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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging 12-17-09 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:00 am — 11:00 am County Board Room, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL REVIEW OF AGENDA CONSENT OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING — November 19 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, January 21, 2010 OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Monthly Financial report 2. Consideration of claims and vouchers and appoint member to review vouchers at next meeting 3. St. Croix Industries — Clark Schroeder 4. Council on Aging and Disabilities 2010 meeting schedule 5. Council on Aging and Disabilities 2010 updated picture 6. ADRC Secret Santa program 7. Presentation by Councilmember Chevalier 8. Aging Updates a. Caregiver Program i. Interfaith Volunteer Needs handout ii. DayAway Adult Day Respite program update & Christmas party b. Transportation Program i. Transportation Requests ii. Collaborative agreement between Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin to provide weekend and night transportation for Elderly and Disabled consumers c. Senior Center/Nutrition Program i. Senior Center highlights ii. Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon 9. ADRC Updates a. Information & Assistance Specialist - update b. Client transition update c. 2010 Health & Wellness Expo March 27 d. Service Directory 10. Correspondence 11. Possible Agenda Items for next meeting ADJOURN (Items may be taken in different order) SUBMITTED BY Brad Beckman, ADRC Manager COPIES TO County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media/ Notice Board, Committee Members Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 12/01/2009 4:16 PM COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILTIES MEETING December 17, 2009 County Board Room, Hudson CALL TO ORDER: Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL: Supervisors: Al Schrank, Gerald Peterson, Esther Wentz, and Sharon Norton - Bauman; Councilmembers: Ramsey Lee, Kristen Johnson, Sue Nelson, Vera Grant, Judy Harrison and Lois Burri. Also present were: Administrative Assistant Renea Aeschliman; Community Services Coordinator Tracy Davis; Preventative/Nutrition Program Coordinator Randi Hanson; Information & Assistance Specialist Cia Westpahl; Elderly Benefit Specialist Liza Gibson; Caregiver Support Coordinator Nancy Abrahamson; Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson; Brad Beckman ADRC Manager; St. Croix Industries Director Clark Schroeder; Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting; County Board Chairman Roger Rebholz; Charlene Sackett and her son and family friend. Excused was Councilmember Michelle Chevalier. ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes as corrected was made by Supervisor Schrank and seconded by Council member Lee; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, January 21 in the County Board Room of the St. Croix County Government Center. Supervisor Wentz will review vouchers. 1. Monthly Financial Report: Beckman handed out financial information for the ADRC and the Aging programs as of November 30, 2009. 2. Consideration of Claims and vouchers: Supervisor Schrank reviewed the vouchers. A motion to accept the vouchers as presented was made by Supervisor Schrank and seconded by Supervisor Peterson; motion carried. Please see page 4 for a list of vouchers reviewed by Schrank. Supervisor Wentz will review next month's vouchers. 3. St. Croix Industries — Director Clark Schroeder: Director Clark Schroeder introduced himself to the Council and explained the services and program offered through St. Croix Industries. Director Schroeder also addressed concerns raised as the result of articles published recently in local newspapers. As reflected in those articles, Department of Health Services (DHS) is considering funding cuts to sheltered workshops and restricting the length of time participants can be employed in a sheltered workshop setting. St. Croix Industries, along with other advocacy groups would like the choice to attend the workshop to remain with the parents or guardians. Members of advocacy groups and family members along with the Health and Human Services Board have sent letters of support for choice to legislators. The DHS has reworded the proposal to the Federal Government and when the approval is sent back to DHS, the advocacy group will be at the table to assist with the Council on Aging Page 1 02/01/10 technicalities. There was discussion on writing a letter of support similar to the letter written by Health and Human Services Board. A motion to draft a letter of support for continued choice by consumers was made by Supervisor Peterson and seconded by Supervisor Wentz; motion carried. 4. Council on Aging and Disabilities 2010 meeting schedule: Beckman provided the Council members with dates of when the Council on Aging and Disabilities will meet in 2010. 5. Council on Aging and Disabilities 2010 updated pictures: Individual and group pictures were taken of the Council members during break. 6. ADRC Secret Santa program: The ADRC Secret Santa program just completed it's 9th year and was fortunate to collect over $700.00 in monetary donations as well as items. There were 119 bags filled and delivered to residents of St. Croix County who are over the age of 60, or have a disability, and are alone for the holidays, suffered a recent loss or have little to no means. The bags were packed by individuals at St. Croix Industries. Quilts were donated by Cross Lutheran Church, Roberts; Redeemer Lutheran Church, Burkhardt; and Christ Lutheran Church, Somerset. 