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Paradise Bay Activities Committee
Minutes of November 26, 2018 Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Peggy Neely at 9:30 a.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved as posted.
The Bocce club will again host the Christmas dinner. Jim Kleiner also mentioned that the Bocce club is making hot dogs on Mondays before BINGO. Many thanks Bocce players. Sign up for Christmas dinner will be during coffee hour on Dec 3 and Dec 17.
The Bayfest Parade and Rodeo, under the direction of Jim Gath, will be on March 2. Parade at 9:00 a.m. and Rodeo at 3:00. There will be a lunch at 1:00 which will include root beer floats. YUMMM! Debbie Greeves has hired a band (Erich Von) to play from 6:30-9:30 in the hall. BYOB of beer and wine and a snack for your table. Thank you Debbie for providing this entertainment for the entire park. Come and kick up your heels.
Mary Fox reported that Monday night Euchre starts at 6:30. Cost to play is $1.00.
Pinochle has started on Wednesdays in the annex at 6:30. Cost is $1.00.
Bocce starts on January 9, 2019.
On January 11 is a welcome for new shareholders. Come and let these new folks see all the great organizations we have in this park. Cookies are needed for this event.
Carl Shaver reported that at the first meeting of The Boat and Fishing Club, they had 48 members attend. December 4 is the next meeting. On January 7 the club will host coffee hour. Mark your calendar (January 26) for the famous Frank and Bean dinner!
We will be planting geraniums on Dec 11 at 10:00. Meet at the gazebo toward the East end. Please come and help with this and also sign up to water the flowers. Thanks to Tom Colson for again heading this up. What a beautiful addition to our park.
Jean Colson reported that the Craft show will be a little smaller this year with all (13-14) the vendors fitting in the main hall with only book sales in the annex. The show will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be here and we already have 3 people signed up. The hall will be closed, for security reasons, at 3:30 on Friday after the tables have been set up.
This Saturday during the craft sale, there will be a white elephant sale across the street at the old fitness center.
The Ladies Friendship Club will have a bake sale at the craft show and will provide a lunch, under the direction of Shirley Dockery. Shirley does a great job, come and enjoy the crafts and a wonderful lunch. The first pot luck lunch will be December 12 at 12:30 in the hall. All ladies of PB and SB are invited to attend.
Anita Cook showed the paper bags that will be used for some of the luminaries. If you use these, please use battery operated candles. Luminaries will be lit at 6:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Diana Darrah thanked all the Shuffle players for their help on the Thanksgiving dinner. About 200 people attended. AND, the Shuffle club will host the Thanksgiving dinner again next year. THANKS Shufflers!! If you are interested in playing Shuffleboard, please contact Diana Darrah.
Jim Gath reported that the golf league may have to change the golf course they are currently using. The course is saying that everyone must use golf carts and most of our players want to walk.
The entertainment committee is already working on the schedule of the 2019-2020 season. This group still needs a chairperson.
Brenda Ocenasek has a lot of old pictures and would like help going through them. Please contact Brenda if you would be willing to help.
Peggy is working on having an officer with his dog at one of the coffee hours. She has had requests from people wanting to speak at coffee hour who are selling something (usually some type of insurance). Our policy is to not have people who are selling anything speak at our coffee hours.
As a reminder, there is a board meeting on December 4 at 10:00. The only thing on the agenda is the 2019 budget.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15.
Respectively Submitted
Heidy Kiess - Secretary Pro Tem
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PARADISE BAY ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
November 12, 2018 Meeting Minutes
Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2019
Paradise Bay Activities Committee
Minutes of November 12, 2018 Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Peggy Neely at 9:30 a.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited
Peggy Neely opened the meeting.
Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as posted with a motion by Jim Gath and seconded by Sue Cassidy.
Treasurer Report not available.
The Thanksgiving Dinner will be hosted by the Shuffleboard Club.
Registrations will be taken by Phyllis Cook. She has requested that she be notified in advance so she can check her availability before committing.
