NL-2016-10 2 Last Meeting Minutes

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Last Meeting Minutes

by Christy Long / Fran Wilcox

Houston Canoe Club

General Membership Meeting
September 14th, 2016
Bayland Park Community Center

Recorder: Christy Long

7:00

Commodore, Honey Leveen called meeting to order.

Announcements:
• Mentioned pre-meeting dinner at Reginelli’s, 11 people participated.
• Announced after dinner meeting at Jax restaurant.
• A get-well card for Mark Andrus was on the sign-up table.
• Holiday party scheduled for December 17th.

7:05

Webmaster, Harmon Everett, demonstrated how to post pictures to the HCC website and pointed out an event calendar link was now on the home page.

7:10

Commodore introduced HCC Officers:
• Commodore: Honey Leveen
• Vice Commodore: Fran Wilcox
• Fleet Captain: Natalie Wiest
• Recorder: Frank Ohrt/ absent
• Purser: Kent Walters
• Newsletter Editor: John Rich
• Boatswain: Terri Herdlicka

Chairs;
• Webmaster: Harmon Everett
• Conservation: John Bartos

7:11

Purser Kent Walters reported club is in black with $5,000 in bank account and $21,000 in CD.

7:12

Boatswain, Terry Herdlicka introduced guests:
• Nancy Mullins; Nan Jester, Mike Janson; David Janson

Returning Visitors:
• Joe Rivers; Paul Rivers, Jeff Corbett

The new members since our August meeting:
• Gary Masters, Lance Eike, Charles Falk, Jennifer Ontaneda.

7:17

Conservation Chair, John Bartos, had several announcements:
• Take action concerning toll road through Big Thicket.
• The US Army Corps of Engineers determined barges and tugs moored on the east bank of San Jose Island, adjacent to Lydia Ann Channel, a component of the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway in Aransas County, must be removed and the impacted areas restored.

7:20

Fleet Captain, Natalie Wiest, asked for details from last month’s trips that club member participated in:
• Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Christy Long, August 18
• Three day, Labor Day Trip on Colorado River, Harmon Everett, Sept 3-5
• Columbus Loop, Colorado River, Joe Coker, Sept 5
• Neches River, Cyndi Cannon, September 10
• Batty Night Paddle on Buffalo Bayou, Christy Long, Sept 12

Then asked for details of future HCC trips:
• Terry talked about the HCC picnic on 288 Lake, Sept 17
• Kent described the trip to follow the Junior Texas Water Safari race, San Marcos

River, Oct 1
• Natalie mentioned the Huntsville Paddlefest, Huntsville State Park, Oct 1
• Natalie mentioned Luce Bayou, Oct 2
• A trip coordinated by another organization and on the HCC calendar includes

Cedar Bayou Voyager event. Oct 15.

7:50

Natalie Wiest showed a video for "One Minute of Technique" that focused on the forward J-stroke.

7:55

Vice commodore, Fran Wilcox, described next month’s program by Kim Head, who will speak about the Canadian Galapagos.

Fran welcomed our speaker, John Bartos. He described the wonderful Lake Caddo camping and paddling experience. Ann Derby sang her original song, "Mossy Man", about the lake, with accompaniment by Cindy Bartos.

8:20
Newsletter Editor John Rich highlighted a feature in the September newsletter called "Ask the Paddler", a "Dear Abby"-style humorous paddling advice column.

8:25

Meeting adjourned.

Temporary Recorder,

Christy Long

Houston Canoe Club

Board Meeting
September 7th, 2016
Bayland Park Community Center

Recorder: Fran Wilcox

Members Present: Honey Leveen, Natalie Wiest, Fran Wilcox, Harmon Everett, John Rich, Kent Walters, Terry Herdlicka (by phone). Frank Ohrt was excused.

The meeting began at 7:10 PM at the Bayland Community Center

1.

