03-25-2013 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
March 25, 2013
Present: Carrol Olson, Julie Jensen, Warren Schuft, Rick Reiner, Harriet Sturges, Don
Schroeder, Barb Peterson, Judy Klawitter
City Staff. September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: None
L The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Carrol Olson
IL Secretary's Report: The February minutes were examined. Rick made a motion to
approve the minutes and Don seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Warren reported that we currently have a bank balance of $2594.
There are several large deposits to be made, however, which will raise that balance
substantially. There has been $2200 donated to the memorial program so far. Card
sales last month amounted to over $200. Harriet made a motion to accept the report
with a second from Rick. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Julie reported that the "Murder in McLeod County" tour was very interesting
and turned out well. In March they visited the "Celtic Tenors" in St. Cloud. Both of
these tours were completely filled. The April 18th Johnny Cash tour is sold out. The
May tour to the Old Log Theater still has nine seats available. The June 18th tour to
Clear Lake in Iowa sold out in 40 minutes. On July 30th a group will head to Lake
Minnetonka's Bayview Event Center for dinner and a steamboat ride on the
"Minnehaha ". August will bring a trip to the state fair and a mystery tour may be on
tap for this fall also. Since the boat tour filled so quickly there was some discussion
about how many tickets a person may purchase. The board reaffirmed that the
current policy of four per person was reasonable.
B. Update on Programs- September reported that the March Fellowship Dinner is
happening tomorrow night and features a stew from Hutch Cafe. Travel at a Glance
featured a tour of Glacier National Park hosted by Terry Davis. This month they will
visit the "Gates of Jerusalem ". Next month our video tour will head up to Mackinac
Island. The vein clinic session occurred during bad weather so that cut the
attendance but those who came had a very good experience and learned a lot. There
were 32 people at the last dance and we lost a few dollars on the event. One concern
that came out of that activity was that the food needs a container to be kept fresh for
the dance. Rick made a motion seconded by Warren to purchase a container. The
motion was approved. A new craft has hit the Senior Center. `Button Knickknacks"
are selling for $4 and they will keep making them as long as they are popular.
V. Business
A. May Fundraiser — The promoter for the Shadow Tribute Band is offering a
follow up to that successful event on May 18th called "Buddy Holly Meets the
Beatles ". Financial terms will be similar to the last production.
B. Volunteer Appreciation Dinner- September reported that the volunteer
appreciation dinner will be held in April. The board discussed possible gifts but
decided that the meal was the best gift and that volunteers want to support the
Center's activities with their services.
C. September Fundraiser- The Shadow Tribute Band may be appearing again on
September 27th. September is working out the details and they may include
some outdoor activities such as a car show and food items.
D. Bike Rack- The board approved the purchase of a bike rack for the Senior
Center after a motion from Rick and a second from Don.
E. Work Force Employee- The current work force employee is running out of
hours and will be done soon. September discussed the potential for replacing
her but wanted to emphasize that we need to have someone capable of meeting
the demands of being a receptionist at the Center.
VI. Adjournment: Warren made a motion to adjourn at 11:19am with a second from Rick.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m. - John McRaith, Secretary