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04-19-2004 SAM Senior Advisory Board Minutes April 19, 2004 Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Lorraine Zajicek, Julie Jensen, Liz Tokarczyk Jim Hanson, City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith, Kathy Hemmah. Absent: None I. The meeting was called to order at 10:03 a.m. by chairman Jim Hansen II. Secretary's Report: The March 15th minutes were examined. Liz Tokarczyk made the motion to approve with a second by June Lyman. Motion approved. III. Treasurer's Report: The current balance is $28,448.09 with a deposit of$187.87 for cards and tax preparation donations in March. John Lyman made the motion to accept the report with a second by Julie Jensen. Motion approved. IV. Old Business A. Update on Programs- 94 people attended the Red Hat Society function last week. The knitting club will start this week. Brochure information on the Senior Center was very noticeable this spring. The Spring sampling party with Rich Pohlmeier displaying various foods will be held on April 28th. Pilates is still popular on Thursdays. They use a punch card system for each class so that participants only pay for the classes they attend. Some participants have noted an improvement in their health as a result of participating. The Volunteer Appreciation dinner is planned for April 29th at 11 :00 am. The menu will be grilled chicken sandwiches and soup. The Senior Advisory Board sponsors this dinner. Movie day is the third Thursday and Friday of the month. This next month is the movie "Miracle" about the U.S. Olympic hockey team. Attendance is averaging 20-40 people per screening. B. Tour Committee- Old Log Theater and Chanhassen trips are doing well. Festival of Nations has only 13 so Julie suggested calling Holt Tours and having our registrants join them. Holt is running a trip on the same day. The Lake Minnetonka Cruise should be in the next newsletter. The weather is a concern in planning this trip. Discussion ensued on the possibilities for overnight or longer trips. The tough part of these endeavors is that Holt and other tour companies already offer these trips. C. Response to Donations- Liz checked into a pool table in St. Cloud. A remodeled table will cost about $1200 delivered and set up. John Lyman made a motion, seconded by June that September and Liz check out the table and, if acceptable, purchase it. The motion was approved. D. Advisory Board Vacancies- The paperwork has been sent to City Center to approve having John Lyman replace Gayle Nelson, June Lyman replace Mary Field, and Phylis Birkholtz replace Bob Meyer. The Lymans will be in the third year of their first terms in 2004. Phylis will be in the first year of her first term. V. New Business A. Computer Software- Julie made a motion, seconded by Liz, that September look into computer word processing software so that the computers at the Senior Center will have the appropriate software for providing classes and seminars. The computers currently are internet accessible but have no software. The motion was approved. B. Pool V olunteers-Signup sheets will be available at the volunteer luncheon for the upcoming summer pool concessions season. September will contact Marv Haugen about a training session for the volunteers. C. Senior Essay Contest- In the past, sixth graders have had an essay contest on the topic of their grandparent or a senior citizen that they know well. The sponsoring organization is not funding the contest this year so September was wondering if the Advisory Board would like to continue the program. A $25 cash prize is awarded for the best boy's and girl's essay. John Lyman made a motion to continue the contest and Lorraine seconded the motion. The motion passed. D. Art Supplies for the Senior Expo- The board has sponsored the art supplies for a senior art project in conjunction with the Senior Expo in the fall of each year. The board voted to continue this tradition after a motion by Julie and a second by Liz. VI. Adjournment: John made the motion to adjourn at 11 :28am and Liz seconded. The motion passed. Next Meeting: Monday, May 17th at 10:00 a.m. John McRaith, Secretary