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, July 1, 2024  
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 July 1, 2024 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):  
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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  
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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  
Staff and Guests Present: Shannon Gabriel, Laura Langer, Cindy Matulle, Sridevi  
Mohan, Aryan Patel and Angela Velasquez.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair FARSETTA called the meeting to order at 3:52 pm. Introduction of  
members to the new County Supervisor’s appointed to the AAA Board.  
5 -  
Present  
Absent  
CAROLINE WERNER, CLEVELAND JAMES, DIANE FARSETTA, Supervisor  
PATRICK DOWNING, and Supervisor HEIDI WEGLEITNER  
2 - HELEN PAN, and EDWARD WREH  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
May 6, 2024 Minutes  
A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by JAMES, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
6 -  
Present  
CAROLINE WERNER, CLEVELAND JAMES, EDWARD WREH, DIANE  
FARSETTA, Supervisor PATRICK DOWNING, and Supervisor HEIDI WEGLEITNER  
1 - HELEN PAN  
Absent  
1. Recommendation to approve Natalie Raemisch to the AAA Legislative/Advocacy  
Committee  
Natalie has over 20 years of working with older adults. She has been working with them  
since she was a teenager! She has been a caregiver for grandparents and has been  
passionate about helping them speak up and get their needs met. She has been at the  
Cornerstone Community Center since 2011 as a social worker and now executive  
director. She lives with her husband and 2 young children in Sun Prairie. In her free  
time she enjoys kayaking, puzzling and snowmobiling.  
2. Recommendation to approve Kristy Schuster to the AAA Nutrition and Wellness  
Committee  
Kristy Schuster, age 49. I have been a resident of Sun Prairie for the last 20 years. I  
have a Masters of Health Administration from the University of South Carolina and  
worked for 10 years as a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in Pennsylvania and in  
Dodge County, Wisconsin. After having my third child, I took time off professionally but  
volunteered as an Evening Meals on Wheels volunteer for 4-5 years in Dane County as  
well as became (and remain) a volunteer Guardian through NewBridge for a senior in the  
community without family able to help him.  
I became the Service Coordinator at The Colonial View apartment in Sun Prairie last  
September. The View is a HUD subsidized low-income housing complex for  
independent seniors age 62+ and those with physical mobility disabilities. My job is to  
ensure that the tenants receive the services and benefits they need to successfully live  
here for as long as it is safe for them to do so.  
I look forward to the opportunity to be a contributing member of the Nutrition and  
Wellness Committee.  
A motion was made by WERNER, seconded by WREH,to approve  
appointments to AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee and AAA  
Nutrition/Wellness Committee. The motion carried unanimously.  
D. Presentations  
1. Disability and Aging Services Division Overview and Update, Angela Velasquez,  
Division Administrator  
Disability & Aging Division Update  
Disability and Aging Administrator Angela Velasquez presented on updates in the  
division.  
E. Reports to Board  
1. State and Federal Report (Langer)  
Laura Langer presented on Department of Human Services having grants for Dementia  
Stabilization units. Grant is valid for 28 days or less. OAA regulations will be having a  
lot of changes by 2026. State is working on ADRC & Aging Operations manual updating.  
Nutrition and Caregiver manuals have been updated. Support Services will be the last to  
be updated.  
2. Board Member Reports  
FARSETTA summarized the minutes from committees.  
a. AAA Access Committee  
AAA Access Minutes from June 10, 2024  
Next meeting August 5, 2024 at 2 pm via Hybrid  
b. AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee  
Last meeting was May 1, 2024  
Next meeting July 24, 2024 at 9 am via Hybrid  
c. AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee  
AAA Nutrition/Wellness Minutes from May 8, 2024  
Next meeting August 7, 2024 at 11:30 am via Hybrid  
d. Dane County Health & Human Needs Committee  
Health & Human Needs Committee Minutes from May 16 and June 18, 2024  
Next meeting July 11, 2024 at 5:30 pm via Hybrid  
e. Dane County Specialized Transportation Commission  
Specialized Transportation Commission Agenda from June 26, 2024  
Next meeting July 24, 2024 at 5:15 pm via Hybrid  
3. Board Member Status  
Four positions open on the AAA Board. Several openings on other committees.  
4. Chair & Staff Reports  
-Aging Plan Updates  
AAA Aging Program Specialist Claire Purkis and the interns will be conducting listening  
sessions around Dane County getting feedback from older adults about services.  
-November 11, 2024 meeting moved to December 2, 2024. County is closed  
November 11 and need to approve Aging Plan.  
AAA Manager Sridevi Mohan would like to move the November 11 meeting to December  
2 to approve the Aging Plan. November 11 the County will be closed for Veterans Day.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: August 5, 2024, 3:45 pm via Hybrid  
Vote on Vice-Chair at August meeting.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
DOWNING interested in serving on AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee.  
I. Adjournment  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by WERNER, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 5:26pm. The motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle.