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Roll Call: Michelle Olsen • Lisa Pruka • Sally Davis • Kelly Hagstrand • Terri Clingerman • Jo Roach
Members Absent: Claudia Frank • Wayne Koutsky
Call to order: 5:05 pm PST by Michelle Olsen
1. Recording Secretary’s Report: Jo Roach
November 2008 board meeting minutes were approved via electronic vote.
2. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Terri Clingerman
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AKC Correspondence:
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The following events have been processed by AKC (these are all from the national): #2008507014, #2008507010, #2008507013, #2008507020, #2008507021, #2008507018, #2008507017, #2008507016, #2008507011, #2008507012, 2008507019.
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Received a dues notice from AKC for BCSA.
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- Other Correspondence:
- Wrote Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue, MidAmerica Border Collie Rescue, Border Collie Rescue of the Ozarks, and ComeBye Collie Rescue to let them know that each is receiving a $1000 grant from BCSA's rescue fund. Forwarded their addresses to Wayne so the checks can go out.
- Received a request from the Bay Colony Border Collie Club to have a supported entry (conformation and obedience) and puppy/veterans sweeps on 6/6/09 at the Greenwich KC show in Norwalk, CT and at the W. Springfield, MA show in November 2009 (they'll get the date to us).
- Requested an update on the noise phobia study conducted by Steven P. Hamilton, MD, PhD, at the University of California San Francisco. BCSA helped fund the study. Received a reply from Dr. Hamilton, he said he'll send us an update in the next few weeks.
- Received a question about OCD screening, replied with information about x-rays.
- Received a question about getting a puppy for a Christmas gift, replied that most breeders are not in favor of that, and that BCSA has info on breeders and rescue on our website.
- Received an update from the affiliate club committee.
3. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
3.1. General Account Balances as of December 8, 2008
Last month: $62,325.35 This month: Savings (Money Market) balance:
$39,748.25
Rescue balance:
$10,920.47
Health balance:
$3,954.66
Checking balance:
$2,599.90
Total:
$57,223.28
3.2. November 9 – December 8, 2008 Income and Expenses
Income:
Borderlines (advertising)
$240.00
Interest
$41.40
Specialty:
Entry Fees
$25.00
Rescue Dinner
$12.00
Membership dues
$2,830.00
Other income
$48.26
Restricted donations – Health
$110.00
Restricted donations – Rescue
$120.00
Total Income
$3,426.66
Expenses:
2009 Checking account
$200.00
BC Club of Arizona – start up expenses
$825.00 *
Bank charge
$106.05
Board meetings
$82.23
BCSA sponsored trials
$200.00
Specialty:
AKC Application Fees
($85.50)
Rescue Dinner
$92.84
Rescue
$2,626.16
Rescue – grants
$4,000.00
Website
$500.00
Total Expenses
$8,546.78
Income Less Expenses
($5,120.12)
* Due to a misunderstanding, the BC Club of Arizona was reimbursed over the $500 start up expense limit; this issue will be rectified.
4. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
4.1. Board Votes
Motion 2008-32 made by Jo Roach to approve the minutes of the November 2008 BCSA Board meeting.
Second – Kelly Hagstrand, In favor – Unanimous.4.2. New Member Applications
The following new membership applications were approved:
Susan Donoghue (Pembroke, VA)
Sponsor – Mitzi TinagliaDebbie Eagle (Rhodes, MI)
Sponsor – Kat FerruzzaJennifer and Lin Mills (Paragould, AR)
Sponsor – Lisa PrukaMotion to approve the new membership applications by Sally Davis, Second – Jo Roach, In favor – Unanimous.
5. Committee Business/Reports:
5.1. Stockdog Focus
Maintain emphasis on the unique working style of the Border Collie. Promote interest in herding amongst dog owners and advertise stockdog usefulness to farmers/ranchers. Continually “raise the bar” on herding excellence, promote best-practice training methods. Discourage genetic drift away from core purpose and history of the breed’s development.5.1.1. Herding: Claudia Frank
Claudia requested clarification from the board about officially changing the wording from Herding Instinct Testing to Herding Instinct Evaluation as we had discussed a few months ago. The board would like this change made.5.2. Public Education
Assist pet owners, budding dog fanciers, new breeders and junior handlers; engage them in the future of the breed.5.2.1. General Education: Catherine Swain
No report.5.2.2. Historian: Need Volunteer
5.2.3. Juniors: Caitlin Kane
No report.5.2.4. Website: Ann Shaw
ROM, Futurity and membership sections: updates.
