Meeting called to order:

• September 12^th at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

• August meeting minutes were reviewed, Dave V. requested a change to the reference of a Propane expenditure in August, the expenditure was for club trainer airplane fuel, a motion was made to approve the Secretary’s report, the minutes were approved

Treasurers Report:

• Dave V. paid Tom S. $62.37 for purchases in support of the August club Hot Dog night
• Donation by Don Breazeale, he sold a plane and donated $25 to the club
• Spent $27.08 to repair two table legs and to purchase soda for the Potluck event
• The clubs current checking account balance is $3,102.50
• Email from AMA suggested someone from the club meet with the airport administrator to work out agreeable arrangements in support of the 5 miles club field proximity to the airport

Once the new board member is approved the officers will submit the clubs nonprofit renewal application

• Dave V. and George made repairs to the damaged bench legs and leveled the no smoking sign…(club members thanked both Dave and George for their hard work and dedication to the club field)
• A motion to approve the Treasures report was made and approved

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

• The safety sub team met, proposed a new rule for electric planes, which if approved would go into effect spring of 2016
  • Proposed Rule 18
    Electric aircraft, helicopters and multi-rotor should not have their batteries plugged in or be armed in the pits. The batteries should be plugged in or the system armed at the flight line fence or on one of the two fold up tables along the flight line fence. In either case the aircraft should be pointing towards the north; away from the pit area. After your flight you must disarm your motor by disconnecting the battery or removing an arming plug at the flight line fence openings or at one of the two fold up tables along the flight line fence.
  • We recommend that this take effect spring of 2016. This will allow time for two folding tables to be designed, built and installed in the spring
• Proposed rule not voted on yet, Scott S. asked all members to send comments to John R. for further review by the sub team.
• Bob K. suggested adding electric aircraft rule modification to the existing rule # 11 vs. creating a new rule
• Further discussion took place on what making electric planes safe means, if are using an arming switch, need to remove until at the flight line, you can keep you battery plugged in.  If no Deans style arming switch is used you must have your battery disconnected until you are at the flight line.

New Members:

• No new members

Visitors:

• No Visitors

Announcements:

• The AMA reduced rate for 1 or 2 years ends on 9/15/15, don’t miss out on renewing your membership savings

Old Business:

• The Kid’s fly that was scheduled for August 29^th, was rained out, Scott S’s. batting average for selecting event dates needs improvingJ
  • Had new kids planned to come out to fly
  • To date kids fly has not generated new members

New Business:

• Dave Jamrog raised a question about club sending cards etc. to deceased members and/or member’s immediate family members. Members decided not to make this a standard within the club, but to do it on an individual bases
• Bill Porter requested to be referred to as Bill not Mr. Porter
• Take off and grow grant, Scott S. will be issuing a thank you / update letter to the AMA, thanking them for the Tag Grant award of $600. Scott will outline stats and provide photos of the events
• Members voted for a new Secretary, Mike was approved by the members to be the next club Secretary. The club members thanked Tom S. for his two years of fulfilling the club’s Secretary responsibilities

Events:

• No events planned

Comments and Questions:

• None

 Next Meeting

• October meeting will be at Cobblestone Monday 10/5 at 7P

Meeting adjourned:

• 9:36AM

Meeting attendees:

Dave Jamrog, Mike, Mort Wright, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Scott Storteboom, George Keefe, Tom Schmidt, Larry Weller, Dave VerHoef, Dan Thomann, Bob Kovaks, Jim Tibbitts, Ray Weller, Tom Ziemba

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