08-15-2005 SAM
Senior Advisory Board Minutes
August 15, 2005
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Robert Cogley, Liz Tokarzyk, Julie Jensen, Jim
Hanson City Staff: Kathy Hemmah, September Jacobsen,
Absent: Lorraine Zajicek, John McRaith
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by chairman Jim Hanson.
II. Secretary's Report: Motion to approve minutes was made by John Lyman and
seconded by Bob Cogley. Motion approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Card sales this past month included $96.50 from the Event
Center and $39 from Green Castle. The monthly dance profit for July was $76.
Payments made during July included; card making supplies, name badge for tour
badge, Star and Tribune bill and the final purchase of dance floor. John Lyman made
the motion to approve the treasurer's report with a second from Robert Cogley. The
motion passed.
IV. Old Business
Tours- Julie reported the Hiawatha trip went wonderfully. Mystery Tour went well;
visited Phipps Center Art Galleries, the Octagon House and a town tour of Civil War
homes. State Fair trip is filling slower than expected. Mystic Lake almost filled
other trips have waiting lists and 2 new trips will be advertised in the September
Newsletter. 2006 Tours are currently being planned.
A. Update on Programs- Kathy brought us up-to-date on the
IntergenerationallGarden Stone project, and the "Comedy is King Week".
Christmas Angels are doing very well. Book Club is going strong. Seniors
showing more interest in Monthly movies. Pool volunteers had a full summer
and were all very cooperative. Should be a good fundraising check. A tea is
being planned in October for the Red Hats. Some discussion about the
Christmas party took place. Planning on having the ih grade middle school
perform along with the Cogley sisters on December 16th.
V. New Business
A. Discussion on the parking lot progress. All seniors have been very
cooperative with the parking inconvenience.
B. Tokens for the Trailblazer will be rising in cost as of October 2005 by
fifty cents.. Weare not currently able to purchase a large quantity of
tokens.
C. Discussion on how the Senior Club will reimburse coffee used during
their meetings. It was decided they pay the full amount of the cost or
purchase their own to bring in. September will talk to the Club.
D. Services for the Blind would like to use the Event Center as a pilot
program location to use monitors for the visually impaired.
E. Board looked at an agreement for dance floor rental and wished to have
the city attorney verify the wording. September will email contract to
get approval.
VI. Adjournment: Liz made a motion to adjourn with a second from John Lyman. The
motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, September 19th. at 10:00 a.m.
September Jacobsen filling in for John McRaith, Secretary