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Home My WebLink AboutHousing & Redevelopment Authority Packet 02-17-2000HRA STAFF REPORTS FEBRUARY 179 2000 Contoins saee jJ . double -sided d Fill" °Currents, m both sides, Agenda rR PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THURSDAY, February 17, 2000 7:00 pm WHERE: City Council Chamber Plymouth City Center 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 1. Call to Order — 7:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Public Hearing on Year 2000 CDBG Allocations and Recommendation to City Council 4. Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Programs 5. Status of Comprehensive Plan Update - verbal report 6. HRA Strategic Plan 7. Affordable Housing Tour 8. Plymouth Towne Square Monthly Management Report 9. Other Business 10. Status of Pineview Site, Outlot D, Bass Lake Heights Addition 11. Adjournment REMINDER: The day -long joint meeting of the Plymouth City Council and Planning Commission will be held on Saturday, February 12th at 9: 00am (continental breakfast at 8:30am) at The Reserve, 3155 Empire Lane, Plymouth to review the completed draft of the City's revised Comprehensive Plan before it is distributed for public review & comment. NOTE for COMMISSIONERS. Please carefully review the summary of the discussion of the HRA Strategic Plan starting on p. 3 of the enclosed January 21, 2000 Meeting Minutes to be certain that they accurately reflect your views. Ifyou have any changes please call Barb at 509-5411, before the meeting. ply_ nt\ntdiskl\community development\iousing\h a\agendas\2000\021700.doc Agenda PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THURSDAY, February 17, 2000 7:00 pm WHERE: City Council Chamber Plymouth City Center 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 1. Call to Order — 7:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Public Hearing on Year 2000 CDBG Allocations and Recommendation to City Council 4. Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Programs S. States of Comprehensive Plan Update - verbal report 6. HRA Strategic Plan 1 7. Affordable Housing Tour L Plymouth Towne Square Monthly Management Report 9. Other Buriuess 10. Status of Pluevh:ww Site, Oudot D, Bass Labe Heights Addition 11. Adjournment REMINDER: Tke dey longJoint meeting ofthe Plymoutk CTV Coundl and Planningg Commission wig be keH on Satanday, February 12`" at 9:00am (condnentat breakfast at 8:30am) at Tke Reserve, 3155 Empfre Lane, Plymouth to review tke complded draft of the CkyIs misad Comprehensive Pian before ft Is distributedfor public revfew A comment NOTE for COMMISSIONERS: Please carefully review the summary of the discusdon ofthe HRA Strategic Plan starring on p. 3 ofthe endosed January 21, 2000 Meedng Minutes to be certain tkat tkey accurately reJleet your views. Ifyou have any ckanges please call Barb at 509-5411, before the meedng. MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 5`447 DATE: Februa. 8, 2000 for Housing & Redevelopment Authority Mating of February 17, 2000 TO: Anne bort, Executive. Director FROM: Stoen, Housing Specialist through Edward Goldsmith, HRA Supervisor SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for 2 2f with a Recommendation to the City Council The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated 5311,000 in CDBG funds to the City of Plymouth for h%c 2000 program year that will begin on July 1, 2000. This amount is the same amount HUD allocated to Plymouth for the 1999 program year. In preparation for the 2000 CDBG public hearing, HRA staff mailed out a questionnaire soliciting proposals from the following age -cies and non-profit organizations including: Hammer Residences HOME Line Community Builders. J • Northwest Branch YMCA People Responding in Social Ministry (PRISM) Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners (IOCP) Community Action Suburban Hennepin (CASH) Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association (GMDCA) Training and Resources to Attain Individual, Lon. -term Success (TRAILS) Family Hope Services a Kids Care Connection (Messiah United Methodist Church) Home Fra Plymouth Housing Alliance Seven organizations submitted funding proposals. The proposals were evaluated based on the following criteria: 1. Does the proposal emphasize housing related activities for low/moderate income persons? 2. Is the proposal consistent with the City's Consolidated Plan? 3. Does it conform to CDBG program regulations and requirements? 4. Can proposal cffectively and efficiently achieve the desired objectives? 3. How many persons or households will be served? 6. What is the demonstrated capacity and experience of applicant related to the proposal? 7. Will CDBG funds assist in leveraging other funding? 8. Can HUD monitoring requirements be met to document benefit to low/mod income persons, and the participation of women and minorities? 