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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Richard Peterson, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging
DATE: Thursday November 15th, 2001
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: County Board Room
CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW MEMBERS
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: December 20, 2001
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
INTRODUCTIONS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
New Richmond Site Update
Leadership Training
NEW BUSINESS:
9:45- Public Hearing DOT 85.21 Transportation Grant
2002 County Plan
Staff Reports
Site /Center Updates
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Gehrmann
DATE: November 1, 2001
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE
COUNTY CLERK
NEWS MEDIA /NOTICE BOARD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING
November 15th, 2001
St. Croix County Government Center
CALL TO ORDER Vice - chairman, John Mortensen, called the
meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
ROLL CALL Members present were: John Mortensen, Dr.
Glenn Hoberg, Margaret Wolske, Irene Burch, Marguerite
Sumner, Carolyn Weisenburger, Doris Teigen, Florence Patrick,
Bette Norman and Mary Lou Smith. Also present were: Barb
Blaisdell, Sandy Gehrmann, Tracy Davis, Sylvia Heller, Janice
Thompson, Betty Jordahl, Gladys Ellefson, Donna Lamson,
Donna Zacharias, Cindy Ahrens. Rich Peterson and Ralph
Bader were excused
Introductions were made. Bette Norman was given a warm
welcome as the newly appointed River Falls Senior Center
representative.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made by Marguerite
Sumner, and seconded by Marge Wolske to adopt the agenda as
printed; motion carried.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on
Thursday December 20th, 2001.
ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES A motion was made by
Marge Wolske and seconded by Florence Patrick to approve the
minutes as printed; motion carried.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
New Richmond Site Update: The ads for the position of site
manager, two days a week, have run in the local papers for two
weeks. So far, two of four applicants have returned their
completed applications. Though the Council voted to allow
the department to pursue opening the site for two days per
week, the issue may be re- addressed at a future Council
meeting when staff is hired.
The state will not approve a voucher only program, but gave
the go ahead for a pilot program.
Leadership Training: Over 90 people participated in this
event held on October 23 Comments on the program were
solicited. Overall, responses were very positive. 64
individuals signed up for charter membership at the AARP
organizational meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
2002 County Plan: The 2002 budget for the state and federal
governments was distributed and reviewed. The state and
federal budget takes into account inkind, including volunteer
hours. Without a 10% inkind match, the programs would
receive no funding. This budget also includes county
contributions and projected participant donations.
A motion was made by Marge Wolske, seconded by Irene
Burch to approve the 2002 budget as presented; motion
carried.
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Since September 11" donations have decreased substantially.
Many donors have funneled funds to the East Coast. The
Benefit Specialist has cut back her hours in November due to
that program's 2001 budget shortfall. Expenses have
increased, funding has not, and donations are down.
A copy of the Caregiver's Handbook, that was purchased with
the funding received from the 2001 Family Caregiver Support
Program (Title IIIE), was passed for review. A Handbook is
available to anyone who participates in the Caregiver Support
Group or is identified as a caregiver.
State allocations to Wisconsin counties in 2001 were distributed
and reviewed.
The recent donation to the Department on Aging given in
memory of Lynn Holmes was noted.
STAFF REPORTS
Sandy's Report: The Wilder Foundation Survey of the St. Croix
Valley was discussed. This year's study revealed that this region
that includes Eastern Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin
counties continues to experience population growth. Respondents
in St. Croix and Polk County rated formal supports such as
county agencies highly for accessibility and flexibility.
Minnesota does not have the aging network of supports that
Wisconsin counties provide.
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Looking ahead, May 9 should be set aside for Senior
Celebration. Joyce LaMont, former WCCO radio talk show
host, will be a speaker.
Target's annual senior shopping day will be held on December 4"
from 8:00 -10:00 a.m. The store is open during these hours to
seniors and those with disabilities only. Assistance with shopping
treats, entertainment, an additional 10% discount, and free gift-
wrapping are also provided.
At this point the office has heard nothing on menu changes to
accommodate Christmas parties. If any changes are made after
material is submitted for publication in the Scan, each site is
responsible for notifying their participants.
This year, the Department is submitting names for adoption into
the Secret Santa program. Suggestions for appropriate gift items
for seniors were solicited.
