AKS Minutes - January 16, 2007

Members in Attendance: Gary & Debbie Floyd Carl Holtman Bo & Jo Long Denise Conder Location: 3201 Century Meeting was called to order at 7:25 pm OLD BUSINESS: Minutes of the September 5, 2006 meeting were distributed, discussed and approved. Motion by Carl, second by Denise, motion carried A quorum was not present at the October meeting, the November meeting was cancelled (conflicts) and the December meeting was a social event. The club purchase of show tanks (large 6 or 8’ diameter) was briefly discussed. It was decided that if a member found a good deal while surfing the net, they would contact all other members and we would decide at that time if they should be purchased or not. Gary asked for volunteers for the Newsletter & Scrapbook Committees. Denise stated she might be interested in doing the Newsletter, but she would like to experiment with her software before she agrees to do it. No one volunteered for the Scrapbook Committee. Gary reported that he had received the club’s 501C3 paperwork back from the IRS. The reason given was the processing fee increased from $150 to $300 in July of 2006 and we only sent $150. A motion was made by Jo to resubmit with the $300 fee, motion seconded by Denise. Motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT Carl handed out the report and went over the last months transactions. Our balance is $1,112.73. 2007 dues were paid to Carl by members in attendance. NEW BUSINESS Gary reported the final BCS drawings are not complete and that he been in contact with Mike Wopperer. The BCS project is behind schedule due to weather and they are not waiting on our club. The sump portion of the BCS project was discussed. Bo reported that it should only take one day for it to be formed and poured. Gary stated he would get the fittings and get them to Bo. Bo stated that he would be working out of town beginning on February 2nd for 5-6 weeks. Gary asked members present if they wanted him to continue forwarding pond/koi emails he receives from other clubs. Members conveyed their preferences to Gary. Gary reported that he had been talking with a potential new club member that is planning on building a new pond. Gary asked the members if they (as a club) would be interested in providing any services to the project. Services range from consulting to actual construction. This was discussed but no decision was made. Matter was tabled and will be discussed in the future. CALL TO FLOOR: None Meeting adjourned. CLUB ACTIVITY: We watched the Mid Atlantic Koi Show DVD (provided by Carl). Minutes by Jo Long, AKS Secretary