Our Chairperson is looking for someone to replace her. Also, Cindy Cole will be finishing up as Vice Chair at the end of December. We are in need of volunteers to step up and take over these positions. Peggy agreed to help anyone that would be interested.
Committee Reports were given by all Chairs in attendance.
We need someone to step up and lead the Entertainment Committee. Currently Randy and Darnel Darr have been filling this position.
Due to health issues, Melinda Ramsey will not be returning to Paradise Bay this season.
Activities Committee will be hosting the Christmas Eve Open House from 1 - 3 PM. This is a complimentary event for everyone. Please bring a dish to share. We will need volunteers to help with this event. Peggy encouraged all committee Chairs to help as well as encourage their committee members to help as well.
Motion to adjourn the meeting by Larry Neely, seconded by Tom Colson.
Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully Submitted by Peggy Neely (Filling in for Karen Rematski, Secretary)
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Paradise Bay Activities Committee
Minutes of March 30, 2018 Special Meeting to Purchase Computer
The meeting started at 9:30 a.m.
Peggy asked for a motion to approve the purchase of a printer and computer along with the programs and accessories to manage the financial records of the Activities Committee. There was a lot of discussion about what brand to buy and where to buy them. Peggy stated that she and Wendy had gone to Best Buy to get information about the type and price of computer, printer, and accessories we would need. The recommended computer, printer, DVD drive, Quickbooks, and Microsoft Office came to approximately $1,100.00 without tax or extended warranty. It was, also, mentioned we should get ink cartridges, paper, and some type of backup such as thumb drives.
Jim G. made a motion to purchase the computer for the financial records for the Activities Committee not to exceed $1,500.00. It was seconded by Linda R. It passed with a unanimous vote.
Brenda O. was a little concerned about the back lash of doing this at the end and not having everyone from the Activities Committee here. There were 14 members in attendance which was the same amount as the last regular meeting. Peggy stated that the reason we had this meeting was because we needed to get the computer purchased and set up before everyone leaves for the season.
The meeting ended at 10:00 a.m.
Respectively submitted by Karen Rimatzki, Secretary
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Paradise Bay Activities Committee
Minutes of March 19, 2018 Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Peggy Neely at 9:30 a.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited
Minutes from the previous meeting were posted and accepted as posted.
Karen R. stated that she updated the list of the clubs belonging to the Activities Committee on the paradisebay.info website with the description and contact person’s name that is listed on the Welcome Reception paper. Several people mentioned they were having difficulty accessing the websites. Karen said she would contact Tom Gath to try to resolve the problem. Also, if any information needs to be added or changed, please contact Karen.
Treasurer’s report was given by Wendy Graf. Our beginning balance was $14,950.00. There were deposits from pancake breakfast, donuts, and Bayfest. Our expenses included a donation for the cement by the Pickle Ball court, eight new card tables, and kitchen supplies. Our current balance is $13,211.00. We received a donation of $75.00 from the Shuffleboard Club, thank you. There were no questions about the report. The report will stand as read.
Chairperson-Peggy Neely-The Shuffleboard Club is organizing the Thanksgiving Dinner for next season. There was some discussion about who would be organizing the Christmas Dinner next season. Sue C. stated she would talk to Jim K. about that.
Vice-Chairperson-Cindy Cole-Next year’s calendar is finalized with open dates for more dinners. The Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter Dinners are scheduled but would like to see possibly a Western, St. Patrick’s or any other type of dinner added to the calendar for next season.
Art Class-Marilyn Morrisey-The Art Show was yesterday and it was wonderful. There was a very good response from the residents in our park that saw the wonderful work from our artists. Thank you to everyone who helped.
Bayfest-Peggy Neely-She said in order to have the games like we did in the past, we will need someone to organize them. She asked if anyone present was willing to do that but did not get a volunteer. She mentioned that Bayfest is for Paradise Bay and Sarasota Bay to have fun together. She said she would be willing to organize the lunch. Also, she thinks Jim G. would still be willing to manage the Parade and Golf Cart Rodeo.
