PASCO Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from Meeting – April 13, 2009   7:10PM

Board Members Present:

  • Peter Deane
  • Mike Mayo
  • Karol Hines
  • Fred Lasor
  • Larry Roberts
  • Bruce Roberts

Regional Directors/Governors present/FAA Liason present

  • Stu Crane
  • Rolf Peterson
  • Jay McDaniel

Old Action Items:

  • Bruce   Finalize 2008 banquet expenses.  --Status: Done, but need confirmation w Hans
  • Bruce   Finalize venue for 2009 banquet. --Status: Open
  • Peter    Solicit for MC for 2009 banquet   --Status: Open
  • Hans    Was officer list filed w state?       --Status: Open, Hans: Believe that this is to be done every other year. He will follow up and find due date.  
  • Hans:   Organize the financial audit         --Status: Open, but Charlie Hayes did his own audit inlate March, found some minor errors, that have been corrected. Still need a proper external audit.
  • Hans:   Find out how to get Peter as a signatory, and get him bank material & info. -- Status: Open
  • Rob        Create promotion strategy for ASI (Karol, Stu, Robert Stoney)  --Status: Open
  • Ty         Ask Ty to create membership promotion plan for Westwind and Pasco website --Status: Ty agreed; but no further action
  • Karol      Include details of 200 wind monitor towers in Westwind including details from Fred --Status: Open
  • Fred       Provide Peter w details of 200 wind monitor towers; central location for details --Status: Open
  • Fred       Contact Donald Brooks/Steve Norcross about status of nationwide transponder code for gliders.           --Status: Open
  • Fred       Propose seminar time/format/topics in Minden & forward to Peter –Status: Done Fred presented at wave camp, and Donald Brooks had 2 people from Reno attend for each day of wave camp!
  • Marc       Put together plan for LLC for winch launch - Can Pasco put up money, but not be liable? --Status: Open
  • Peter      2 spiritware items available by July 2009 --Status: Open
  • Peter      Make Pasco re-imbursement for Alby award public ($1.3K) on web site and March WestWind --Status: Done, but needs to go into next Westwind
  • Mike       Conduct general membership survey  --Status: Open
  • Larry      Write the first monthly update for the website & put on Web. -- Status: Done, but not on Web
  • Karol      Work to find a new editor to replace herself for Westwind. -- Status: Open      
  • Joel,     Work w Peter to come up with designs for PASCO spiritwear”  --Status: Open  Peter
  • Mike       Put together proposal/ideas for cross country community & network building event(s) in lieu of the Cross Country Seminars. --Status: Open
  •  Fred      Contact FSDO about getting how to set up a presentation as a WINGS seminar --Status: Open
  •  Peter     Check with Marc to see if he needs/wants help looking into Winch LLC  --Status: Open
  •  Joel       Contact spiritwear manufacturer to discuss possible design --Status: Open
  •  Mike      Get a bio on Sumner Davis and Dave Cunningham for Westwind from appropriate NCSA people --Status: Open
  • Fred     Write an email to Cindy Brickner about White Elk MOA and possible impact on Ely airspace. Also send copy of letter of protest he wrote on this topic previously to Karol for WestWind. --Status:  Open
  •   Peter   Call Rob Stone about assuming a board position --Status: Open
  •   Joel   Research Sport Pilot-related events for possible PASCO display --Status: Open

 
New Action Items:

  •   Bruce:  Call Sully, is he willing to be guest speaker?
  •   Fred:    Write article about flight to Susanville & return (made on 4/13).
  •   Joel:     Minutes from 2/23 board meeting onto Web site,
  •   Joel:     Minutes from special bd meeting 3/9 onto Web site
  •   Peter:  Call Rex about someone from Williams being on board
  •   Stu:     Call Roger Harris about assuming a board position

Treasurer Report:

  • Internal audit complete, but still need external audit
  • Hans: proposed annual expense not to exceed $8K, based on PASCO income that is  ~$8K.
  •       All present agreed.
    Membership Issues and Promotion:
  • Airshows: Half Moon Bay Dream Machines, Peter will present 2T on static display (4/26). No other airshow displays planned

Communications:

  • Larry: who is Web site targeting?  Current PASCO members? Or others? Try to cater to both.
  • Meeting, agenda, minutes need to be updated on Website

Westwind:

  • Need picture for cover, needs picture of Charlie Spratt
  • Have Fred’s wave article (on website), has something from each location (stories), has something on Alby, but nothing on Sumner Davis.

Safety:

  • FSDO guy Harlow Voorhees (Fresno) meeting w Donald Brooks, & Rolf, Karol, Fred LaSor next Tuesday (4/21). One portion of this discussion is airspace proposal (ie where transponders could be required).
  • Fred to write up story about his flight today (4/13), especially his return from Susanville, through Reno airspace.
  • Can WAVE CAMP be certified as a Wings event? Fred may become FAA safety counselor.

Contests:

  • Avenal at risk, issue w enough tow planes
  • Montague, region 11. June 15-20
  • Montague, open & std class, entries low (7 std, 7 open so far), last 2 wks in June (6/16-26)

Winch:

  • No updates

Pasco Director Positions:

  • Rob Stone; is he willing to be on Pasco board? Peter will call him.
  • What about someone from Williams? Peter will ask Rex
  • What about Roger Harris? Stu will ask Roger.

SSA:

  • no new SSA updates

Special Teams:

  • Team #1 meeting 4/21 7PM
  • Team #3 no update

New Business:

  • Sully; would he be a good draw? Call Sully (Bruce)
  • NASA, any possibilities?

Adjourned 8:37PM
Next meetings:

  • Next Board meeting Monday 5/11/09
  • Team #1 Meeting next Monday 4/21.