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ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OSHKOSH SENIORS CENTER
MEETING MINUTES March 31, 2014
PRESENT: Bob Cornell,
Xandy Kloeckl, Mary Weidenmeier, Cynthia Thorpe, Gary Konrad, Barbara Goldthwaite, Roberta Messer, John Hauser, Vicki Leichtfuss, Sue Gullickson, Judy Smith, Dale Sonnenberg, Ginny Brockhaus
(FOSC Rep)
EXCUSED: Heather Hoeffler
ABSENT:
STAFF: Mark Ziemer, Senior Services Manager; Kathy Snell, Lead Office Coordinator
Meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. Bob introduced
Ginny Brockhaus of the Friends.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Approval of February 24, 2014 meeting minutes: Roberta moved to approve the meeting minutes as written. Cynthia seconded. All
were in favor, meeting minutes approved as written.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Fund Development Committee:
Cynthia reported that the Friends have taken over the role of Chairing the Fund Raising
Committee. The Advisory Board will have representation on this committee. There will be further discussion at the next meeting regarding the Committees and Committee Assignments.
If you are interested in trying another committee, please let Judy know this. Cynthia thanked Vicki for continuing with the Fund Raising committee through the changes. At this time
there will be representation on the Fund Raising committee to include, Vicki Leichtfuss, Sue Gullickson, Mary Weidenmeier and Cynthia Thorpe.
Governance
Bylaw changes will be addressed
at their next meeting to include the Fund Raising change as well as a change in the titles of the executive positions. These will be changed from President and Vice President, to Chair
and Vice Chair with the elimination of the Treasurer position. The Treasurer position was eliminated due to the fact this committee has no fiduciary responsibilities.
Committees for
individuals to serve on will include: Finance, Governance, Health and FOSC Fund Raising
Judy will email everyone requesting which committee they would like to serve on for the coming
year. She will also be looking into Committee Chairs.
The annual survey will be coming out again soon. Please watch your email. You will be asked to complete two separate surveys.
Board
Terms: Bob’s position will be open. Currently recruiting and interviewing for a potential replacement.
Judy also reported that the Governance Committee did vote and approved the change
of the Health Committee from an Ad Hoc Committee to a Standing Committee. This will take effect immediately.
Finance
We will be looking to schedule a first quarter meeting soon.
Phone
calls have been made to individuals who had not sent in their annual support.
Health
Sue reported the committee has been discussing their purpose statement. She passed out a rough draft
and asked for input. One change that was suggested was to change some of the words as this is an Advisory Committee and should not be responsible for things like “evaluations”.
Friends
of the Oshkosh Seniors Center Report
Barbara reported there are now 810 Friends/Supporters of FOSC.
They are looking at potential fundraisers to include: a calendar fundraiser, Spring
Bake sale, Breakfast with the Bunny event and Brat Fry at the Festival Stand in August.
Committee on Aging
As Xandy has been out recovering, Mark stated the COA will be meeting tomorrow to further discuss a community meeting around “Senior Friendly Community” initiatives.
President’s
Report
Reminder – State of the City tonight.
Last Thursday’s Potato Bar was very successful.
Manager’s Report
Care Transitions – community meeting held here last week. Discussing how
to partner with resources in the community when individuals are discharged from the hospital.
Dimension IV – Mark will be meeting with Dan, architect tomorrow for a final meeting.
Campus
Highlight – Knitters were recognized by the Boys & Girls Club for their donation. Staff from the Boys & Girls Club came over and thanked the group personally.
Evidence Based Programs
– working with Winnebago County to see how we might bring these onto our campus.
Food Show (Milwaukee) – Jane and Mark attended a food show last week and the Center won a banner and
connected with a new group out of Appleton.
Electricity – additional electricity has been added to the NB kitchen area.
Fisk Gallup Fund – have been able to assist several individuals
through the funds available and wil continue screening individuals who need assistance.
DAC (Department of Corrections) – assisted us with sorting out items in the pole shed last Friday.
Isolation
Jam – discussed isolation issues and it was determined that the Seniors Center could be involved in many of the topics.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner – Very successful – event SOLD OUT!
WI
Assoc of Senior Center (WASC) Conference – attended with Jane and Carrie last week. Brought back some good ideas for programming.
Meeting with Manager Rohloff – discussed how to reach
individuals that may be interested in our boards or a capitol campaign.
Winter Games – additional individuals involved this year.
Budget – some areas we are slightly ahead to date
Old
Business:
None.
New Business:
None
Comments:
Roberta stated that she had some reservations around the Life Line Screening group that was going to be coming for the Health and Wellness
Day in May. She read some research to the group. This will be discussed further with the Health Committee.
Roberta commented that there were some issues with the new system and checking
in. Kathy stated that though there have been some concerns due to the sensitivity of the screen, the system was working great and we would be adding scanners to assist those who were
unable to work with the touch-screens.
Gary invited individuals to attend the Oshkosh on Broadway Show.
Continuing Education:
None.
Adjournment:
Dale moved to adjourn; Barbara seconded.
All were in favor, meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.
Respectively Submitted,
Kathy Snell
Lead Office Coordinator
Senior Services
City of Oshkosh