[LeArc] September Meeting Summary

[Jesse Risley]

NOTE:  These are not official minutes of the meeting.

We had a decent turnout at the meeting on Tuesday.  The biggest issues on the agenda were finances and repeater maintenace problems.

Chris, KC9LDG and Brandon, KC9ILN were appointed to an exploratory fundraising committee.  It was agreed that an annual fundraiser is necessary, since income from dues is barely able to cover our insurance costs and monthly telephone bills.  

A motion was made and accepted to disconnect the telephone line for the 440 MHz repeater, since that repeater is down.  The 2 meter phone line will be disconnected, but a wireless receiver is necessary to be able to turn off the repeater remotely, per FCC regulations.  No direct action was taken on that matter.  It was noted that we are in danger of losing coordination on the 440 MHz repeater, since it has been down for the past two years with the exception of about three months time.  The club does not currently have the funds to pay for repairs on the 440 repeater and cover possible out-of-pocket expenses on replacing the two meter antenna.

The club needs to purchase a more appropriate mount for the DB221 antenna to be erected on the WIUM tower.  Mark is currently negotiating with the climber to get the new mount purchased and the job completed before October 1st.

There is a provision in the constitution allowing for a levy of the general membership to raise necessary funds for the club.  This will be formally discussed (an amount needs to be determined, i.e. $20) next month and put up for a vote at the November meeting, per constitutional provisions.  It does require a formal vote from all members present, so you may email me with any comments if you are unable to attend the next few meetings.  This is a preliminary idea and HAS NOT been passed; we are allowing two months for comment before putting this out for a vote in NOV.