Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Area Agency on Aging - Access Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, May 1, 2023  
2:30 PM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 210 Martin  
Luther King Jr Blvd, Conference Room 357; Attend  
virtually via Zoom.  
The Monday May 1, 2023 AAA Access Committee 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_3SLrv5__SKi9IAdNBklFjw  
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: 987 5604 8661  
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@countyofdane.com  
Staff and Guests Present: Cindy Matulle, Sridevi Mohan, Claire Purkis, and Deana  
Zentner.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Hochkammer called the meeting to order at 2:31pm.  
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Present  
BARBARA BOUSTEAD, Vice Chair JENNIFER BROWN, Chair JON  
HOCHKAMMER, KATE MCGINNITY, DIANE FARSETTA, CAROLINE WERNER,  
VIC BANKSTON, and JERRY DERR  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes from March 6, 2023  
2023  
MIN-029  
Attachments: 2023_0306_AAA Access Committee Minutes  
A motion was made by BOUSTEAD, seconded by WERNER, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
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Ayes:  
BOUSTEAD, BROWN, HOCHKAMMER, MCGINNITY, Farsetta, WERNER,  
BANKSTON and DERR  
C. Action Items  
1. Election of new Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary for the next year.  
MCGINNITY nominated HOCHKAMMER for Chair. HOCHKAMMER asked three times  
for any other nominations. HOCHKAMMER was the only nominee.  
Motion by DERR, seconded by BOUSTEAD, to appoint HOCHKAMMER as AAA Access  
Committee Chair. Voice vote carried.  
BOUSTEAD nominated BROWN for Vice-Chair. HOCHKAMMER asked three times for  
any other nominations. BROWN was the only nominee.  
Motion by DERR, seconded by FARSETTA, to appoint BROWN as AAA Access  
Committee Vice-Chair. Voice vote carried.  
FARSETTA nominated BOUSTEAD for secretary. BOUSTEAD declined the nomination.  
DERR nominated MCGINNITY for secretary. HOCHKAMMER asked three times for any  
other nominations. MCGINNITY was the only nominee.  
Motion by BOUSTEAD, seconded by DERR, to appoint MCGINNITY as AAA Access  
Committee Secretary. Voice vote carried.  
A motion was made by BOUSTEAD, seconded by DERR, that the nominations  
be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
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Ayes:  
BOUSTEAD, BROWN, HOCHKAMMER, MCGINNITY, Farsetta, WERNER,  
BANKSTON and DERR  
D. Presentations  
Elder Benefit Specialist Update-Tiffany Scully  
EBS Program Update  
2023  
PRES-054  
Attachments: 2023 AAA EBS Program Annual Update  
Dane County Elder Benefit Specialist Tiffany Scully presented to committee members an  
update on EBS services and 2022 data.  
E. Reports to Committee  
a. Case Management Reports from Focal Points- 2023 1st Qtr  
2023 1st QTR Case Management Reviews  
2023  
RPT-069  
Attachments: 2023 1st QTR CM Summary  
AAA Aging Program Specialist Claire Purkis summarized the reports. A lot of services  
provided to residents of Monona Hills Apartments who lost everything to a fire. Members  
asked for follow-up of why the influx of clients coming in for congregate meals.  
b. Update of Hybrid Meetings Moving Forward  
2023  
RPT-025  
Recent Changes to Hybrid Meeting Protocols, and Open Meetings  
Reminders  
Attachments: Updated processes for hybrid meetings 3-27-23a  
AAA Clerk Cindy Matulle highlighted changes to hybrid meetings from the County Board  
Office.  
c. Chair & Staff Reports  
-AAA Board and County Supervisor has nominated Deana Zentner to be on the AAA  
Access Committee. Nomination will be at the AAA Board May 1, 2023 meeting.  
BIO on Deana. Hello, My name is Deana Zentner and I am a senior resident of 22  
years in the Town of Rutland, Dane County. It has been an honor to serve on our town  
board for 5 years. The demographics in our town of approximately 2,000 residents  
indicate a high population of seniors. For 4 years, I enjoyed serving on an area  
Municipal Group that addressed the needs and services within the Oregon Area Senior  
Center. My personal experience includes caring for aging parents, which included  
copious research and extensive hands-on experience. My career background is  
grounded in elementary education. I taught in Wisconsin and also in California for  
several years. I love learning and researching, and would immerse myself in providing  
excellent service in any committee I am in.  
- Access Committee has discussed the need to reach out to diverse communities to build  
partnerships. The reasons for this are:  
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To ensure that our programs are culturally responsive and community informed  
To make sure that the whole community knows about AAA’s programs  
So can begin to understand the needs of the aging population in diverse communities  
To this end, as discussed in the Access Committee meeting in March 2023 Claire Purkis  
has reached out to Outreach – which is a LGBTQ+ community organization in Madison  
and Jewish Social Services in order to further build relationships with these  
organizations. Claire has made contact with the Senior Advocate and the Program  
Director and plans to go visit outreach in May and to organize a field trip for the  
committee in late May or June. Claire and Sri are also going to visit Jewish Social  
Services in May and then will organize a field trip for some-time in the next few months.  
(Claire)  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: July 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM via Hybrid  
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 WERNER, seconded by BOUSTEAD, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 3:28 pm. The motion carried by the following vote:  
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Ayes:  
BOUSTEAD, BROWN, HOCHKAMMER, MCGINNITY, Farsetta, WERNER,  
BANKSTON and DERR  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle, AAA Clerk.