*DRAFT*
DATE: December 15, 2004
PRESENT: Arthur Carlson, Larry Volz, Linda Borleske, Tom Bychinski, Paul Endres, Al Dippel, Joan Wheeler, Joan Fordham, Lowell Haugen, John Earl, Cindy Bodendein, Trish Vandre, Kerry Beghin, Jeanne Leeck, Carol Jeffers, Sue Hebel, Judith Stoeckmann, Diane Keylock, Kathy Schauf, Lisa Buttonow, Gene Wiegand
1 . Called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Art Carlson. The open meeting law requirements were met.
2 . Motion by Bychinski, second by Stoeckmann to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Supervisor Fordham corrected an error in supervisor names in the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion by Dippel, second by Volz to approve the amended minutes. Motion carried.
4. PUBLIC HEARING
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS OF SCHCC WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE HCC A COUNTY OWNED AND OPERATED FACILITY.
Jan Schultz, Evan Sorge, Donald Schafer, Dan Knuth, Donna Montgomery, Lou Ann Roloff, Dorothy Corwith declined to speak because her concerns were already addressed. Barb Baesman, Donna Montgomery, Lou Ann Roloff, Jack Sullivan, Clara Mlsna, Arlan LaBansky, Larraine Bertrang, Ed Brooks, Donna Horkan, Phil Craker, Rich Sorom, Donna Schuette, Carl Stolte, Fran Soukup, Nicholas Manlopig, Connie Reuter, Don Lichte, Nita Dippel, Mary LaBanksy, Maxine Raese, Mel Rose, Darwin Leabow declined because his concerns were already addressed, Verna Puttkamer, June Powell and Yvonne Hood.
LETTERS/EMAIL READ FROM THE RESIDENTS AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE HCC A COUNTY OWNED AND OPERATED FACILITY.
Dorothy Powell, Joyce Fangmeier, Joyce Muhlenbeck, Gene Hackbarth, Jeanette Birdd, Ron Birdd, Carl Baumgart, Marlene Korth, Marge Guerino, Anita Brooks, Darlene Fish, Bert Westedt, Marge and Frank Harmeyer.
5. Discussion of next steps. Gene Wiegand indicated that it is time to start putting down the things that we have learned as a committee and start to consider our recommendations to the full board. Original charge to the committee was to have a recommendation back to the board by the February meeting. Need to look back over all of the testimony and start trying to put that into a formal recommendation to the board. Joan Fordham asked the progress on looking for a speaker from a county that has closed their nursing home. Gene has not located anyone except for the Eau Claire County representative. We will continue to look. Hasn't been a recent closure where the county has gone out of the business. Will attempt again to get a speaker from Juneau County. Tommy Lee thanked all the people today who came to speak. Indicated that he had heard from the community asking that the next hearing be during the evening so that working people could attend. Was decided to hold the hearing at 6:00 p.m. in Baraboo on the 22nd. Phil Craker indicated that when Gene brought back the survey results to the County Towns Meeting the members voted unanimously to support keeping the HCC here. Don Lichte in his presentation also indicated that the Reedsburg Fire Department members voiced unanimous support for keeping the HCC going.
Chairman Carlson thanked everyone for coming.
6. Motion by Bychinkski, second by Volz to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Paul Endres, Secretary