The Department was contacted by recent graduates of the Master
Gardener class who would like work with seniors now or in the
spring. Specific topics of interest were solicited. Suggestions
relevant to this time of year included African Violets, container
gardening, and bulb forcing.
The Public Hearing for DOT 85.21, Specialized Transportation
Grant began at 9:45 and ended at 10:16. The Council meeting
resumed at 10:17.
Sandy and Tracy attended SAMS (Social Assistant Management
System) training in Eau Claire on November 14". SAMS is the
newly purchased state program designed to provide NAPIS
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reporting accuracy. The program will require many hours to
enter initial intake data, but will be able to provide detailed and
complex reports. New detailed intake forms will need to be
completed by each congregate and home delivered participant.
This will require the assistance of program managers. At a
minimum, the last four digits of Social Security numbers will be
necessary. Although additional staff time will be required to
gather and input the data, there will be no additional funding
provided. A suggestion to place an article in the SCAN of these
forthcoming changes was given.
SITE /CENTER REPORTS
BALDWIN Foot care, cards and bingo continue to go well. A
program in honor of Veteran's Day was held on Monday,
December 12 Martha Mabis visited on November 7 A trip
to the Octagon House in Hudson on November 27 is planned. A
Christmas light is planned.
DEER PARK An evening meal held in honor of Veteran's Day
on November 8 th served 60. The Grannies provided the
entertainment. Thirty -four people received flu shots on the 14 th .
Thanks were given to the Baldwin van driver for driving to
Cabella's. A trip to Target is planned.
GLENWOOD CITY: Center Board met on the 14 th . $ 90.00
was received from Ormson's Super Valu for turning in grocery
slips. Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held this month. A
van trip in December is planned.
HAMMOND /ROBERTS Ten attended the Fogey Follies. The
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner will be held on November 29
A bake sale will be held at the bank on December 14 A van
trip to Hudson for senior shopping day at Target is planned.
HUDSON The Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held on
November 14 The Christmas party will be held in conjunction
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with the monthly birthday parry on December W.
NEW RICHMOND A dinner with a Thanksgiving theme is
being held at the site today. A trip to Hudson on the 4 along
with a light trip is planned. The van usage for the community
Thanksgiving Dinner, the Disability December Christmas parry
and the usual Tuesday and Thursday Deerfield trips were also
noted. Deer Park was commended and thanked for their
assistance during this temporary site closing.
RIVER FALLS: Bette Norman, chaperone, reported on the
Fogey Follies trip on November 9".
SOMERSET Halloween Parry had 37 seniors in attendance.
An accordion player entertained site participants one day in
October. Participants and fourth graders from St. Anne's made
tray favors for the Health Center. A trip to Hudson on December
4 t is tentatively planned. Cindy is trying to organize a day at the
movies for all seniors in the county. New Richmond is willing to
do a 10:30 showing at a reduced rate. The movie would be
followed with a dinner. Thirty -forty will need to attend to get a
closed showing at the reduced rate.
WOODVILLE Thanksgiving Day and Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner will be held together on the 20 A trip to view
Christmas lights is planned for December.
Sandy requested that Christmas party dates and any menu
changes to accommodate those parties be submitted by Monday
the 19 ".
A motion was made by Florence Patrick, seconded by Marge
Wolske, to approve van trips; motion carried.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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The Homemakers groups have donated
intergenerational /international kits to area libraries. All thirty will
be available for inter- library loan beginning 2002.
Patriotic CD's were handed out.
The Hudson vehicle replacement will be put on the December
15' bid. Delivery may be as late as Labor Day 2002.
November is Alzheimer's month. Gail Casey's display is in the
lobby of the Government Center for viewing.
Comments on the Caregiver book were solicited.
The Grannies will be performing at the S & C bank in New
Richmond for that establishment's customer appreciation
Christmas celebration.
The Transportation Committee meeting to address the Vehicle
Usage Policy is on hold until a response from the County's
liability insurer is received.
2002 pocket calendars were distributed.
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
Ideas for future agenda items were solicited.
A motion was made by Marguerite Sumner and seconded by
Irene Burch to adjourn the meeting; motion carried.
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