11-28-2005 SAM
Senior Advisory Board Minutes
November 28, 2005
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Julie Jensen, Lorraine Zajicek, Jim Hanson
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith, Kathy Hemmah
Absent: Robert Cogley, Liz Tokarczyk
I. The meeting was called to order at 10: 12 a.m. by chairman Jim Hanson.
II. Secretary's Report: The minutes from the October meeting were reviewed. John
made a motion to accept the minutes. June seconded the motion and it was approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Lorraine reported that a deposit of $1613 was made this past
month which included a payment from PRCE for pool concession labor, cards, the
November dance, and Christmas Angels sales. Julie made a motion to accept the
report, which was seconded by June. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Trips to the Hutterite community and the Eagle Center were held this last
month. Both were sold out and went well. This Friday is the trip to Crown
College for their Christmas program. The Women's Expo trip is planned for
January and is filling nicely. In February, the tour will be traveling to see "West
Side Story" at the Chanhassen Theatre. On March 14th, a flowers and candy trip
to Marshall Fields and Abdallah Candy Company will take place. Julie is
considering another trip to a cooking school. Other possibilities for future tours
include the Terry Redlin Museum, two boat tours for this coming summer, and
a Como Park trip. Julie asked for opinions about visiting a horse farm in Jordan,
which would include dinner at a western-style restaurant.
B. Program Update- Volunteers came in and made candy and are now selling it.
Profits are going to Common Cup. "Warm Springs" was the movie this month
and was based on the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Fellowship Dinner
will be held this evening. Hopefully, the weather will not hinder the attendance.
A group with the goal of "Taking control of your blood pressure" is starting.
The next session will be held in January. The Holiday party in December will
be called "The Sounds of Christmas". The Cogley Sisters will be performing.
Turnout for the November dance was a little low with 55 attending. A turkey
hunt was held at the Senior Center with paper turkeys hidden in the building.
Successful hunters received a free turkey dinner at the Fellowship meal. A
Bingo Birthday party was held. The game began back in the 1500's.
C. Cards- The sale of cards amounted to $249 for November.
D. Dancing- The November dance had 55 participants and showed a loss of $32.
E. Christmas Angels- The Christmas Angels brought in $67.85 from the sale of
their crafts.
F. Board Member Update- September has found replacements for our departing
board members- Jim Hanson and Lorraine Zajicek. Randy Bullert and Phylis
Berkholtz have agreed to join the board in January. Everyone else is good
through at least 2006.
G. Dance Floor Rental- The dance floor was rented this past month for $230.
V. New Business
A. Medicare Prescription Drug Policy- The Minnesota River Agency will be
stopping by November 30th to explain the new Medicare prescription Drug Part
D policy.
B. 2006 Wishes- September would like to take out a wall between two program
rooms so we could handle slightly larger groups that come on a regular basis.
The board requested that September get a couple bids to get a handle on the cost
of the proj ect.
C. 2006 Program Ideas- Julie suggested having a speaker come in and show the
latest electronic gadgets and explain what they are, what they cost, and where
they can buy them. This would be very helpful for grandparents who are
looking for gifts for their grandchildren.
D. Other- Lorraine wanted to see any trip expenses taken out of the trips budget
instead of being paid for by the Advisory Board. She made a motion, seconded
by John, that the Advisory Board get reimbursement for the track phone that
Julie uses for her tours. The reimbursement would come from future tour
profits. Motion approved. Bob Cogley has some wood crafts that he would
like to have sold through silent auction. Since he was not present, this will be
discussed at next month's meeting.
VI. Adjournment: John made a motion to adjourn at 11 :26am with a second from June.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, December 19th, at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary