STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jill Hall Councilwoman Anne M. Robbins attended the meeting. The minutes from the November 18, 2003 meeting were accepted.
TREASURER'S REPORT: A report for the month of December 2003 was read. On page 2 Total Accounted for Bingo should read $11,350.21 and Total Accounted for All Accounts should be changed to $49,557.94. STANDING COMMITTEES: A. Budget: No report. B. Ways & Means: No report. C. Bingo: Since we only had Bingo two times in December our profits are down compared to last year. D. Correspondence/Memorial: We received a note from Judy Beck thanking us for the upgraded sound system. We received $95.00 in November and $185.00 in December for memorials. We received $4,825.00 in December for the Dining Room fundraiser. E. Gift /Thrift Shop: Gross sales for November was $2,272.96. $406.00 was paid to consignors. The net profit was $1,866.08. Gross sales for December was $2,393.93. $527.85 was paid to consignors. The net profit was $1,717.79. We were open for only two weeks in December. F. Publicity: No report. G. Senior Citizens Commission: A speaker from Victory Housing told us about group homes and assisted living. There are 6 different kinds of Victory Housing in Montgomery County. Some subsidies are in danger with the current budget. There will be a book sale at the Rockville Library on February 14. The Rally for Seniors is in Annapolis Tuesday January 27. Some of the topics will be slot machines and 1% increase in sales tax. Marty R. has been collecting opinions from various senior clubs and requested RSI member’s opinions. Of the members present four were in favor of slot machines and three were against. Three were in favor of the 1% tax increase and four were against. H. Hispanic Services Report: No report. I. Asian Services Report: No report.
OLD BUSINESS: We received reinstatement of our 501(c)3 status from the IRS. The board approved one filing cabinet for Mary R. and she is requesting one more. Louise G. made a motion to purchase a second filing cabinet. Ron B. seconded the motion. Motion carried. The proposed criteria for the Estelle Berberian Volunteer of the Year Award and for the Senior Center Lifetime Membership were distributed. Mary B. made a motion to accept the award specifications as written with changes. Louise G. seconded the motion. Motion carried. The Estelle Berberian nomination form will be in the February newsletter. George G. will order plaques for both awards. George G., Betty H., Marty R. and Marjorie C. were appointed to review applications and make recommendations to the board. NEW BUSINESS: Norman White passed away on December 30, 2003. Mr. White had left his house and furniture in a life estate deed to RSI over one year ago. Ron B., Mary R. and Jill H. will meet with the estate’s executor on Wednesday. Mary B. made a motion that RSI donate $100.00 to the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund for Norman White. Louise G. seconded the motion. Motion carried. The city will put out a press release regarding the donation. Anne R. asked if she could relay anything to the Mayor and Council from the board. The Board suggested she report back that they are against parking meters in the new Town Center. Louise G. will write a thank you note to Betty Hughes’ son for getting the sound equipment. STAFF REPORT: The building was carpeted and we had a few problems. The wallpaper was damaged near the baseboard. We will replace the baseboards with 6” baseboard and the wallpaper will be repaired. The new thermostats are a continual problem but we are working diligently to correct the problems. We will get a timeline for the renovation soon. Four parking spaces will be used for storage for the contractor on the side parking lot. The renovation will take about 5-6 months. The meeting was adjourned at 2:39 p.m. The next meeting is on February 17, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. | 
