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BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY, 2006
Committee
Reports |
Members Present: Michelle Olsen • Joyce Norris • Laura Wright • Kelly Hagstrand • Beth Bartholomew • Sally Davis • Denise Teal
Members Absent: Wayne Koutsky
Call to Order: 5:30 PM Pacific Time by Michelle Olsen
1. Recording Secretary’s Report: Kelly Hagstrand
1.1. Approval of minutes of last board meeting
Minutes of last board meeting approved unanimously in Motion 2005-22
2. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Laura Wright
2.1. Correspondence Received
- Request received for the Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles for $200 for B Course awards at their Specialty
- Letter from AKC Parent Club & Health Committees requesting clubs to do more to encourage DNA certification of breeding stock
- Request from Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles to approve their specialty.
3. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
3.1. Account Balances
Checking: $5,827.43 Savings: $54,619.51 Health: $3,189.56 Rescue $15,876.92 3.2. 2005 Specialty Income/Expenses
Income: $55,933.31 Expense: $55,163.26 Net Income: $760.05 3.3. 2006 Specialty Income/Expenses
Lisa has charged most of the AKC application fees to her personal credit card and will send Wayne the receipt for reimbursement3.4. Rescue Fund
- The fund is getting large and is under utilized. It was resolved earlier to change the grant requirements to allow rescue group to apply for any and all help.
- Michelle wrote about this in the President’s Message section of the January/February issue of Borderlines
- Denise offered to review and update the grant request forms.
4. Interim Business Transacted by US Mail
No mail exchanged in the last preceding two months
5. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
5.1. Motion 2005-21
Motion: Motion to grant permission to the Kentuckiana Tartan Border Collie Club to hold its annual Specialty, Obedience and Rally Trial in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, March 17, 2006
Motion Made By: Kelly Hagstrand
Seconded: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: Unanimous5.2. Motion 2005-22
Motion: Motion to approve the November 2005 Board Meeting Minutes
Motion Made by: Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.3. Motion 2005-23
Motion: Motion to approve Greg Beck as Agility Judge for the 2007 National Specialty
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous5.4. Motion 2005-024
Motion: Motion to approve the December Membership Applications
Motion Made by: Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.5. Motion 2005-025
Motion: Motion to approve the following disbursements from the BCSA Restricted Rescue Funds: $300.00 to Mid-West Border Collie Rescue to reimburse for an unexpected medical expense; $300.00 to the Mid-West Border Collie Rescue Memorial Fund to help pay for surgery on a rescued dog.
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Laura Wright
In Favor: Unanimous5.6. Motion 2005-026
Motion: Motion to approve request from the Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles for funds to support their B course herding trial. Funds are to be used to support prizes on the B course for Border Collies only.
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous5.7. Motion 2005-027
Motion: Motion to approve the membership application of Dawn Henderson
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: 1
Against: 45.8. Motion 2005-028
Motion: Motion to approve the Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles Specialty Conformation and Obedience Trial to be held in Clarmont, California on May 25, 2006
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous5.9. Motion 2005-029
Motion: Motion to approve donating $175.00 to the Kentucky Border Collie Association to sponsor the Novice Class for one day at the 2006 Bluegrass Stockdog Trial
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: Unanimous5.10. Motion 2006-01
Motion: Motion to approve the Chris Neale as Specialty judge for 2007
Motion Made by: Beth Bartholomew
Second: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: Unanimous5.11. Motion 2006-02
Motion: Motion to approve the January Membership Applications
Motion Made by: Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous
6. Committee Business
6.1. Advertising Manager: Colleen Backus
Interest in advertising our ACE project is still pending. Waiting for more information from Colleen.6.2. AKC Delegate: Claudia Frank
Claudia has been approved and has attended her first meeting. Report to follow6.3. AKC Gazette Columnist: Gerianne Darnell
Gerianne is currently working on a two-part series about herding with ducks6.4. BCSA Announce and Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
- As of January 15, 2006 there are 346 subscribers to BCSA_Announce
- There have been 5 messages received in the Suggestion Box since October 26th, 2005.
