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Home My WebLink About05-08-2020 Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES May 8, 2020 8:30 AM Room 1284-County Board Room St. Croix County Government Center - Room 1284 - Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin NOTICE Due to Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Ever's Safer at Home Executive Order #28, Council on Aging and Disabilities members are encouraged to attend the meeting via the use of technology utilizing the Zoom platform. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Cathy Leaf St. Croix County Supervisor Remote Bob Feidler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Supervisor Present Mary Ellen Brue St. Croix County Council Member Present Maureen Brunner St. Croix County Councll Member Present Natalie Rivard St. Croix County Council Member Remote Bonnie Richert St. Croix County Council Member Present Nancy Hable St. Croix County Council Member Remote 9:00 AM Nancy E. Meyer St. Croix County Council Member Present Lois Burri St. Croix County Council Member Present Roxanne M. Wakeen St. Croix County Council Member Remote Others present were Ken Witt, Assistant County Administrator; Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; others present remotely were Patrick Thompson, County Administrator; Deb Lindeman, retired Public Health Officer; Fay Strenke, HHS Fiscal Manager; Fred Johnson, HHS Director. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Council on Aging and Disabilities Regular Meeting March 13, 2020 8:30 AM Council on Aging and Disabilities Conveyor Wakeen asked if there were any corrections, additions, or deletions to the minutes. A motion to approve the March 13, 2020 minutes was made by Council member Brunner; seconded by Council member Richert; motion carried. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Council on Aging and Disabilities Conveyor Wakeen opened the floor for public comment. There was no public comment presented. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Election of Council on Aging and Disabilities Chair Council on Aging and Disabilities (COAD) Convener Wakeen asked if there any nominations for Council Chair. Supervisor Feidler nominated Supervisor Dave Ostness; seconded by Council member Brue. No other nominations were made and a voice vote was taken. The election of Dave Ostness as COAD was approved. RESULT: APPROVED \[10 TO 0\] MOVER: Bob Feidler, Supervisor SECONDER: Mary Ellen Brue, Council Member AYES: Cathy Leaf, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Natalie Rivard, Bonnie Richert, Nancy E. Meyer, Lois Burri, Roxanne M. Wakeen AWAY: Nancy Hable 2. Election of Council on Aging and Disabilities Vice Chair Council Chair Ostness asked for nominations for the COAD Vice-Chair. Council member Richert nominated Council member Natalie Rivard; seconded by Council member Brunner. There no other nominations made and a voice vote was taken. The election of Natalie Rivard as COAD Vice Chair was approved. RESULT: APPROVED \[10 TO 0\] MOVER: Bonnie Richert, Council Member SECONDER: Maureen Brunner, Councll Member AYES: Cathy Leaf, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Mary Ellen Brue, Maureen Brunner, Natalie Rivard, Bonnie Richert, Nancy E. Meyer, Lois Burri, Roxanne M. Wakeen AWAY: Nancy Hable 3. Plan for the Council on Aging and Disabilities Member Orientation ADRC Administrator Beckman mentioned that orientation will be conducted with ADRC staff attending a Council meeting to present their program and introduce themselves. The format would start in June. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. COVID-19 Presentation Former Public Health Director, Deb Lindeman provided an overview regarding COVID-19 for the Council members. She provided a power point presentation regarding the current statistics and what St. Croix County Public is doing. It was shared that the care facilities in St. Croix County are screening staff, but not testing at this time. Discussion followed. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Aging and Disability Resource Center Financial Reports Health and Human Services Fiscal Manager Strenke reviewed the April 2020 ADRC Financial report with the Council. Strenke mentioned that the audit of the 2019 books is scheduled for May. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Information and Assistance Specialist/Options Counselor Update Sheet Council members review the April Information and Assistance report. In the month of April there were six enrollments into Inclusa and three disenrollments; there were no enrollments or disenrollments into Care Wisconsin; there were two enrollments into IRIS- TMG and one disenrollment; there were no enrollments or disenrollments for either IRIS- Connections or IRIS-Consumer Direct. RESULT: DISCUSSED 7. 2020 Aging and Disability Resource Center events & Council on Aging and Disabilities meeting dates The Council members received a copy of the 2020 Calendar of Events and meetings. There was discussion on the when the Council meetings will be held and the Council members wished to continue meeting the 2nd Friday of the month from 8:30 am - 10:30 am. The location will be determined due to COVID-19. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Chair Ostness asked if anyone had any future agenda items. It was suggested to have one of the Information and Assistance Specialists and the Dementia Care Specialist provide a presentation regarding their respective programs. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE The new Health and Human Services Director has been hired and will be introduced at the June Council meeting. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 am DATE OF NEXT MEETING Friday, June 12, 2020