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, June 25, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865  
N Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109, or virtually via  
Zoom.  
Guests and Staff Present: Lacy Fox, Shannon Gabriel, Cindy Matulle,  
Claire Purkis, Lynn Riley, and Angela Velasquez.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair LEZOTTE called the meeting to order at 9:02am.  
5 -  
Present  
TED BUNCK, JIM SCHMIDLKOFER, NATALIE RAEMISCH, ANNA LEZOTTE, and  
JODIE CASTANEDA  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee Minutes April 23, 2025.  
2025  
MIN-030  
Attachments: 2025_0423_AAA Leg-Adv Committee Minutes  
A motion was made by SCHMIDLKOFER, seconded by BUNCK, that the minutes  
be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
a. Advocacy Supporting Federal & State Programs  
Advocacy Summary from Focal Points  
2025  
RPT-173  
Attachments: Advocacy Efforts by Partners  
VELASQUEZ summarized the Focal Point summary of their work on  
Advocacy for services.  
FOX summarized a report from USAging committee and the Senate  
reconciliation of SNAP provisions with regards to cost-sharing.  
D. Presentations  
None.  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. ADRC Governing Board  
ADRC Board Minutes-5.12.25.  
No Minutes for June meeting. Lack of quorum for a meeting.  
2025  
RPT-147  
Attachments: 2025_0512_ADRC Governing Board Minutes  
2. County/State/Federal Legislative  
FOX discussed having a meeting on Monday June 30 with Senator  
Baldwin. Talk about any budget changes that may happen yet.  
3. State's Aging Advisory Council  
BUNCK summarized meeting notes from a couple of weeks ago.  
4. Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network  
GWAAR BOARD ADVOCACY UPDATE  
2025  
RPT-150  
Attachments: 2025_0606_GWAAR Board Advocacy Update  
Members discussion on private providers to find a best match for  
assisted living facilities. People not realizing these private  
providers are promoting certain places. Good idea was to get this  
information out in newsletters from Focal Points.  
5. Chair & Staff Reports  
Lynn Riley was formally introduced as the AAA Manager.  
VELASQUEZ mentioned a new member to join the committee after  
appointment from the AAA Board on July 7.  
LEZOTTE asked about how many AAA Board member openings  
there were. VELASQUEZ provided information to members.  
F. Report out items to AAA Board  
State and Federal Budget Updates  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 9 am via Hybrid  
Changed from July 23, 2025 to August 27, 2025  
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 BUNCK, that the meeting  
be adjourned at 9:44am. The motion carried unanimously.