May 2010 Minutes
The meeting was called to order by President, Carl Hanson, on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at Charlies Lumberjack, Webb Lake, WI. There were 30 people in attendance.
The minutes of the last meeting, April 24, 2010, were read by Secretary, Mary Anne Thompson. Motion was made by Wayne Johnson, seconded by Larry Koch to approve the minutes as read.
Financial Report:
INCOME:
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| Memberships |
$150.00 |
| Map Ads |
$1,150.00 |
| Map Donations |
$24.00 |
| Returned Check for Bridge |
$500.00 |
| Total Income |
$2,224.00 |
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EXPENSES:
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| Gas |
$375.00 |
| Stamps & Postage |
$11.24 |
| Chain Saw Repair |
$36.00 |
| Turf & Tundra Insurance |
$3,132.00 |
| Rent-A-Flash |
$418.55 |
| Total Expenses |
$3,973.81 |
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| Checking Account Balance |
$14,067.12 |
| Savings Account Balance |
$ 3,767.96 |
| CD (exp. 6/9/10) |
$10,980.87 |
| CD (exp.8/13/10) |
$10,414.18 |
| Balance |
$39,230.13 |
Motion was made by Chuck Geyer, seconded by Richard Costerisan to approve the financial report as read.
Motion was made by Chuck Geyer, seconded by Cheryl Gray to donate $100 to the fund raiser for Danielle Frank, daughter of Ed and Robin Frank.
Carl reported that he was able to purchase insurance coverage for the tractor and drag and the truck. The cost was triple what we paid in the past but will cover collision, comprehensive and liability on the tractor with liability only on the truck. Also, it will cover all drivers of the tractor and truck against liability.
The new trail map has been published and was made available to members at the meeting. There are now 73 businesses from Siren to Gordon on the map. They have been distributed to all of the businesses plus tourism offices and the DNR. Members were encouraged to support our business sponsors.
Some of the trails added last year have had no funding but we are still obligated to maintain, sign and groom those trails. Possibly funding for those trails will be added to the new contract for the coming year. About 15 miles of the trails have been graveled which will make grooming a lot easier this year. Also, the speed limit on the trails has been lowered from 40 to 30 mph.
The County Road Ordinance is still being worked on and the next meeting will be held at the Highway Department on Highway 70 on Wednesday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m. There was a lengthy discussion among the members about the language and requirements of the ATV club in the ordinance. Carl and Richard Costerisan have been working with the Infrastructure Committee to finalize this ordinance. It will still be at least another month before the ordinance is passed.
At the last meeting, there was a discussion about purchasing another smaller tractor to groom the trails in the Siren/Webster area. Harvey Thompson said he thought we should delay a decision until we have had more experience with those trails. He said he went down there and groomed and although it was a long trip it didn’t take so long and they are still doing logging in the area. He said they will be grading the trail when they have completed their job.
Rick Thompson talked again about the cell phone booster for the tractor. He will be getting together with all of the groomer operators to make sure we purchase the one that will work for all. The cost of the two boosters is $169 and $189 and he felt the $169 would be best. Larry Koch made a motion to purchase the booster, seconded by Harold Beedy.
The subject of the price of signs came up and the concern that the cost of signing and replacing damaged and stolen signs is getting to be very expensive for the club. We cannot continue to pay for all the signs needed especially if we get more trails or routes. In the years to come, there are new requirements for road signs etc. and Carl felt that we should probably have a fund raiser just for a “sign fund.” Larry Koch will check with Rich Tims at Siren Insurance about the possibility of having something in Siren.
The next meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, June 26 at 9:00 a.m. at T.J.’s in Siren. Judy Johnson will check to make sure that will work for them.
Harvey Thompson and Harold Beedy agreed to get some information on a smaller tractor to be used in the Webster area. Richard McIntyre agreed to store the tractor and groom the area trails. There was a lengthy discussion on whether or not there would be enough work to do in that area to warrant the purchase of another tractor. This information will be brought back to the next meeting.
Harold Beedy made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Richard McIntyre. Meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
Respectfullly submitted,
Mary Anne Thompson, Secretary
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