ADRC & VSO Oversight Committee Meeting

adrc_vso_draft_minutes_01-08-2020.pdf (514 KB)

COMMITTEE: Aging & Disability Resource Center and Veterans Service Office Committee

DATE / TIME:  Wednesday, January 8, 2020 3:00 P.M.

PLACE:              County Board Gallery 326-B, West Square Building,

                        505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913

Members Present:  Spencer, Curry, McAuliffe and Whitsell

Members Absent:   Braunschweig (excused)

County Personnel:   Tony Tyczynski, VSO; Sandy Deich, VSO; Susan Blodgett, ADRC; and Stefka Zomer, ADRC; Quinn Hause, ADRC

Others Present:  None

Chair Spencer called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.

MOTION (Curry/McAuliffe) to adopt the agenda. Vote all in favor.

MOTION (Whitsell /McAuliffe) to approve the minutes from the meeting on January 8th, 2020. Motion carried unanimously. 

Public Comment:  None

Communications:  None

Tony Tyczynski, Veterans Service Office:

Tyczynski discussed the outreach by VSO;he attended the American Legion Mid-Winter Conference. Discussion followed, No action taken.

Tyczynski discussed the current Veterans case trends are very time consuming. Deich updated the board about the homeless veterans – 89 homeless veterans in Sauk County YTD. Veteran homelessness affected 10 families in 2019 which included 22 children in our country not included in our numbers. In the next year VSO is looking forward no identified new veteran’s friendly businesses. Discussion followed; no action taken.

      b)  Tyczynski presented the monthly financial statements for his department.  Discussion Followed, No action taken

      c)   Consider approval of the Monthly Invoices

MOTION (Whitsell/McAuliffe) to approve the monthly invoices for December 2019 in the amount of $861.78 Motion carried unanimously

Susan Blodgett, Aging & Disability Resource Center

Monthly ADRC report –

Blodgett presented the monthly report to the committee

Blodgett reported that ADRC is offering to the diner’s new restaurant model at Reedsburg Country Club and at Four Star Restaurant starting January, 2020. Blodgett presented the YTD Nutrition meals numbers – the number of the home delivered meals is increasing vs. the number of the congregate meals. Discussion followed. No action taken

Transportation updates – Blodgett reported that the ADRC is continued to work with the city of Baraboo and Abby Vans for the transition from Running, Inc. to Abby Vans on January 1st, 2020. The city of Reedsburg also had a transition to new taxi company but the process is going very smoothly. Blodgett reported that we received a grant from the Department of Veterans affairs. They provided us $0.08 per mile for all vets transported to medical appointments last year.

Blodgett reported that ADRC will have new receptionist in January and we will have to hire a LTE social worker for a few months. Blodgett attended the census meeting in December at the City. It is critical that our elderly are counted; concerns exist with the manner the census will be conducted via electronic means. Discussion followed, no action taken.

Blodgett met with the AARP Vita Tax representative. The tax clinic will start in February and will be open only one day a week. This year AARP Vita tax representatives will be able to help only around 147 people and have a waiting list of 40; this is half of the number seen last year. .

b-c) Blodgett presented the monthly financial statements and list of invoices for her department. Discussion followed.

MOTION (Whitsell/Curry) to approve the December 2019 bills in the amount of $ 23,426.58. Motion carried unanimously.

MOTION (Whitsell/Curry) to approve the January 2020 bills in the amount of $ 3,468.50. Motion carried unanimously.

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle County Board Update:  The region office will be conducting interviews in January to find a replacement for Becky Dahl who is retiring in the begging of May.

Next Meeting Date and Time:  

Next meeting date and time: February 11th, 2020 at 9:00 am at West Square Building, 3rd Floor County Board Gallery Room 326-B.

Next Meeting agenda items:   None

MOTION (Whitsell/McAuliffe) to adjourn until Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 3:57 p.m.

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