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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 Board Meeting Minutes December 2024 ApprovedAging & Disability Resource Center of Grant County Board Minutes December 18, 2024 The meeting was called to order by Committee Chair Gary Kjos at 9:00 a.m. Attendance: Vicki Hirsch, Mark Stead, Lori Reid, Lester Jantzen, Gary Kjos, Valerie Bailey, Kathy Kopp, Mary Lou Bausch Others Present: Nate Dreckman, Robert Keeney, Miriah Glasbrenner Compliance with Open Meeting Law: It was noted the meeting is in compliance with the open meeting act. (Published via website, radio, newspaper and posted at the Grant County Administration Building and CSB). Agenda Approval: Jantzen/Stead: Motion to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes: October 16, 2024 Bailey/Kopp: Motion to approve the October 16, 2024 minutes. Motion carried. Public Comment/Communication: • Introduced Mary Lou Bausch from Lancaster as a new ADRC committee member. • Reid mentioned that the Platteville bus service was ending the majority of their routes other than the campus one. The ADRC had received some calls from concerned citizens on this and Reid stated that the Platteville Business manager sent an email looking for services for a citizen who would be affected. • Dreckman stated that Hirsch needed to be reappointed to the ADRC committee. Hirsch stated she would be willing. Dreckman said they would reappoint in January. Advocacy Reports or Activities • Reid discussed a successful collaboration for prevention programming with Green and Iowa County. Laura Steiner from Green County hosted a Mind Over Matter workshop in Montfort. • ADRC Regional Board Mtg. Report o Stead shared that Todd Novak was appointed to the ADRC regional board. MCO Contract for Home Delivered Meals Reid provided an update to the Inclusa contract. They accepted the meal cost January 1, 2025 and the contract notes if there is a wait list, we will not provide meals to an Inclusa member until the wait list ends. Reid stated that the committee may want to re-visit the meal cost in July since we will be re-bidding food vendor contracts in 2025. Screening Criteria for Home Delivered Meals Reid discussed that family care (Inclusa, My Choice) members are calling asking for home delivered meals but they are not authorized through the MCO for home delivered meals. The state has provided screening criteria language for home delivered meals that allows us to direct family care members back to their MCO care manager when they are seeking meals. In cases where the member says the MCO is not willing to provide them meals, we can direct them to a LTC Ombudsman. Reid pointed out that the MCOs are not required to meet the same nutritional requirements as our meals. WISDOT Compliance Site Review Reid stated that WISDOT does a compliance site review every 4-5 years. Patrick Montgomery, GC Finance Director, was also in attendance on the zoom meeting. Reid stated that we need a protest policy as a revision to the procurement policy, a tech evaluation methodology policy and a cost allowability determination policy. Reasonable accommodations must also be included on brochure. Title VI and the Zero Tolerance policy will also be updated in 2025. Approval of Vouchers Kopp asked a question why some names were blacked out on the voucher list. Reid explained that those were names of caregivers receiving services from ADRC. Hirsch/Kopp: Motion to approve vouchers. Motion carried. Financial Report Bailey/Hirsch: Motion to accept the financial report. Motion carried. Reports ADRC – Grant County Director’s Report • Completed GWAAR Variance report for 2024. • New ADRC database went live Nov. 6. • Interviewed sub drivers • Medicare open enrollment ended December 7. • Transportation grants were submitted. • Courtney and Lori met with Jean Lynch from GWAAR for a nutrition program assessment. Reid mentioned that she did have to fill out a waiver since the Nutrition Director position is not full time. Nutrition Council will start back up in 2025. Nutrition Surveys were sent out. ADRC – Programs Report • Reid stated that not all data is up to date due to new ADRC database. Stead/Kopp: Motion to adjourn. Motion carried. Next meeting: January 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.