2-17-2023 MINCHANHASSEN COMMISSION ON AGING MINUTES
February 17, 2023
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jerry Cerchia, Linda Haight, Jim Camarata, Kara Cassidy, Bhakti
Modi, Ruth Lunde.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Kibler.
STAFF PRESENT: Sharmeen Al-Jaff, Mary Blazanin.
GUESTS PRESENT: Bill Maloney. Linnéa Fonnest, Adults Services Librarian, Chanhassen
Library.
Approval of Agenda: Chairman Cerchia moved the order of the agenda. The Discussion Items
will be reviewed prior to the visitor presentations. Commissioner Camarata moved to approve
the Agenda. Commissioner Lunde seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
Commission ON AGING Minutes December 16, 2022: Commissioner Haight moved to
approve the minutes. Commissioner Camarata seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
GOALS/STRATEGIC PLAN: The Commissioners addressed three of the five strategic goals.
They included:
Strategic Area: Housing
Strategic Area: Transportation and Mobility
Strategic Area: Information, Education and Outreach.
The two remaining Strategic Areas, Opportunities for People to Interact and Maintain and Foster
a sense of safety and security for seniors, were continued to the following meeting.
4RTH OF JULY BINGO EVENT: The Commission directed staff to generate letters that will
be delivered by individual commissioners to the different businesses in the Community.
COMMISSION ON AGING VACANCIES: Chairman Cerchia will represent the Commission
on Aging during the interviews.
LIBRARY ADULT PROGRAMS UPDATE: Linnea Fonnest, Adults Services Librarian,
shared all the upcoming programs that will be offered by the library. Programs that were
covered included:
• All Ages or Generations
o Art/Poetry Mash-up
o Chess Club
o Planting a Seed
o May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mindfulness Mondays in May: Yoga at the Library for Every Body
o Cooking in the Kitchen
• Adults
o Women’s History Month
o Home & Garden
o Author Talk
o Readers & Writers
• Art in April
o Art/Poetry Mash-up Exhibition
o Watercolor & Pen Floral Arrangement
o Comic Drawing for Adults
o Fluid Painting
o Introduction to Watercolor
o Art of Indigo Dye
o Gestural Drawing
o Ginger Crochet & Finger Knitting
• Music in May
o Chan-o-laires in Concert
o Carnatic Music and National Instrument of India
o Curtis & Loretta “Where there’s good to be done”.
o Lehto & Wright
• Technology
o How to Map With Carver County Data:
o An Introduction to GIS
o Succession Planning for
o Digital Assets
o Social Media Marketing
o How to Maintain Hardware
o Job Hunting Online
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Cerchia called for meeting adjournment. Commissioner
Camarata moved to adjourn; Commissioner Lunde seconded the motion. All voted in favor and
the motion carried.
Prepared and submitted by Sharmeen Al-Jaff, Senior Planner