Meeting called to order:

• June 6^th at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

• July meeting minutes were not reviewed, a motion was made, the minutes were approved

Treasurers Report:

• 26 paid members in 2015 (35 paid member same time last year)
• Paid $500 towards field lease
• Paid $61.16 for gravel
• Paid $48 for July hotdog night
• Paid $25 for propane fuel
• Current club balance $3,106.95 (had $3,700 balance same time last year)
• Nonprofit status filing due by October 1^st, cost is $90
• Invoice for seasonal mowing due soon
• Reviewed $600 grant funding was fully paid out for the trainer planes

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

• Safety items were not reviewed, John was not able to attend the meeting
• Club members reviewed the status of the safety sub team that was formed back in June, to date no meeting has taken place

New Members:

• David Fisher and Joshua Trungen

Visitors:

• John Kasza

Announcements:

• All thanked Aaron for providing donuts
• Mike mentioned that he has a transmitter for sale
• Scott announced the next kids fly is scheduled for August 29 at 9AM and reviewed other misc. details
  • Kids fly total 23 participants, 6 were adults
  • One of the trainer planes was damaged and since been fixed
  • Reviewed safety and had a bunch of new kids
  • Dave mentioned more helpers needed at kids fly events, many visitors have questions that can be answered off the field while not flying
  • No real issues or problems, remind kids about safety around the planes

Old Business:

• George Keefe sent out a list of our existing club rules to the safety sub team that was formed back in June as a bases to start from. Dave J. stated we need to make progress and keep the safety rules discussion moving forward. George offered to reach out to John R. to see if  he has time to chair the sub team committee

New Business:

• Article 5 board members elections, all board member stated their willingness to continue their post for in 2016 except for Tom Schmidt. Elections will be held during the September meeting.
• A suggestion to put a can out for donations on hotdog night was made
• Dave V. mentioned he accepts donations year round for the club
• One of the table seats legs is broken members agreed to fix it
• Reminder on AMA membership, if paid by 9/14 you will pay 2015 rates for 2016 and/or 2017
• The AMA requires a form be placed on file with airports that are within 5 miles of club fields. Dave V. sent paper work to AMA and is waiting for their follow up

Events:

• Kid’s fly event will be held on August 29 at 9AM
• Potluck night will take place September 2 at 6PM

Comments and Questions:

• None

Next Meeting:

• September club meeting is scheduled for September 12 at 9AM (at the field)

Meeting adjourned:

• 9:45AM

Meeting attendees:

Dave Jamrog, Jerry Timmer, Donald Breazeale, Mike,  Mort Wright, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Kenny Ly, Scott Storteboom, Ryan Storteboom, George Keefe, Tom Schmidt, Larry Weller, Dave VerHoef, Dan Thomann, Aaron DeWitt, Bob Kovaks, Jim Tibbitts

Meeting called to order:

• July 11 at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

• June meeting minutes were approved by all members in attendance.

Treasury Report:

• The bank account currently contains $3,053.54.
• Disbursements for the month were to John Russcher for $58.87 for the June Hot Dog night and $43.82 for the July Hot Dog night.
• 2nd half lease payment of $500 to the owner.
• Received dues of $60 and a $6 donation which were deposited.
• $63 are outstanding for the driveway rock.
• 28 members have paid in

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

• No new items
• Safety committee is yet to have their first meeting

New Members:

• There were no new members present

Visitors:

• There were no visitors present

Announcements:

• Next kids flying event is July 25 at 9 am. Please invite kids, neighbors, etc.  Will spend time teaching safety at this meeting.
• CARDS giant scale is the weekend of July 18.

Old Business:

• Crushed concrete was installed in driveway.

New Business:

• Tom Schmidt will not seek the secretary position for next year. Nominations will be made at the August 1 meeting.

Comments and Questions:

• Appreciation was expressed for the driveway repairs.

Next Meeting:

• August 1 at the club field, 9AM

Meeting adjourned:

• at 9:20AM

Meeting attendees: Dave Jamrog, Donald Breazeale, Mike, Ron Nienhuis, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Scott Storteboom, George Keefe, Larry Weller, Mike Rose, Denny Tiggleman, Dan Thomann, Bob Kovacs, Jim Tibbitts, Ray Weller

Meeting called to order:

• June 6th at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

• May meeting minutes were read and approved by all members in attendance.

Treasury Report:

• Sabastien Charroud and Justin Rutkauskas paid their 2015 dues $60 donation
• New sign cost: $316.01
• Purchased two fire extinguishers for $29.55
• Current checkbook balance $3,654.26
• Dave Jamrog was reimbursed $64.03 for Hot Dog night supplies
• John Russcher was reimbursed $58.00 for Hot Dog night supplies

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

• The new sign was installed
• Buckets of sand installed
• When flying electric planes please place a sand bucket on the flight line
• Remember if you experience a problem with a battery, dump sand on it, don’t touch the battery
• Dave Ver Hoef installed some new screws in the tables to strengthen them
• Rich raised question about location of where to place planes to start, place between the fence lines.
  Dave Jamrog presented a motion to review our field safety guideline. It was decided by the member to create a sub team to, which will be comprised of 5 members. Member are John Russcher, Bill Porter, George Keefe, Jim Hartmann and Mort Wright. Subcommittee participants were approved by the club members present
• Bill Porter reminded all that mobile carts need to be returned to the concrete slab

New Members

• There were no new members present

Visitors

• There were no visitors present

Announcements

• There were no new announcements.