Bayfront Flowers-Tom Colson-The flowers will be watered through April. The purchase of new flowers for next season will be decided by November 2018.
Bible Study-Dan Smith-Our weekly Bible Study on Thursdays will end March 29th for this season. We appreciate the opportunity to have it. We have had a good attendance of various church affiliations.
Billboard-Larry Neely-If any changes need to be made, please contact Larry.
Bingo-Peggy Neely-The last Bingo is April 9th. The first Bingo for next season is November 12th.
Boating and Fishing Club-Carl Shaver-The membership is up to 210 members; the most it has ever been. The Annual Fish Fry luncheon for members will be on Friday, March 23rd at 12 p.m. Jim W. and his helpers plan to be feeding about 140 members. There is a Fishing Contest tomorrow but it might be raining. We are hosting the Easter Dinner on April 1st which is being managed by Susan Miller. We, also, plan to host the Easter Dinner in 2019. The last meeting for the Club this season is April 3rd.
Cards(Euchre)-Mary Fox-We had a good season with up to 28 people playing on Monday nights but usually 4 tables. We will continue to play in April.
Cards(Pinochle)-Heidy Kiess-We had a very good season with up to 20-22 people playing. There is no official last night, yet. If people want to play, we will continue.
Clogging-Glenda Mattinen-We will be finishing the end of March. We had a lot of fun this year.
Craft & Hobby Show-Jean Colson-If anyone attends a local craft show, please give vendors my name. Our shows are the first Saturday in December and March. We are always looking for new vendors.
Book Club-Jinny Kiel-We had about 14 regular members this year. Our last regular meeting is today. For anyone that is still here in April, we will be having a social get together.
Dances-Debbie Greeves-We started having dances last year. We had a dance in February and one in March, this year. They are very popular. The last dance was sold out with 130 people attending. We have been self-funded so after all our expenses, we have a balance of $1,039.00. Debbie has an idea of a donation she would like to make that is up for discussion. At the last dance, Debbie asked the attendees if they would like to have live music in the evening of Bayfest after the Golf Cart Rodeo at 5-8 p.m. The response was a very popular, resounding yes. Therefore, the Dance committee would pay for a band to perform outdoors, in order to accommodate a large audience. There was a lot of discussion about where this would take place. It was decided that it could be done in the pool parking lot and at the end of the street. She said that Soul R Coaster has already agreed to be here on March 2, 2019, the scheduled day for Bayfest. She will, also, contact food trucks to be there for dinner. Debbie G. made a motion to have a live band and food trucks for the evening of Bayfest. The motion was seconded by Mary F. It passed with a unanimous vote.
Decorations-Lynda Kalman-Peggy mentioned that new decorations had been purchased. The Hall always looks nice.
Entertainment-Linda Ramsey-Bert S. stated that in the past couple of years we have had 232 season ticket holders. This year there are 154 that have renewed their season tickets. Even though there is less, we are still fine financially. There are five shows lined up for next year with the contracts signed.
Kitchen Supplies-Sue Cassidy-Everything is ok.
Ladies Friendship Club-Heidy Kiess-The Fashion Show was a great success. During the Park-wide Sale we sold 300 hot dogs. We are selling bracelets for $5.00 with the proceeds going to purchase, hopefully, 2 bicycles for the homeless vets. We are going to donate $150.00 to the Activities Committee. We will be having a meeting in April just to have a relaxing lunch because we had a very busy season.
Library & Magazines-Sue Cassidy-When people take books home for the summer, please leave the ones that are in a series that people in the park read during summer.
Pancake Breakfast-Arlene Sharpsten-John S. mentioned there were 79 people served at the last pancake breakfast. There are usually 100 or more.
Pickle Ball-Robin Smith-She thanked everyone for the donation to complete the cement work at the Pickle Ball Courts. They are putting the finishing touches on the courts and expect to be on them soon.
