[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present. we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director's report, executive director shireen mcspadden. >> good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don't have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present. we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director's report, executive director shireen mcspadden. >> good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don't have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present. we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director's report, executive director shireen mcspadden. >> good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don't have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present. we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director's report, executive director shireen mcspadden. >> good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don't have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present.e ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director's report, executive director shireen mcspadden. >> good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don't have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next ye

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present.we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you.

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present.e ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director's report, executive director shireen mcspadden. >> good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don't have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next ye

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present. ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you.

the daas commission and executive director shireen mcspadden about honor maria morabe from the d.a.s. office of in-home support services. >> come on, maria. >> you look so excited. [laughter] so excited to be honored today. come on up. >> thank you. >> it's all good. so, all right. so maria is from in-home supportive services. and i would love for all the in-home supportive services staff to stand if possible. [applause] so ihss is d.a.s.'s biggest program. and it's literally over half of our staff. and one of the things i've learned about ihss over the years i've been here is that things are never static, right? you think you have caring, or you are doing intake or you are doing reception or you are doing clerical work, and that's your job, but actually what happens is there's change constantly. the state is always saying now do it this way, now do it this way. so one of the big things we are doing this year is electronic verification and that is a huge change. because i know i'm preaching to the choir but i'm actually saying this for the public, and that's that electronic verificati

[roll call] please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present.we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. >> thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? >> so moved. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> thank you.