9. Does the agency have a proven track record in the use of CDBG funding? i The following table is a summary of the agencies that submitted requests for funding and the amount of funding recommended by stat . CDBG regulations limit the amount of funds that can be spent on "public service" activities. Public service activities are those activities "which are directed toward improving the community's public services and facilities, including but not limited to those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, fair housing counseling, energy conservation, welfare, or recreational needs." The regulations stipulate duct public service activities funding may not exceed 15% of the City's total allocation, plus 15°x6 of the previous year's program income. For the 2000 program year Plymouth may not fund public service activities in excess of $49,106.70 including 15% of program income. In order to allow for a small contingency, stats recommends allocating only 1 S% of the total allocation, which is $46,650 without program income. All of the agencies recommended for funding are previous Plymouth CDBG recipients. This year staff is recommending higher funding levels for public services agencies with an emphasis on housing related activities for low -moderate income households. Staff does not recommend funding for Kids Care Connection at this time because CDBG funds can be better allocated through GMDCA, which can be used at any licensed daycare facility. am recommending additional funding for the Affordable Housing Development Program which was crzated to utilize CDBG funds for new development proposals. The additional funds would be available for development of Outlot D Bass Lake Heights Addition or other properties, not yet identified. Additional funds are also needed for the two in-house programs, the First Time Homebuyer Program and the Housing Rehabilitation program. While there is still funding available in both programs, recent interest in both programs has been strong. As shown in the table below, there has been considerable movement in both programs in the first 6 months of the grant year. Additionally, with the increase in the Rehabilitation limits from $10,000 to $15,000 per home and the Tiburon project, we expect to be able to spend these funds more quickly than in previous years. The following chart shows the goals and progress for 1999 CDBG funding, as submitted to HUD last year, along with our present progress: r Amount Agency Requested Recommendation Public Service Requests: GMDCA 25,000 16,000 CASH 15,000 151000 TRAILS 14,000 6.000 NW Branch YMCA 7,500 5,500 Family Hope Services 6.000 4,000 Kids Care Connection 5.000 LO Total: 72.500 S46,S00 Non -Public Service Requests: Hammer Residences 540.000 40.000 Told: 540,000 SO,000 CDBG regulations limit the amount of funds that can be spent on "public service" activities. Public service activities are those activities "which are directed toward improving the community's public services and facilities, including but not limited to those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, fair housing counseling, energy conservation, welfare, or recreational needs." The regulations stipulate duct public service activities funding may not exceed 15% of the City's total allocation, plus 15°x6 of the previous year's program income. For the 2000 program year Plymouth may not fund public service activities in excess of $49,106.70 including 15% of program income. In order to allow for a small contingency, stats recommends allocating only 1 S% of the total allocation, which is $46,650 without program income. All of the agencies recommended for funding are previous Plymouth CDBG recipients. This year staff is recommending higher funding levels for public services agencies with an emphasis on housing related activities for low -moderate income households. Staff does not recommend funding for Kids Care Connection at this time because CDBG funds can be better allocated through GMDCA, which can be used at any licensed daycare facility. am recommending additional funding for the Affordable Housing Development Program which was crzated to utilize CDBG funds for new development proposals. The additional funds would be available for development of Outlot D Bass Lake Heights Addition or other properties, not yet identified. Additional funds are also needed for the two in-house programs, the First Time Homebuyer Program and the Housing Rehabilitation program. While there is still funding available in both programs, recent interest in both programs has been strong. As shown in the table below, there has been considerable movement in both programs in the first 6 months of the grant year. Additionally, with the increase in the Rehabilitation limits from $10,000 to $15,000 per home and the Tiburon project, we expect to be able to spend these funds more quickly than in previous years. The following chart shows the goals and progress for 1999 CDBG funding, as submitted to HUD last year, along with our present progress: r GGALS AND PROGRESS FOR 1999 CDBG FUNDING: funding recommendations and total funding available by activity for the eighteen months ending June Funds F -Wen" fkreagh Gaol ftofflm made thmigh 11/3109 1213109 Rehabilitation of 5 single Number of homes rehabilitated: 3 2000 Funding Available fismily homes completed,31 underway 59 480 total expended Assistance for 6 first time Number of first time homebuyers 56,581 Plymouth CDBG funds homebuyers assisted: 10 (4 received Plymouth expended. 