Onondaga Ski Club

Board Meeting Minutes

March 3, 2009

 

 

Present:  Mark Bidwell, Tom Button, Mary Clay, Dave Devendorf, Christa Foster, Scott Foster, Kay Kotwas, Jack Lancette, Marian LaPierre, Marvin Patnode, Allan Smith, John Tuttle

 

Excused: Leo Naylor, Neville Sachs, John Sonne, Bob Wiley

 

Absent: Marilyn Woyciesjes

 

Guests: Dick Lewis, Arley Morey, Sandi Patnode, Ken Robbins

 

President Marv Patnode noted that we have the required quorum and called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm at the DeWitt Library in Shoppingtown Mall.

 

Secretary’s Report:  The February minutes were e-mailed to board members and posted on the OSC Web site. Scott made a motion to accept the minutes, Kay seconded. Motion passed.

 

Communications: Mail was distributed, no special comments.

 

Committee Reports

 

Finance: John Sonne is out of town and will distribute the financial reports to board members before the March general meeting.

 

Membership: Current active membership is 608, up from 584 reported at the February meeting. Of the 608, 84 are out of state and 16 are junior members (up from 13). Non-renewals from last year 150.

 

Lodge: The lodge occupancy report showed bed usage in February at 150, up 19.1% over February 2008. Cumulative increase is 183% since last year.

The spring work weekend is scheduled for last weekend in April. Supply lines in upstairs bathroom were leaking and running down into the kitchen. A plumber was called for the repair. Propane tank was low and has now been refilled.

 

Marketing:

Tom Button reported about last marketing committee meeting. Brochures are out at Tog and Lab and Osceola XC ski area. The sign promoting the Onondaga Ski Club is up at Lab as well.

 

Promotion is planned for off-season lodge use, such as July 4th and Warren Parade weekends or family weeks. It was suggested to design a lodge brochure that shows rental costs, list of summer activities, etc. Dave and Ken will collaborate in establishing rates, rules, etc.

 

Trips: Leo was absent, therefore no trip report. Marv suggested that anyone interested in chairing a trip should take advantage of low cost offers by some western areas to gather information for future trips. Jack suggested a training seminar for new trip chairs.

 

Old Business

New Monthly Meeting Site: The April board meeting will be at Marv’s house.

 

Nominating Committee Report: Marian reported that ballots are ready to be printed. We have six nominees to fill four open board positions.

 

New Business

Vision Statement: Where would we like to be five or ten years from now? What are our long-term objectives? What is our vision for the club? A number of options/objectives were discussed and they will be further explored at the April board meeting.

 

Marv announced that Sandi Patnode volunteered to continue the email communications that Bob Dewey has been doing so well for most of the year. She will also be the coordinator of a new interactive Google calendar that can be accessed on the OSC website.

 

Jack has been doing membership for five years and would like to pass this job on to someone else. The board is asking for volunteers.

 

There being no further business to discuss, Mark moved to adjourn, seconded by Tom. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Christa Foster

Recording Secretary