Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Area Agency on Aging Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, August 4, 2025  
3:45 PM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N  
Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109; Attend virtually  
via Zoom.  
The Monday August 4, 2025 AAA Board meeting will be a hybrid meeting.  
Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the ADRC building, 2865 N Sherman Ave Room 109, Madison.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a6XVYRqkQd-EBWrVIAIMdA  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 947 1883 7940  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: Matulle.Cindy@danecounty.gov.  
Guests and Staff Present: Jeff Kostelic, Cindy Matulle, Neal Minogue,  
Claire Purkis, Lynn Riley, John Schlueter, Diane Turner, and Angela  
Velasquez.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair FARSETTA called the meeting to order at 3:48pm.  
6 -  
Present  
Absent  
CAROLINE WERNER, DIANE FARSETTA, Supervisor PATRICK DOWNING,  
Supervisor HEIDI WEGLEITNER, RON KUHN, and AMY WURF  
2 - HELEN PAN, and EDWARD WREH  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
AAA Board minutes from July 7, 2025  
2025  
MIN-216  
Attachments: 2025_0707_AAA Board Minutes  
FARSETTA requested her name be corrected in the area of calling the  
meeting to order for July 7, 2025 meeting.  
A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by KUHN, that the minutes be  
approved as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
1. Recommendation to appoint Supervisor Patrick Downing to the AAA  
Nutrition/Wellness Committee  
A motion was made by KUHN, seconded by WERNER,to approve appointment  
of County Supervisor Patrick Downing to the AAA Nutrition/Wellness  
Committee. The motion carried unanimously.  
D. Presentations  
1. AAA Board Presentation to HHN Committee; Power Point and Discussion  
AAA Board to HHN Committee  
2025  
PRES-084  
Attachments: AAA Annual Report 2024  
Angela Velasquez, DCDHS DAS Administrator, presented a 2024 AAA  
Annual Report to be shared with the Dane County Health and Human  
Services Committee next month.  
2. IRIS/Family Care Meals & Senior Nutrition Program-Shannon Gabriel, AAA  
Registered Dietitian/Healthy Aging Coordinator  
Senior Nutrition and MCO Information  
2025  
PRES-099  
Attachments: 2025 Nutrition Program_MCO Meals  
Shannon Gabriel, Area Agency on Aging Nutrition Director, presented an  
update on the Senior Nutrition Program and process for switching clients to  
Managed Care Organizations.  
E. Reports to Board  
1. State and Federal Report (Neal Minogue)  
Neal Minogue, BADR Supervisor, thanked everyone for all of our work on  
the 2025-2027 Aging Plan. Minogue said this plan had the most public  
input and outreach performed than any past Aging Plans. Minogue agreed  
with comments from Angela Velasquez about the highest level of changes at  
DHS. The newly formed Children, Families and Communities has combined  
several DHS divisions. ACL program is basically gone and half of very talented  
staff have been effected by Reduction in Force (RIF'd). Across the country,  
DHS units are losing very connected staff to programs. The Federal cuts have  
been impacting Wisconsin's DHS programming. Staff lost who had strong  
connections with tribal communities. The state has no information on who is  
monitoring an unknown mail address with questions from Wisconsin DHS.  
Minogue stated there has not been any communication from a Federal level  
responding to Wisconsin's Aging Plan that was required to be submitted at the  
end of July.  
2. Board Member Reports  
FARSETTA summarized the committee reports.  
https://dane.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx  
a. AAA Access Committee  
AAA Access Minutes from July 7  
2025  
MIN-215  
Attachments: 2025_0707_AAA Access Committee Minutes  
Next meeting: Monday November 3, 2025 at 2:30 pm via Hybrid.  
b. AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee  
Minutes shared at July 7, 2025 AAA Board meeting.  
Next meeting: Wednesday August 27, 2025 at 9 am via Hybrid.  
C. AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee  
Minutes shared at July 7, 2025 AAA Board meeting.  
Next meeting: Wednesday August 6, 2025 at 11:30 am via Hybrid.  
d. Dane County Health & Human Needs Committee  
HHN Minutes July 24  
2025  
RPT-226  
Attachments: 2025_0724_HHN Minutes  
Next meeting: August 7 & 28, 2025 at 5:30 pm via Hybrid. BUDGET MEETINGS.  
Dane County Specialized Transportation Commission  
STC Agenda July 23.  
2025  
RPT-227  
Attachments: 2025_0723_STC Agenda  
Next meeting: Wednesday August 27, 2025 at 5:15 pm via Hybrid.  
3. Board Member Status  
Still short members for the board. Could use representation from NE and  
NW Dane County.  
4. Chair & Staff Reports  
Budget hearings coming in September-October.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Monday November 3, 2025 at 3:45 pm via Hybrid.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjournment  
A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by KUHN, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 5:40 pm.. The motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle.