Nutrition Advisory Council

TAYLOR COUNTY NUTRITION ADVISORY COUNCIL Thursday December 8, 2022 Medford Dining Site 845 B East Broadway, Medford, WI 54451 Members Present: Donna Hrdina – Goodrich, Richard Pulcher – Gilman, Steve Fleming– Jump River, Joyce Peterson-Westboro, Jenn Viergutz –COA Director. Member(s) Absent: Donna Mae Graffunder- Medford, Vivian Kremsreiter – Stetsonville Recruitment: Rib Lake and Home Delivered Meals Call Meeting to Order: Peterson called the meeting to order at 10:34 AM. Approve Minutes of th e September 22 , 2022 Meeting: Hrdina moved to approve the minutes, second by Flemming. All Ayes. Motion Carried. Approve the Agenda : Fleming moved to approve the agenda with ten items; second b y Hrdina. All Ayes. Motion carried. Public Input: None Review 3rd Quarter Nutrition Reports: Viergutz reported the following 3rd quarter numbers by site. Jump River 265 congregate meals and 160 Home delivered serve d. Rib Lake 119 congregate an d 1,544 home delivered served. Westboro 164 congregate and 144 home delivered served, Goodrich 152 congregate meals served. Stetsonville 353 congregate and 966 home delivered served. Medford 592 congregate and 2,739 home delivered meals served. Director’s Report: Viergutz shared a report breaking down bids per site and annual difference between bids. The COA Committee put much thought and discussion into awarding the contract and the biggest factor being the budget. The awarded meal contracts by si te with associated costs for 2023-2025 Jump River: Jump River community Center at $9/meal Stetsonville: no bid and will continue to cook onsite Gilman: BRI $7.75/meal and min $82.79/day Goodrich: Lynn’s Catering $6.15/meal Rib Lake: Lynn’s Catering $6.15/meal Westboro: Lynn’s Catering $6.15/meal Medford Site: BRI $7.75/meal no delivery included Medford MOW: Lynn’s Catering $6.40/mea l. Delivery will remain the same with contracting BRI at a current rate of $21/hour and .74/mile Viergutz reported the lack of funding to continue carryout meals. As of January 1st we will not be allowed to provide them. There is a loophole in that if an individual did not want to eat at the site they could provide their own containers. Discussion was held regarding if people would show up with dirty contai ners. We could offer containers at our cos t. FHC has provided CO A with multiple cases of Covid test and they can be distributed out of the sites and office. GWAAR requires our nutrition site managers to obtain a required number of hours per year of education/training. Site Manager training will be scheduled for Janua ry. Currently Jenn has been meeting individually with managers and covering items as neede d. Site assessments are being done with only a few sites remaining. Set Next Meeting Dat e: The next meeting will be March 8, 2023 10:30 am at th e Goodrich Dining Site. Adjourn: With no further busines s, Hrdina moved to adjourn; secon d by Pulcher. All Aye s. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:25 am. TAYLOR COUNTY NUTRITION ADVISORY COUNCIL Thursday September 22, 2022 Jump River Community Center W14751 River St Jump River, WI 54434 Members Present: Donna Hrdina – Goodrich, Donna Mae Graffunder - Medford, Vivian Kremsreiter – Stetsonville, Steve Fleming– Jump River, Joyce Peterson-Westboro, Jenn Viergutz – COA Director. Member(s) Absent: Richard Pulcher – Gilman, - Rib Lake Call Meeting to Order: Peterson called the meeting to order at 10:23 AM. Approve Minutes of the December 16th , 201 9 Meeting: Hrdina m oved to approve the minutes of the December 16 2019 Taylor County Nutrition Advisory Council; second by Kremsreiter. All Ayes. Motion Carried. Approve the Agenda: Fleming moved to approve the agenda with ten items; second by Hrdina. All Ayes. Motion carried. Public Input: None Review 2nd Quarter Nutrition Reports: Viergutz reported that over 35,000 meals were served by congregate, carry out and home delivered meals in the last 12 months. All sites had reopened July 5, 2021. Most sites seeing a significant decrease in numbers due to Covid and death of participants. Fleming reported for Jump River stating about 10 -12 participants and serves two days a week. The site focuses on socialization, food and family atmosphere. Everyone is a volunteer and helps out when it comes to serving and cleaning up. Noted that they truly value the cook Diane who cooks their meals onsite. Peterson reporting for Westboro stated they also serve twice a week, socialization and caring atmosphere. Everyone looks out for each other or if someone needs a ride. Also a large number of volunteers at the site who help clean up and serve. Would like to see their numbers grow Hrdina reporting for Goodrich reported that prior to Covid the numbers in attendance was about 20 and now down to about 10 and they only serve on Wednesday. Everyone at the site volunteers and a big sense of community among them. Site managers are in their 80s and they want to help them as much as they can. Once a month they play bingo after the meal. Group tends to look at the meals and if they do not like what happens to fall on their day, attendance maybe low or they may not hold the meal as a rule there needs to be a minimum of five participants. Would be nice to have some flexibility in the menu. Kremsreiter reported for Stetsonville, currently participation is a t its lowest as Jean their cook is out with a broken wrist. Currently food is being brought in by Lynn’s catering and their normal participants are waiting for her to resume cooking. Again, someplace for everyone to come and socialize, find out what’s going on. A small group gets together to play cards before the meal. Graffunder reported for Medford, averaging about 10 people daily. Most play cards before the meal and play bingo after the meal on Mondays and Fridays. Review & Update Nutrition Adviso ry Council Bylaws: Fleming moved to approve the bylaws second by Kremsreiter. All Ayes. Motion Carried. Discussion on terms due to the Covid break to prevent all members term limits ending at the same time. Flemming, Graffunder and Kremsreiter will serve for one year and Hrdina, Peterson and Pulcher will serve for two years. Election of officers, Peterson chair and Hrdina Vice Chair until annual elections to be held in June 2023 Kremsreiter moved to make the motion, second by Graffunder. All Ayes. Motion carried. Advisory Council orientation/expectations: Discussion held with member about importance of committee, they are eyes and ears at the dining sites as well as advocate voices. Director’s Report: Director Viergutz reported the upcoming activities involving the sites and programs offered by COA. As part of the 3 year Aging Unit Plan, Stetsonville will begin hosting a monthly theme meal in October. All sites encouraged to attend, Stetsonville has the capaci ty to change menu as food is cooked onsite. Encouraged members to bring forward ideas to improve the program. Food Contracts will be going out for bid within the next few weeks. Set Next Meeting Date: The next meeting will be December 8, 2022 10:30 am at the Medford Dining Site. Adjourn: With no further business , Hrdina moved to adjourn; second by Graffunder. All Ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:46 am.