5,500 8,000 CDBG funds plus MCPP low interest Low Interest MHFA Mortgages: Kids Care Daycare 0 0 first mortgages from MHFA. 6 367,712 MCPP 40,000 80,000 additional homebuyers used only 636.200 CASA Affordable Housing Development 40,000 100,000 • CASA mottgsge funds from MHFA 1.003.912 Total Development of 2 new single Totals: $311,000 $461,972 311,000 $772,972 ndly homes Pm -development tasks underway . No draw on fiords. Rehabilitation of one handicap Rehabilitation underway. Completion group home eniected b. -fore June. No draw on fiords. Child care assistance for 6 Number of households receiving 1,592 paid. Additional invoices very low income households assistance: 4 received in January. Assist 200 renter households 39 Households assisted through No draw on funds by 12/31/99. Bt 60 homeowners with Homeownersh;p programs and 79 Invoice submitted in February. housing related problems Renters assisted duougb HOME Line. Provide services to IS at -risk No draw on funds by 12/31/99. teenagers Number of youth assisted: 4 Invoice submitted 1/31/00. Assist 25 homeless youth Number of youth assisted: 9 No draw of funds. Invoice to be submitted in Fe vide self-sufficiency Number of families counseled: 35 counseling for 26 households Number completing program: S 2,578 expended. on Section 8. The -following table shows the 1999 CDBG budget, account balance as of 12/31/99, stafrs 2000 funding recommendations and total funding available by activity for the eighteen months ending June 30, 2001. The 12/31/99 balance includes program income of $6,378 for the Housing Rehabilitation Program and $10,000 for the First Time Homebuyer Program eamed.from 7/l/99 through 12/31/99. No anticipated program income is shown for the 2000 funding recommendation. Any program income earned will go into the activity generating the income. Activity 1999 12/31/99 2000 Funding Available Budget Balance Recommended Through 6/31/2001 GMDCA $181000 $16,408 16,000 $32,408 CASH 12,500 112,500 15,000 27,500 TRAILS 7,000 11,951 • 6,000 17,951 NW Branch YMCA 2,500 2,500 5,500 8,000 Family Hope Services 6,000 6,000 4,000 10,000 Kids Care Daycare 0 0 0 0 Hammer Residences 40,000 40,000 40,000 80,000 Housing Rehab 60,000 105,237 •• 100,000 205,237 Affordable Housing Development 40,000 100,000 • 20,000 120,000 Administration 60.000 66.708 • 64.50 311.208 Totals: $311,000 $461,972 311,000 $772,972 Balance includes funds from 1998 Balarce includes funds from 1999 and program income receiver. I recommend that after Milling the scheduled public hearing aad considering any pone eomments the Board review slaWs proposed ores for 2000 CDBG funds and adopt the attached resolution providing a noommeadathw to the City Council for adoption of its 20oo CDBG ppm kft-Vovrm'&c HRA RESOLUTION 200002 RECOMMENDING THE APPLICATION FOR AND ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2000 COM BIUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth anticipates receiving a Community Development Bla-k Grant CDBG) funding allocation of $311,000 for CDBG fiscal year 2000; and WHEREAS, on February 17, 2000, the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority held a duly constituted public hearing to allow interested parties to express their opinion; and WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Plymouth has determined the following to be an appropriate use of Community Development Block Grant funds in accordance with federal guidelines and the City's HUD approved Consolidated Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it recommends that the Plymouth City Council authorize the City Manager to apply for 2000 Community Development Block Grant funds totaling $311,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with the following allocations: 1. Housing Rehabilitation Grant/Loans 100,000 2. First Time Homebuyer Assistance Program 40,000 3. Affordable Housing Development. Program 20,000 4. Hammer Residences 40,000 S. Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association (GMDCA) 16,000 6. Community Action for Suburban Hennepin (CASH) 15,000 7. Training & Resources to Attain Individual, Long -tern Success (TRAILS) 61000 8. Northwest Branch YMCA 5,500 9. Family Hope Services 4,000 10. -General Administration 64,500 Total $311,000 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is hereby recommended to the City Council that all CDBG program income earned is to be expended as an additional CDBG allocation for the program activity generating the income, unless otherwise reallocated by the City Council. Adopted by the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority on February 17, 2000. I-% RAMILY 0 2000 . 3916 Faelb1oa11 la,• woltt, PtA,,lc1a1,. 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PLYMOUTH, MN 33447 DATE: February 6. 