Cooperative Network has video tapes available to
senior housing cooperatives
for the following seminars:
Cost of Videos
If a member of the Cooperative Network, $15.00 to rent. $25.00 to purchase
If NOT a member of the Cooperative Network, $20.00 to rent, $30.00 to purchase
To order, contact Vicky Chaput's at the Cooperative Network,
. Indicate the name of each desired video, and whether you want to rent or purchase. An invoice will accompany the tape. The order will be sent out within two weeks of the request. If you are ordering multiple copies of a given tape, the order will be sent out when all copies of the tape are available. If you need a video quicker than two weeks for a meeting, etc., please contact Vicky directly at 651-228-0213 and she will do what she can to accommodate the request.
Rentals are due back at the Cooperative Network Office in St. Paul
Meeting Date: June 25, 2009
Seminar Title: "Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Workship" Seminar Speakers:
Restoration Professionals staff Content Covered:
A free workshop on designing an effective Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for your cooperative. The Restoration Professionals staff presents a step-by-step, turn-key process on developing a custom EAP for your facility. An EAP workbook and a book of draft EAP procedures are the basis for the presentation.
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Meeting Date: January 22, 2009
Seminar Title: "Refurbishing/Replacement Planning Network Workshop" Seminar Speakers:
Linda Elliott, President, Parkway Cooperative of Burnsville
Aria Giddings, Vice-President, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie
Maury Quam, President, Realife Cooperative of Brooklyn Park
Jill Weber, Senior Cooperative Foundation Content Covered:
Focus is on the practical issues in developing and implementing a refurbishing/replacement plan. Does the cooperative have a refurbishing/replacement policy in place? Does it contain general, specific and/or detailed criteria regarding refurbishing/replacements? How does the cooperative establish unit priorities for refurbishing/replacements? What challenges to implementing the policy have occurred? The Workshop does not address replacement reserve investments. |
Meeting Date: June 26, 2008
Seminar Title: "Open Discussion Forum" Seminar Speakers:
Dennis Johnson, Senior Cooperative Foundation
Jill Weber, Senior Cooperative Foundation Content Covered:
Questions addressed were submitted before and during the Workshop |
Meeting Date: November 1, 2007
Seminar Title: "Cooperative Support of Aging in Place" Seminar Speakers:
Janet Boland, Board Member, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie
Mary McGurran, Licensed Social Worker, Volunteers of American Protective Services
Joe Nemo, Attorney, Martin and Squires, P.A. Content Covered:
Safety and Well-Being Policy
Resources available for Cooperative support of aging in place |
Meeting Date: August 8, 2007
Seminar Title: "Addressing Security Challenges in Senior Cooperative Housing Communities" Seminar Speakers:
Chuck Ellis, Director of Marketing, Residential Division of United Properties
Becky Milanovich, Housing Manager, Applewood Pointe Cooperative of Maple Grove
Ginny Steffes, Director of Cooperative Housing, United Properties
Maury Quam, President, Realife Cooperative of Brooklyn Park Content Covered:
Internal security procedures
Discussion on what some cooperatives have done to help prevent break-ins or thefts |
Meeting Date: January 17, 2007
Seminar Title: "Investment Practices and Strategies for Senior Housing Cooperatives" Seminar Speakers:
Dennis Johnson, Executive Vice-President, Cooperative Housing Resources, moderator of questions asked before Workshop Content Covered:
Finance Committee – size, reporting, frequency of meetings, records
Managing your Reserve accounts: Who does it? What information is used or needed? Using investment professionals
Using your HUD Mortgage Insurance Premium distribution |
Meeting Date: September 14, 2006
Seminar Title: "Open Discussion with HUD" Seminar Speakers:
Mark Campbell, Director of Project Management, HUD
Tim Gruenes, Supervisory Project Manager, HUD
Said Motamed, Construction Manager, Minneapolis Hub, HUD
Scott Werdal, Director of Multifamily Development, HUD
Dennis Johnson, Executive Vice-President, Cooperative Housing Resources, moderator of questions asked before Workshop Content Covered:
Differences between Section 221 and 213 of the National Housing Act, as amended
Distributions of Mortgage Insurance Premiums for Section 213 cooperatives and how they can be used
Occupancy Agreement
HUD inspections
As-Built Plans
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Meeting Date: January 26, 2006
Seminar Title: "Pet and Smoking Policies" Seminar Speakers:
Chuck Ellis, Applewood Pointe Cooperatives
Nora Schroeder, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie
Barbara Schroeder, Realife Cooperative of West St. Paul Content Covered:
Perspectives from all sides of the issues
HUD policies
"Pet peeves" and policies that can be used to approach conflicts
The "Eden Alternative," a new approach to pets and senior living
The marketing perspective
Examples of policies in place |
Meeting Date: October 27, 2005
Seminar Title: "Turnover and Existing Refurbishing Policy" Seminar Speakers:
Barb Murphy, 7500 York Cooperative, Edina
Barb Perrin, Gramercy Park Cooperative at Lake Shore, Richfield
Nora Schroeder, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie Content Covered:
Refurbishing Turnover Units
Turnover Policies (Move In/Move Out)
Who pays for what and who decides what?
Refurbishing Occupied Units
When do you paint?
When and what do you replace?
Who pays? (Standards and Upgrades) |
Meeting Date: July 26, 2005
Seminar Title: "Am I Going to be Able to Sell My Share?" Seminar Speakers:
Dennis Johnson, D. A. Johnson Associates
Rene Schwartz – Becketwood Cooperative, Minneapolis
Jean Coltz, Gramercy Park Cooperative of Plymouth
Jerry Hommes, Gramercy Park Cooperative of Plymouth
Barb Perrin, Gramercy Park Cooperative at Lake Shore, Richfield
Janet Boland, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie
Maury Quam, Realife Cooperative of Brooklyn Park Content Covered:
The role of "community" in marketing the cooperative
Developing a Marketing Committee
What we've done and what has worked
What does a Buyer expect? Refurbishing: Who's responsible? |
Meeting Date: January 24, 2005
Seminar Title: "Senior Housing Cooperatives and the Insurance Industry" Seminar Speakers:
Corie Curtis, Claims Manager, RJF Agencies
Mary Breitstein, Claims Representative, RJF Agencies
Herman Fasbender, Insurance Consultant, RJF Agencies Content Covered:
Overview of MAC Insurance Survey data
The direction the Insurance industry is heading today and how to control the cooperative's future premiums
Comparison of property and crime policies in today's marketplace
Comparison of "Directors and Officers" policies in today's marketplace |
Meeting Date: July 29, 2004
Seminar Title: "Laws Governing Senior Housing Cooperatives" Seminar Speakers:
Charles Bassford, legal counsel Content Covered:
Duties of members of the Board of Directors
Duties of the Board of Directors to the community
Duties of the Officers
Responsibilities of members
Tax treatment, federal and state Membership entrance and exit criteria |
Meeting Date: January 8, 2004
Seminar Title: "Understanding Senior Housing Cooperative Financing and Budgets" Seminar Speakers:
Bill Oemichen, CEO, Minnesota Association of Cooperatives/WFC
Terry McKinley, Cooperative Housing Resources and Senior Cooperative Foundation
Charles Bassford, Senior Cooperative Attorney Content Covered:
History of HUD, its role and its limitations
How is your cooperative budget developed?
What does the budget mean and include?
How do spending approvals work?
What does the budget mean to my monthly rates?
What does your financial audit mean?
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Meeting Date: September 10, 2003
Seminar Title: "What You Need to Know to Enjoy the Lifestyle in a Senior Housing Cooperative" Seminar Speakers:
Neal Black, Gramercy Park Cooperative of Eagan
Janet Boland, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie
Hulda Gieschen, 7500 York Cooperative, Edina
Terry McKinley, Cooperative Housing Resources and Senior Cooperative Foundation
Bill Oemichen, CEO, Minnesota Association of Cooperatives/WFC
Nora Schroeder, Realife Valley View Cooperative, Eden Prairie Content Covered:
The background, history, and financial structure of cooperatives
The legal structure of cooperatives Shared experiences of cooperative living |
Meeting Date: June 4, 2003
Seminar Title: "Reserve Funding" Seminar Speakers:
Tom Johnson, Manager, Becketwood Cooperative, Minneapolis
Terry McKinley, President Cooperative Housing Resources
Jeff Lanto, Director of Home Own Association, Edenezer
Mark Campbell, Director of Project Management, HUD Content Covered:
How to estimate reserve needs
How to create and maintain a reserve fund
How to set up a replacement reserve schedule |
Meeting Date: January 29, 2003
Seminar Title: "Is Anybody Listening?" Seminar Speakers:
Betsy Raasch-Gilman, Associate, Training for Change Content Covered:
How do you communicate issues to the Board and management?
Board of Directors responsibilities to the members
Who takes what to where? |
Cost of Videos
If a member of the Cooperative Network, $15.00 to rent. $25.00 to purchase
If NOT a member of the Cooperative Network, $20.00 to rent, $30.00 to purchase
To order, contact Vicky Chaput's at the Cooperative Network,
. Indicate the name of each desired video, and whether you want to rent or purchase. An invoice will accompany the tape. The order will be sent out within two weeks of the request. If you are ordering multiple copies of a given tape, the order will be sent out when all copies of the tape are available. If you need a video quicker than two weeks for a meeting, etc., please contact Vicky directly at 651-228-0213 and she will do what she can to accommodate the request.
Rentals are due back at the Cooperative Network Office in St. Paul
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