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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08-31 City of Oshkosh Senior Services Division Oshkosh Seniors Center 200 N. Campbell Rd. Oshkosh, WI 54902 (920) 232-5300 (920) 232-5307 FAX ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OSHKOSH SENIORS CENTER MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 31, 2015 PRESENT: Sue Gullickson, Sandy Noe, Gary Konrad, Ann Marie Kosek, Bruce Abraham, Mary Wiedenmeier, Bob Cornell, Judy Smith EXCUSED: Cynthia Thorpe, Roberta Messer, Xandy Kloeckl, Vicki Leichtfuss, Marlene Mielke ABSENT: STAFF: Ray Maurer, Park Director; Mark Ziemer, Senior Services Manager; Kathy Snell, Lead Office Coordinator Mark reviewed with the group the renovation plans for the North Building. Three designs have been established. Design #1 approximate cost is $3.9 million; Design #2 approximate cost is $2.5 million and Design #3 approximate cost is $5.2 million. After reviewing each design it was suggested that a café should be facing out to the street versus overlooking the parking lot and then move the offices to the back part of the building allowing for more of the activity rooms to be closer to the entrances. The board was in agreement that the Oshkosh Seniors Center should continue moving forward on the renovation of the North Building. The Advisory Board meeting was called to order at 1:42 p.m. APPROVAL OF JUNE 29 MEETING MINUTES: Gary moved to approve the meeting minutes for June 29 once the meeting date on the past minutes has been changed to reflect the appropriate date. Bruce seconded the minutes with the change in date. All were in favor. Meeting minutes approved as changed. REPORTS Governance No meeting was held in August. The next meeting the committee will discuss a possible change in meeting times for the Advisory Board. Committee on Aging (COA) Xandy was not in attendance however had given her report to Kathy. Elizabeth Williams, City Planning Department, shared information on the Oshkosh Neighborhood Associations. The group watched a video about a new on-line website for seniors called ElderTree. Deb Allison- Aasby attended her first meeting with them as the City Council Representative and guest Don Hansen gave an overview of the Memory Café meetings. Health No report. Fundraising The group has been working on a calendar for 2016. Finance Bob shared with the group the Finance Committee reviewed the proposed budget for 2016. Mark is proposing an increase in tax levy as well as an additional two part-time staff positions, Front Desk Receptionist and Building Attendant. Ray shared with the Board members the timeline for the council to review the budget materials. He highly suggested that if any board member feels strongly about our budget they should be contacting the council members via phone or email. Friends of the Oshkosh Seniors Center Board Ann Marie reported 1141 Friends as of their last meeting (1009 supporters and 132 life members). She reported the group has felt that finding volunteers has been a little harder for events that are held offsite (not at the Seniors Center). There was a Friends and Center booth at the Farmer’s Market this summer. Everyone feels it’s a good opportunity to put our names out th there in the community. The Spaghetti Dinner will be on November 7. Susan Matz may be resigning her board position due to a different work role. She has already stepped down as the Secretary. Judy Brewer was nominated and accepted the Secretary role. Laura and Judy are working on a draft of the annual appeal. Terry Robinson visited and is interested in a board position. She is from Heartland Hospice. Currently there are 2 openings. $200 was allocated for the Marketing committee to purchase materials to give away. President’s Report  Bob shared we are working on scheduling a meeting with a potential board member. OSC Manager Report  Clarity Care – for several years we had a relationship/contract with Clarity Care in which they provided an employee for 4 hours per week to assist with some minimal maintenance. This gentleman was let go recently and we are working on bringing in someone new.  Care Giver Coalition – will no longer be meeting due to the strong connection of a Provider Network.  Transportation Advocacy – looking for opportunities to make a difference.  State Association – Conference coming up in September. This is a combined conference with the Minnesota Association.  Touch A Truck – Thank you to the volunteers who helped. Bruce helped connect us with a Boy Scout group, however due to timing that didn’t work out for this event.  Parking Lots / Walkway & Riverwalk went out to bid for next year.  Cycling Without Age – was a community wide event to introduce the rickshaws now being used at Lutheran Homes. Several individuals from the Center are interested in being pilots for the rickshaws and will work with Jane on how to make this happen.  Building / Grounds – Mark asked that everyone be the eyes and ears of the Center. Continue to help identify areas where we can improve.  Local Restaurants / Chefs – if you have a connection to a local restaurant or chef that might be interested in helping us for special events or activities, please let us know.  Board Member Recruits – please continue to seek out potential board members. Strategic Priorities  Will revisit our groups when everyone is back from summer vacations. Comments  There was a brief description regarding the delivery of the newsletters and the continued efforts of trying to do this better.  Budget question – someone asked about the cameras in the 2016 budget. Mark stated we are hoping to put monitors in the Fitness Center and the Woodshop as safety measures. Gary moved to adjourn the meeting. Xandy seconded. All were in favor, meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Snell, Lead Office Coordinator Oshkosh Seniors Center