Share-a-Craft-Betty Trader-They are working on Christmas tree skirts.
Shuffleboard Club-Bernie Broda-We made a $75.00 donation to the Activities Committee.
Street Captains-Larry Neely-We should have the Directories this week.
Woodshop-Bruce Wagner-Mary F. mentioned that the Trash & Treasure Sale went very well. The date is set for the Rigatoni Dinner for next year.
Bocce Club-Jim Kleiner-John S. presented a $350.00 donation to the Activities Committee. He, also, suggested that each club sponsor a game for the Bayfest.
Old Business
New Business
Election for Chairperson and Secretary-Heidy K. nominated Peggy N. for Chairperson and Karen R. for Secretary. They accepted. They were elected for another term by a unanimous vote.
Debbie G. made a motion for the Activities Committee to investigate building an open air shelter on the east side of the end of EPT and then present a proposal to the Board of Directors. It was seconded by Betty T. There was a lot of discussion about how to construct it, pay for it, etc. It was emphasized that we are just going to investigate at this time. It passed with a unanimous vote.
The last Coffee Hour for this season will be March 26th. Starting in April, Coffee Hours will be the first Monday of the month.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Larry N. and seconded by Bert S. at 10:35 a.m.
Respectively submitted by Karen Rimatzki, Secretary
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Paradise Bay Activities Committee
Minutes of March 5, 2018 Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Peggy Neely at 9:30 a.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited
Minutes from the previous meeting were posted and accepted as posted.
Karen R. stated that there’s a list of the clubs belonging to the Activities Committee on the paradisebay.info website that needs to be updated which she is going to be working on. Also, there are links with information for some of the clubs. For the clubs without a link, she or a club representative can add a link for their club with a description and/or any other information they would like. She asked the members present what they would prefer. They were in agreement to have her add the links with the information.
Treasurer’s report was given by Wendy Graf. The DVD player was returned because Betty T. donated a new Blu-ray player, thank you. Thank you to the Ladies Friendship Club for $200.00 donation. We received money for donuts and the Italian Dinner. Our expenses included the Welcome Reception, kitchen supplies, Luminaires, Italian Dinner, Easter tickets, trophies for billiard tournament and the Hall sign and lights. Our balance is $14,950.00. There were no questions about the report. The report will stand as read.
Chairperson-Peggy Neely-The Italian Dinner went over very well. There were so many people who helped. Thank you to everyone. There were even more people who helped for Bayfest. Thank you, again, to all the groups and individuals. Sue Cassidy expressed her gratitude to everyone who cleaned up after these events. Jim Gath reported that there was participation from both parks for the Parade and Golf Cart Rodeo. If anyone has pictures or videos of the Parade, please get them to Lisa in the Office. She would like to post them on the website.
Vice-Chairperson-Cindy Cole-no report
Health Committee-Rainy Dula-The Health Fair was a success more than 167 attendees. Thank you to everyone who helped. There were 15 blood donors.
Boating and Fishing Club-Carl Shaver-We have a meeting tomorrow morning, March 6t h at 9:00 a.m. The Boating and Fishing Club is sponsoring the Easter Dinner on April 1st. Tickets for the Easter Dinner will be distributed during the March Coffee Hours and they are free. The Annual Fish Fry luncheon for members will be on Friday, March 23rd at 12 p.m.
Bayfest-Peggy Neely-50/50 winner was Jerry and Mary Ann K. Street Captains and volunteers were given tickets for lunch. There were 252 paid lunches.
Water Aerobics-Janet Kramer-February was a busy month. Attendance increased after a very chilly January, from the mid20s up to 41 people. Everyone is enjoying the new decorations. Come join us.
Historical Committee-Brenda Ocenasek-She passed out questionnaires to residents that have been in the park for 10-15 years. They will use them to get more information. We still need pictures with names and dates. Brenda’s contact information is in the front of the Directory.
