January 24, 2011 Sac Community Center Meeting

1. Call to Order.
2. Minutes of January 2011 meeting approved.
3. Minutes of the January 27, 2011 special meeting approved.


4. Discussion about the financial report.
- Membership fees and daily fees compared to last year are up.
- A business referred to as possibly closing in the following video is not closing, according to research conducted by Curtis Bloes, Editor.
-- Melissa Bellcock, on hearing the news of a downtown Sac City for profit business closing says, “Great.” in a way that I would characterize as enthusiastic.
-- According to Burrington the business to which he refers will closing sometime in the next three or four months.

5. No donations were received.



6. Current membership numbers up to 173 from 166 at last year’s February meeting.
- The center spent $100 dollars advertising in the Tri-County Special. Center staff specifically asked each new sign up if they joined as a result of seeing the ad. None of the new sign ups indicated that they signed up as a result of seeing that ad.
- One out of town person from Lytton was among those who became a recent member.


7. Discussion about the bills to be paid.
- The bill from the person who provided the center with a way to have roller skating in the gym forgot to send the bill last year, so that just made it in this month
- He informed the director that the price will be $100 more this year.
-- Last year it was $500, this year it will be $600.
-- Mayor Barb Powell suggested that this year they may be able to get sponsors to pay the cost of the skating.
--- The program is growing and drawing a lot of kids.
---- Discussion about how to advertise this year’s skating event.
8. Approval of financial report gundecked.
9. Bills to be paid approved.


UPCOMING EVENTS
10. After school program has had between 9 – 12 kids every week.
11. Iron man finished up on February 14.
- T-Shirts not ready yet.
12. Spring Break Corporate Challenge.
- Will start on March 7, 2011
-- Hospital in.
--- Wants yoga to count as running.
---- Could lead to yoga class at the community center.
----- Discussion about where that class could be held.
-- Iowa State bank in.
- Burrington in charge of contacting businesses that haven’t committed.
13. Free swim lessons.
- Lifeguards iffy.
- Director will work on it.
14. Fitness challenge.
- There is a scale available that checks body fat.
15. The skating program will be on three weekends this year.
- March 31, to April 21.
- Discussion about advertising that event.
16. Discussion about a table affair.
17. Future youth basketball tournament.
- Made a total of $2,526.15 after expenses from the first one.
18. 3 on 3 basketball tournament.
- Will be on March 12, 2011.
19. Moms on Main.
- Will be on April 30, 2011


PROJECTS
20. Kitchen project.
- No updates.
-- Can get reduced price countertops from VT.
21. Got $6,000 from Shirley Phillips for the doors and windows.
22. Discussion about purchase of second exercise bike.
23. Approval of purchase of bike.


24. Recently Repaired Gym Roof at Sac Community Center leaking in exact same place it was leaking before the repair.


25. Sac Community Center to make recommendation to Sac City Council to appoint new member, disqualify Sac City Councilperson Jim Johnston as city representative due to lack of attendence

“This is silly, this has been going on for years that we have not seen Bub…”


26. Sac Community Center spends $100 on newspaper advertisements, get no action.
- This video is a partial video as the cameraman had to leave.
- According to Sac Community Center board member Lucas Burrington, the board directed Bengford to try to get the editor of a local paper to write an advertorial and to continue running ads in the Tri-County Special, but smaller and with different content. She was also directed to look into radio spots on KAYL, a local radio station offers free spots for non-profits.




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