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05-17-2004 SAM Senior Advisory Board Minutes May 17, 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 10:02 a.m. by chairman Jim Hansen II. Secretary's Report: The April 19th minutes were examined. John Lyman made the motion to approve with a second by Lorraine Zajicek. Motion approved. III. Treasurer's Report: No current treasurer's report. IV. Old Business A. Update on Programs- The Spring Fling dance is coming up. The Mother's day event went over well with the attendees. The bird club will begin again this month. The Red Hat Society is planning an event for September and past such events have yielded well over 100 participants. June 9th & 16th are the dates for anyone interested in learning the game of Texas Hold-Em, a form of poker. On June 14th, the police department will take seniors on the annual fishing trip and picnic. Registration for pool volunteers has gone very well and there are currently only six spots remaining for June. The Center is planning a Father's Day celebration for Friday, June 18th. Root beer floats will be served and participants will see a screening of "It Runs in the Family." B. Tour Committee- The Chanhassen trip this month is doing well. The Lake Minnetonka trip for June 10th is almost full also. The trip planned for July is the Spicer Castle and boat ride. August is open at this time but a casino trip may be in the works. A state fair trip is planned for just before Labor Day and Julie is trying to put together a train ride on the Zephyr for late September. The board felt that a mystery tour would be a great addition to the fall lineup. Members also discussed going to pageants like "Hiawatha" or "Walnut Grove" but timing is a concern as these activities take place in the late evening. Members commented on what a wonderful job Julie is doing with the tours. C. New Board Member- Phyllis Birkholtz, who just joined the board this last month, will be unable to participate due to some family medical issues. The board will again try to locate potential members to add to the board. This will be discussed at the June meeting. D. Pool Table Update- Liz Tokarczyk and September Jacobsen selected a table in St. Cloud this past month. It has been delivered and installed. The board felt that a light over the table was essential. A motion was made by Julie Jensen and seconded by Liz Tokarczyk to spend up to $200 to purchase the lighting. E. Software for Computer- The Senior Center has four computers but no software for them. September is checking with IT coordinator Tom Kloss to see what the costs would be to have Microsoft Office put on these computers to make them more useable and provide opportunities for seniors to train on them. F. Event Center Entry- Julie Jensen requested that the minutes reflect the appreciation of the board for the prompt improvement in the entryway of the Event Center. The entry was cleaned out and a new park bench was purchased to improve the decor. V. New Business A. Treadmill Donation- September reported that someone had offered to donate a treadmill to the Center. The treadmill was not electric and therefore the board did feel it would serve its intended purpose. The offer was declined. B. Renting of Senior Equipment- Requests have been made about renting equipment owned by the Senior Center such as tables. After some discussion, it was agreed that renting is not something the board wants to get involved with at this time. VI. Adj ournment: J ohn Lyman made the motion to adj ourn at 11: 10am and Lorraine Zajicek seconded. The motion passed. Next Meeting: Monday, June 21st at 10:00 a.m. John McRaith, Secretary