meeting
call to order at 7:11pm with 23 members and one guest. pres.frank
villa welcomed jerry channel a new guest. there were
no new members to vote in. secretaries report read by steve barbee motion made
seconded and passed to accept jan. minutes. treasures report there is 904.27 in the gen. fund 1808.74
fmo and 144.92 fish stix. motion made seconded and
passed to accept treasures report. tourn directors
report- ron brought up swim baldder deflation techniques he passed around
articles on such techniques. eric bergeson also
offered techniques and suggested we all read the articles to properly care for
the fish we love so much. ron also mentioned that he
needs insurance papers from boaters who intend on fish club tourn. this year. conservation report
nothing to report. fmo- bill wilson expalined the fmo to new mwmbers
he emphasized the need for new sponsorship if any one can help please contact
the fmo commitee. the fmo is set for july 19,20 7pm to
7am. he
also mentioned that we need 3 volunteers to for release boats during
the weigh in. cast- sign ups available for boaters and non-boaters cast is
set for june the 7th info is on the web site. casting
kids - nothing to report. jr. bass tourn schedule is
not yet finalized. website- updates are on going. torn rules- chnages updated and are on the web site
radification to be done during our march meeting.federation- bod meeting jay
has trolling motors from motor guide are available to fed.meebers until the
middle of march and then will sold on ebay. boaters
are needed for for a fund raiser event may 25th. volunteers
are also needed for a casting kids event may 24th. the
national jr championship will not be held at the bass master classic. instead it will coinside with with the federation
championship. the state jr championship will be at
pueblo. ft carson appreciation day will be june 14th
at pueblo. for 2008 skeeter is the primary sponsor for
bass. triton will supply a boat for colorado angler through the nationals. unless you want use your own boat. todd
gensel is now the new conservation director for the federation. zebra muscles were detected at pueblo boaters are encoureged
to flush out live wells bilge pumps and tariler bunks to keep the muscles from
spreading. there is 23,646 in the gen fund. 7113.57 state. non boaters are encouraged
to bring hand held gps's to state team qualifier. next
bod meeting is to be held march 15th at 1pm at sportsmans warehouse in
co.springs. john wilder volunteered to represent cbc
at the stae team qulifier.habitat projects city of greeley nothing to report. lone tree dock project. looking at
new dock design which is more expensive the dock we were planning on using was
denied. bill has applied for a grant through the state
to help with the price increase money may not be available until nov.of 08. the engineer who reviewed the dock we were going to use said
it would not last as long and high winds would be a problem. the new design is longer wider and galvanized. carter lake dan reeves gave us maps of the lake areas
that are high lighted in red are off limits to our project and green areas are
available to modification the map is on the web site. the 1st work day is
set for feb16th eric suggested that we consentrate on smaller areas as the
green areas are huge and time is tight water will pumping in the 1st of march. anchoring the stumps is an issue much discussion
followed doug john will look into his connections to help. update of by laws changes were made secton 2 letter g
president will elect mentor to orientate new mwmbers. article
2 section 2 amendment 2 members are encouraged to participate in cbc sponsored
events aside from tournaments much disscusion followed. section
3 membership dues 10 dollars is used for the club classic suggestion was made
to raise to 15 dollars which would raise dues to 60 dollars motion was denied
annual dues will stay at 55 dollars. tourn
director can appoint 2 assistants to help with tournament functions. board of directors president can assign an alternate if one
of the steering commitee memberss can not attend. removalbe
of membership a vote will be done by secret ballot to remove a member
by the club, he or she may or may not get a refund of club dues. amending by laws must be done by a 2/3 vote a quorum
will be established during march meeting amended by laws will be ratified in
march. new business volunteer points was suggested
where members aquire points through the year based on participation much
discussion followed. the suggestion was hot down. there was also a suggestion that the club sets the numbers
of events to a reasonable number ahead of time as to not bog the club down with
excesive events this will be tabled til march. presentation
minkota hummingbird club crashers is a promotion where someone could win a day
with al lindner or hank parker register on line. meeting
adjourned 10:25 pm steve barbee