07-27-2009 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
July 27, 2009
Present: Harriet Sturges, Phyllis Birkholz, Louise Jessen, Carrol Olson, Cliff Swanson,
Julie Jensen, Randy Bullert, Rick Reiner
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: None
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:07 a.m. by Chairman Carrol Olson
II. Secretary’s Report: The June minutes were examined. Louise made a motion to
approve the minutes and Rick seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report:Randy reported a balance of $6696.82. The July deposit
included card sales, dance receipts, tour reimbursement, dish rental, and dance floor
rental. Phyllis made a motion to accept the report with a second from Louise. The
motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- Julie reported that our upcoming tours are filling well. The State Fair
and Old Log Theater trips have just a few openings left. She has added a new
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tour to Chanhassen on October 17 to see Patsy Cline. This is in addition to the
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October 5 mystery tour already on the schedule. November brings a trip to
Little Falls and December is the Christmas show in Arden Hills. She is
beginning to add trips for the 2010 season and is always looking for new ideas.
B.Update on Programs- Pool concessions are going fine although we still have a
few openings to fill. PRCE has been filling the unscheduled days with their
summer employees. Louise made a motion seconded by Carroll that the board
will cover the cost of Monday coffee which accounts for about $100 a year.
This was done to create fairness for all the groups that don’t charge participants
for fees beyond the cost of the event itself. The motion was approved. Dances
have been lowly attended the past few months. Phyllis made a motion seconded
by Rick that we move to the third Wednesdays to avoid Morton senior dances
after our currently contracted musicians have fulfilled their scheduled
appearances. Motion approved. September reported that 180 decks of cards
were donated from Mystic Lake. She will send a thank you. A letter was
submitted to American Legion about replacing the Event Center flag and Roger
Olson has responded. Roger will look at the flag to see if it needs to be
replaced. The new computer has arrived and is much faster. The August
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fellowship dinner is on August 31. The watermelon seed spitting contest was
fun. Wii bowling and bean bag toss are going over well and September felt we
could really use another machine. Rick made a motion seconded by Harriet to
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purchase Wii. The motion passed. On August 11 John Hassinger will talk
about his trip to Turkey. Legal advocacy has been discontinued at the Center as
the person associated with the program is no longer available. September
reported that she would like to purchase a new camera that was more reliable.
Harriet made a motion to purchase a camera for between $200-$300 and Rick
seconded the motion. The motion passed.
V.New Business
A.Dish Cloths- A group is willing to make dish cloths with yarn purchased by
Senior Advisory Board. The Board supported the idea as long as we can sell
them.
B.Other- No other business was brought forward.
VI. Adjournment: Cliff made a motion to adjourn at 11:08am with a second from Randy.
The motion passed.
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Next Meeting: Monday, August 24 at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary