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, May 5, 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 May 5, 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.

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send them to: Cindy Matulle, Matulle.Cindy@danecounty.gov

Staff & Guests Present: Ann Albert, Shannon Gabriel, Deena Givens, Jeff Kostelic, Jim

Krueger, Laura Langer, Cindy Matulle, Claire Purkis, Lynn Riley, Diane Turner, and

Angela Velasquez.

A. Call To Order

Introduction of staff and committee members to new AAA Board member Ron Kuhn.

KUHN gave a brief history of his background.

Chair FARSETTA called the meeting to order at 3:47 pm.

7 -

Present

HELEN PAN, CAROLINE WERNER, DIANE FARSETTA, Supervisor PATRICK

DOWNING, Supervisor HEIDI WEGLEITNER, EDWARD WREH, and RON KUHN

B. Consideration of Minutes

AAA Board Minutes March 3, 2025

2025

MIN-028

Attachments: 2025_0303_AAA Board Minutes

A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by DOWNING, that the minutes be

approved. The motion carried by the following vote:

6 - PAN, WERNER, Farsetta, DOWNING, WEGLEITNER and WREH

Ayes:

Abstain:

1 - KUHN

C. Action Items

1. Approval of Advocacy Letter to Legislative Delegation

ADVOCACY LETTER

2025

ACT-035

Attachments: 2025_0505_Advocacy Letter

DAS Administrator Angela Velasquez presented an Advocacy Letter from the AAA

Legislative/Advocacy Committee. Board members discussed the letter. Board members

approved changes to be made to the letter:

In the 4th paragraph after the mention of falls are the leading cause of emergency

room visits for older adults in Dane County. Add “Wisconsin leads the nation in the rate

of fatalities from falls.”

At the end of the 5th paragraph, following the mention of nursing home level care in

institutions. Add “At the same time, nursing homes are gradually closing or deteriorating

and are increasingly unable to retain experienced staff with continual budget cuts through

the Medical Assistance program.”

Very last paragraph to read, ”Thank you for taking the time to learn about how the

disruption to programs currently provided under the OAA and/or elimination of funding to

other resources impact older Dane County adults.”

A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by WERNER ,to approve the

amended Advocacy Letter and send to our Federal delegation. The motion

carried by a voice vote.

2. AAA Board Member Elections

Tabled to July meeting when more members will be in attendance.

3. Establishment of an AAA Board Subcommittee for Community Grant Awards

VELASQUEZ requested a subcommittee for scoring the Community Grant Awards be

formed. Board members discussed having Patrick Downing, and Caroline Werner as the

committee members representing the Board with Claire Purkis being the staff person

assigned.

A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by DOWNING, to approve the

creation of the AAA Board subcommittee Community Grant Awards.. The

motion carried unanimously.

4. Acceptance of an Aging Issue paper for 2026 Budget Consideration

2026 Budget Consideration

2025

ACT-024

Attachments: 2026 Budget Request-Transportation

VELASQUEZ presented the Focal Point budget request of Transportation reimbursement

as they are currently using their own funding to schedule rides. Discussion among board

members of the request.

A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by WERNER, to approve the

Transportation Budget request from Focal Points. The motion carried by a

voice vote.

5. Recommendation to appoint Claire Mance from the UW-Madison Division of

Extension Dane County to the AAA Nutrition and Wellness Committee

A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by DOWNING, to approve Claire

Mance’s appointment to the AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee. The motion

carried unanimously.

6. Recommendation to appoint Katie Buenger from Second Harvest Food Bank to the

AAA Nutrition and Wellness Committee

A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by DOWNING, to approve Katie

Buenger’s appointment to the AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee.. The

motion carried unanimously.

D. Presentations

NewBridge Madison Diversity & Inclusion Program Report

2025

PRES-008

Attachments: NewBridge Presentation to AAA Board of Dane Co in May

NewBridge Cultural Diversity Program By the Numbers 4.24.25

Jim Krueger, Executive Director of NewBridge Madison, and Deena Givens, Activities

Manager of NewBridge Madison, presented on the history and focus of the Diversity and

Inclusion Program.

E. Reports to Board

1. State and Federal Report (Langer)

Laura Langer of the WI Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources (BADR) acknowledged

Gov. Evers Proclamation for National Aging month. State Aging Plan is open for the

public to view. Deadline for comments is May 25. Press Release coming soon of Gov.

Evers plan to file a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for Cuts to AmeriCorps, as

they serve Wisconsin residents.

2. Board Member Reports

FARSETTA summarized the minutes from the committees.

https://dane.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

a. AAA Access Committee

AAA Access Committee Minutes March 3, 2025

2025

MIN-029

Attachments: 2025_0303_AAA Access Committee Minutes

Next meeting: Monday July 7, 2025 at 2:30 pm via Hybrid.

b. AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee

AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee Minutes April 23, 2025.

2025

MIN-030

Attachments: 2025_0423_AAA Leg-Adv Community Minutes

Next meeting: Wednesday May 21, 205 at 9 am via Hybrid.

c. AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee

Already reviewed February 5, 2025 minutes.

Next meeting: Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 11:30 am via Hybrid.

d. Dane County Health & Human Needs Committee

HHN Minutes from March 19 and April 24, 2025

2025

RPT-026

Attachments: 2025_0319_HHN Minutes

2025_0424_HHN Minutes

Next meeting:

e. Dane County Specialized Transportation Commission

Meeting from 4/23/25 moved to 4/30/25.

Next meeting: Unknown

3. Board Member Status

FARSETTA stated we are still four positions open on the AAA Board.

4. Chair & Staff Reports

a. AAA Manager Hiring

VELASQUEZ introduced Lynn Riley as the new AAA Manager at the beginning of the

meeting. Lynn introduced herself and provided some background on herself.

b. Aging Advocacy Day

May 13 is the Aging Advocacy Day at the state capitol.

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next meeting: Wednesday June 4, 2025 at 3:45 pm via Hybrid to approve the

Community Grant Awards.

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None.

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None.

I. Adjournment

A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by WERNER, that the meeting be

adjourned at 5:20 pm. The motion carried unanimously.

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Cindy Matulle, Matulle.Cindy@danecounty.gov, 608-261-9930, TTY WI RELAY 711