7. Presentation by Councilmember Chevalier: Council member Chevalier was not present, so the presentation will be rescheduled for January's meeting. 8. Aging Updates: • Caregiver Program • Interfaith Volunteer Needs handout A list of the current Interfaith Volunteer requests was given to the Council by Caregiver Support Coordinator Abrahamson. Abrahamson informed the Council there is an urgent need for drivers to take individuals to dialysis, therapy and other ongoing medical treatments. • DUAwgy Adult Respite program pdate and Christmas party Abrahamson reported there are currently openings in Hudson. More volunteers are needed to assist with daily activities. DayAway is open to anyone who needs to get out and is in need of socialization. Abrahamson invited the Council members to the annual Christmas party to be held on Monday, December 21S at the Crossing Point Building in Hudson. • Transportation Pro _gram ° There were no Transportation requests to use the ADRC vans for out of county trips. o Collaborative agreement between Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin to provide weekend and night transportation for Elderly and Disabled consumers: Community Services Coordinator Davis informed the Council a meeting between Denise Larson from Center for Independent Living, Elijah, owner and proprietor of Kilimanjaro Taxi, Tim Sheehan, Director of Center for Independent Living via the phone, and Davis Council on Aging Page 2 02/01/10 was held earlier in the week. The New Freedom transportation program, formerly known as the Disability Transportation, provides weekend and weeknight trips for individuals not needing accessible transportation. Discussion will continue between the groups to fill the need of accessible weekend and weeknight transportation. • Senior Center/Nutrition Pro ram Senior Center Highlights Preventative/Nutrition Program Coordinator Hanson reported all the Senior Centers have planned Christmas parties and some planned light tours for the month. Applications are currently being accepted for the Nutrition Program Manager position in Glenwood City. A SafeSery class is scheduled for mid January for the Nutrition Program Managers, Nutrition Program Cooks, and Nutrition Program Cooks Aides. The training is a requirement for all staff serving or preparing food at the Nutrition Sites. The training will be held in Hudson and will be put on by the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging and Resources (GWAAR) and opened up to other surrounding county agencies. ■ Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon: Hanson informed the Council the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 23r at The Orchard in Baldwin. Individuals who contributed a minimum of 20 hours in 2009 to the ADRC will receive an invitation to the event and be honored. 9. ADRC updates: • Information & Assistance Specialist — update: Information & Assistance Specialist Cia Westphal informed the Council that she and the other two I &A Specialists have been busy. • Client Transition Update Beckman reported that since August 2008, excluding former waiver clients, 13 individuals have chosen Community Health Partnership — Partnership Plan, 63 have chosen Community Health Partnership — Family Care Plan, 101 clients have been referred to IRIS and 23 individuals have completed Nursing Home Relocation. One hundred fourteen individuals from the waiting list have been served. Pre - Admission Consultations as of July 1St were between 175 -200 with the majority of those not needing a consultation with an I &A Specialist. • 2010 Health & Wellness Expo March 27 Beckman informed the Council the 2nd annual Health & Wellness Expo is scheduled for March 27 at the WITC in New Richmond. More information will follow. • Service Directory: Beckman informed the Council that a rough draft of the directory was presented to the committee and advertisement is being acquired by the printer. The directory will be available before the Health & Wellness Expo in March. 10. Correspondence None 11. Possible Agenda Items for next meeting: Presentation by Council member Chevalier. Tim Council on Aging Page 3 02/01/10 Sheehan, Center for Independent Living of Western Wisconsin. A motion to adjourn was made by Council member Grant and seconded by Supervisor Wentz; motion carried. Renea Aeschliman, Administrative Assistant Lois Bum, Secretary Voucher(s) Date Amount 162156 - 162161 November 18, 2009 $ 678.85 162414 - 162416 November 24, 2009 $ 597.50 162594- 162597 December 3, 2009 $ 368.32 Fund 162599 - 162606 December 3, 2009 $ 7,896.82 205 162608 - 162609 December 3, 2009 $ 97.90 162611- 162613 December 3, 2009 $ 356.84 Aging 162615 December 3, 2009 $ 35.97 163434 - 163446 December 10, 2009 $ 1,141.84 163449 - 163488 December 10, 2009 $ 6,185.25 163490 - 163503 December 10, 2009 $ 2,942.69 Total $20,301.98 Voucher(s) Date Amount 162411- 162413 November 24, 2009 $ 664.93 162598 December 3, 2009 $ 151.73 Fund 162607 December 3, 2009 $ 8.10 230 162610 December 3, 2009 $ 537.25 162614 - 162615 December 3, 2009 $ 151.32 ADRC 162617 - 162618 December 3, 2009 $ 97.60 163447 - 163448 December 10, 2009 $ 307.99 163489 December 10, 2009 $ 2,302.91 Total $ 4,221.83 Fund Voucher(s) Date Amount 225 162616 December 3, 2009 $ 111.65 APS Total $ 111.65 Council on Aging Page 4 02/01/10