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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-13-2019 Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES September 13, 2019 8:30 AM St. Croix County Services Center - Rm 171 & 172 St. Croix County Service Center - 1752 Dorset Lane, New Richmond, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Tammy Moothedan St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Feidler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Chair 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 Present Natalie Rivard St. Croix County Council member Present Alfred Schrank St. Croix County Council member Present James Schreiber St. Croix County Vice Chair Present George Zaske St. Croix County Council member Excused Bonnie Richert St. Croix County Council member Excused Others present were Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; Fred Johnson, HHS Director; Fay Strenke, HHS Fiscal Manager; Roger Larson, County Board Chair; Dave Ostness, County Board Vice-Chair; Stacey Stephens, Regional Program Manager Care Wisconsin; Jennifer Schmenauer, Program Manager Care Wisconsin APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Council on Aging and Disabilities Regular Meeting August 9, 2019 8:30 AM Council on Aging and Disabilities Chair Anderson asked if there were any corrections, additions, or deletions to the minutes. A motion to approve the August 9, 2019 minutes was made by Council member Schrank; seconded by Council member Brunner; motion carried. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Council Chair Anderson opened the floor for public comment. There was no public comment presented. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Presentation by Care Wisconsin Managed Care Organization Stacey Stephens, Regional Program Manager Care Wisconsin and Jennifer Schmenauer, Program Manager Care Wisconsin presented information regarding Care Wisconsin. Care Wisconsin is the seconded Managed Care Organization for consumers seeking Family Care. They started serving St. Croix County consumers in July 2016 and currently have 54 consumers throughout the county. They presented information on regarding the growth of staff, counties they cover and overall operations. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Review of 2020 Requested Operating Budgets HHS Director Johnson reviewed the requested budget with the Council members. The ADRC allocation has been the same since the formation of ADRC eleven years ago. St. Croix County was part of third wave of counties becoming ADRCs and the allocation is less than those in the first or second wave. There has been discussion at the state level regarding reallocation of funds and lessening the discrepancy between the counties. Overall the budget increases are due to salaries and not operating. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Information and Assistance Specialist/Options Counselor Update Sheet Council members reviewed the August 2019 Information and Assistance report. There were eight enrollments into Inclusa and three disenrollments; there were no enrollments or disenrollments into Care Wisconsin; there was one enrollment into IRIS-TMG and one disenrollment; there was enrollment into IRIS-Consumer Direct and no disenrollments; there were no enrollments or disenrollments into IRIS-Connections. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Out of County and Weekend Senior Center Transportation Requests There was one Out of County/Weekend Transportation request presented for approval. September 20 - Hudson to Chaska A motion to approve the requests was made by Council member Schrank; seconded by Council member Schreiber; motion carried. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Alfred Schrank, Council member SECONDER: James Schreiber, Vice Chair AYES: Tammy Moothedan, Bob Feidler, Paulette Anderson, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Virginia Drath, Natalie Rivard, Alfred Schrank, James Schreiber EXCUSED: George Zaske, Bonnie Richert 5. United Way - St. Croix County Employee Campaign The 2019 Employee United Way St. Croix Valley Campaign kick off will begin Monday, October 7. There will be silent auction items, balloon grams, and other opportunities for County employees to contribute. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Chair Anderson asked if anyone had any request for future agenda items. Beckman suggested the Council review of the 2019 Aging Unit Plan Assessment. Other suggestions were discussion on s uicide prevention programs; review the reallocation of funds for ADRC and look at history of when counties started and their allocation; and provide an update on the New Richmond Community Foundation meeting discussing housing. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Council members received flyers regarding the Caregiver Conference Sessions coming up September 26 & 27; Monster Mash Bingo Bash on October 25; and 2020 Open Enrollment Seminar on November 6, 2019. Beckman announced The Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held on September 21 at the New Richmond High School; the United Mobile Food Pantry will be expanding to Glenwood City in October. It will continue in Deer Park as well; and the St. Croix County Highway Department will be hosting an Open House on September 21 from 9 am to 2 pm at their new location outside of Baldwin. ADJOURN Council meeting was adjourned at 9:30 am DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next Council meeting will be held on Friday, October 11, 2019 at the St. Croix County Services Center.