Buzzard Droppings Febuary 2003

ways to make money for the club. An auction was suggested, public flying events, raffles, etc. This was in lieu of the raffle the club normally held, but will not this year.

Increasing membership participation in the meetings was discussed along with ideas for raffling planes that members built, showing videos at the meetings, having events at the field, and awarding certificates for i.e. best of show, and having speakers from other clubs.

New tables were discussed, Dave Weber stated that they had discussed building the tables last year, but it was put on hold due to the new tractor purchase.  Dave stating that he would move the new tractor to the field and remove the old one.

Club events were discussed. A mention of the combat event that was held previously has not been scheduled for this year. We will leave it up to the club membership whether to hold one or not. The other events are Puyallup Expo, Open House, and the Fun Fly.

Ron, also, stated that he would like to have a review committee to review the field lay out to see if it can be improved and better meet AMA requirements for safety. Ideas for moving the runway for special events and providing better parking and viewing area for spectators were discussed.  Dave Weber stated that the primary goal should be to protect our landlord’s property.

Ron Swift inquired of last year’s board if they thought we should offer to increase the amount of our rent to the landlord. It was stated that they felt that if the landlord wanted more money he was not shy and would ask for it.  It was also asked if the club has a lease agreement with the landlord.  Last year’s board stated that none was ever signed and the landlord did not seem to want one.  It was also discussed that the club should speak with one voice in dealing with the landlord and it was decided that the current president, Ron Swift, should be that voice. Ron was given the phone number for Dale. The emergency phone at the field was also discussed.

The possible future purchase of land for a flying field was discussed and Ron Swift stated that a committee would be appointed to look into the possibilities.

The port-a-potty is serviced by Waste Management, Port-o-let Division and they will service the toilet on an “as called” basis at $40 a visit.  They need to have the gate combination to service it.

Ron discussed and had input for Doug Hoff regarding projecting future expenses and having a written budget for the board to work with.  Doug stated that would be possible and he would work with Ron and Bob Martin to get a budget established.

The AMA Gold leader qualification was discussed. Ron will be submitting the paperwork to the AMA once we receive it.

A brief web site and newsletter discussion was held. No major changes were suggested.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Martin

Club Secretary

The executive Committees for both 2002 and 2003 met at Alphy’s Pizza in Monroe at 5:30PM

Present were:

President 2003, Ron Swift

Vice Present 2003, Hap Shutz

Secretary 2003, Bob Martin

Treasurer 2002 and 2003, Doug Hoff

Safety Officer for 2002 and 2003, Karl Schaefer

President 2002, David Weber

Vice Present 2002, David Bell

Secretary 2002, Rick Hanners

 

 The meeting was called to order by President Ron Swift at 5:30 PM.  The first item on the prepared agenda was to discuss the club’s goals for the future.

The four that Ron suggested were:

·          Increase activities/membership with area youth

·          Investigate alternative source of funding (since the raffle won’t be done this year)

·          Increased membership participation in meetings

·          Investigate flying field layout opportunities (compare to AMA guidelines)

After a brief discussion of these four, it was recommended to add the fifth one, a carry-over from the past Executive Committee: Increase club membership.

Dave Weber stated that one goal last year was to increase the membership to 60 members, which last year’s board considered the maximum for our current field layout.

These five were accepted as goals by the combined Executive Committees.

Dave also brought up another goal: replacing the aging tables at the flying field. It was decided to address this as a project later in the year.

The new frequency board was discussed, and David Weber stated that he should have it installed in a few weeks.  Ron Swift stated that the field safety rules would need to be modified to include the new frequency board and other wording improvements.  Posting the new safety rules for the club and the 2003 AMA safety rules were also discussed.

Ron brought up the need to recommend the annual dues for club vote, based on the budget. We reviewed the information Doug brought. The Executive Committee unanimously agreed to recommend keeping the dues at the same level as 2002 ($100 for new members, $60 for returning members, half the regular dues for family membership). Briefly discussed was the new Junior membership category and the proposed by-law changes worked on by Bob and Ron. No changes were proposed, and the Executive Committee generally agreed on the proposal as written.

Also, discussed was a proposal to investigate