02-27-2006 SAM
Senior Advisory Board Minutes
February 27, 2006
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Julie Jensen, Liz Tokarczyk, Robert Cogley, Randy
Bullert
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith, Kathy Hemmah
Absent: Phyllis Birkholz
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by Chairman John Lyman
II. Secretary's Report: The January 23rd minutes were examined. Robert
made the motion to approve and Randy seconded the motion. Motion approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Randy reported that the only expense this last month was $27.95
for the Star Tribune subscription. A deposit was made in the amount of $489.68,
which included card sales, a city reimbursement, and Christmas Angels sales. The
ending balance in our account is $21,783.31.
IV. Old Business
A. Upcoming Tours- Julie reported that all the tours through June are pretty well
sold out. A tour to the Chanhassen Dinner Theater for an April1ih showing of
"Midlife Crisis" has been added to the tour calendar. Interested participants
must be registered by March 22nd. The cost is $40. Julie listed upcoming trips
through the summer and fall and has something planned at least once a month.
The board commended Julie for bringing the touring program from its initial
goal of having four tours that were successful each year to its current state
where tours are being held at least once each month and are constantly selling
out.
B. Update on Programs- Kathy reported that "Taking Control of Your Blood
Sugar" has been going well. Next month's topic will be creating a healthy
breakfast. The Red Hat Society will be having a tea party on April 20th. The
Fellowship dinner will be held tonight with chicken as the main entree. The
quilting class was full last month and is turning out to be quite popular. Kathy
tried showing a movie every day during Valentine's week and had good
attendance. She noted that more men participated than usual. With this result,
she may look into having movies more than once a month. Kathy had some
leftover chocolate treats from Adaptive Recreation so she ran a chocolate bingo
activity for the seniors with very good results.
C. Card Sales- The Event Center sold 244 cards this past month with Green
Castle selling another 108 for a total of 352. This resulted in income of $176.
D. February Dance- The February dance was a success with 94 people in
attendance. After paying for the band, food, set up, and advertising, this activity
netted $98.
E. Update on Wall Renovation - September reported that the demolition of the
existing wall and a new movable divider could cost well over $10,000. The
group directed September to seek additional bids including an estimate for
having the wall removed and a header installed that would support a quality
room divider that may be purchased at some future date.
V. New Business
A. Change in Treasurer Reporting- Randy suggested that we should attempt to get
our treasurer's report more up-to-date by creating the report after making the
current month's deposits and just before our monthly meeting. While this
would require a little extra effort on his part, he would like to do it with the
board's approval. The board felt that Randy's suggestion was a good one and
that we should begin following this process immediately.
B. Volunteer Luncheon- Kathy mentioned that she is checking into having this
year's volunteer luncheon catered. As in past years, Kathy and September will
create a theme for this activity.
C. Defibrillator- A defibrillator was donated to the Hutchinson Event Center and
has been installed. The system is very user friendly and basically instructs you
on how to use it as you attempt to revive someone. The mechanism is such that
you cannot harm the victim with an accidental shock.
D. Health Fair- The teachers have a health fair each year, and they are looking for
someone to demonstrate how to cook healthy. Kathy, with the support of the
advisory board, will represent the senior center and pass along some cooking
tips as well as providing a couple of her own creations.
E. Rummage Sale- The rummage sale is scheduled for Thursday, April 6th, with
set up taking place the day before. This year there will be no furniture or
clothes, and all items must be in good condition. Board members were asked to
spread the word and if they were donating items, they should feel free to price
them ahead of time so set up will not take as long.
F. Other- Liz brought up the idea that we should look into putting some of our
advisory board funds into a certificate of deposit and improve our rate of return.
September will check this out.
VI. Adjournment: Liz made a motion to adjourn at 11 :20am with a second from Julie.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, March 20th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary