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, September 12, 2022  
3:45 PM  
via Zoom  
The Monday September 12, 2022 AAA Board meeting is being held virtually. The public can access the  
meeting with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
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meeting.  
Staff and Guests Present: Vic Bankston, Jodie Castaneda, Cleveland James, Faisal  
Kaud, Laura Langer, Cindy Matulle, Sridevi Mohan, Jill McHone, and Angela Velasquez.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair RATCLIFF called the meeting to order at 3:47 pm.  
8 -  
Present  
BILL CLAUSIUS, TED BUNCK, Supervisor MELISSA RATCLIFF, Supervisor KATE  
MCGINNITY, Vice Chair DIANE FARSETTA, THOM RUX, GAIL RUTKOWSKI, and  
CAROLINE WERNER  
1 - Supervisor RICK ROSE  
Excused  
Absent  
2 - Supervisor LARRY PALM, and HELEN PAN  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes from August 1.  
2022  
MIN-250  
Attachments: 2022_0801_AAA Board Minutes  
A motion was made by CLAUSIUS, seconded by Farsetta, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Ayes:  
CLAUSIUS, BUNCK, RATCLIFF, MCGINNITY, Farsetta, RUX, RUTKOWSKI and  
WERNER  
1 - ROSE  
Excused:  
Absent:  
2 - PALM and PAN  
C. Action Items  
10 -  
Present  
BILL CLAUSIUS, TED BUNCK, Supervisor MELISSA RATCLIFF, Supervisor KATE  
MCGINNITY, Vice Chair DIANE FARSETTA, THOM RUX, GAIL RUTKOWSKI,  
Supervisor LARRY PALM, HELEN PAN, and CAROLINE WERNER  
1 - Supervisor RICK ROSE  
Excused  
Diversity Work Group Documents  
2022  
DISC-017  
Attachments:  
AAA Diversity Work Group 2022 Goals  
Copy of AAA Diversity Work Group Contacts OEI 1.31.22  
Diversity Work Group Description FINAL  
AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee Recommendation to AAA Board  
2022  
ACT-080  
Attachments: Leg-Adv Committee_Diversity Workgroup Recommendation  
Long discussion by Diversity Work Group (DWG) members explaining the reason for the  
group and goals. AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee member Faisal Kaud has taken  
the lead on the DWG and presented what the group has done for the past two years.  
KAUD answered questions from AAA Board members.  
A motion was made by CLAUSIUS, seconded by RUTKOWSKI, to table item to  
further discuss and obtain more information on how the Diversity Work Group  
will be run. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Ayes:  
CLAUSIUS, BUNCK, RATCLIFF, MCGINNITY, Farsetta, RUX, RUTKOWSKI,  
PALM, PAN and WERNER  
1 - ROSE  
Excused:  
D. Presentations  
None.  
E. Reports to Board  
1. State and Federal Report (Langer)  
Laura Langer of the WI Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources (BADR) reported hiring  
of two additional staff members. Wanda Thompson will be working with all 11 tribes and  
ARPA funding. Caregiver based money for ACL for administration of services totaling  
$300,000 over 5 years. Respite Care conference held at the Concourse Hotel with some  
valuable keynote speakers.  
2. Board Member Reports  
https://dane.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx  
Chair RATCLIFF summarized the minutes from each committee.  
a. AAA Access Committee (Farsetta & McGinnity)  
Minutes from August 1.  
2022  
MIN-251  
Attachments: 2022_0801_AAA Access Committee Minutes  
Next meeting: Monday October 3, 2022 at 2pm via Zoom.  
b. AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee (Bunck & Rutkowski)  
Minutes from August 24, 2022.  
2022  
MIN-264  
Attachments: 2022_0824 AAA Legislative-Advocacy Comm Mtg Minutes  
Next meeting: Wednesday October 26, 2022 at 9am via Zoom.  
c. AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee (Clausius & Rux)  
Meeting Sept 7, 2022-Minutes not ready as of agenda.  
CLAUSIUS reported discussing a HDM waitlist policy. The committee tabled the item so  
that Focal Point Directors could have input into the process, as they will be the main  
people implementing the policy if needed.  
Next meeting: Wednesday November 2, 2022 at 11:30am.  
d. Dane County Health & Human Needs Committee (Palm)  
HHN Minutes from 8/11/22.  
2022  
RPT-312  
Attachments: 2022_0811 HHN Minutes  
Minutes from September 1, 2022 meeting.  
2022  
RPT-323  
Attachments: 2022_0901 HHN Minutes  
PALM noted the shortage at Badger Prairie of nursing staff. The committee is concerned  
about the healthcare needs for older adults.  
Next meeting: Thursday September 22, 2022 at 5:30 pm  
e. Dane County Specialized Transportation Commission  
STC minutes from July 20.  
2022  
RPT-313  
Attachments: 2022_0720 STC Minutes  
Next meeting: TBD based on commission members availability  
AAA Clerk III Cindy Matulle advised the STC is still having meeting time issues with  
County Supervisors having meetings scheduled at the same time. AAA Board also  
needs a representative on the STC but it is difficult given the unknown meeting dates  
and times. MATULLE did explain the STC membership and a Board member is needed.  
MATULLE will check with Transportation Coordinator and find out if set dates and times  
are coming.  
3. Diversity Work Group  
Addressed in Action Items.  
4. Age Discrimination Discussion Update  
Nothing to report at this time.  
5. Regional Housing Strategy Update  
Meeting at the end of September.  
6. Board Member Status  
MATULLE thanked BUNCK for reaching out to Cleveland James who has applied to be  
on the AAA Board. BUNCK is serving passed his term and Mr. James would make the  
Board complete. We have two openings on the Access committee along with one  
opening each on the Legislative/Advocacy, Nutrition/Wellness and STC.  
7. Chair & Staff Reports  
Budget Priorities  
AAA Manager Sridevi Mohan stated that all of our 2023 Budget Priority requests were  
granted with money within the Dane County Human Services budget. One exception was  
Case Management were $51,000 of $117,323 request was included in the Human  
Services budget. We could still make a request to the County Executive and County  
Board of Supervisors to include this shortage in their budget portion.  
Division Administrator Angela Velasquez reported in the time she has been with Dane  
County she doesn’t recall a time when AAA Budget Priorities were included in the Human  
Services budget.  
AAA moving forward- goals and priorities  
MOHAN discussed what her goals and vision of the AAA moving forward. Would like  
AAA to be more state of art and not just on a local/state level but a national. Short-term  
goal of finding out why/why not programs are being used by underserved communities  
and understand barriers/needs. Some midterm goals are establishing more trust from  
our older adults and community partners and providing more meaningful Healthy Aging  
services. Collecting and sharing more data with community partners and how to  
effectively improve services. More equitable goals in programs and across the board.  
Long-term goals of working across all sectors. Work with academia to create evidence  
base for communities of color/LGBTQIA+/rural and other underserved communities.  
Need to complete the Aging Plan Goals in place. May need additional staffing in AAA to  
continue to provide meaningful services/programs and advocacy as the community ages.  
WAAN is creating talking points as Humana and Molina are buying our local MCO.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Monday October 3, 2022 at 3:45pm via Zoom  
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 MCGINNITY, seconded by Farsetta, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 5:30pm. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Ayes:  
CLAUSIUS, BUNCK, RATCLIFF, MCGINNITY, Farsetta, RUX, RUTKOWSKI,  
PALM, PAN and WERNER  
1 - ROSE  
Excused:  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle, AAA Clerk III.