MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERKINS COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - June 7, 2007
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERKINS COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - June 7, 2007
Present:
Robert D. Johnson
Earl Kiser
Melissa Kiser
Katrina Stinett
Randy Cummings
Richard Coate
Janice Coate
Harland B. Wells
Patty Johnson
Pat Bickell
Kendra Moreland
Seth Phillips
Merl Kinser
Eunice Kinser
Jeff Gill
Virginia Sasser
Cindy Sheets
Teresa Hopkins
Mel Miller
Travis L. Majors
Kenneth Deckard
Jim Winchell
Pete Seikel
Jerry Davis
Mike McWherter
Cheryl Sheldon
Denise Lowery
Becky Reedy
Jalyn Bailey
Cinda Kraut
Charley Hurst
Dan Johnson
Jeana Leatherbury
BeLinda Adkins
Frank Chappell
Call to Order:
Jeff Gill, president, called the meeting to order at 12:27 p.m.
Meal:
Provided by Jalopy’s
Invocation:
Merl Kinser
Guests/Introductions:
Katrina Stinnett and Randy Cummings, Kiser Auto & Tire; Jerry Davis; Seth Phillips, SuddenLink; Denise Lowery, Stroud National Bank
Announcements:
The Jim Hyder Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 16, at Cimarron Trails. The tournament will benefit the Jim Hyder Scholarship Fund. Teams and hole sponsors are needed. Flyers for the tournament were available at the meeting.
Minutes:
Kendra Moreland made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 17 meeting; Patty Johnson seconded; motion approved.
Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer Jalyn Bailey reported a balance of $29,243.43. She said there still may be a few invoices and some checks out from the golf tournament. Moreland added that the green fees certificates will also still be trickling in. Jeff Gill noted there is a list of paid chamber members at Jalyn’s table. He asked everyone to please check that list to see if they have paid for 2007. Anyone whose name is not on the list, but they have paid, should contact Bailey to get it corrected. Also, if you haven’t paid yet, please do so ASAP.
Board and Committee Reports:
- FreeWheel: Committee co-chair Cheryl Sheldon said lots of volunteers are needed to help out during the day. Some heavy lifters are needed to help the high school football team with moving luggage. She hopes to get permission from the Lion’s Club to sit some chairs out in front of the building for the FreeWheel riders. She also asked Main Street businesses to remember to put out water or signs welcoming the riders to town that day. Sheldon said lots of vendors have signed up to participate. The committee will be putting up signs south of town to welcome the riders. “We’re excited,” she said.
- GPAEDA: Kendra Moreland said the group will not hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 13 because of the FreeWheel visit. She will notify everyone by email when the next meeting is scheduled.
- Leadership Perkins: Moreland said Leadership Perkins Class 1 is busy organizing for Class 2. The class is scheduled to start in October. Applications will be out in July and due in August.
Old Business:
none
New Business:
- Centennial Stamp: Mel Miller suggested that everyone contact the U.S. Postal Service to request the Oklahoma Centennial Stamp be reprinted. He reminded everyone that postage rates for first class stamps has gone up to 41 cents. Now the Centennial stamp must have a supplemental stamp. He said, since the year is not yet half over, the USPS should reissue the stamp. It will only take about five minutes to visit www.usps.com, click the “Contact Us” option and email a message.
Program:
Jalyn Bailey introduced Frank Chappell with Sunflower Communities presented a program about a new assisted living center planned for Perkins. The company currently operates 28 properties in ten states.
Chappell said Sunflower Communities was formed about three years ago. The group seeks small communities that have been passed over for retirement facilities. Chappell said their research showed a need for assisted living centers and nursing homes in the smaller communities because people would rather live close to their homes than be forced to move to a larger city. He said the need for these types of providers has increased and will continue to do so because the population segment which would use these facilities continues to grow.
The Perkins assisted care facility will be located on approximately two and one-half acres on Freeman Street between residences and a storage facility. An average room in the facility will be approximately 400 square feet, and will include a kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom. The rooms will be handicap accessible, have individual heat/air units and contain no stoves (only microwave ovens).
The center will be totally locked-down, for the safety of the residents. Two levels of care will be provided, with re-evaluation of residents every six months.
The center will be operated by a registered nurse (RN), and will probably employ between 12 and 14 people.
There will initially be 28 rooms in the facility, which can house a single person or a couple. There is adequate room to add on more rooms or a dementia unit to the facility, which Chappell thinks is highly likely.
He said they hope to have the center full within 13 months, but anticipates being able to fill it within five months.
Chappell said he anticipates the cost to run around $2,500 per month per resident, which is the national average for assisted living care. Couples will receive a different rate, which will amount to approximately half of the full price for the second person, Chappell said.
He added that Sunflower intends to start lobbying the state legislature to allow Medicaid to pay for assisted living center costs. Currently the state only pays for nursing home care.
Meetings:
The next general membership meeting of the chamber will be at noon, Thursday, June 21, at the Lion’s Den. Hello! Catering is the scheduled caterer, and the program will feature Sadie Harrison with Air Evac.
Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1 p.m.
Present:
Robert D. Johnson
Earl Kiser
Melissa Kiser
Katrina Stinett
Randy Cummings
Richard Coate
Janice Coate
Harland B. Wells
Patty Johnson
Pat Bickell
Kendra Moreland
Seth Phillips
Merl Kinser
Eunice Kinser
Jeff Gill
Virginia Sasser
Cindy Sheets
Teresa Hopkins
Mel Miller
Travis L. Majors
Kenneth Deckard
Jim Winchell
Pete Seikel
Jerry Davis
Mike McWherter
Cheryl Sheldon
Denise Lowery
Becky Reedy
Jalyn Bailey
Cinda Kraut
Charley Hurst
Dan Johnson
Jeana Leatherbury
BeLinda Adkins
Frank Chappell
Call to Order:
Jeff Gill, president, called the meeting to order at 12:27 p.m.
Meal:
Provided by Jalopy’s
Invocation:
Merl Kinser
Guests/Introductions:
Katrina Stinnett and Randy Cummings, Kiser Auto & Tire; Jerry Davis; Seth Phillips, SuddenLink; Denise Lowery, Stroud National Bank
Announcements:
The Jim Hyder Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 16, at Cimarron Trails. The tournament will benefit the Jim Hyder Scholarship Fund. Teams and hole sponsors are needed. Flyers for the tournament were available at the meeting.
Minutes:
Kendra Moreland made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 17 meeting; Patty Johnson seconded; motion approved.
Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer Jalyn Bailey reported a balance of $29,243.43. She said there still may be a few invoices and some checks out from the golf tournament. Moreland added that the green fees certificates will also still be trickling in. Jeff Gill noted there is a list of paid chamber members at Jalyn’s table. He asked everyone to please check that list to see if they have paid for 2007. Anyone whose name is not on the list, but they have paid, should contact Bailey to get it corrected. Also, if you haven’t paid yet, please do so ASAP.
Board and Committee Reports:
- FreeWheel: Committee co-chair Cheryl Sheldon said lots of volunteers are needed to help out during the day. Some heavy lifters are needed to help the high school football team with moving luggage. She hopes to get permission from the Lion’s Club to sit some chairs out in front of the building for the FreeWheel riders. She also asked Main Street businesses to remember to put out water or signs welcoming the riders to town that day. Sheldon said lots of vendors have signed up to participate. The committee will be putting up signs south of town to welcome the riders. “We’re excited,” she said.
- GPAEDA: Kendra Moreland said the group will not hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 13 because of the FreeWheel visit. She will notify everyone by email when the next meeting is scheduled.
- Leadership Perkins: Moreland said Leadership Perkins Class 1 is busy organizing for Class 2. The class is scheduled to start in October. Applications will be out in July and due in August.
Old Business:
none
New Business:
- Centennial Stamp: Mel Miller suggested that everyone contact the U.S. Postal Service to request the Oklahoma Centennial Stamp be reprinted. He reminded everyone that postage rates for first class stamps has gone up to 41 cents. Now the Centennial stamp must have a supplemental stamp. He said, since the year is not yet half over, the USPS should reissue the stamp. It will only take about five minutes to visit www.usps.com, click the “Contact Us” option and email a message.
Program:
Jalyn Bailey introduced Frank Chappell with Sunflower Communities presented a program about a new assisted living center planned for Perkins. The company currently operates 28 properties in ten states.
Chappell said Sunflower Communities was formed about three years ago. The group seeks small communities that have been passed over for retirement facilities. Chappell said their research showed a need for assisted living centers and nursing homes in the smaller communities because people would rather live close to their homes than be forced to move to a larger city. He said the need for these types of providers has increased and will continue to do so because the population segment which would use these facilities continues to grow.
The Perkins assisted care facility will be located on approximately two and one-half acres on Freeman Street between residences and a storage facility. An average room in the facility will be approximately 400 square feet, and will include a kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom. The rooms will be handicap accessible, have individual heat/air units and contain no stoves (only microwave ovens).
The center will be totally locked-down, for the safety of the residents. Two levels of care will be provided, with re-evaluation of residents every six months.
The center will be operated by a registered nurse (RN), and will probably employ between 12 and 14 people.
There will initially be 28 rooms in the facility, which can house a single person or a couple. There is adequate room to add on more rooms or a dementia unit to the facility, which Chappell thinks is highly likely.
He said they hope to have the center full within 13 months, but anticipates being able to fill it within five months.
Chappell said he anticipates the cost to run around $2,500 per month per resident, which is the national average for assisted living care. Couples will receive a different rate, which will amount to approximately half of the full price for the second person, Chappell said.
He added that Sunflower intends to start lobbying the state legislature to allow Medicaid to pay for assisted living center costs. Currently the state only pays for nursing home care.
Meetings:
The next general membership meeting of the chamber will be at noon, Thursday, June 21, at the Lion’s Den. Hello! Catering is the scheduled caterer, and the program will feature Sadie Harrison with Air Evac.
Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1 p.m.
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