Treasurer’s Report: Kent reported that the club’s finances are sound. The majority of our income is from member’s dues. The club’s annual expenses to date total $1,895.76. Kent is updating the waiver list

2.

Membership Report: Terry reported that the club has 1 new member family.

3.

Picnic report: Terry reported that waivers will be available to sign at Lake 288 for those non-club members. The cost for members is $15.00 which is the fee for Lake 288. An additional $5.00 will be charged to non-members due to the cost of the waiver.

4.

Trip reports: Natalie discussed trips that are currently scheduled as well as future proposed trips.

The current trips include:
09/12 – Batty Night
10/01 – Jr. Water Safari
10/02 – Luces Bayou
10/15 – Cedar Bayou
10/23 – Anahuac or Oyster Creek
February (tentative):

- Boquillas Canyon (Kent)
- Sea Rim State Park

Natalie also has drafted a Trip Leader Checklist.

The Octpaddle Weekend in Huntsville will not be a posted trip. Discussion ensued regarding posting unofficial trips on the Club’s Forum. Folks can post but these are not to be considered “official” trips. These trips will NOT count toward the mileage awards.

5.

Programming Report: Fran discussed the upcoming meeting programs to include John Bartos (September) speaking about Caddo Lake, Kim Head (October) speaking about the Canadian Galapagos, and Tom Douglas (November) speaking about Lake Charlotte. There will not be a meeting in December as we will have our Holiday Party. To start the new year, Kent Walters will discuss how to choose an appropriate boat. Beth Johnson will speak at some point next year according to her availability. She is checking her calendar and will let us know. She remembers her last visit to the club fondly!

6.

Safety minute/Paddle minute: Natalie propose that we have a “technical” minute and watch a video clip of the C Races. The purpose is to analyze the “Pitch J” for stroke improvement.

7.

The meeting ended at 8:50 PM.

Board Meeting Recorder,

Fran Wilcox

Members Present: Honey Leveen, Natalie Wiest, Fran Wilcox, Harmon Everett, John Rich, Kent Walters, Terry Herdlicka (by phone). Frank Ohrt was excused. The meeting began at 7:10 PM at the Bayland Community Center
1.		Treasurer’s Report: Kent reported that the club’s finances are sound. The majority of our income is from member’s dues. The club’s annual expenses to date total $1,895.76. Kent is updating the waiver list
2.		Membership Report: Terry reported that the club has 1 new member family.
3.		Picnic report: Terry reported that waivers will be available to sign at Lake 288 for those non-club members. The cost for members is $15.00 which is the fee for Lake 288. An additional $5.00 will be charged to non-members due to the cost of the waiver.
4.		Trip reports: Natalie discussed trips that are currently scheduled as well as future proposed trips. The current trips include: 09/12 – Batty Night 10/01 – Jr. Water Safari 10/02 – Luces Bayou 10/15 – Cedar Bayou 10/23 – Anahuac or Oyster Creek February (tentative): - Boquillas Canyon (Kent) - Sea Rim State Park Natalie also has drafted a Trip Leader Checklist. The Octpaddle Weekend in Huntsville will not be a posted trip. Discussion ensued regarding posting unofficial trips on the Club’s Forum. Folks can post but these are not to be considered “official” trips. These trips will NOT count toward the mileage awards.
5.		Programming Report: Fran discussed the upcoming meeting programs to include John Bartos (September) speaking about Caddo Lake, Kim Head (October) speaking about the Canadian Galapagos, and Tom Douglas (November) speaking about Lake Charlotte. There will not be a meeting in December as we will have our Holiday Party. To start the new year, Kent Walters will discuss how to choose an appropriate boat. Beth Johnson will speak at some point next year according to her availability. She is checking her calendar and will let us know. She remembers her last visit to the club fondly!
6.		Safety minute/Paddle minute: Natalie propose that we have a “technical” minute and watch a video clip of the C Races. The purpose is to analyze the “Pitch J” for stroke improvement.
7.		The meeting ended at 8:50 PM.