2000. for Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting of February 17, 2000 TO: Anne Hurlburt, Executive Director FROM: Edward Goldsmith. HRA Supervisor SUBJECT: Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Programs Under the state legislation that authorized the creation of the ifennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HCHRA). local HRA's can request that the HCHRA not operate its programs in the local HRA's jurisdiction. As required by the legislation, the HCHRA has advised the Plymouth HRA of the following programs is intends to make available within the City of Plymouth during 2000: The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency t HiFA)'s Minnesota Cities Participation Program for below market interest rate first-time bomdoyer mortgages and assistance. The MHFA Housing Rehabilitation Programs, including the Deferred Loan. Revolving Loan. and Accessibility Loan programs. The MHFA Home Improvement Loan Programs, including the Fix -Up Fund and Community Fix -Up Fund. The MHFA Community Revitalization Fund Program for single-family, accessibility modular ramps rehabilitation grants. Each of these programs is available to income eligible residents, prospective homebuyers, and properties in Plymouth. Because of the administrative and financial requirements for these programs. it is impractical for the Plymouth HRA to iadependently administer or operate these programs in Plymouth. The HCHRA operation of these programa in Plymouth makes possible assistaooe that supplements the bousing programs operated by the HRA and is beneficial to the City and its citizens. I recommeml that do HRA Board take. no action Is pso I to the notification Brom the HCHRA, thus alkrwiog the HCHBA to operate the spedfbd programs within the City of Plyi- 6. MEMO CITY OF PPLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PT YMOiTI 1L MN 3 47 DATE: February 6, 2000, for Housing and Redevelopment Authority Mating of February 17, 2000 M. Am Hu, Executive Director FROM: Edward Goldsmith, HRA Supervisor SUBJECT: HRA Strategic Plan At the January HRA mating the Board discussed establishing prionties by Joey result areas and by objectives within each area. See the January 21• meeting minutes for a brief summary of this disausaion. Based upon the range of comments regarding the variety of objectives that are not annually exclusive, I have ranted the objectives by poen rather than priorities in the following draft of Result Areas and Objectives for the Board to consider: Result Area Priority 0 l: Affordable Housing Objective Preference A - Whenever possible encoursY and assist with the private and nonprofit development and preservation of Wadable ,using in the City. Objective Preference B - Tate advantage of opportw •ies as they occur to directly acquire or facilitate the private acquisition of sites for affordable or mixed affordable -market rate housing. Objective Preference C - In instances where the private sector is not able to or doesn't provide needed types of affordable housing the HRA will develop, own, and manage such housing as necessary. Result Area Priority 0 2: Redevelopmem Objective Preference A - Idemify and target specific areas for redevelopmem, establish schedules, and rely primarily on private market financing with limited public financing when justifled. Objective preference B - Encourage developers to propose redevelopment projects without targeting by the City or HRA. Objective Preference C - Aggressively use tax increment and other forms of public financing to accomplish redevelopment based upon established schedules. Result Area Priority 0 3: Economic Development/Business Climate Objective Preference A - monitor the health of the City's economic base and business climate. React as necessary to respond to weaknesses in the local economy and business climate. Objective Preference B - participation in workforce development programs focusing on the relationship of affordable housing and transportation to employment. Objective Prelermoe C - development of a promotional protean to respond to businesses imetested in locavog in Plymouth. provide information mat is usdnl for current businesses. am participate in collaborative efforts to promote me use of City fee n generating facilities by local businesses. especially those in the hos nm* industry. Example: Hotels promotigg use of the City's Field House. Ice Center, IMeTime Fitness. City's transit services, especially Dial -A -Ride. Objective Ptefeeenoa D - use CDBG funds for eligible economic development activities as necessary. Objective Peefetenoe E - determine if there are certain types and concentrations of badoesses to encourage to locate or expand in Plymouth Reni tMas Primtry d 4: H mmr Services Objective Preference A - primary focus should be on allocating CDBG funds for services directly related to housing and family self-suftiency. ObpMve Preference B - Determine needs for services aced related facilities within the City. Objective Preference C - Co W& the full range of participation including serving as the City's lead agency in soliciting, contracting. coordinating. collaborating witk and evaluating human service providers serving the City. and administering the allocation of loaf City funds for human service programs. As part of the discusses additional questions were raised regarding the extent to which local finds. coition powers. involuntary relocation of residents and businesses should be utilised in support of the above result areas and objectives. Also the use of the Plymouth Economic Development Revolvigg Loan Fuad, which will be faaded shortly from repayment of the Mm mote Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) loan to VahteRj. Purther discussion of these items should be initiated. We will also need to discuss how the strategic plan relates to the City's proposed new Comprehensive Plan. I recommend that the Bond review and discuss this Report and provide comtresits to the staff regarding any revislons to the Report. 