04-18-2005 SAM
Senior Advisory Board Minutes
April 18, 2005
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Julie Jensen, Robert Cogley, Liz Tokarczyk
Jim Hanson
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith, Kathy Hemmah
Absent: Lorraine Zajicek
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:06 a.m. by chairman Jim Hanson.
II. Secretary's Report: The minutes from the March 28th meeting were reviewed. John
made a motion to accept the minutes. June seconded the motion and it was approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Lorraine was absent so there was no official report. September
gave some estimated figures for the month and Lorraine will give a two-month report
at the next meeting.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Tour to the Old Log Theater was sold out and went well. Trips to the
Arboretum, Afton, Hiawatha Light Rail, and the Mystery tour are all sold out.
When asked about maximum capacity for a trip, the board discovered that all
buses are 55 passenger buses and that the Center usually plans for 45 per trip.
The extra seats are used to make the seating a little more spacious for everyone.
Julie reported that the Great American History Theater showing of the
"Andrew Sisters Holiday Musical" is a potential trip. Julie has her new phone
and it has been a very valuable aid on recent trips. Her recent excursion to an
event specializing in tours was helpful in that she met some good contacts for
future trips, although she didn't gain much knowledge in the area of new
potential venues. It was suggested that Julie keep track of the profit or loss on
each trip so that the board has an idea of how tours are doing financially overall.
B. Program Update- The volunteer luncheon was a great success with over 90
people participating. Movie attendance was good for "Shall We Dance?". The
Riverside Dutchmen are scheduled from 2-5pm at the Event Center on April
2ih. May is national Blood Pressure month. The Center will be sponsoring a
blood pressure check on May 25th from 9-10:30am. The movie for May will be
"Aviator" and will be shown on May 26 and 27 at 1 :OOpm.
C. Cards- The Event Center is selling cards at a great pace currently. The Center
has already sold 266 cards in the first half of April.
D. Dancing- The April dance is scheduled for April2ih. The March dance had 71
participants so this activity continues to be very popular.
E. Senior Rummage Sale- A rummage sale was held at the Center on April ih.
The sale netted $471.01. It was suggested that we have a bigger ad in the
newspaper next year. Having the sale earlier in the spring was helpful in
drawing people. Plans for next year include allowing drop off two weeks in
advance, no clothing, and no furniture. The remaining items from this year's
sale will be taken to Maplewood's "Twice Is Nice" shop. The sale will be held
on Thursday, April 6th in 2006. This year's funds will go toward new cabinets
in the crafts room.
V. New Business
A. New Dance Floor- The dance floor rental has been very profitable. The board
felt that another section of flooring would be a good addition and a wise
investment for the board. John made the motion, which was seconded by Bob.
The motion was approved.
B. Other- The Center received $320 in tax donations for tax work done this year.
September has been approached by Fire Chief Brad Emans about the possibility
of getting a defibrillator. She may follow up on this. The Center is considering
having a bulletin board for used health-related equipment. It would be a good
way for getting people together that would like to purchase or sell these items.
Pool volunteer signup is off to a good start and staffwill continue to work on
that.
VI. Adj ournment: John made a motion to adj ourn at 11: 19am with a second from Liz.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, May 16th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary