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APPROVED
AS CORRECTED 8/29/05
SENIOR FACILITY AD-HOC COMMITTEE
YORKVILLE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
Monday, July 11, 2005
Mayor Art Prochaska called the meeting to order at 4 p.m.
Present
Mayor Art Prochaska; Alderwoman Rose Spears; Vicky Thompson, Salvation Army;
Lloyd Johnson, Kendall County Food Pantry; Identa Austin, Senior Services Association
Board;Laura Brown, City of Yorkville; Joan Parker, Salvation Army; Rita Murphy;
Joanne Behrens, Salvation Army; Madonna Bialek, Alzheimer's Association; Kay
Hatcher, Kendall County; Cecilia Sanders, Salvation Army Golden Diners; and Bette
Schrenholtz, Senior Services Association.
1. Minutes for Approval/Correction -- Minutes from the June 6, 2005 meeting were
approved.
2. Update Regarding Senior Services Location—Laura Brown, executive director of
Parks and Recreation, said she would try to get a formalization of plans and a timetable.
She added she wants to get the Salvation Army involved as well.
Mayor Prochaska agreed saying some plans should be available soon.
3. Joint Fundraiser/Polka Party Update—Madonna Bialek asked who would handle
the money earned from the fundraiser. Brown said she has a background in fundraising
and could help set up a restricted fund for senior programs.
Bialek also showed a rough draft of a sample brochure to the committee members
seeking their comments. Joan Parker said the brochure needs to state that the funds
raised are going to fund local senior programming.
She also said she spoke with a representative from Upper Crust Catering and was quoted
a price of$5.45 per person as long as the committee can guarantee 200 people. The menu
would feature ham, chicken,potato salad or German potato salad and sauerkraut.
Bialek said the caterer also offered to reduce the price if only one meat is served. Tickets
for the polka party are $10 and the meat and beverages would be sold separately.
Bette Schrenholtz suggested the price for the event be raised and the ticket price could
include the polka party and meal. Bialek, however, said the band concerned that if the
ticket price is too high people won't come. Mayor Prochaska said he agrees with
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Schrenholtz and said the meal needs to be included in the ticket price. He suggested that
organizers try to find sponsors to help defray the cots if that is a concern.
Brown said she'd make some calls to see if there are any potential sponsors available.
Prochaska said the food issue needs to be resolved before any tickets are sold. Even if
enough sponsorship is found to cover food, that would help, he said.
4. Yas/Fishel Senior Center Space Needs Drawings Update—Mayor Prochaska said
the city is still waiting for the firm to come back with a final report.
5. Additional Business—Lloyd Johnson asked if it would be possible to move the food
pantry to the old police station. However, Mayor Prochaska said that building has less
available space than the pantry's current location. He said when a new senior center is
designed, it will be designed to include a food pantry.
In other additional business, Schrenholtz said she talked with Harold Oliver and the
senior services are working out an agreement with him.
6. Next meeting date—The group set the next meeting for Aug. 1 at 4 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Dina Gipe