ROLL
CALL – President Mike Byrd called the meeting to order at 1010 hours. Club delegates were present from AVC, CNA,
HVC, JVIC, SBV, VIP, WFI and Y2K. Clubs
absent were EAV, FWY, RIC and WEF. A quorum
was present as a majority of the active clubs and their delegates
were represented.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS – The minutes for the January meeting were read and approved.
PROPOSALS
FOR MEMBERSHIP – None
FINANCIAL REPORT – Treasurer Larry Landweer handed out a
written report on the first half of 2006. We started the year with some $16
thousand and by the end of old birds we had over $24 thousand. The main reason for the increase was that we
had 50% more birds shipped this year than last in
REPORTS OF
COMMITTEES/COMMUNICATIONS – Mark Karges reported on the National Data Base for
the AU. Later we found that Rollie enters not only the Concourse’s results but
also each individual club’s results and has done so soon after the base began
collection data in 2004. Also later in
the meeting Rollie reported that three of our individual members – Eddie Hogue,
Steve Putnam and Julio Lopez did very well on the national level and are to be
congratulated. Good going guys!
Mark also said that Steve
Lawler wants to thank everyone in theConcourse for
helping to make him the new AU President.
Steve is a “home boy” and flew years ago with the
Leo Theunissen
reports that he’ll be working to repair several of the small doors on the
trailer. Also the trailer needs
cleaning. Jorge Tomayo wants $150 to
clean the trailer instead of the $100 we’ve been paying. Mark made a motion to pay $150 and Leo
seconded it and the motion passed.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS – Since Mike has been involved with the upcoming AU race he has heard
of several flyers refusing to pick up their lost birds. Its each flyers responsibility to pick up or
make arrangements for these birds and when we don’t it reflects badly on our
clubs and the hobby. It falls on the
clubs to see that these birds are taken care of. The matter was tabled for the club’s
consideration. One thought was to have one individual in each organization
responsible and then have the lost bird’s owner pay some fee. Talk it over in your club and have your
delegate bring back to the 395.
NEW
BUSINESS – Rollie made a motion, and Leo
seconded it, to increase Ted Fleming’s pay by 5 cents to $.85 per mile in
YB’s. The motion passed. Several names were passed to Rollie by Martha
Delgado who would like them to be considered potential drivers also.
Leonard
Lee would like us to form a special committee to begin considering a new
trailer. Leo will chair the committee
and be assisted by Leonard and Dan Jenkins.
The new trailer would have removable crates and hold up to 4,000 birds.
Larry
presented the newly revised/updated Bylaws and Race Rules for acceptance by the
membership dated June 2006. All changes
were adopted according to meeting minutes going back over the whole time frame
since they were last brought up to date in July 2001. It was moved and seconded to approve these
revisions and the motions passed. The up
to date Bylaws and Race Rules will be available on our web site.
Mark
made a motion, seconded by Leonard, to add a category for the Champion Loft award
that allows total points accumulated to be earned, without regard to the old
birds clocked vs. birds shipped ratio entering into the formula. The motion passed.
NEXT
MEETING –
Will be at the Veterans club in
Respectfully
submitted by Larry Landweer, Secretary/Treasurer