STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jill Hall A motion to approve the October minutes was made by Betty Hughes and seconded by Lois Brown. Motion carried. Kathy Neale was welcomed as the new Senior Citizens Commission liaison, replacing Jonathon Triandifilou. TREASURER'S REPORT: Report for the month of October was presented by the RSI Treasurer, Rusty Embrey. Lois Brown made a motion to approve the treasurer’s report and Mary Barber seconded the motion. Motion carried.
STANDING COMMITTEES: A. Budget: We have deposited $871.00 in raffle sales and received $30 in donations to the Bake Sale. The pocket calendar bill was paid twice in error and we will receive a refund. We sold stock in the Pershing fund and it will be reinvested. Mary Ryan left us $1,000 from her IRA account. We need a certificate of resolution before they will release the money. B. Ways & Means: Everything is in good order. Ron will help Mary Ferris with the plant sale and in the kitchen if needed. Marge Carter is in charge of the kitchen. Betty Hughes was disappointed that we didn’t get that many sponsors for the raffle. The Hispanic Group will make empanadas for the kitchen and two volunteers will come to help that day. Libby Salerno will sell raffle tickets in Betty Briscoe’s place. We have 33 crafters for the craft show. C. Bingo: Bingo is doing okay. We had only 51 participants last week and we gave out the $25 gift certificates. There was a discussion about not accepting checks from people who are not regular players, but no change was made to the existing policy. It was agreed that when there are multiple winners of a jackpot then the money will be divided by rounding off to the nearest dollar. If the amount is less than 50 cents then we will round down and if it is 51 cents or more than we will round up. We also need to clarify the good neighbor rules. More bingo supplies have been purchased in anticipation of the large jackpot going in December. D. Correspondence/Memorial: Condolence letters were sent to the families of Paula Carver and Belle Harmon. RSI has received donations in memory of Paula Carver and Belle Harmon. E. Gift Shop: In the month of October the Gift Shop made $1,351.36. The consignors were paid $393.94. RSI netted $891.56. F. Thrift Shop: No report. G. Publicity: George placed the ad for the Holiday Bazaar in the Gazette. It will be in one of the first three pages of the Gazette and cost $189.12. H. Senior Citizens Commission: Kathy Neale was introduced to the board. She was also a member of the Senior Services Long Range Plan Task Force. She said that she is honored to be sitting on the RSI Board. I. Hispanic Services Report: No report. J. Asian Services Report: No report.
OLD BUSINESS: We still need more recipes for the cookbook. We only half of what we need. We will need help with typing and proofing.
NEW BUSINESS: Rusty will meet with Lee Biggs and Roz Dixon to clarify the Duplicate Bridge procedures and accounting. No more beverages or food will be served at bridge. Rusty is having trouble getting in touch with the CPA who does our taxes. The information for our taxes was given to him on August 31 and the taxes were due on November 15. RSI may need to find a new accountant.
STAFF REPORT: The Senior Services Long Range Plan Task Force presented their report to the Mayor and Council on November 20. The staff had a reception before the meeting for all of the task force members. Some of the ideas from the task force have already been implemented. In the Winter Recreation Guide there will be new fees for registration that will include non-resident/non member fees. We need to build up our membership at the senior center. We have not raised our membership fees since FY 03. We won’t raise the fee this year, but will likely have to next year. The fee for the Fitness Room will be raised in FY 08 to $30. We will also be investigating charging for Transportation in the future. Jill encouraged all of the board members to read the final report of the Task Force. Jill handed out the CIP project paperwork to all of the board members. If there is anything you think we need improved please Jill know asap. The main project in the CIP is the exercise area expansion, but a new curtain for the Carnation Room stage, new tile for the Carnation and Game Rooms and a new intercom system are also included as future improvement projects. The city has a lobbyist who will be trying to get a bond passed for the expansion of the Senior Center. We need the bond to expand the Fitness and Exercise Room and add showers, lockers and also more office space. The planning and design phase is planned for FY08 with construction in FY09. This will be a $2,500,000 project. We will apply for a $500,000 grant from the Dept. of Aging as well as $200,000 from Program Open Space. The city will need to float a bond for $1,000,000 and we will need $500,000 from the city’s CIP budget. RSI’s contribution has been raised to $100,000. Based on the uncertainty with funding, there is no guarantee that this project will go forward. We are competing with other city projects, etc. We will be closed on November 23 and open on November 24 for drop in use only. We will also be closed on December 25 and January 1. We are hoping to get the Exercise Room floor redone between Christmas and New Year. The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m. The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 19, at 1:00 p.m.
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