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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-2020 Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES June 12, 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, 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 Departed Cathy Leaf St. Croix Supervisor Remote County Bob Feidler St. Croix Supervisor Present County Dave Ostness St. Croix Supervisor Present 9:52 AM County Mary Ellen Brue St. Croix Council Remote County Member Maureen Brunner St. Croix Council Remote County Member Natalie Rivard St. Croix Council Present County Member Bonnie Richert St. Croix Council Present County Member Nancy Hable St. Croix Council Remote County Member Nancy E. Meyer St. Croix Council Present County Memberr Lois Burri St. Croix Council Present County Member Roxanne M. St. Croix Council Present Wakeen County Member Others present were Brad Beckman, ADRC Administrator; Bob Rohret, HHS Director; Cia Westphal, ADRC Information & Assistance Specialist; others present remotely were Deb Lindeman, retired Public Health Officer; Fay Strenke, HHS Fiscal Manager. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Council on Aging and Disabilities Regular Meeting May 8, 2020 8:30 AM Council on Aging and Disabilities Chair Ostness asked if there were any corrections, additions, or deletions to the minutes. Hearing none, Chair Ostness stated the minutes would stand as written. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Council on Aging and Disabilities Chair Ostness opened the floor for public. There was no public comment presented. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Open Public Participation Process - Review Letters and Take Public Testimony Related to the 2021 Health and Human Services Budget There were no letters or public testimony to review during the Council meeting. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Introduction of New County Health and Human Services Director Robert Rohret Robert Rohret introduced himself to the Council. He worked in Hennepin and Ramsey County and resides in Hammond area. He has background in Behavioral Health, Chemical Dependency and Public Health. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. COVID-19 Presentation Deb Lindeman, St. Croix County Public Health, provided the Council with an update regarding COVID-19. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Aging and Disability Resource Center Information & Assistance Specialist/Options Counselors Program Presentation Cia Westphal provided the Council with information regarding the Information and Assistance/Options Counseling position. She explained there are two roles - providing information to consumers and screening of consumers for publicly funded/long term care programs. She reviewed the long term services - Family Care and IRIS - and spoke on the differences. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Information and Assistance Specialist/Options Counselor Update Sheet Council members reviewed the May Information and Assistance report. In the month of May, there were eight enrollments into Inclusa and two disenrollments; there were no enrollments or disenrollments for Care Wisconsin; there were two enrollments into IRIS- TMG and no disenrollments; there were no enrollments or disenrollments for either IRIS- Connections or IRIS-Consumer Direct. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Presentation of the 2019 Health and Human Services Annual Report HHS Director Rohret reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services 2019 Annual Report. ADRC Administrator Beckman reviewed the ADRC section of the Annual Report. Discussion followed. RESULT: DISCUSSED 7. Health and Human Services 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan Requests Council members reviewed the 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan Requests. The ADRC has requests for equipment replacement and replacement of vehicles. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Aging and Disability Resource Center Financial Reports HHS Fiscal Manager Strenke reviewed the Financial Report for May 2020. She stated that everything is looking good for both revenue and expense. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Chair Ostness asked if anyone had any future agenda items. It was suggested to have a presentation regarding the Elder Abuse Conference that will be held later in the year. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE The Council was informed that the AARP Tax Assistance Program was discontinued program due to COVID-19 and will not restart. Unfortunately many events have been cancelled due to COVID. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 am DATE OF NEXT MEETING Friday, August 14, 2020 at the St. Croix County Services Center in New Richmond