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Home My WebLink About09-16-2016 Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING ANDDISABILITIES September 16, 2016 8:30 AM Health Center -Room 102 St. Croix County Health Center -Room 102 -1445 North 4th Street, New Richmond, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee NameOrganizationTitleStatusArrived Jerry AdamsSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent Dave OstnessSt. Croix CountyChairPresent Ron KieslerSt. Croix CountySupervisorExcused Paulette AndersonSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent Mary Ellen BrueSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent Virginia DrathSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent Patricia JonasSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent Laurie PelnarSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent Alfred SchrankSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent James SchreiberSt. Croix CountyVice ChairPresent George ZaskeSt. Croix CountyBoard MemberPresent Others present for the meeting were: Fred Johnson, Health and Human Services Director; Brad Beckman, Aging and Disability Resource Center Administrator; Tracy Davis, Aging and Disability Resource Center Community Services Coordinator; Dr. Beata Haug, Health and Human Services Fiscal Manager; Jim Elsbury, Building Facilities Director; Cindy Ramberg, Nutrition Program Manager Baldwin; Janice Thompson, Nutrition Program Manager Deer Park; Shelley Wallander, Nutrition Program Manager Somerset; Tom Coulter; Sandy Hackenmueller, Health Center Administrator; APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Council on Aging and Disabilities Regular Meeting August 19, 20168:30 AM Chair Ostness asked the Council if there were any corrections to the minutes from August 19, 2016. A motion was made by Council member Schrank and seconded by Council member Adams. A voice vote was taken and the minutes were approved. RESULT:ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. St. Croix County Health Center Presentation Sandy Hackenmueller, St. Croix County Health Center Administrator, provided the Council with a layout of how the new facility will look. An Open House is scheduled for November 15, 2016 and residents will be moved into the new facility shortly there after. Admission for the Kitty Rhoades Memorial Dementia Unit will begin December 1. Director Johnson thanked both Jim Elsbury, Building Facilities, and Hackenmeuller for all the work that they have done on the project. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Baldwin, Deer Park and Somerset Nutrition Program Presentations Nutrition Program Manager for Baldwin Senior Center, Cindy Ramberg, presented to the Council regarding the activities at the site. She discussed some to the initiatives to bring new members into the Senior Center. The Table of Knowledge, which is a men's coffee group, meets every morning to enjoy coffee and solve the world's problems. Even though meals are not served on Fridays, the Senior Center is open to those who would like to play cards or other games. She mentioned that many of the participants feel the site is a home away from home. Nutrition Program Manager for Deer Park Senior Center, Jan Thompson, who will be starting her 28th year as a Nutrition Program, presented next to the Council. The Deer Park site is one of the two cooking kitchens, preparing meals the for New Richmond and Somerset as well as their own site. The have a men's coffee group that comes in twice a week, celebrate the holidays and special days throughout the year. A variety of trips are planned throughout the year. The site location is also used by many other entities in the community since the town is so small. Nutrition Program Manager for Somerset Senior Center, Shelley Wallander, provided Council with some pictures of activities at the Senior Center. She stated that Tuesdays seem to be the biggest day of the week at the site. The 4th graders from St. Anne's visit monthly and make tray favors for Westfields Hospital and Clinic. The Senior Center Board recently joined the Chamber of Commerce for Somerset to work on increasing participation. There are a variety of trips and activities are planned throughout the year. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Council on Aging and Disabilities Review of the 2017 Budget Request Johnson reviewed the preliminary budget information with the Council members. There was position request change to add additional hours for a position at one of the Nutrition Sites and additional funding for the Dementia Care Specialist for the remainder of 2017. Discussion was had and questions raised and answered. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Financial Reports Haug, reviewed the Financial Report for July 2016. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Information and Assistance Specialist/Options Counselor Update Sheet Council member received the August 2016 Information and Assistance Report. There were a total of eight enrollments into ContinuUs and one disenrollment; there were five enrollments into IRIS and two disenrollments; there were five enrollments into Care Wisconsin and no disenrollments. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Out of County and Weekend Senior Center Transportation Requests There were numerous out-of-county or beyond hours of operation requests related to the utilization of the ADRC/Aging fleet vehicles. Sept. 24 - Glenwood City (2 vehicles) to Stillwater Oct. 1 - Glenwood City to Alma Oct. 7 - Glenwood City to Maiden Rock Oct. 7 - Woodville to Nelson Oct. 7 - Hudson to Augusta Oct. 8 - Glenwood City to Osceola Oct. 9 - River Falls to Stillwater Oct. 15 - Glenwood City to White Bear Lake Oct.16 - Glenwood City to St. Croix Falls A motion was made by Council member Schrank and seconded by Councl member Brue. Motion carried. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Alfred Schrank, Board Member SECONDER: Mary Ellen Brue, Board Member AYES: Jerry Adams, Dave Ostness, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Virginia Drath, Patricia Jonas, Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank, James Schreiber, George Zaske EXCUSED: Ron Kiesler 7. New Richmond Senior Center - relocation update Beckman informed the Council that the move of the New Richmond Senior Center went very well. The City of New Richmond did a great job welcoming the Senior Center and helping with remodeling. An Open House is planned for Monday, September 19 at 1 p.m. with pie and ice cream. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Council on Aging and Disabilities New Health Center Facilities Site Tour Council members proceeded to tour the new facility at 10:10 a.m. and adjourned the meeting once the tour ended at 11 a.m. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis: A 2016 Report Guardianships - what is the process? ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Beckman informed the Council there is still time to register for the Caregiver Conference on Friday, September 30. Beckman read a thank you from a transportation participant. Beckman provided the Council with a SAVE THE DATE card regarding an advocacy event at the River Falls Library. Beckman informed the Council that the ADRC will be completing an ADRC Business plan in the fall and once it is complete it will discussed at a future COAD meeting. There is an upcoming Transit Committee meeting on October 5 at the Ag Center in Baldwin. ADJOURN Council adjourned after tour of the new facility at 11:00 a.m.. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Friday, October 21, 2016