Bay Team meeting minutes 2008 January 12
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Bay Team Minutes for January 12, 2008
The Christmas party began at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting began at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Sharon Freilich, Martinez, California.
Attendees
- Board Attendees
- Lorrayne Bailey, Jim Basic,Tania Chadwick, Karey Krauter, Barbara Snarr, Mike Scannell, and Linda White.
- Other Members in Attendance
- Dave & Kathy Bennett, Wendy Bruce, Kathy Carlsen, Carlene Chandler, Dave Connett, Jean Danver, Janet Feemster, Ellen Finch, Barbara Fowler, Sharon Freilich, Nancy Gyes, Cindy Glantz, Naomi Harada, Sarah Johnson, Holly Newman, John Nunes, Katrina Parkinson, Cheri Scannell, Donna Sprouse, Mary Van Wormer, Arlene Watson, Kathy Wheelock, Lisa Williams, Linda Wargo.
- Guests
- Ken Chandler, Andy Danver, Phil Freilich, Bob Haveman, Marv White
Previous minutes
The minutes of the October 2007 meeting were approved.
Treasurer's Report
Linda White, Treasurer, presented her report:
- Bayteam Cash (Checking & Paypal) $17,864.48
- Assets 48,863.32
- Liabilities (incl. unused workers certificates) - approximately 6,060.00
December 2008 Trial :
- Income 10,598.00
- Exp. To date 10,914.00
- Anticipated Loss (500.00)
Membership Report
Barbara Snarr reported that there are approximately 30 unpaid members and that she would contact them regarding their membership for 2008.
Clothing Report
Barbara Snarr reported that she would survey the club to determine if anyone wanted to buy Bay Team clothing and she will send email to the membership when the information is available.
Equipment Report
Jim Basic reported that we are not planning to buy new equipment at this time. There is a possibility that we may need two broad jumps depending on rule changes. Members who have equipment concerns are encouraged to email Jim Basic regarding their requests.
Legislative Committee
Diane Blackman is chair of the Legislative Committee. She will corral the information available regarding AB1634, and similar legislative issues and report to the club. It is the club's intent to have one person send messages regarding action items in order to reduce the number of messages to be addressed regarding AB1634. If anyone would like to make an argument for taking a “club” position, the Legislative Committee will consider it. Contact Diane Blackman if you would like to be active on the committee.
2008 Trials
- USDAA - January
- Santa Rosa. All planning is complete. We will have Sharon Kihara judging Masters Pairs, because the entries have exceeded the limit for one judge.
- CPE - March
- It is still very early for statistics on this trial. Dave Connett reported that there are about 10 entrants. Peggy Clark is Chair. The committee decided to have a barbecue in the clubhouse at this event. There will be no fee for the use of the clubhouse.
- USDAA - May
- Twin Creeks The venue will include double snooker and double jumpers, plus Grand Prix and Steeplechase. Judges are Tim Lauback for masters and Cheryl Huffman for nonmasters. An RV czar is needed for this trial.
- USDAA - July 4, 5, 6
- Twin Creeks Three tournaments will be offered as well as titling at all levels. Also double jumpers and double pairs, plus Grand Prix and Steeplechase will be offered. Friday competition will be dedicated to team events. The two masters judges will be Patty Drom and Peggy Hammond. Staters/Advaned judge is Jelinda Pepper. A barbecue will be scheduled for Friday the 4th.
- CPE - July
- Petaluma. CPE fees will be increased at this trial. Fees will be charged on a “per RUN” basis rather than a “per DOG” basis.
- USDAA - September
- Twin Creeks We will have 5 rings on Saturday to accommodate all of the team events and Grand Prix. Sunday and Monday we will need only four rings per day. Judges will be Scott Chamberlain, Mark and Sharon Wirant, and two remaining judges are yet to be hired.
- December - USDAA
- Santa Rosa. Katrina Parkinson gave the following information. Titling for all three levels. Two judges will be needed. Diane Carson is requested.
A discussion followed regarding the ratio of Master's to Non-masters judges that USDAA requires. If a USDAA trial hires more than one judge, USDAA requires that at least one of the judges be a nonmasters judge. This encourages clubs to give experience to help train new judges. Karey's argument is that the rule doesn't make sense if a multi-judge trial is only offering tournament classes (GP and team require masters; only steeplechase uses nonmasters judges) in which only 16% of the runs can be judged by a nonmasters judge. The ratio gets even more unbalanced if you add in regular titling classes in which masters classes have 100 runs and standard/advanced classes have less than half that. Jim Basic recommended that Karey Krauter send a list of recommendations to him and he will report them to the USDAA Board. Jim also recommended that the BT pay the clinic fee for a Bay Teamer wanting to become a USDAA judge.
The date of the December USDAA trial was also discussed. Katrina requested that the trial be moved to be held on the same weekend as the AKC Invitational (usually the first weekend in Dec.). The second weekend in December would be her second choice for the USDAA trial.
Old Business
Mike Scannell reported that we still have Bay Team mugs available. Please take one or more.
Election
The election of officers will end on January 15, 2008 and the results will be made available via email.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Handler and Dog Certificates
Karey Krauter distributed the Dog/Handler Achievement Awards for 2007 to all members who were present. All other awards will be delivered via email or in person at future trials.
President's Awards
President, Tania Chadwick, presented the 2007 President's Year-End Message and Service Awards.
Briefly:
- Katrina Parkinson was honored for her extra help for trailer storage and delivery of equipment.
- Peggy Clark was honored for her efforts in chairing the March CPE trial.
- Dave Connett was honored for being secretary for the CPE trials.
- Holly Newman was honored for getting Paypal functional and maintaining it.
- Mike Bavister was honored for getting Paypal up and running and continued Technical Support.
- Ellen Finch was honored for her work in transitioning the website to wiki and continued effort in maintaining Bay Team Web Site.
- Barbara Snarr was honored for her contributions to the Bay Team Clothing Committee.
- Linda White was honored for automating our financial records and for her financial expertise.
- Laurie Plummer was honored for trailer storage and delivery.
Our Caninitarian of the Year for 2007 was John Nunes for his major contributions and support to the agility community, especially in Turlock, for his wonderful field and showmanship.
Finally our Bay Teamer of the Year Award was presented to Karey Krauter for more contributions to the Bay Team than could possibly be enumerated. Discussions floated about the party that Karey could easily be honored with this award every year as she always has all the details under control.
Bay Team Slide Show - 2007
2007 retrospective presented by Tania Chadwick.
