Board Meeting - 12/01/2010
BATTLE POINT ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION
MINUTES of
BOARD MEETING of DECEMBER 1, 2010
Time 1907 -- Convened Board Meeting
Steve Ruhl, BPAA President, as presiding Officer, convened the BPAA Board Meeting at 1907 on December 1, 2010.
Other Board Members Present:
Mike Browning, Vice President
Russell M. Heglund, Secretary
Frank Schroer, Treasurer
Nels Johansen, Facilities Officer
Dave Fong, Education Officer
Malcolm Saunders, Chief Astronomer
Visitors Present:
Vicki Saunders, Newsletter Editor
Jeff Oziek, Outdoor Coordinator for Bainbridge Park System
[see four (4) ACTION ITEMS below...]
Time 1908 -- Jeff Oziek Presentaion
Jeff Oziek, Parks Outdoor Coordinator, gave a presentaion about his concepts of hosting Astronomy programs with BPAA.
Time 1941 -- Previous Board Minutes of November 3, 2010
R. Heglund, Secretary: No Reading (Minutes were e'mailed to Board Members)
N. Johansen moved/S. Ruhl seconded, to approve the minutes as e'mailed. Passed
Time 1942 -- President's Report
S. Ruhl, President: No Report.
Time 1943 -- Vice President's Report
M. Browning, Vice President: I met with Parks Executive Director.
Time 1946 -- Treasurer's Report (see attached report)
F. Schroer, Treasurer: Total current assets as of November 30, 2010 are $21,811.80.
S. Ruhl moved/M. Saunders seconded, to approve Treasurer's Report. Passed.
Time 1950 -- Membership Report (see attached)
F. Schroer reports: We have a total of 96 memberships as of December 1, 2010.
Time 1956 -- Secretary's Report
R. Heglund, Secretary, reports: There will be a North American Sundial Society meeting in Seattle in August, 2011. Hosted by Professor Woody Sullivan of University of Washington.
I would prefer to read Minutes aloud at Board Meetings rather than have silent approval of e'mailed minutes, as suggested by some Board Members.
S. Ruhl moved/N. Johansen seconded, to continue reading minutes aloud at Board Meetings. Passed.
Time 2011 -- Reading of Minutes of November 3, 2010
R. Heglund, Secretary: Read the minutes (previously approved)
Time 2012 -- Commitments (bullet points)
S. Ruhl : Could Secretary e'mail Commitments (action items) two days before Board Meeting?
F. Schroer: Put “bullet points” in minutes?
R. Heglund: OK....I will try to get that done before meetings.
Time 2013 -- Facilities Report
N. Johansen, Facilities Officer, reports: Not much to Report.
---------- #1 ACTION ITEM :
M. Browning: I will look into NSF grants for buildings (such as the Dome).
Time 2010 -- Chief Astronomer Report
M. Saunders, Chief Astronomer, reports: We have been donated an 8 inch Dobsonian telescope and a 50 inch plasma TV color Monitor.
Time 2027 -- Miscellaeneous:
------------ #2 ACTION ITEM :
F. Schroer: I will look into phone service.....DSL improvement.
------------ #3 ACTION ITEM :
M. Saunders: I will look into getting a (donated) computer to drive the Plasma TV.
Time 2049 -- Education Report
D. Fong, Education Officer, reports: Friday Dec 10, at 6:00 PM, a Girl Scout troop will visit the Observatory. I would like volunteers to help with the Planetarium show and to look through telescopes.
NEW BUSINESS
Time 2051 --- Telescope Cart
N. Johansen: Thinking about buying a cart to transport telescopes up to telescope pads (on the north berm).
Time 2056 --- Events & Fundraising
----------- #4 ACTION ITEM :
S. Ruhl: (The Board) should start thinking about future events and fundraising.
Time 2100 --- Publicity
Vicki Saunders: For Publicity I need a longer lead time (on getting articles to me). Seattle Times needs two weeks prior (to the event).
Time 2119 --- Adjournment
S. Ruhl moved/D. Fong seconded, to adjourn the Board Meeting. Passed.
Minutes taken on December 1, 2010 by Russell M. Heglund, Secretary
Minutes approved by the BPAA Board on ___January 12, 2011_______________
Attested by: Russell M. Heglund, Secretary