HH Food & Beverage Committee Meeting

Tuesday – September 19, 2006

9:30 A.M. - Marsh Mansion

 

Members Present             

Bob Banasik, Acting Chair

Nadine Bishop, Secretary                                        

Paula Daitch

Sheila Falsetti

 

Members Absent:             

Roy Oakford

Linda Parks

Kay Riley

                                           

Western Golf:                   

Jeanna Hilton

                               

Call to Order

Acting Chair Bob Banasik called the meeting to order.  Minutes of the August 2006  F&B meeting were approved.

 

Comment Card Drawing

The comment card drawn for September was Ed Yablonski winner of dinner for two.

 

Action Items

The committee recommended the purchase of brass name plaques for the dining room, lounge and ballroom.   Purchase is based on a quote of approximately $1500 for the three newly renamed room signs.

 

The reopening of the Virginia Room will be November 19th and will be a brunch.  The special events committee will work with Jeanna Hilton on details for this special day.

 

Jeanna Hilton presented the committee with a figure of $5 per person to provide coffee and water to all standing committees. Due to the expense, the committee unanimously voted to drop the idea from further consideration.

 

Bar stools are still a possibility for the bar area; however, a glass rack to the bar will require an ongoing discussion and feasibility study with Bob Banasik and the F&G Committee. 

 

The special events committee has met and will meet again Sept. 26th with Joanne Forester to work out budget and scheduling conflicts.  Residents wanting to plan additional dining events through the year will continue their plans through the Western Golf office.  Some date conflicts may arise with F&B scheduled special events, but this was considered acceptable with the committee and will be a continued practice.

 

Mats have been installed at the doors between the kitchen and dining room.

 

September 19, 2006

F&B Meeting Minutes

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A discussion was held about the tongs used at buffets.  The committee feels they are too large (thus

taking more food than perhaps wanted) and not very easy to handle.  We have asked Hans Weisstanner to price out smaller and easier to use tongs.

 

Chairman’s Topics

Bob Banasik brought to the committee some community concerns on voting procedures.  The committee felt our current voting procedures work for our committee since we generally vote unanimously or by acclamation.

 

Bob Banasik asked the committee and visitors just for a general feeling for the dining room and lounge furniture.  It was agreed by all that it was too crowded.  Bob Banasik will continue working with the designer and Liz Rocklin et al on the furniture issues.

 

New Business

Four committee members will be up for reelection this December:  Bob Banasik, Nadine Bishop, Sheila Falsetti and Linda Parks.  Bob Banasik asked those committee members not running for reelection to think of residents that would be helpful additions to the committee.  Candidate names must be given to CMC by October 10th.

 

Western Golf

Dining room statistics show dinner covers were up in the month of September. 

 

Hans Weisstanner is on vacation but sent the following:  On The Fly (soup and ½ sandwich), The Monte Cristo Sandwich, and the HH Trio Salad have returned to the menu along with a Beer Battered Fish and Chips dish.  The dinner menu now includes a choice of house salad or cup of soup of the day with the entrée.  Added items to dinner include:  Sautéed Calf’s Liver, Blue Cheese Stuffed Salisbury Steak, Bourbon Glazed Port Medallions and Angel Hair Pasta.  This information will be put on Ch. 3.  A wine list priced between $15-$20 a bottle and $4-$5 a glass includes five white wine choices and four red wine choices.  New waffle irons to make waffles to order have been used at the last two Sunday brunches.

 

General comments included a question from Sheila Falsetti about Prime Rib Night.  It was hoped this has only been fazed out and will return at a latter date. 

 

Special Events Subcommittee Reports

Italian Night had 85 attendees.  Upcoming events include the Halloween Party featuring “The Pluckers” on October 29th.

 

Committee Member Comments

There were no additional committee member comments.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 11:00.  Next meeting will be October 16th.                  

Nadine Bishop, Secretary