7i MENTO v CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH, BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MN 55447 DATE: February 10. 2000 for Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting of February 17.2000 W TO: Anne Hurlburt, Executive Director FROM: Edward Goldsmith. HRA Supervisor 01 SUBJECT: Affordable Housing Tour Members of the Board have indicated an interest in having a tour of affordable housing in Plymouth. Chair Brown has asbd to schedule a spring date and time for the tour convenient for the Commissioners. I recommsod that the Board dlscttss possible dates and thoes that they would he avaliable a Por ao affordable housing tom this spring. J MEMORANDUM To: Anne Huriburt Ed Goldsmith From: Melody Burnham, Housing Manager, Plymouth Towne Square Date: February 2000 RE: PTS Monthly Report for December 1999 Monthly Financial: December Financial Statements (final year end not available) Occupancy/Markeft: 97 units leased plus 2 caretaker units February Newsletter (attached) Resident Council Meeting Minutes for January dant Operations (January) Caretakers cleaned Seasonal Storage Room Bought tractor for taking out the trash Walker checking two estimates for 3rd Floor ventilation Hai Emergency generator overhauled Water flow switches tested by Security Company Resident services: (January) Sent out survey to Residents regarding interest in Beauty Shop HRA meeting held in the building with a light supper for residents Police report filed for $300 missing from one resident's apartment New person commissioned to do blood pressure checks once a month Goals Achieved This Report Month: (January) Cleaned file drawers Set up catered lunch for residents - Have a local restaurant bringing soup/sandwich into building at a cost of $4.75 for the resident. Will start in February Planned Valentines Party Goals for Next Month: (February) Start Waiting list process cc: Donna Flaata W. RESIDENT COUNCIL january 13.2000 Members present - Ed Hansen, Pat Lambie, Thelma Paine, ben Kelley, Art Hallberg, Ruth <^I Clark, Melody Burnham and Kathy Boesen. Art Hallberg called the meeting to order. Melody went over the Resioent Fund. Poinsettia Plants for residents in a care center were given to Coy Perry and Bernie Hackett, during the holidays. We forgot to deliver one to Mae Seppa and the council decided a plant should be delivered to her sometime this month. The council also voted unanimously to send holiday plants to spouses of residents who are now living in other care facilities. We in the office try to remember everyone who has had surgery by picking up an arrangement from Dundee Nursery. There are times that we forget and need to be reminded, so if we forget please let us know. Kathryn Lents is our card Sunshine Lady. Trash was discussed The trash chutes always work. 7 days a week, 24 hour a day. The battery container in the trash area is full and needs to be emptied. COUNCIL COMMENTS Could there be a bigger flag on the flag pole? The flag pole wiil not handle the weight of a larger flag. The flag looks shorter because we had to have the tattered ends sewn. Many people are irritated with the weekly church people that come in and use our facility, that they are rude and seem to take over. The "I'm OK Program may be abolished unless we get more volunteers. Ruth Clark, Melody and Kathy will meet to see what we can do. MANAGERS REPORT Jim Grange and Jody Wynkoop are having surgery today. The caretakers got a tractor to use for pulling the garbage bins out during trash pick up days. It also has a plow blade on the front and we have a brush on order so the caretakers can sweep the garage. We are still looking for a bin for all the Bingo equipment. We have a new resident coming on February V and will reside in apartment 211. Her name is Dorothy Leuer. Residents need to be more tuned into washing down the garage after they wash their cars. There has been an abundance of sand left. Chuck Pursley will be here again to do taxes for the resident in March. The PTS Valentines Party will be Monday, February 14'h. Our entertainment will be the KITCHEN KUT UPS! Melody will pay $50 and the Resident Council -voted to match that amount. We are still working on having noon lunches catered in during the winter. An Art Program for the resident was brought up. Council suggested it be brought up a the Resident Meeting and have private pay. Ben Kelly brought up a suggestion from another resident to hang finished puzzles on ;he walls in the Puzzle Room. Council suggested to leave it as is. TOYVNEE CRIER' February 2000 r o 00 so 0 p0 O 0 S "- V so p v 00 Of1 1 1 c : • O o r. r / chOp o - dW A Note from Melody: Get ready, get set, we have several fun things planned for February. Our ar-nual Valentines parry will be Monday February 14 at 1 PM. You won't want to * tiss this one as we are having a group call "Kitchen Kut Up's perform. Since our Kitchen band has been.on an extended vacation, this will be the next best thing. Please bring a signed valentine to exchange. Anyone who brings a valentine will be able to take one. We are starting a catered lunch. On Wednesday, February 16 there will be a catered lunch provided for those of you who want to join. The cost is S,4 '5 and it will be chicken dumpling soup, V2 smoked turkey sandwich on wiNek. wheat bread, coffee, and apple crisp. This is not a money maker and all of the money goes directly to the caterer. Peggy from Country Side Cafd on Highway 55 will be providing this service for us. This will be a trial event but 1 am hoping it is something that will continue for a long time. This will bc a ticketed event and tickets will go on sale the week befere. Please come and join us. I do have something of a serious note to speak about. On January 25, one of our residents had some money stolen from her apartment. There is absolutely no reason to believe that the building was broken into or that our security was breeched. We are hoping very much that the money will be found. If you have any information regarding this incident, please let the office know. The one ie'sson that was learned from this is that you should always lock your apartment door when you are leaving your apartment. (The only time you should leave your apartment door open is if the fire department tells us to evacuate the building. The reason for this is that they would then check every apartment for residents and if they find a door locked they will axe it down.) r THAT our plow service is the GREATEST and do and excellent job but they get to PTS whenever they can - Day or Night. THAT you are invited to sit in on any of the Resident Council Meeting which is held the second Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. W THAT there is a lost and found in the office. r THAT the blood pressure checks will continue on Feb. 23rd at 1:00. Lil Niggeler's daughter, Lisa has volunteered to do it. A1, residents of WS or@ incited to v volentine's J)" on Mond'y rebruory 140, A 1:00 P.m. 0 0 D llefreshments served - VolentWe Ctrd exehtnge Qe aWfUjtAUrHal BV 11M QOM D. " r -de fW ICS OF N&W BI IwoN Ilene Is Vo mine Cord to exchwgglul If You hft 9 end, you em toke s end home . MOE'S TRAVEL LO Moe will be here again this year to present a travel show for you. . It will be Thursday, February 3'd at 1:00. Come - Relax and enjoy the show) A&FEBRiJARKBIRTHDAYS MEL WYNKOOP 6 Apt. 213 THELMA PAINE 7 Apt. 227 SHIRLEY RUNDE 7 Apt. 109 MARVEL JOHNSON 8 Apt. 226 JIM GRANGE 11 Apt. 114 BLANCHE EYLER 17 Apt. 303 BEVERLY LEACH 23 Apt. 105 EARL LUND 23 Apt. 318 PAT LAMBIE 24 Apt. 132 JEAN VON ARX 27 Apt. 313 JODY WYNKOOP 28 Apt. 213 IRK NOON. UNCH Wednesday, February 16th 12:00 in the dining room. 4.7 Provided by the "Countryside Cafe' Chicken dunnpling soup Half of a. smoked turkey sandwich on whole wheat Apple crisp bar and coffee Tickets on sale only Feb. 81' - 9h -10th and 11'" from 10 to 12:00) Se Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips. 30C Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot griddle3perfect shaped pancakes every time. 9e To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. de To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard -boiling. 8c Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies in a pan. The marshmallow won't stick to your fingers. 3C To get the most out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature & roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing. ie Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato -based sauces, no more stains. Sc When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of dry cake mix instead, no white mess on the outside of the cake. 3C If you accidentally over -salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato, it absorbs the excess salt. 09 Wrap celery in aluminum foil when -putting in the refrig, it will keep for weeks. Sc Brush beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish. N Place slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it back up. N When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring ori' •' , -om's natural sweetness. le To detemzine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cosi, sal -.er. if it sinks, it is fresh, if it rises to the surface throw it away. Sc Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut in half and rub it on your forehead. E., !hmbbing will go away. 3e if you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. i':-: give a non -slip grip that makes opening jars easy. N Potatoes will take food stains off you fingers. lust slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rise with water. Sc To get rid of itch from mosquito bite: try applying soap on the area, instant relief. is Ants, ants, ants everywhere...... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. N Look at all you can do with Alka-Seltzer: Clean your toilet with 2 tablets, leave in 20 minutes. Use 2 tablets to clean the bottom of a vase or cruet. Clean jewelry with two tables in a glass with your jewelry for two minutes. Clean your thermos with 3 tablets and let sit for an hour or more. Unclog a drain in your sink by dropping 3 tablets down the drain followed by a cup of white vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot viater. MOVIE MADNESS February 5th- "CHALLENGE TO BE FREE" with Mike Mazurki rind Jimmy Kane. Based on a true story of a trapper and how he outsmarts the law while living in the wilderness.. February12'" -- " BRIGADOON" with Gene Kelly, Van Johson and Cyd Charisse.. Musical -dance and love story. February 19th - IViR. HOLLAND'S OPUS" - with Richard Dreyfuss and Olympia Dukakis. Story of a music teacher who inspires