04-27-2015 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
April 27, 2015
Present: Julie Jensen, Don Schroeder, Harriet Sturges, Darlene Kenning, Curt Dahl, Judy
Klawitter
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: Warren Schuft, Barb Peterson
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:00a.m. by Chairperson Don Schroeder.
II. Secretary's Report: The March 23rd minutes were examined. Harriet made a
motion to approve the minutes and Curt seconded the motion. The motion was
approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: September reported card sales totaling $218 , button sales of
$120, and shotgun shell flag and wreath sales of $155. Dish cloths brought in another
$28. The Giving Program has a current balance of $1681. Judy made a motion to
accept the report with a second from Harriet. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Julie Jensen reported that on April 30th a tour will visit the Minneapolis
Institute of the Arts to view "Art in Bloom" with a lunch stop at Murray's. This
tour is 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 is 38 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. This event is sold out. The
popular tours continue in July when another full bus heads 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 State Fair trip is planned for
early September. A mystery tour is in the works for October. The topic of
participants needing assistance was brought up again. Judy made a motion
seconded by Harriet to rescind last month's decision to require people with
walkers to have someone come with them on a tour. The motion passed. Harriet
then made a motion seconded by Curt to require new language in the tour
information. This would be "If personal assistance is required, please sign up
with a companion". After some discussion the motion passed.
B. Update on Programs- September reported that the "Church of Cash" concert went
over very well. The board felt that it might be wise to negotiate a future date for
some time next spring to bring them back again. The movie "Unbroken" was the
April movie of the month and received good reviews. The West Elementary
listeners program is going strong and has added some volunteers since being
promoted in a local magazine recently. The free old time dance with a video
brought in only eight people so that program may no longer be viable. Movies for
May are "Windtalkers" and "American Sniper". The volunteer brunch was well
attended with a good meal at a very good price. The Fellowship Dinner is
scheduled for tomorrow night and already has 38 registered. Ham & cabbage will
be the main entree.
V. Business
A. Smart Phone for Trips- Julie would like to have a smart track phone to take on
the trips. It will be able to provide information to Julie during a trip so that she
can adjust to any changes that might come up. It will also allow her to take
pictures during a trip. Harriet made a motion seconded by Judy that the board
purchase a phone and reevaluate after one year.
B. Other- Don mentioned that the heating system needs improvement in the
Senior Center portion of the building. There is too much variance in
temperature from room to room. September needs to check into purchasing the
new computer that was approved at a recent board meeting. The board
discussed how to get more volunteers to get involved in the craft projects. A
common thought was that we need to publish definite meeting times well in
advance so that people can plan to participate.
VI. Adjournment: Harriet made a motion to adjourn at 11:58 am with a second from
Darlene. The motion passed.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary