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