many young people with his talent and love of music. February 2e - "HOME ALONE 2" - with Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. Comedy about a little boy alone in New York and the two notorious bandits who ere after him. ifs Those of you who have cars and wads or rinse on your vehicles in our garage, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE; could you rinse all the sand dowse. the drain when you are finished. It is being dragged through your beautiful building. Zf you. see someone who is not rinsing dowse the sand, feel free to mention it to them or inform the office or caretakers. Mot .Dish vs.: Casserole" hat a treat it is to see the iesurgence of one of the earliest convenience foods - the casserole-'.Upscale'recipes have even c9tur4the attention of fine dining chefs and *ppear•o' h'menbs of exquisite restaurants. Recendy, casseroles were featured prominently on the rover of no less than six popular eaolting magasines- . And with this casserole renaissance comes reflection on their evolution.' ' Were they'the maturation of the hot dishy Did one come before the • - other? Aro they the same thing? Are - they twin sons of different mothers? I fed compelled io clarify their being. You can avoid making a dining gaffe by following these guidelines- Ifyou serve it while wearing an up North' apron - ' you're serving bat X6... . If the smell of it elicits memories of ' iimes visiting family in rural Minnesota - it's a dvt 6. • ' ' If it smells culinary. diverse - it's a casserole. If there's 'a -lid or covet involved - it's a hot A4 in a casserole bowl. If all the ingredients were listed on the back of a Campbell's Alushrom, Soup can - it's a but A4 marketed as'a casserole. ' If its made with a recipe from the movie Fargo — it's a bat A-6. If Garrison Keillor ate it as a kid - it's a b tt A.6. If hes serving it now - it's a casserole. If its ingredients include fish — it's a basserole. If it's served at a funeral — it's a 6w X6. Baby shower? = it's a casserole. If either is made with essentially . meat as the only ingredient -' a man made it, If the. ingrediente'include spices not - found in bottles marked "s" or "P."• - it -was made by a woman, and is probably a casserole. Mac & Chiise•niade with anything . Other than a powdered cheddar mix - is a casserole. A huge vat of chili cannot be. called a casserole. . It is a 6rM A d;' however ifyou add shredded cheese and serve.it over apailwi Cincinnati style). If itis served accompanied with - green :Tell -O anything It is a AW X6. - Hot dishes rarely venture past elbow macaroni. Casserole is French.' Hoe dish is uniquely upper Midwest, often expressed in invitations this way, "Everybody's bringing a but Xh. Amazingly, never in, the history. of Alinnesota have two of the. same but 2rdrr arrived at the same event. Casseroles make wonderful leftovers. Not "i are usually consumed in their entirety Al at once. ' If there is a leftover, it is converted into something else, usually in a covered baking bowl, which bf course makes a casserole. Minnesota to Get Two New Area Codes in February Effective Febsrruy 27, the Nomeapolis metropolitan region now served by the 612 am code will be split into three different area codes: 617,763 and 952. Minneapolis, Richfield„ St. Anthony and the Fort Snelling am will keep the 612 am coda The boundary line separating the 763 area code from the 952 am code approximately follows Interstate -394. For the most part, communities located north of I-394 and to the north and northwest of Minneapolis will have the new 763 am coda Communi- ties south of I-394 and to the south and southwest of Minneapolis will have the 952 am code. _ s4.J Iniem arc two days in eeery week about which tae should not worry. Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday, with its mistakes and cam. its faults and .blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed famer beyond our control. All the money in the werld cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act nv performed. We cannot erose a single word we said. Yesterday is Fuel The other day ue should not worry about is tomor6v, with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is beyond our immediate control. Tamorrmv's sun will rise, whether in a splendor or behind a mask of clouds. But it will rise, until it does we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn. This leaves only one day: Today. Any person can fight the battles of just one day. It is when you and 1 add the burdens of two awhtl eternities - yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. Itis not necessarily the experience oftoday that disturbs one peace of mind. It is oftentimes the bitterness for something which happenedyesterdoy and the dread of writ tomorrow may bring. Let us therefore live one day at a time. H06AI CISfES 5.0 Pmcription bM Costs Too High? Senior Community Services, in cooperation with the Minnesota Board on Aging, is belong to inform seniors about the Senior Drug Program. You may be eligible if: You are 65 or older. You have lived in Minnesota for at least 6 months. if you're single, your income is $824 or less a month and your assets are below $4,000. Assets do not include your home or car.) If you're married, your income is $1,106 or less a month and your assets are below $6,000. Assets do not include your home or car.) If you qualify for the program, you pay only $35 a month for prescription drugs. Also you could save money on other Medicare-relatod expenses. For more information call the Senior LInkAGE Line at 14NO-333-2433. FRIENDSHIP Oh, the comfort, the inex- pressible comfort of feeling sate with a person Having neither to weigh thoughts Nor measure words, butpour- ing them All right out, just as they are — Chaff and grain together— Certain that a faithful hand will Take and sift them, Keeping what is worth keeping, And with a breath of kindness Blow the rest away. Dick in St. Petersburg For. There are extra Senior Books le' Sitting in the front entrance of the building, if you would like a set for your friends. New directions for the entrance phone are hanging in the entrance by the phone. Tell your guests not to hang up until they hear the click of the left door. An electric typewriter has been donated to the Activities Room for your use from Marguerite Lucas. Thanks GET TOGETHER - for February will be another potluck because of the success of the last one. There is a sign up on the bulletin board with a list of suggestions. Barbara Buchholz is in charge. We are continuing to collect eye glasses in the office, for the Eye Bank. Drop them off when you no longer need your old ones. They go for a ! (4 v good cause! DID YOU KNOW????? THAT the shredder in the office is available for you to take to your apartment and use any time. r THAT the DIAL A -RIDE BUS, will take you to Rainbow and the shopping center stores or Target Greatland. The cost is $1 each way and the bus picks you up right at our door every Tuesday morning at 9:00 and returns about 10:45. V THAT the lint traps in all of the dryers must be cleaned out after every use. THAT the new area code for our area will change on February 27, 2000 tow. r THAT "Lending a hand is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself!" Ralph Waldo Emerson r THAT Chuck Pursley our tax man will be here again in March and April to do your taxes for.you. THERE IS NO CHARGE. Sign up on the bulletin board. r THAT the term "natural" on a food label means nothing in terms of health. - Ignore it! To the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "natural" means "no added color, synthetic substances, or flavors." r THAT margarine has less saturated fat than butter, but it has the exact same number of calories - 100 in a tablespoon and 36 in a packaged "butter pat." r THAT the office always has post cards of PTS for sale - cost is ¢50 each. r THAT if you open the windows in the dining room, that you must remember to CLOSE THEM AND LOCK BOTH LOCKS Gets drafty!!! THAT the door stops are missing from the 3rd floor middle and East laundrys. If you borrowed them, please return them. They belong to PTS. r THAT the trash chute works 7 days a week, 24 hours a day! ! ! ! ! ! ! ACROSS 1 It has a torch on its backside 5 Packing material 10 Aristae 14 Home, to Yeats 15 Bull: prefut 16 Mayhem 17 Frontimich campaigner 20 Covered with Suck 21 Infamous prison 22 Venomous reptile 23 Antiquated 24 Kin of a finback 25 Order 27 Nullify a legacy 29 Pe tme for a turkey? 32 TKbuladons 34 TTu A golden -haired wife 36 English Mme. 37 Impinge• 38 Drain, in away 40 American architect 41 Cineaste Wallis 43 Sadden' 44 Chick's food. 46 Pirate flag 48 Mars. to some 49 Emancipation. for short 51 Semi 82 Timetable abbreviation 53 Bearable bounty 56 Muscle protein 58 He selected Lewis and Clark 61 Split 62 To — Mockingbird 63 Eternities 64 Addict 65 Defame 66 Plenty, to a phonetist DOWN 1 Mountain — 2 Novelist Murdoch 3 He figured in the Compromise Of 1830 4 Volunteer 5 linger 6 Part of a Scottish outfit 7 Gang tight 8 Game rooms 9 Saft vessels 10 —Army 11 He won at Tippecanoe 12 Playwright Coward 13 Chalazion 18 Nipper 19 ' _ a long way to Tipperary" 23 — bodikins 25 Melodramatic 26 Opera by Claudio Monteverdi 27 Prayer place 28 Coveter of pelf 30 Orchard 31 Serfs 33 Oh. in Oldenburg 35 Balsam or Fraser 39 Perch for partridge 42 Novel by Joseph Conrad 43 Panhandle 45 He gave us Trees 47 Actress MacKenzie 50 Feathered accessory 52 Richtofen or Rickenbacker 53 Westmost of the Aleutians 54 R's in Salonika 55 Questions 56 Not anigh 57 Not upper class, to a linguist 59 One of the C.S.A. 60 Checking prob. 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Bingo (DR) service 1:00 PM VALEN- 930 A Club 1:30 PM Hearing Aids 7:00 PM BINGO PM Tripolcy 7:00 I'M Cads TINE'S PARTY 12:00 PM NOON TOMB No trash until alkr 300pm 7:00 PM Movie 7:00 PM BINGO LUNCH I W PM Sterytime (dr) Denmark (AR) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 9:00 AM Church 7310 PM BINGO M AM M.1-44tide 1 M PM BLOODPRFS- 1. 0 PM RESIDENT I :W PM Gama 030 AM Pancake Breakfast service PRESIDENT'S DAY 1 SURE CIIECR MEETING 7:00 PM Tripolcy 1:00 PM Sat. Bingo (DR) 9:30 AM Men's Club 1:30 PM 3/13 Cards DR 7.00 PM BINGOFOOTCARE NURSE• 7:W PM Cards 130 PM Denmark (DR) NO AM COF1°[L• 7:W PM Movie No trash 1mG1 a0a 3.•OOpm 27 28 29 M AM Church Senna I -W PM Schwan a 7:00 PM BINGO 9410 AM DI"4lt deS 9:30 AM Men's ant,1 M Jana ryT f S S M T a'11 F Ss ' 81 11 7 O ti IS s • 7 t + 10 11 IZ IJ 1 Is R Il It 130 PM Denmark (DR) 1• 17 Is M 20 21 22. 23 a a .t• 27 t• r It 20 21 27 a 24 25 t• 77 2t A 30 .I1 pow byGidiQarCW 2sae0t/31r11000