Ladies Friendship Club-Heidy Kiess-We are having our Fashion Show this Wednesday, March 7th, tickets are $3.00. At the Park Wide Sale on Saturday, March 10th, we will be selling hot dogs at Sally S. at 4 J St. At the next Coffee Hour, Monday, March 12th, there will be a speaker who is in charge of the Veteran’s Program at Turning Point. On Wednesday, March 14th is our next luncheon/meeting. At each of the January and February meetings, we packed 20 bags for homeless veterans. Due to the generosity of the residents of Paradise Bay and Sarasota Bay, we will be packing 30 bags at our next meeting. All ladies are welcome to join.
Shuffleboard Club-Bernie Broda-In the Manatee Shuffleboard League, Paradise Bay placed First.
Bible Study-Dan Smith-He is very appreciative for the new Blu-ray player for the television in the Rec Hall that was donated by Betty T.
Art Class-Marilyn Morrisey-The Annual Art Show will be on Sunday, March 18th at 1-3 p.m. at the Paradise Bay Rec Hall.
Car Club-Marlin Snyder-The cars that were in the Parade this year will come again next year.
Entertainment-Linda Ramsey-Bert Sine told us the last show will be Thursday, March 8th. At that time season ticket holders can renew for next year. After that, the season tickets will be available for anyone to purchase.
Susan Miller reminded us about the extra Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, March 13th at 1:30 p.m. to talk about the report from the Infrastructure Committee.
Old Business
Rules-There was some suggested changes to the draft of the Rules that had been distributed at the last meeting. It was agreed to make those changes. A motion was made by Brenda O. to approve the Rules with those changes. The motion was seconded by Betty T. It passed with a unanimous vote.
Lights for the Billboard signs at Paradise Bay and Sarasota Bay Rec Halls-Peggy and Larry N. purchased lights but they are too small so they will return them. Tina is trying to find lights that will work.
Nominating Committee-Peggy mentioned that we need a Nominating Committee to find candidates for the Chairperson and Secretary. No one offered to be on the Committee so Peggy N. and Karen R. agreed to continue for another term. The election will take place at the next meeting.
New Business
New Billboard sign at Sarasota Bay Rec Hall-Peggy N. explained the Billboard sign at Sarasota Bay Rec Hall is in bad shape and would like to purchase a new one and lights. A motion was made by Jim G. to purchase the sign and lights. The motion was seconded by Brenda O. It passed with a unanimous vote.
Sidewalk and pad at the Pickle Ball Courts-Peggy N. said she was approached by Tina and the President of the Board of Directors to request a donation of $2,160.00 to help pay for putting cement in the area by the new Pickle Ball Courts. Many of the people present felt that since it is on park property that it should be a park expense. A motion was made by Carl S. to donate $2,160.00 to help pay for the putting the cement in the area by the new Pickle Ball Courts. It was seconded by Jim G. There were 7 yes votes and 8 no votes so it did not pass. It was suggested that this be tabled until the next meeting but Robin told us that they needed to have this done before the fencing and lines on the court could be painted. A motion was made by Brenda O. to donate $1,500.00 for this project. It was seconded by Sue C. It passed with the majority voting yes and 2 no votes.
Peggy N. told us that the square folding card tables in the Annex are unstable with many of the legs collapsing. She would like us to purchase 8 new white tables that are sturdier. A motion was made by Marlin S. to purchase 8 white tables. It was seconded by Mary F. It passed with a unanimous vote.
Peggy N. mentioned that Tina is checking on getting the folding chairs in the Hall cleaned this summer.
Peggy N. told us that Ed C. is able to order free placemats with our National Anthem and O Canada from an organization which he is a lifetime member. She will ask him to order more for our coffee hours.
Bayfest is be scheduled for March 2, 2019.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Brenda O. and seconded by Sue C. at 10:50 a.m.
Respectively submitted by Karen Rimatzki, Secretary