin Senior Nutrition Site. Once the evaluation is complete, Beckman will report back to the Council. b. Transportation Program i. Transportation Requests Davis presented transportation requests for Hudson Senior Center to go to Mall of America, Bloomington, MN on November 21; Deer Park Senior Center to Stillwater in November and Eau Claire in December; New Richmond Senior Center to Amery December 1 A motion to accept the transportation requests was made by Supervisor Schrank; seconded by Supervisor Marzolf; motion carried. ii. 2012 85.21 Grant Davis provided the Council with copies of Section A through H for their information. Davis presented a power point summarizing the grant requirements and specifications. Davis informed the Council a public hearing will be held at the Baldwin Senior Center on Thursday, December 8 th at 1:00 p.m. 6. ADRC updates: a. Family Care Cap Services — update: Beckman handed out the most recent numbers from the Information & Assistance Specialists. Currently there are 103 individuals on the county waitlist. Beckman provided the Council with a handout regarding the Long Term Care Enrollment Cap by Resource Center. The cap number for St. Croix County is 488. Since the Family Care Cap was put into place, there have been two disenrollments from CHP; thirteen enrollments into CHP- Family Care; six IRIS enrollments; one IRIS disenrollment. The Information & Assistance Specialists are currently working on individuals who were placed on the waiting list in October 2011. 7. Correspondence Beckman read a thank you from the Hudson United Methodist Church for the presentation done by the Information & Assistance Specialists and a thank you from CWAG for hosting the District 6 meeting. 8. Possible Agenda Items for Next Meeting: Income Maintenance Administration 9. Adiourn: A motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Wentz and seconded by Council member Grant; motion carried. Renea Aeschliman, Administrative Assistant Lois Burri, Secretary Council on Aging & Disabilities Page 2 12/15/11 October 2011 Annual Revenues Budget Health & Human Services $ 15,971,121 St. Croix Industries 2,418,182 Aging 943,362 ADRC 2,274,599 Nursing Home 6,499,631 Total Program Revenue $ 28,106,895 Expenses Health & Human Services $ 15,975,121 St. Croix Industries 2,418,182 Aging 943,362 ADRC 2,274,599 Nursing Home 6,499,631 Total Program Expenditures $ 28,110,895 Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures Expected Percent of Budget October Actuals Budget %of Actuals To Date Balance Budget $ 846,106 $ 10,446,189 $ 5,524,932 65.4% 336,698 2,091,599 326,583 86.5% 16,481 785,802 157,560 83.3% 107,858 2,307,899 (33,300) 101.5% 395,805 4,560,953 1,938,678 70.2% $ 1,702,948 $ 20,192,442 $ 7,914,453 71.8% $ 1,053,317 $ 11,195,089 $ 4,780,032 70.1% 183,519 1,871,028 547,154 77.4% 76,756 748,531 194,831 79.3% 68,596 2,079,330 195,269 91.4% 742,158 5,047,933 1,451,698 77.7% $ 1,854,346 $ 20,941,911 $7,168,984 74.5% $(151,398) $ (749,469) 83.3% Council on Aging & Disabilities Page 3 12/15/11