Council on Aging and Disabilities Meeting — Minutes

Council on Aging and Disabilities Minutes March 13, 2026 8:30 AM St. Croix County Service Center - Room 171 & 172 1752 Dorset Lane, New Richmond, Wisconsin Call to Order Council on Aging and Disabilities (COAD) Chair Carol Hajicek called the March 13, 2026 meeting of the COAD to order at approximately 8:30 AM. Roll Call PRESENT: Paul Adams, Paulette Anderson, Carol Hajicek, Cathy Leaf, Bonnie Richert, Amy Schneider, Darci Strutt, Roxanne Wakeen, ABSENT: Joan Detloff, Nancy Meyer, Wayne Roen, Others in attendance: Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Director Sharlene Lopez, Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Administrator Kristin Newton, ADRC Supervisor Amy Roemhild, student intern for Northwood Tech. Darla Atkinson. Approval of Minutes COAD Chair Hajicek asked if there were any corrections, additions, or deletions to the minutes. With no changes suggested, the minutes were accepted as presented. 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting - Friday, January 9, 2026 Public Comment COAD Chair Hajicek opened the meeting to public comment for items on or off the agenda. No public comment requests were submitted today. Info/Discussion Items 1. Financial Report for February 2026 ADRC Administrator Newton shared the ADRC monthly financial report. Discussion and questions followed. 2. ADRC Nutrition Program Updates ADRC Supervisor Amy Roemhild shared that March is Nutrition Month. Roemhild presented a PowerPoint explaining that the Nutrition Program services for the older adults across the US. This program is funded by the Older Americans Act (OAA). St Croix county has 9 Nutrition Sites and 21 Site Managers and also provides transportation at a low fee. In 2025, ADRC started a Pilot Voucher Program in two locations, held two Annual Events, held Nutrition Education sessions and also received a Nutrition Program Congregate Revitalization Grant. ADRC saw an increase in the Congregate program of 1,365 meals from 2024. The Home Delivered Meal program saw a decrease of 5,794 meals from 2024. 7 sites saw decreases in meals delivered and 2 sites with an increase. Roemhild shared survey results from Congregate and Home Delivered Meals. ADRC received 86 surveys from the Congregate and 54 from Home Delivered. Roemhild also shared plans for 2026, including developing new partnerships, collaborating with Public Health and other ADRC programs, incorporating pop-up events with education, increased days at a few of the sites, providing a new training model for Site Manager Staff, and hosting Regional Nutrition Manager training in June. Roemhild announced that the Hudson Nutrition Site at Agave 2GoGo is closing and ADRC is looking at a few options for Hudson Congregate and Home Delivered. Discussion and questions followed. 3. Legislative Updates ADRC Administrator Kristin Newton shared Legislative Updates. Sharing Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resource (GWAAR) news, Wisconsin Aging Network (WAN) updates, and Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition concerns about voting impacts. Newton shared pending bills waiting to be passed by the State Senate, action alerts, and possible changes in Food Share. Discussion and questions followed. Request for Future Agenda Items COAD Chair Hajicek asked if there were any suggestions for future agenda items. ADRC Administrator Newton shared that West Cap Executive Director Tim Mather will be presenting at our May meeting. Announcements COAD Chair Hajicek asked if there were any announcements today. ADRC Administrator Kristin Newton shared: *Newton shared that Chair Cathy Leaf, Council Member Nancy Meyer and Council Member Roxi Wakeen COAD terms have ended and will be stepping down. *Volunteer Banquet is May 1st. *Darla Atkinson from Northwood Tech work program is joining ADRC team temporarily to help with volunteer coordination. *ADRC has a new intern, Amber, and she will be working on a new program called Men Shed Project in St. Croix county on May 6th in Baldwin at the Highway Department. *March is Social Worker month *Live 2 B Healthy Senior Fitness Classes starting this month. *Women Veterans Retreat in April. *Wine Women & Dementia April 1st. *Boost Your Brain and Memory start this month. *Stepping On classes starting in April. *No COAD meeting in April. Date of Next Meeting 1. Date of Next Meeting - Friday, May 8, 2026 Adjournment COAD Chair Hajicek called this March 13, 2026 meeting to adjourn at approximately 9:32 AM.