Regular site maintenance and page updates
5.3. Fancier Fellowship
Encourage camaraderie and good sportsmanship, sponsor events & competitions, support affiliate clubs, “bridge the gap” between political factions for the best interest of the breed.5.3.1. Affiliate Clubs: Emily Fish
At the request of the board, the affiliate club committee reviewed the affiliate club policy on our website to provide input on updating the affiliate club page. The committee found that over the years the BCSA has inadvertently violated its by-laws by approving affiliate clubs that are not AKC approved. The committee submitted a proposal to rectify the situation which will require a by-laws change. The board discussed the problem and doesn’t feel comfortable “kicking out” affiliate clubs who were approved in error. The board decided to give current affiliate clubs who are not AKC approved one year to attain their AKC approval to stay affiliate clubs. In the meantime, the board will work towards a by-laws revision to include a new “associate” affiliate club membership category for clubs that do not have AKC approval OR perhaps remove the restriction that affiliate clubs must be AKC approved. The board would like to encourage affiliate club membership. We would like to thank the affiliate club committee for their work on this issue.5.3.2. Agility Trial in April (Pennsylvania): Denise Thomas
No report5.3.3. Agility Trial in June (Michigan): Julie Oakes
Julie has taken on this project and has filed all the paperwork.5.3.4. Borderlines: Donna Brooks Brisbin
No report.5.3.5. Membership: Kathy Sours
December new member applications have been forwarded to the board for approval.5.3.6. National Specialty Steering Committee: Megan Harrison & Julie Bosier
No report.5.3.7. Specialty – 2009: Lisa Pruka and Paige O'Donnell
Lisa forwarded the logo sketch to the board and it looks great!
The sheep contract was forwarded to the board.
Still waiting on show secretary contracts, venue contract and hotel arrangements.
The premium list has been started.
The applications are done.
Casey has completed the emergency planning.
The agility trial conflict has been resolved and the other club is sending the coexist letter.
5.3.8. Specialty – 2010: Julie Bosier and Megan Harrison
Julie and Megan are asking Purina for information on the new building and if it will be available for use.5.3.9. Specialty – 2011: Emily Fish and April Bruce
No report.5.3.10. Versatility: Tashia Lund
Tashia is reviewing the new AKC Obedience titles that become effective next year and will submit a proposal on how to fit the new titles into the versatility program.5.4. Breeding Evolution
Breeder & buyer education, guidance, mentoring, registry maintenance, breeding excellence recognition. Broaden influence to more than just members.5.4.1. Border Recorder: Carol Clark
No report.5.4.2. Breeding Excellence Recognition Committee: Kim Sykes
No report.5.4.3. Futurity Committee: April Bruce
No report.5.4.4. Judges Education: Linn Klingel
No report.5.4.5. Judges Selection Process: Sonja Donaldson
Last month, the board discussed postponing the vote on the obedience and rally judges to give them a chance to submit their bios. Sonja worked very hard and was able to gather the bios from the obedience and rally judges in time for the next issue of Borderlines so we don’t have to delay the voting process. Thank you Sonja and judges!
Policy updates:
Tracking – since we do not offer tracking at every specialty, we decided not to include tracking in the JS process.
Time limit on judging assignments – we decided that judges can be nominated to judge 5 years after their previous national specialty judging assignment.
Separating the Sat/Sun conformation judges selection – we decided to separate the nomination and voting process for the two days of conformation judging to distinguish between the national specialty on Saturday and the specialty on Sunday.
5.5. Population Management
Approach zero unwanted dogs. Reduce demand, educate buyers on whether the breed is right for them, improve how dogs are placed, “right” breeders produce more, “wrong” breeders produce less, rescue (a short-term stopgap).5.5.1. Breeder Referral: Karen Herceg
No report.5.5.2. Rescue Committee: Carol Wesenberg
No report.5.6. AKC Community
Invest in our “dog fancier family”, support protection of dog owners’ rights, stay engaged in AKC governance, contribute to AKC programs, leverage shared breed club knowledge & power.5.6.1. AKC Delegate Business: Claudia Frank
No report.5.6.2. AKC Gazette Columnist: Terri Clingerman
No report.5.6.3. Legislative Committee: Linda Baron
Ongoing fight against laws that seek to restrict the rights of pet owners.5.7. Health and Welfare
Further research on disease cause and cure. Propagate knowledge on health, feeding, care, husbandry and training.5.7.1. Health: Angie Roesch
No report.5.8. General Club Administration
These committees manage club infrastructure tasks that aren’t directly related to our mission statement, but are necessary for the operation of the organization.5.8.1. BCSA Announce & Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
No report.5.8.2. BCSA Online Fundraising Store with Ivars: Carol Wesenberg
No report.5.8.3. Finance Committee: Beth Bartholomew
No report.
6. Old Business
6.1. Border Collie Health Foundation
The board invited Emily Czapek to join our board meeting to update us on the current status of the BCHF. Emily spoke to the board at the beginning of our meeting and thanked the board for inviting her and conveyed how thankful the BCHF board is for BCSA’s support. Emily briefly reviewed how the BCHF got its start. There have been a few frustrations along the way but the BCHF board is committed to seeing the BCHF succeed with its mission. The greater border collie community has been very supportive. As mentioned in BCHF report in the November 2008 BCSA board meeting minutes, they hope to have the 501c3 status filed by the end of this year. Emily requested that the BCSA continue to sponsor the BCHF board conference calls, to which we agreed. Lisa requested that the BCHF update their website more frequently.6.2. Westminster KC Request for Info Review
The board reviewed a few photo suggestions but weren’t able to agree on a photo so we decided to leave this for the new board to decide if they want to make any changes.6.3. Versatile Stockdog Award at Specialty
The board has not heard back from Claudia about our suggestions from the last board meeting so we will table this issue for now. The new board and the specialty chair committee list can discuss the various options.
7. New Business
7.1. Bay Colony Club vs. Nutmeg Club
The board received a request from the Bay Colony Border Collie Club to hold a BCSA supported entry (conformation and obedience) and puppy/veterans sweeps on 6/6/09 at the Greenwich KC show in Norwalk, CT and at the West Springfield, MA show cluster in November 2009. The BCBCC has held BCSA supported entries at the Greenwich show for the past two years. The newly formed Nutmeg Border Collie Club claims that these BCSA supported entries are now within their territory and asked the board to not approve BCBCC’s request. The board discussed this issue at great length. The board consulted with AKC to get their opinion. The board also received an email from the Greenwich KC, asking for a quick resolution to the issue as they were counting on the BCSA supported entry and needed to finalize their premium lists by the end of December. The board offered the Greenwich KC BCSA supported entry to the NBCC but they were unable to make that commitment on short notice.The board is extremely disappointed about being put in the middle of the squabbling of these two clubs. We would like to support both clubs and encourage more BCSA supported events. We felt it was important to honor our commitment to the Greenwich KC for the BCSA supported entry and we cannot see how fulfilling this one commitment will be detrimental to the NBCC. This is the last time that the board will allow the BCBCC to hold a BCSA supported entry in NBCC’s territory. For the West Springfield supported entry request, AKC has determined that this show cluster is within the territories of both clubs. We feel that more border collie events will benefit the border collie community and we don't see why these two clubs can’t co-exist and host back-to-back specialties and supported entries in the future, once both clubs are approved by AKC.
Lisa Pruka motioned that the BCSA not support the entry at the Greenwich KC show. The motion failed for lack of a second.
Kelly Hagstrand motioned to support the entry at the Greenwich KC for 2009 only; Second – Terri Clingerman, In Favor – Jo Roach and Sally Davis, Oppose – Lisa Pruka.
Terri Clingerman motioned that we allow BCBCC to hold the BCSA supported entry at the 2009 Greenwich KC show; Second – Kelly Hagstrand, In Favor – Jo Roach and Sally Davis, Oppose – Lisa Pruka.
Kelly Hagstrand motioned to approve BCBCC’s request for a BCSA supported entry for one of the dates at the West Springfield show cluster for November 2009; Second – Terri Clingerman, In Favor – Unanimous.
7.2. Suggestion Box Submissions/Input from Membership
No submissions.7.3. Date of Next meeting
To be determined by the new board.THANK YOU to outgoing board members Sally Davis, Kelly Hagstrand and Wayne Koutsky for your outstanding service to the BCSA!
7.4. Adjournment
Adjournment motion at 7:32 PM by Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Sally Davis
In Favor: Unanimous
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