Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Area Agency on Aging - Nutrition / Wellness Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, November 2, 2022  
11:30 AM  
via Zoom  
The Wednesday November 2, 2022 AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee meeting is being held virtually.  
The public can access the meeting with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
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Registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
Staff & Guests Present: Shannon Gabriel, Cindy Matulle, and Sridevi Mohan  
A. Call To Order  
Chair CLAUSIUS called the meeting to order at 11:31 am.  
6 -  
Present  
RACHEL BRICKNER, BILL CLAUSIUS, THOM RUX, LINDA FULLER, CAROLINE  
WERNER, and TRACY CHASE  
3 - JORDYN CRANE, JULES LEE, and DIANE GOLDENSOPH  
Absent  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
September 7, 2022 minutes  
2022  
MIN-303  
Attachments: 2022_0907_AAA Nutrition-Wellness Committee Minutes  
A motion was made by CHASE, seconded by RUX, that the minutes be approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - BRICKNER, CLAUSIUS, RUX, FULLER, WERNER and CHASE  
3 - CRANE, LEE and GOLDENSOPH  
Ayes:  
Absent:  
C. Action Items  
8 -  
Present  
RACHEL BRICKNER, BILL CLAUSIUS, THERESA SANDERS, THOM RUX, LINDA  
FULLER, CAROLINE WERNER, TRACY CHASE, and DIANE GOLDENSOPH  
2 - JORDYN CRANE, and JULES LEE  
Absent  
1. 2023 AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee dates and time  
Committee members all agreed to keep the same meeting dates and times.  
HDM Waitlist/Freeze Policy  
2. 2022  
ACT-118  
Attachments: HDM Wait List 10.11.22 Final  
HDM Wait List Draft  
Angela and I presented this possible wait list/freeze policy to the focal point directors.  
There was one question – how would the amount of meals per focal point or meal site be  
assigned. We answered that – if there ever was a freeze or wait list that needed to start –  
the amount of meals you’re serving at your site would remain the same. Let’s say  
Middleton is serving 80 HDM – they would keep all 80 of those spots and someone would  
have to come off the list for them to add an individual. Their meals served would never go  
above that 80 count.  
When we asked focal points for more feedback, one person said they didn’t like it,  
although they didn’t have a better solution. We all agreed that no one likes a policy that  
would prevent us from feeding older adults, but if the funding is not there, we need to  
have this policy in place.  
I mentioned to the directors that I had a call in to my state elder nutrition program director  
regarding what other states have in place, since many other states DO already have wait  
lists.  
In other states, the majority of states use a first on, first off wait list policy, but there’s a  
lot of communication around moving away from this method. After recently doing a  
national interview about how we use the Enhanced Determine Tool – states are wanting to  
implement that tool. The state of Maryland is the only location that’s using prioritization  
criteria similar to our proposed policy.  
A motion was made by BRICKNER, seconded by CLAUSIUS, to approve the  
HDM Waitlist Policy as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Ayes:  
BRICKNER, CLAUSIUS, SANDERS, RUX, FULLER, WERNER, CHASE and  
GOLDENSOPH  
2 - CRANE and LEE  
Absent:  
D. Presentations  
None.  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. 2023 AAA Budget Update  
AAA Manager Sridevi Mohan reported that all Nutrition budget requests were approved  
and added to the Dane County Human Services budget.  
2. Dietitian Program Update  
Dietitian Program Update  
2022  
RPT-543  
Attachments: Nutrition Committee Update 11.2.22  
Registered Dietitian and Healthy Aging Coordinator Shannon Gabriel summarized her  
activities for the year.  
3. Healthy Aging Program Update  
Healthy Classes Offered  
2022  
RPT-458  
Attachments: 2022 WIHA MASTER Schedule  
GABRIEL shared all of the Healthy Aging classes that were scheduled for the entire year.  
It is hard to offer more classes as a lot of trainers had their certification lapse due to  
COVID.  
4. Chair & Staff Updates  
None.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 11:30 am  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
CHASE asked if there were certain meal sites that members should be attending.  
NewBridge sites mentioned. GABRIEL will be emailing a listing of all the meal sites and  
evaluation form to members again.  
BRICKNER asked if there was more information about who would be catering meals next  
year. At the moment Little John’s was selected as the caterer starting in 2023. The  
County Board Supervisor’s will be voting on the approval at the December 15, 2022  
meeting.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
I. Adjournment  
A motion was made by CHASE, seconded by BRICKNER, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 12:01 pm. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Ayes:  
BRICKNER, CLAUSIUS, SANDERS, RUX, FULLER, WERNER, CHASE and  
GOLDENSOPH  
2 - CRANE and LEE  
Absent:  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle, AAA Clerk III.