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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-10-2017 Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES November 10, 2017 8:30 AM St. Croix County Services Center - Rm 171 & 172 1752 Dorset Lane, New Richmond, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Chair Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Mary Ellen Brue St. Croix County Council member Present Maureen Brunner St. Croix County Council member Present Virginia Drath St. Croix County Council member Late 8:51 AM Patricia Jonas St. Croix County Council member Present Laurie Pelnar St. Croix County Council member Excused Alfred Schrank St. Croix County Council member Excused James Schreiber St. Croix County Vice Chair Present George Zaske St. Croix County Council member Present Others present were Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; Fred Johnson, HHS Director; Dr. Beata Haug, HHS Financial Manager; Tracy Davis, ADRC Lead Community Services Coordinator APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. October 13, 2017 8:30 AM Charir Ostness asked if there were any additions or corrections that needed to be made to the minutes from October 13, 2017. Since there were none noted, Chair Ostness stated the minutes will stand as written. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment noted BUSINESS ITEMS 1. 85.21 Specialized Transportation Assistance Grant Application CY2018 Tracy Davis, Lead Community Services Coordinator, present a power presentation on the 85.21 Specialized Transportation Assistance Grant Application CY2018. She reviewed the five projects being funded by the grant dollars and statistical data of each of the programs plus how St. Croix County compares to surrounding counties. A motion to accept the 85.21 Specialized Transportation Assistance Grant Application for CY2018 was made by Council member Zaske; seconded by Council member Brue; a voice vote was taken, motion carried. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: George Zaske, Council member SECONDER: Mary Ellen Brue, Council member AYES: Tom Coulter, Dave Ostness, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Virginia Drath, Patricia Jonas, James Schreiber, George Zaske EXCUSED: Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank 2. 2016-2018 Aging Unit Plan Amendments Community Services Coordinator Davis presented the narrative portion of the Aging Unit Plan Amendments. She reported there were no changes to the plan for the upcoming year. Financial Manager Dr. Haug reviewed the 2018 budget that will be provided to the state to accompany the Aging Unit Plan Amendments. A motion to approve the Aging Unit Plan Amendments and 2018 Budget was made by Supervisor Anderson; seconded by Council member Jonas; a voice vote was taken, motion carried. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Paulette Anderson, Supervisor SECONDER: Patricia Jonas, Council member AYES: Tom Coulter, Dave Ostness, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Virginia Drath, Patricia Jonas, James Schreiber, George Zaske EXCUSED: Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank 3. 2016 St. Croix County Nutrition Programs Funding Analysis ADRC Administrator Beckman presented the breakdown of the 2016 meal cost that was reviewed during the October meeting. The charts presented broke down the funding streams for the Nutrition Program as a whole - Congregate and Home-delivered meals as well as breakdown for each of the respective programs. Council members reviewed and discussed the charts provided. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Financial Statements Dr. Haug reviewed the financial reports up to September 2017. She stated there is nothing out of line. She mentioned that receipt of payment for claiming is a bit behind due to a change in reporting deadlines implemented by the state. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Information and Assistance Specialist/Options Counselor Update Sheet Council members reviewed the October 2017 Information & Assistance Update Sheet. In the month of October there were three enrollments into Inclusa and no disenrollments; there were four enrollments into Care Wisconsin and no disenrollments; there were three enrollments into IRIS and no disenrollments. The Council was informed that referrals have increased and the Information and Assistance Specialist have been working more with the Adult Protection Social Workers. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Out of County and Weekend Senior Center Transportation Requests There were a couple of out-of-county or beyond hours of operation requests related to the utilization of the ADRC/Aging fleet vehicles reviewed by Council. Dec. 1 - Hudson to Oakdale Dec. 2 - Glenwood City to Chippewa Falls Dec. 3 - Glenwood City to Menomonie Dec. 16 - Glenwood City to Chippewa Falls A motion to approve to transportation requests was made by Council member Zaske; seconded by Council member Brue; a voice vote was taken, motion carried. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: George Zaske, Council member SECONDER: Mary Ellen Brue, Council member AYES: Tom Coulter, Dave Ostness, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Virginia Drath, Patricia Jonas, James Schreiber, George Zaske EXCUSED: Laurie Pelnar, Alfred Schrank 7. ADRC Secret Santa Program Serving Older Adults and People With Disabilities Council members received a flyer explaining the ADRC Secret Santa Program. Council members were informed to reach out to Tracy if they would like to make are referral or assist in delivering. Beckman informed the Council the program is sustained from generous donations from the Knights of Columbus, New Richmond and from fundraisers held by the ADRC at the Services Center. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Chair Ostenss asked if there any topics Council members would like to discuss at future meetings. Topics mentioned were Supportive Decision Making, an update on the Transit Committee and provide Nutrition Advisory Council updates. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Council member Jonas announced the upcoming Ground Water Study meeting. Beckman announced that a new part-time Disability Benefit Specialist has been hired and will start on December 4. There is currently an opening for Nutrition Program Manager in Glenwood City and interviews will be held next week. The Virtual Dementia Tour was held in Hudson on Thursday, November 2. The event was very well attended. WCCO was in attendance and there will be an upcoming episode The Medicare 101 session were held on Wednesday, November 8 at the Hudson and Westfields Hospitals. Both locations were well attended and will take place again in the spring. The state will be administering a survey of the clients within the SAMS-IR data who work closely with the Information & Assistance Specialist as well as the Dementia Care Specialists. The DCS has applied for a couple of grants to assist in projects. ADJOURN Meeting was adjourned at 10 a.m. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.