11-28-2016 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
November 28, 2016
Present: Julie Jensen, Judy Klawitter, Don Schroeder, Darlene Kenning, Kay Yoch,
Warren Schuft, Curt Dahl
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: Harriet Sturges
L The meeting was called to order at 10:06a.m. by Chairman Don Schroeder.
IL Secretary's Report: The October minutes were examined. Warren made a
motion to approve the minutes and Curt seconded the motion. The motion was
approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Warren reported that card sales amounted to $155 for
September/October while button sales were at $25. Dish cloths and pot holder sales
took in another $10 and the magnets sold another $70. September reported that they
sold an additional $207 of craft items at Harmony River. The shotgun shell flags
were a big winner this month with $125 in sales. Kay made a motion to accept the
report with a second from Judy. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Julie Jensen reported that a November 1st tour to the Paramount Theater
in St. Cloud for a performance of show tunes and lunch at a local golf course was
sold out. She had three no shows, however, which was disappointing. December
9th will bring a visit to the Basilica of St. Mary to hear the National Lutheran
Choir and eat at a Japanese restaurant where the food is prepared while you
watch. This tour is full. In January there will be a banking tour that will start out
at the Wells Fargo museum and then they will head to the Weston Hotel for lunch.
The hotel is a former bank building. After lunch they will finish up with a tour of
the Federal Reserve Bank. There are currently 12 openings for this tour. On
February 22nd a group will attend a performance of "Camelot" at the Chanhassen
Dinner Theater and this trip still has five openings. On March 27th Julie has
scheduled a trip to the College of St. Benedict to see the U.S. Navy Concert Band
perform with lunch on campus. April will bring a Glen Miller concert at the
Paramount Theater in St. Cloud. She is currently pondering a summer visit to
Willmar to view an 800 cow robotic dairy operation.
B. Update on Programs- No updates were reported. Time was spent discussing
upcoming concert and special event.
V. Business
A. New Board Member- Jeanette Meyer is willing to join the Senior Advisory
Board. The Senior Advisory Board made a recommendation to submit her
name to Mayor Forcier for approval. Curt Dahl has agreed to stay on the board
for another term.
B. Spring Concert- September was approached by Wayne Luchau to do a spring
show. He is willing to do a 60/40 split and the music he provides has proven
popular locally based on past performances. September will work out the
details for an April 8th performance.
C. Murder Mystery- September would like to try putting on a murder mystery
dinner at the Event Center. A group will stage the show for $1000. The goal
will be to sell at least 100 tickets to cover the cost and a catered meal. Tickets
will be priced in the neighborhood of $22 each. She will attempt to book a June
engagement and if that doesn't work out she will use September as a backup
date.
D. 3M Donated Hours- 3M has a program in which the company will donate $250
to an organization if a former employee will volunteer 25 hours for that group.
With many former 3M employees active at the Senior Center, we need to seek
out these donations.
VI. Adjournment: Curt made a motion to adjourn at 11:22 am with a second from Warren.
The motion passed.
The Senior Advisory Board's next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 20th at 4:15
p.m. for the holiday party. The next regularly scheduled business meeting will be
January 23rd at 10:00a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary