08-20-2007 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
August 20, 2007
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Cliff Swanson, Julie Jensen, Randy Bullert , Phyllis
Birkholz
City Staff: John McRaith, September Jacobsen, Kathy Hemmah
Absent: Robert Cogley
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by Chairman John Lyman
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II.Secretary’s Report: The July 23 minutes were examined. Randy
made a motion to approve and Cliff seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report: Randy reported a current balance of $7388.08. Income from
card sales and Christmas Angels was $145.50. This month’s dance was an expense
item on the ledger showing an $81 loss. Phyllis made a motion to accept the report
with a second from June. Motion was approved.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- Julie reported that the trip to Guthrie and the dinner turned out well.
She felt the new Guthrie Theater is not exactly senior friendly as it was poorly
lit and steeply graded. While she would not discourage future trips, there are
extra concerns when bringing elderly people to this venue. The State Fair trip,
which is a full 12 hour event from 7:30a-7:30p is at capacity. In September, a
group will be traveling to the St. James Hotel in Red Wing with a great noon
luncheon, a pottery demonstration, and a tour of the city. Also this fall, a group
will be traveling to Brainerd to see a vaudeville show. That tour currently has
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17 on the wait list. Julie has scheduled a trip on November 7 tour to the
Science Museum to see “Pompeii”, which includes an Omni theater
presentation. This tour has 17 openings left. A December trip to Orchestra Hall
for a holiday concert and dinner at the Hilton has also been scheduled. Julie is
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planning a January 16 trip to Chanhassen for their rendition of “Joseph and the
Amazing, Technicolored Dream Coat”. On another note, September and Julie
will be discussing a new contract with R & J Tours this week to provide
transportation for upcoming tours. We will probably be looking at higher fees.
B.Update on Programs- Kathy reported that the pool concessions went well this
summer. She needs more people to volunteer as we lost quite a few this past
season. The movie this month was “Sweet Land” and she made Black Cows for
the treat. A Knitting for the Troops group is making hats that the soldiers wear
under their helmets that draw away the moisture. The Book club is going out
for lunch at Peters as part of their Civil War outing in Litchfield, which will
include a visit to their museum. The Senior Expo is the last Tuesday in
September. “Pals without Secrets” currently has five members and they saw
the play “Bye Bye Birdie” and went out to eat.
C.Cancellation Fee- September discussed the possibility of charging a fee for
canceling from a tour to help cover administrative costs. Randy made a motion
seconded by June that we charge $3 for cancellation from a tour. The motion
was approved.
D. View Dishes- The board looked at different samples of dinnerware that the
Center is considering to purchase. The Seniors will be assisting in the purchase
of these items and in return will receive a share of the profits from their rental.
E. Fan for Pool Concessions- Kathy and September will purchase a fan for the
concessions area which will be paid for out of the Recreation Center budget.
F. Refrigerator Update- We may need to look at updating the refrigerator in the
future. The liner on the current one is wearing out.
G. First Class Mail- The newsletter has been sent by bulk until now but delivery
has been unpredictable. The board decided that the rate should increase for a
subscription to $8 per year and that first class delivery would begin this
December.
V. New Business
A.Other- No other business was acted upon.
VI. Adjournment: Randy made a motion to adjourn at 11:40am with a second from Cliff.
The motion passed.
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Next Meeting: Monday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary