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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board ,
Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator
Long Term Support Unit
June 7, 2001
COMMITTEE TITLE
MEETING DATE
MEETING TIME:
Long Term Support Planning Committee
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2001
1:30 P.M.
MEETING LOCATION: Conference Room at Human Services Center
New Richmond
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE/LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING:
AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Financial Report
2) Variance & Purchase Requests & COP High -Cost Requests
3) Support application for additional $8,000 of BIW funds for person on CIP IB
program. Would reduce county match allocation by same amount.
4) Approve plan for spending $59,900 in COP CY2000 carryover funds for long term
support service costs in CY2001.
5) Consider supporting Joint Finance Committee Biennial Budget proposal to
increase county MA Waiver reimbursement rates and number of service slots
available.
6) Review statewide report of waiting list for COP and COP- Waiver Programs.
7) Consider supporting Wis. Tech. proposal to provide low interest loans to people
with disabilities to purchase new or used assistive technology.
8) Department on Aging report.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
Copies to: County Clerk's Office
Committee Members
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ST. CROIX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES / HEALTH CENTER
1445 N. Fourth Street
New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 - 1063
Alcohol / Drug Abuse
LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE
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MEETING MINUTES
Child Protection
June 20, 2001
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Economic Support
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Bruce Bayer, Robert Boche, James Craig, Keith
Family & Children's
Gregerson, Ray Mealey, John Mortensen, Richard Peterson, Francis
Services
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Schaffner, Marguerite Sumner, Wanda Viellieux, Marge Wolske
Home Health
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MEMBERS EXCUSED: Glenda Zielski, Fern Johnson
Long -Term Clinical
Services / CSP
MEMBERS ABSENT: Robert Palewicz
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Long -Term Support
Early Intervention
STAFF PRESENT: Ron Lockwood LTS Coordinator, Michele Johnson
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LTS Program Specialist
Mental Health
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Meeting called to order by Chair Ray Mealey at 1:30pm.
Nursing Home
Roll Call: eleven present, two excused and one absent.
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Public Health
Motion to adopt agenda by Mortensen, second by Boche; Motion carried.
Family Planning
WIC
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Action on previous minutes noted an error in spelling of name.
St. Croix Industries
Secretary will correct.
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Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Sumner, second by
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Peterson; Motion Carried.
Information
Other Departments
Next Meetin g Date: Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 1 :30pm in board room
715/246 -6991
TDD
at Human Services Complex, New Richmond
246 -8325
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Enclosed is a copy of a letter from Governor McCallum in response to LTS
committee's recommendation to increase state funding for programs
delivering services to persons with developmental disabilities.
NEW BUSINESS:
Financial Report: Report of expenses for January through April 2001
was presented. All program expenses are on target. Note that Birth to
Three Program and St. Croix Industries expenses are now on this report.
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Variance & Purchase Requests: NONE
Brain Injury Funds available for CIP1B clients with brain injury. Application can be
made to acquire $8000.00 in funding for this specific targeted client. Motion by
Peterson; second by Woiske that application be made for this extra funding. Motion
carried.
COP CY2000 carryover funds: Year 2000 COP expenses were under budgeted
amount. Ron Lockwood is recommending that we use the $59,900 for long term
support service costs in Year 2001. Motion by Sumner, second by Gregerson to use
the COP CY2000 funds of $59,900 for services in CY2001. Motion carried.
Joint Finance Committee Biennial Budget proposal: Ron Lockwood shared an
email from DAWN (Disability Advocate: Wisconsin Network) expressing support for the
State Joint Finance Committee Biennial Budget Proposal. Motion by Wolske, second
by Mortensen for this committee to show support of the budget proposal with a letter to
Kitty Rhoades. Motion carried. FYI: toll free phone to Kitty Rhoades 888 - 529 -0030 if
you'd like to call on your own.
Statewide Waiting List Report: Ron Lockwood shared a report from Bureau of Aging
& Long Term Care Resources. Basically it shows that the entire state has a problem
with providing the necessary services to persons with disabilities.
Wis. Tech Proposal: This is grant that the Bureau of Aging and Long Term Care
Resources is preparing an application for. Part of that application process is to get
letters of support from appropriate groups or agencies. Questions arose about the
loans and risk, etc. Motion made to table the topic until the next meeting so there would
be more time to read information about this by Boche; second by Peterson. Motion
carried.
Department on Aging Report:
• Older Americans Act Increase of $14,018 in budget annually over the next 5 years.
• Will receive $11,000 this year through Community Links Grant. This program acts as
gatekeeper, training and outreach
• 68 Farmers Market coupons have been given out so far.
• May was the annual senior celebration — Silent auction raised $1,600+
• Golf benefit raised $3,690+
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Additional Business:
Next meeting topics will include:
Letter of support for WisTech Program Grant application for loans for persons with
disabilities for purchasing assistive technology aids.
Discussion of using county dollars to pay for persons on Family Support Program
Waiting List.
Will try to get Kitty Rhoades to attend our next meeting or one of the next meetings.
Motion made to adjourn by Peterson, second by Mortensen. Motion carried.
Submitted by
Michele Johnson
LTS Program Specialist