Meeting Minutes – August 22, 2023

NOTE:  These minutes are preliminary and will not be final until approved by member vote at the next club meeting. Please notify the club secretary John Russcher, via email (planeaddicted@gmail.com) of any corrections and/or errors as soon as possible. 

Meeting called to order:

  • 7:04pm by Dave Jamrog

Secretary’s Report: John Russcher

  • The May 22nd, 2023 meeting minutes were posted on the website for review.   
  • A motion was made, seconded and the May 22rd 2023 meeting minutes were approved by member vote.

Treasurer’s Report: Mike VanAanhold

  • The club expenditures and account balances were reviewed. This includes the general fund, field improvement fund, mower and geotex replacement funds. If you have any questions feel free to contact treasurer Mike VanAanhold.
  • At the time of this meeting we have 69 members.  
  • A motion was made, seconded and the treasurer’s report was approved by member vote.

Safety Report/Field Maintenance: Steve Kastens 

  • A new sign will be put up on the board on the south end of the charging table with emergency 911 instructions, AMA rules and Club rules. 
  • The additional fence sections have not been installed yet because the ground has been too hard for digging holes with a power auger.   
  • The box that the first aid kit is stored in was broken and has been replaced with a new box.   

Visitors and/or New Members:

  • No visitors 

Old Business:

  • None

New Business:

  • Board Member nominations. Dave Jamrog, John Russcher and Mike VanAahold are willing to continue in their current positions. Scott Storteboom is not running again for Vice President, Steve Kastens volunteered for the Vice President positions. Noel Miller volunteered for the Safety/Field Maintenance position.
    • President – Dave Jamrog
    • Vice President – Steve Kastens
    • Secretary – John Russcher
    • Treasure – Mike VanAahold
    • Safety/Field Maintenance – Noel Miller
  • Runway expansion. The runway expansion will extend the runway by 40’ on each end making the total length of the runway about 360’. The two existing taxiways will be extended by 10’ into the pits and there will be two new 25’ taxiways added about 40’ to the east and west of the existing taxiways. The budget for this project is $2,000 and will come out of the field fund. After some discussion a motion was made, seconded and the runway expansion project was approved by member vote.   

Announcements and Upcoming Events:

  • September 11th, Monday – TCAF Member and Guest Fall Sloppy Mike’s Fly
  • September 13th, Wednesday – Streamer Combat (final event)
  • September 16th, Saturday – GRDR Drone Race 11am -3pm,
  • September 16th, Saturday – Night Fly 7pm – 11pm
  • September 18th, Monday – Membership Meeting, 7pm at the Club Field
  • September 23rd, Saturday – 3rd Annual Autumn EDF Jet Rally 
  • September 30th, Saturday – GRDR Drone Race 11am -3pm 

Comments and Questions: 

  • None

Next Meeting:

  • September 18th, 7pm at the club field  

Meeting Adjourned:

  • Meeting adjourned at 7:41pm.

Attendees:

  • Members present: Dave Jamrog, John Russcher, Mike VanAanhold, Steve Kastens, Brian Carpenter, Tyler Kastens, Ray Weller, David VerHoef, Jim Peterson, Noel Miller, Jim Herron, Rob Wetterholt, Dennis Delo, Randy Houtman and Ben Riemersma. 

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