03-23-2015 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
March 23, 2015
Present: Julie Jensen, Don Schroeder, Harriet Sturges, Barb Peterson, Warren Schuft,
Judy Klawitter
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: Darlene Kenning, Curt Dahl
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:00a.m. by Chairperson Don Schroeder.
II. Secretary's Report: The February 23rd minutes were examined. Harriet made a
motion to approve the minutes and Warren seconded the motion. The motion was
approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Warren reported card sales totaling $188 , button sales of $55,
shotgun flag and wreath sales of $65. The Giving Program currently has $1681 in
reserves. Barb made a motion to accept the report with a second from Judy. The
motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Julie Jensen reported that the trip to Orchestra Hall for Rogers and
Hammerstein's "Carousel" went without any issues. The tour was sold out. April
30th brings a visit to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts to view "Art in Bloom"
and a lunch stop at Murray's. This tour is also sold out. On May 2nd we will
travel to the Minnesota History Center for "The Songs of the Hutchinson's", a
tribute to the music of the Hutchinson brothers. The current registration sits at 31
for this outing. In June we will head to the Black Bear Lodge in Baxter for lunch
followed by a visit to the Akeley Woodtick Theater for a musical comedy review.
There is currently one space available. July brings with it a trip to Wadena for
lunch and then on to the Douglas Lodge on Lake Itasca for a boat ride. In August
a group will travel to Scandia where Minnesota's first Swedish settlement was
established. A Swedish lunch will be included. A trip to the State Fair will occur
on September 3rd. More than likely a mystery tour will be on the calendar for
October.
B. Update on Programs- September reported that the Fellowship Dinner is
scheduled for next week. "The Judge" was the movie for this past month. The
old time dance is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. This will be the first attempt
at providing video entertainment instead of a live band. If it proves to be popular
enough, Don will attempt to get some additional videos for the future.
V. Business
A. Budget — September reviewed last year's Senior Center budget with the board.
The Center exceeded revenue expectations but also exceeded the budget on
expenses. This is likely to occur when running a variety of programs with fees
that can vary greatly. Overall, the budget was pretty well balanced so the
Center met expectations from the City's point of view.
B. Church of Cash Update- The Johnny Cash event will be held on April 18th and
over 100 tickets have already been sold. September needs helpers for this event
including ticket takers, popcorn poppers and concession help.
C. Magic Show- September checked out a potential magic show as a future
fundraiser but it turned out to only be a 45 minute show so the idea has been
dropped for now.
D. Other- September mentioned that one of the two computers available to seniors
was running on an outdated Windows program. An upgrade would not be
feasible so the board recommended that she look for a computer replacement
with a cost of around $800 as an upper limit. The funds will come from the
Giving Program. Julie mentioned that she had some concerns about the safety
of tour participants who use a walker during a trip. Board members expressed
the concern that we may have a liability issue if the person should get injured
during a tour. The board reached a consensus that in the future, anyone
requiring a walker would also be required to have someone accompany them on
the tour to assist them. The board asked John to run this idea past the city
attorney to make sure it was not discriminatory. The board would like to see the
policy in place for the April newsletter.
VI. Adjournment: Warren made a motion to adjourn at 10:52 am with a second from
Warren. The motion passed.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 27th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary