Aging & Disability Resource Center Committee

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ATTENDANCE:

Members Present:  David Riek, Chair; Tut Gramling; Carol Held; Thomas Kriegl;

Absent: David Moore, excused

Others Present:       Susan Blodgett, Aging & Disability Resource Center Director; Tony Tyczynski, Sauk County Veterans Service Officer; Linda Champagne, Aging & Disability Resource Center Program Specialist; Cindy Bodendein, Sauk County Health Department Director; Cathy Warwick, Sauk County Health Department Deputy Director; Louis Birkholz, Sauk County Veterans Benefit Specialist; Quinn Hause, Aging and Disability Resource Center Disability Specialist

1. Call to Order: The Meeting was called to order by D. Riek at 8:16 a.m. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
2. Adopt Agenda: Motion by T. Gramling to adopt the Agenda; second by T. Kriegl: Motion carried. 

3.Motion by T. Gramling to adopt the August 13 Regular Meeting Minutes, second by C. Held: Motion carried. 

4. Public Comment: None. 
5. Communications: Quinn Hause, ADRC DBS explains the role of disability benefit specialist within the ADRC.

6.Thursday, October 8, 2015, 8:15 a.m., West Square Building, Room 213

7. Aging & Disability Resource Center Business Items

A.Consideration and approval of the proposed 2016 Budget

1.Discussion of current staffing and staffing needs; review of current nutrition and prevention programs and costs associated with returning these programs to the ADRC; discussion of plan to reduce meal costs by modifying vendors and dining centers. Motion by Gramling to request startup funds in the amount of $25,000 for modifications to the Nutrition Program in support of Home Delivered Meals and Congregate Dining to be requested from the Contingency Fund via resolution. 2^nd by T. Kriegl; All aye, motion carried.

2.Motion by C. Held to accept the proposed 2016 Budget with levy limit of $268,704; 2^nd by T. Kriegl; all aye, motion carried.

B.Consideration and approval of 2016-18 Aging Unit Plan – tabled until October 8, 2105 meeting

C.Aging and Disability Resource Center Departmental Update and Service Trends presented by Director Susan Blodgett

D.Review of Monthly Financial Statement

E.Motion to approve monthly invoices at $11,018.33 made by T. Gramling; 2^nd by C. Held. All aye, motion carried.

8.Veterans Service Office Business Items

A.Discuss 2016 Budget: T. Tyczynski brings discussion of 424550 Veterans Service Grant Funds. Terms and conditions of disbursement of these funds have changed since the passing of the 2016 State Budget presenting concerns for the 2016 CVSO budget. Following presentation of various scenarios: Motion made by T. Kriegl to change the CVSO budget request from $286,269 to $297,769 (a net increase of $11,500) to provide funding in the event that the 424550 Veterans Service Grant Funds are not granted to Sauk County VSO. 2^nd by T. Gramling; all aye, Motion Carried.

B.Veterans Service Office Departmental Update and Service Trends
Tomah VA mental health unit has been shut down. We recently assisted a Korean War Veteran in being deemed totally disabled for hearing loss. He was able to access considerable reimbursement and benefits from the VA with our assistance. The number of homeless veterans is still on the rise; these homeless vets are those from recent military service deployments.

C.Consider Approval of the Monthly Invoices. Motion by C. Held to approve the monthly invoices for August for $1878.17; second by T. Kriegl. All aye. Motion carried.

9.Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee/Transportation Coordination Committee Updates:

A.Advisory Committee: Jim Pritzkow will start outreach in Spring Green based on suggestions from Spring Green listening sessions. The ADRC will soon have a bus dedicated to serving Spring Green clients for transportation to dining center.

B.Transportation Committee: Julie Hyser reports that 80% of her time is used toward coordinating volunteer drivers; 3 of our buses have over 100,000 miles on them. Weekly shopping buses appear to be unnecessary as our customers don’t shop every week; Transportation Focus Groups will be formed in the very near future; Walt Darling has expressed the need to resign from both the TCC and ADRC Advisory Committee.

10.Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle Country Board Update

The Regional Office is requiring all office to track complaints coming into the ADRCs. These are for purposes of quality improvement.

11. Public Comment: None.
12. Agenda Items for Next Meeting: 2016-2018 Aging Unit Plan
13. Adjourn: Motion by C. Held to adjourn the Aging & Disability Resource Center Committee Meeting at 10:47 a.m., second by T. Gramling: Motion carried.