Old Business

• Dave Jamrog and Ron Nienhuis are going to install $80 worth of crushed concrete in driveway

New Business

• There was no new business

Events:

• CARDS Warbirds and Classics Airshow June 4,5 & 6.
• June 6th youth fly was cancelled due to weather
• July 1st next Hotdog night at 6PM, Scott Storteboom will be the grill master
• July club meeting July 11 at 9AM

Comments and Questions

• None

Next Meeting

• July 11 at the club field, 9AM

Meeting adjourned:

• 9:35AM

Meeting attendees: Dave Jamrog, Jerry Timmer, Donald Breazeale, Mike, Mort Wright, Ron Nienhuis, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Kenny Ly, Peter Ly, John, Russcher, Scott Storteboom, Ryan Storteboom, George Keefe, Tom Schmidt, Larry Weller, Mike Rose, Dave VerHoef, Denny Tiggleman, Clayton Russell, Dan Thomann

Meeting called to order:

• May 2nd at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

• April meeting minutes were read and approved by all members in attendance.

Treasury Report:

• Dave VerHoef was not able to attend the May meeting, report tabled until the June club meeting.
• Safety Report/Field Maintenance
• Reminder to turn off engines in pits area before bringing planes to table area.
• Recommendation to install buckets with sand in them for fire protection at the field.
• Discussed the need to purchase a new fire extinguisher.
• The new club sign will be installed within the next 2 weeks.

New Members

• Justin Rutkauskas requested to join the club, motion to accept member, new member approved.

Visitors

• No visitors

Announcements

• There were no new announcements.

Old Business

• Property owner was supposed to install some slag in the driveway, it does not look like he added any.

New Business

• George Keefe suggested installing a weather station at the club field. It was determined that WIFI would be needed to operate one, which the club does not have
• Scott Storteboom reviewed the $600 Tag Grant the club received. The recommendation to purchase two new electric Apprentice trainer planes with 2 extra batteries was made. A motion was made and approved by the club members present to accept the recommendation. The board members will meet and prepare a plan for the storage, use and overall direction for the TAG Grant requirements. The plan will be presented at the June club meeting, seeking input and acceptance from members in attendance.
• Tom Schmidt donated a FM transmitter/receiver and buddy box for a nitro trainer plane that Bob Kovacs is storing.
• There was a recommendation to create an inventory document on what the club has and where the items are store. The plan is for the treasurer to develop and maintain the document.

Events:

• June hotdog night is scheduled for June 3rd at 6PM, John Russcher will be the grill master on duty.
• Intro to flying, May 30th, 10AM – 1PM at the TCAF field.
• CARDS Warbirds and Classics Airshow June 4,5 & 6.

Comments and Questions

• None

Next Meeting

• June 6 at the club field, 9AM

Meeting adjourned

• 9:32AM

Meeting attendees: Dave Jamrog, Jerry Timmer, Donald Breazeale, Mike, Mort Wright, Ron Nienhuis, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Ray Weller, Jim Tibbits, Kenny Ly, Lucas Russcher, John, Russcher, Scott Storteboom, Ryan Storeboom, George Keefe, Tom Schmidt, Randy Schregardus, Tom Ziemba, Bob Kovacs, Justin Rutkauskas

Meeting called to order

• 7:03pm

Secretary’s Report

• The March meeting minutes were read and approved by all members in attendance.

Treasures Report

• Checkbook balance $3,819.82, $600 from the AMA grant that we received, Total $4,419.82
• 26 paid members
• The treasures report was approved by all members in attendance

Old Business

• Driveway – The driveway is not in the best shape. It defiantly needs some fill in several places. Two of the officers will be talking to Steve about him supplying some crushed concrete/asphalt. If they don’t get a favorable response we will take it upon ourselves to get some material delivered to the driveway for spreading. Rod Nienhuis is still planning on helping with this.
• We discussed the revised sign for the shelter.  A motion was made to purchase the sign from Signs Now because of the better core material that they were making the sign out of. The motion was approved by all in attendance.
•  Larry Weller talked about the FAA’a sUAS NPRM. The AMA has a nice write up and a template that can we used to submit your comment. Here is the link to the AMA write up, http://www.modelaircraft.org/aboutama/AMA_sUAS_NPRM_Response.aspx. There is a link at the bottom of that page that goes directly to the FAA comment page. Please take the time to read through AMA’s response and submit your comment.

New Business

• Dave talked about the AMA History Project, http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/history.aspx, The AMA is looking for historical club information. If you have knowledge of our clubs beginnings please email Dave VerHoef, dnr843@ymail.com, with your club history information.
• Dave is going to put the road sign back out in the next week or so. He is also planning on painting some of the sign framework once it warms up.
• Dave also brought up that the field needs rolling. Steve has done this in the past.
• Google Group, we have a google group set up to allow club members to communicate between each other. Anything posted in this group can only be seen my club members that subscribe to it. If you want an invite to the group or more information on how it works please contact Scott Storteboom, sstort@gmail.com.

Next Meeting:

• May 2^nd at 9am, at the club field

Meeting Adjourned:

• 7:58pm

Members Present: Don Breazeale, Aaron DeWitt, James Hartmann, Kenny Ly, Peter Ly, Richard Moore, Bill Porter, John Russcher, Ryan Storteboom, Scott Storteboom, David VerHoef, Larry Weller, Tom Ziemba