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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Board of Directors of the Oshkosh Seniors Center Meeting Minutes- Monday February 28, 2005 Attendance : Board members: Bill McCarthy; Jesse Fillmore; Mary Luepke; Ellen Hofeldt; Ralph Nielsen; Roger Westphal; Ginny Rice; Leon Thompson; Esther Stegemann and Barbara Ruedinger. Excused members included; Phil Hill and Jerry Kratsch. Staff Members included Sue Kreibich, Aging Services Manager; Bobbie Luft, Center Office Assistant; Linda Verwiel, Marketing Coordinator and Molly Butz, Program Coordinator. President Bill McCarthy called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Minutes and Agenda were accepted. REPORTS: Aging Services Manager , Sue Kreibich, shared information about some of the groups that she is affiliated with through the Center. One such group is the Caregivers Support Network; they will be sponsoring a Caregiver Fair on October 29. If you would like to volunteer or attend please contact Sue. She is also involved with Community for Hope. This is a suicide prevention organization. Nationwide, elderly men composed one of the highest groups of people who attempt and succeed at taking their life. Sue thought it very important to have Center involvement with this issue and again asked for any volunteers to get involved with this group. Lutheran Social Services sponsors an AODA (Alcohol and other Drug Abuse) counselor and a mental health counselor to work out of the Center in serving seniors. Jennie Kosko, the AODA counselor, is available on Tuesday afternoons. Pat Valentyn, the mental health counselor, is available all day on Tuesday. Pat also facilitates the Visually Impaired Group at the Center. There will be a White House Conference on Aging meeting at Park Plaza on April 18 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. There will be a cost of $15, which will include lunch. Anyone interested in going can talk with Sue. Sue announced that she had received a written resignation letter from Board member, LuAnn Robinson, effective immediately. Whoever is chosen to take her place will serve the term through 2007. The City Center is now closed to walkers; the Annex is open to walkers certain times. There is a possible outlook as to renovating the pole shed at the Annex. Sue has asked Jackson Kinney to discuss with Public Works their continued leasing of that area. As of March 15the Annex Mortgage is paid off; special thanks to all the donors and Friends of the Oshkosh Seniors Center for many years of payment and hard work. A special thank you to Carol Helmer for all of her time put into taking care of the paperwork involved. Sue asked the Friends for financial support for 2005 at their last Friends Board Meeting. She requested funding of $10,000 for Center general staff support; $7960 to finance the Center Program Assistant position; $10328 to support the Marketing Coordinator position; $525 for Wisconsin Warmers too purchase supplies; the cost of a 20” Grizzley Planer for the woodshop; piano tuning and the cost of bingo supplies. This totals about $30,000 for the year. The request was approved. Staff of the Seniors Center will be getting their computers updated. The roof bid was opened last th week and will be completed by June 30. The Council will be approving the low bid at its first meeting in March. It was decided that the lower cost rubber roof would be used; this means there will have to be routine maintenance done by an outside firm. The roof cost is being paid by Block Grant dollars. It has a 10-year warranty. Fox Fitness fee revenues have doubled since January of last year and Exercise class and Computer class revenues have also increased. Material passed out included the ridership of the Senior Shuttle for February and a handout given that elaborates on the presentation that was held at Carmel. A reminder that Powerful Tools for Caregiving will be starting in May and will be held at he Center. Facilities/Maintenance: Jesse Fillmore spoke on how the committee analyzed all angles to best decide what should or shouldn’t be done with the heating and air conditioning units at both facilities. The committee recommended making the suggested changes without putting a separate furnace for the offices at the Annex. The Friends have agreed to pay for these expenses. Jessie Fillmore moved; Ralph Nielsen seconded and the motion was carried to accept the committee recommendations. Friends Barbara Ruedinger, President of the Friends of the Oshkosh Seniors Center, reported that the Friends Membership is at 815 members, this is still including those that have not renewed. Those that have not renewed will be deleted soon and will be added as new as payment is made. Bingo will be discontinued, as there is no one who is willing to take over after Doris Nordhaus retires. Last year bingo gave $1,000 to the Seniors Center. There is an average of 60 attending bingo on Saturdays. Friends are checking into the legalities of selling pull-tabs out of the Gift Shop. Discussions on how to develop more fund raising ideas are continuous. Programs: Ginny Rice reported that in January the cost of monthly dances will go from $3 to $4. th The 30 Anniversary Dance will have a cover charge of $5. There will be extra door prizes as well as a half an hour longer for the entertainment. Ginny is getting more requests from area bands that they would like to play for the Center’s Dances. Molly Butz, Program Coordinator, reported that the computer enrollment fair went well; a total of 58 participants signed up at the last enrollment. On March 13, Encore Senior Living will sponsor the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. The cost for the ticket is $5.50. Over $505 was raised at the Pancake Breakfast that was sponsored by Alterra Sterling House. This money went to help support the Wisconsin Warmers. April 26 is Taste of Towne. Sponsors are ThedaCare; Seniors Center and Oshkosh Community Access Channel. The Seniors Center, City Rec. Department and the YMCA will be holding the st 1 Senior Triathlon in May. An entry fee of $3 will be paid for this three- day event. Citizens’ First Credit Union made a cash donation for this event; Big Apple Bagels will provide th refreshments. Affinity will sponsor National Senior Health and Fitness Day on May 25. New Business: Roger Westphal moved; Jesse Fillmore seconded and motion was carried to approve the grant sent to the Ladies Benevolent Society. Ralph Nielsen moved; Jesse Fillmore seconded and the motion was carried that Leon Thompson will serve as Vice-President through May. Four positions of the Board will be expiring. th Announcements: Linda Verwiel announced the Seniors Center’s 30 Anniversary Celebration. This will start on April 8, with a dinner followed by a dance. The dinner will have two seating times. The meal will be lasagna, garlic bread, salad and dessert. LaSure’s will be preparing the lasagna and bread. The dance will be from 7-9:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 1 at both facilities. Evergreen Florist donated flowers for table centerpieces. Open House will be held on April 10, from 2-4 p.m. All volunteers are encouraged to be there to display their classes. PettaCab will transport visitors from one building to the next. Kinko’s will donate posters for advertising. A timeline of the progression of the Seniors Center will be on display. President, Bill McCarthy complimented Molly Butz on the great job she is doing with the programs. A motion was made by Ralph Nielsen, seconded by Jesse Fillmore and carried to adjourn the meeting at 2:30 p.m. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully, Bobbie Luft, Oshkosh Seniors Center, Office Assistant