Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Area Agency on Aging - Legislative / Advocacy Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, September 27, 2023  
9:00 AM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865  
N Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109;  
Attend virtually via Zoom.  
The September 27, 2023 AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee meeting will be conducted in hybrid  
fashion. Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the Aging & Disability Resource Center, 2865 N. Sherman Avenue,  
Room 109, in 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_CfbZD0HaTmqoXgDeELg5HA  
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: 957 6548 2002  
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 committee members,  
please send them to: matulle.cindy@countyofdane.com  
Staff and Guests Present: Cindy Matulle, Sridevi Mohan, Claire Purkis and Xinyue  
Zhang.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair OLSON called the meeting to order at 9:01 am.  
AAA Aging Program Specialist Claire Purkis introduced AAA Intern Xinyue Zhang.  
She will be attending the meetings to learn more about legislation and advocacy  
for older adults.  
5 - JODIE CASTANEDA, ANNA LEZOTTE, ESTHER OLSON, JIM  
SCHMIDLKOFER, and DEANA ZENTNER  
Present  
1 - JILL MCHONE  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - TED BUNCK  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
AAA Leg/Adv Minutes from August 2, 2023  
MIN-224  
Attachments:  
2023_0802_AAA Leg-Adv Committee Minutes  
A motion was made by SCHMIDLKOFER that the minutes be approved. The  
motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
1. Advocacy Supporting Federal & State Programs  
OLSON reported a lot is going on right now. Hoping for a full update from Dane County  
Legislative Advocate Carrie Springer.  
D. Discussion Items  
1. Advocacy Day Role  
OLSON talking with Janet Zander from BADR. Next year the need for volunteers and  
guides to assist with touring the Capital is needed. There are so many who do not  
know their way around the building that having guides present would assist people.  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. Wisconsin Senior Advocates  
OLSON reported they are still working on recruitment and making up a brochure.  
Voting issues for older adults is at the top of the list. Progressive Senior’s is a group in  
Milwaukee who is working on a 10 year history of how aging programs have been  
neglected over the years.  
2. ADRC Governing Board  
Nothing to report.  
3. County/State/Federal Legislative Updates  
OLSON reported people are concerned if there is a federal shutdown, how this could  
impact Social Security payments.  
4. State’s Aging Advisory Council  
OLSON reported she will be stepping down from this committee soon. Asked some of  
those from the SAT if they would be interested in serving.  
5. Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network  
OLSON reported that most of next week’s meeting will focus on Federal and State  
budget items. Healthy Aging grant and refunding volunteer drivers was voted down on  
the state level.  
6. Senior Advocacy Training Update  
OLSON reported having a very interactive group for this training. Everyone was  
involved in the process and had a lot of questions. Hoping most of the participants join  
in advocating for the budget requests in place.  
7. Budget Priorities Update  
OLSON reported speaking with Dane County Human Services Division Administrator  
for Disability and Aging Angela Velasquez, that the department was able to fund the  
money request for Nutrition but not for the Focal Point Case Management request.  
OLSON discussed the County Board Budget Hearing advocates. If the Focal Point  
Case Management request is approved we still need to continue to advocate to the  
Health & Human Needs committee and to the general County Board before they vote  
on the budget proposed by County Executive Parisi.  
8. Chair & Staff Reports  
OLSON asked for suggestions from committee members for future speakers.  
SCHMIDLKOFER would like to hear from those who receive Case Management  
services and how it impacted them.  
AAA Manager Sridevi Mohan discussed funding changes for OAA that may have minor  
impacts on funding we receive.  
F. Report Out Items to AAA Board  
Success of the SAT program in recruiting older adults to help advocate for aging needs.  
Budget process for getting Focal Point Case Management approved since the  
department was able to find funding for the Nutrition request.  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at the ADRC and via Zoom.  
H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
J. Adjournment  
A motion was made by SCHMIDLKOFER, seconded by LEZOTTE, that the  
meeting be adjourned at 9:50 am. The motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle, AAA Clerk.