6.5. BCSA 2006 National E-Mail Group: Nancy Little
This group was recently created and includes all the BCSA officers as well as the 2006 committee members6.6. BCSA Store Inventory and Orders: Nancie Mages
Laura will be investigating cafepress.com, which is a free method of selling fundraising logo items such as shirts, mugs, etc.6.7. Borderlines Advertising Manager: Kim Baumgart
Kim is continuing to solicit more vendors to advertise in Borderlines6.8. Color Committee: Sandra Lindenmuth
Sandra had Ann create a feedback board on the website. Members send their comments to an e-mail address and they are posted on the website.6.9. Futurity Committee
Still in need of a volunteer6.10. Heath & Rescue Foundation: Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell
There is an active search for HERF Board members currently being done.6.11. Judges Education – Carolyn Herbel
- Carolyn Herbel resigned from the committee due to time restraints. Robin Penland has agreed to see to the completion of the Judges Education presentation.
- Upcoming presentations: Linn Klingel will be doing the Chicago presentation in February; Robin Penland will do the Mason-Dixon Dog Judges Association and has confirmed a date for next November
- Michelle received an e-mail regarding the upcoming Herding Institute.
6.12. Judges Selection Process: Robin Penland
Robin submitted a proposal from the committee. It was decided to ask the membership regarding judges for 2008.6.13. Membership – Kathy Sours
- Claudia suggested that a thank-you note and explanation for the logo pen that was sent to people renewing early. Idea was forwarded to Kathy
- Claudia suggested that we post a membership roster on the website with name and state only.
6.14. Versatility & Awards: Tashia Lund
Tashia currently has one CHX application6.15. Website: Ann Shaw
- Results and photos that have been provided from the 2005 Specialty were added
- Additional pages to the 2006 and 2007 Specialty Central sections added
- Color discussion pages set up
- Regular site maintenance and page updates.
7. Old Business
7.1. 2006 National Specialty
- Herding Chair: Joyce Norris, Obedience Chair: Missi Roland, Agility Chair: Margie Clutter, Conformation Chair: Nancie Mages, Rally Chair: Judy Jergens
- General Information and Catalog Compilation: Claudia Frank
- Logo design has been approved
- The show secretary will be Derek Pattison
- The photographer will be Moonshots Photography. They are under contract
- Contract has been signed with the Diamond Inn
- Schedule to be posted on the website shortly
- All AKC applications approved with the exception of Rally, which needs to go via regular mail with a Board signature. Lisa forwarding to Wayne.
- Ruth Deming plans to switch Ribbon vendors and has been given a budget of $2,800.
- All judging contracts have been mailed. Lisa is still waiting for the return of 3 contracts.
7.2. 2007 National Specialty
- Laura Tomaszewki and Sandra Lindenmuth have agreed to chair.
Purina Farms will be the site- Laura Wright has agreed to be Conformation Chair. Jacqueline Hoye and Joan Simon will be Agility Chairs
- Herding and Obedience Chair still needed.
- Photographer is pending.
7.3. BCSA Agility Trial
Filled with a waiting list7.4. Borderlines
Starting process of getting vendor quotes for the future7.5. ACE Project
- Laura Tomaszewki and Missi Roland still have ACE t-shirts, which they will continue to sell at their local events. The rest have gone to Nancie Mages for the BCSA store, to be sold via the website.
- Wayne to roughly figure out the profits made so far.
7.6. Herding Entry Lottery Drawing Issue
Michelle still waiting on a response from the AKC.
8. New Business
8.1. Suggestion Box Submissions
Suggestion made that we hold the national specialty at different regional sites
Complaint about Borderlines being late in delivery so that the material and content are out of date
Suggestion for a BCSA –only message board on our website
9. Date of Next Board Meeting
Next regular Board Meeting: Monday, March 6, 2006 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
Adjournment Motion:
8:10 PM Pacific Time by motion to adjourn by Denise Teal, second Joyce Norris
Respectfully submitted by Kelly Hagstrand, Recording Secretary
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