2006 – November

USARM BOARD
MEETING NOTES 11-21-06

Present:   Dave Jansen, Kati James, Steve Ynzunza, Shelley Ulry & Jim Short
Directors not present:   Jim Hileman, Jan Weaver

Members Present:   None

Approved the minutes of 10-17-06

1 USARM General Information
A) Membership Presentation/Issues

None presented. The memorial plaque has been ordered.
B) 2006 Awards

There was discussion regarding the awards and the Board will be making its selections at the December Board Meeting.
C) Website

The BOD is checking further into the proposed design. The BOD advised what they have seen is more user friendly.
D) Banquet

Steve Ynzunza is looking into the dates in February available for the banquet. Steve Y also presented the idea of having a band and dancing. The BOD decided to add a complete flag set to the raffle as well as increasing the budget for the banquet to $4,000.
E) Meeting Attendance

The BOD discussed the issue of meeting attendance and keeping with the requirements of the By-laws.
F) Grid

The BOD discussed the Grid and that no volunteers have come forward to take over producing the Grid.
G) Elections

Bruce Brunner has the ballots and will be mailing them out to the members.
H) H) Trailer to Infineon

Dave Jansen and Steve Ynzunza will be taking the little trailer up to Infineon on December 17th. Jim Short will be working to get a new pass for it for Infineon.
2 Financial Reports
A) Treasurers Report

A detailed treasurer's report was submitted by Shelley. It was brought to the BOD's attention that no administrative and equipment fees had been received from one of the racing groups. The BOD will be contacting the USARM member in charge of the events and will be correcting this issue. The BOD also decided that all future equipment fees will be handled by check only.
B) Expense Reports

A few expense reports were submitted.
3 Equipment
A) Inventory

The BOD is still looking for a vendor for new number boards.
B) New Flags

The new flag sets for Laguna Seca will be ordered soon.
4 Upcoming Events
A) Racing Events

There was an announcement that the AMA is coming back to Laguna Seca in September.
5 Roundtable