10-22-2007 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
October 22, 2007
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Cliff Swanson, Julie Jensen, Randy Bullert , Phyllis
Birkholz, Louise Jessen
City Staff: September Jacobsen, Kathy Hemmah, John McRaith
Absent: None
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 September 17 minutes were examined. Julie
made a motion to approve and Randy seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report: Randy reported a current balance of $10841.97. A deposit was
made in October for $1987.82 and included income from card sales and Christmas
Angels along with a check from the City for pool concessions. June made a motion
to accept the report with a second from Phyllis. Motion was approved.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- Julie reported that the Friday trip to Brainerd was successful. Rustad
Bus Company provided the bus and they provided a good bus driver but the bus
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was not the best. The tour on November 7 to the Science Museum to see
“Pompeii”, which includes an Omni theater presentation, is full. A December
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13 trip to Orchestra Hall for a holiday concert and dinner at the Hilton is also
full and so is a trip that is planned to Crown College for a Christmas concert.
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Julie is preparing a January 16 tour to Chanhassen for their rendition of
“Joseph and the Amazing, Technicolored Dream Coat”. February brings a tour
to the Bloomington Arts Center for their rendition of “On Golden Pond” and
and opportunity to dine at Bakers Square.
B.Update on Programs- Knitting for the Troops now has 10 knitters and they’ve
made 35-40 hats so far. These hats are sent along in care packages. The board
had approved spending $100 to help with the purchasing of wool for the hats
but the group ran out of wool so an additional $100 worth of wool was
purchased at a great price. The quilters have a supporter that will purchase most
of the materials to create the next quilt. Some board members felt that the next
one should be auctioned off as these quilts are so exceptional and should be
used by someone who would appreciate the artwork. Kathy will discuss that
with the quilters. Pals Without Secrets went to American Pastime and enjoyed
themselves. There were twelve participants. Christmas Angels will be working
on fruitcake in a jar for their next project. The November dinner dance will be
more festive this year and will be aimed at more of a holiday atmosphere. The
Book Club is going to read representative Dean Urdahl’s book titled “Uprising”
in October and Mr. Urdahl has agreed to meet with the group.
C.Dishes- September worked up final costs for dishes and presented the figures to
the board. Cost will be about $13,300 and the items would have to be rented
approximately 27 times to repay the original cost. Cliff made a motion that the
Board purchase the dishes and equipment and to receive reimbursement
quarterly for their portion of the rent which will be 50 percent. Phyllis seconded
the motion and it passed.
V. New Business
A.Welcome Louise Jessen- September introduced Louise Jessen who will be
replacing Robert Cogley for the remainder of his term. Robert had to resign due
to health issues.
B.Nominations- The board was asked to nominate seniors to join the group. We
are losing Julie Jensen who is completing her second term. Julie will remain
active with the board as the tour coordinator but will no longer have voting
privileges.
C.Glue Guns- Board approved purchase of three new glue guns.
D.Decorations for Tree Event- Kathy made a request to purchase tree decorations
for the Center’s Christmas tree. The board approved the purchase.
E.Other- Julie made a motion seconded by June that the November meeting be
moved to after Thanksgiving to avoid the holiday week. The board agreed to
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move the meeting to November 26.
VI. Adjournment: Randy made a motion to adjourn at 11:37am with a second from Cliff.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, November 26th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary