S.A.R.A. Minutes of Meeting of
January 11, 2006
Location: Saratoga Fire Department
The minutes were respectfully submitted by Christina Sand, Secretary.
 
In attendance were:
  • Greg Reynolds, KG6HDI
  • Christina Sand, KG6ORH
  • Yin Shih, N9YS
  • Dick Crouch, N6RC
  • Fabrizio Corno, KG6UOH
  • Courtney Shih, KF6EHD (visitor)
The meeting having been duly noticed, it began at approximately 7:38 pm and was called to order by Yin Shih. There were introductions around the table, those present introduced themselves.

OLD Business:

 Field Day Site. Yin Shih and David Ritchie spoke with the California Department of Forestry representative. Much cleanup of the site has already been done, and Yin and David have specified other foliage for removal.

 

 Monthly EOC Net. S.A.R.A. participated in the monthly EOC communications exercise on behalf of the City of Saratoga once again. A sign up sheet was passed around for future months. The exercise continues to be at 9:30 AM on the first Wednesday of the month.
   

New Business:

 Treasurer's Report. Quicken records have been transferred from the previous Treasurer to the new Treasurer. A new signature card is needed at the bank. It was resolved that Greg Reynolds, Christina Sand and Yin Shih would all be authorized to sign on the checking account for 2006.
  Minutes. There were no minutes to approve.
  Membership Renewal. An email will be sent to all of the previous members reminding them that it is time to renew their membership and pay their 2006 dues to SARA. Also included in the email will be:
  • A query regarding why a member hasn't attended meetings in the previous calendar year, if that is the case.
  • A notice that the time, date and place of the February meeting will be changed
  • A notice that we will be meeting at the Village Rendezvous for dinner prior to the meeting
  • A request for suggestions for speakers
  • A notice regarding the expiration of our DSW eligibility and what to do about renewing it.
Also discussed were potential ways to revitalize the membership.
  Future S.A.R.A. Meetings. The fire station calendar was consulted and the only available date was the first Wednesday of the month. There are meeting conflicts with other organizations on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month. It was resolved to try moving the meetings to the first Wednesday of the month and see how it works.
  Dinner Location. There was also discussion of our dinner location. Since we may no longer be meeting at the Saratoga City Hall that it might be more convenient to have dinner somewhere on Big Basin Way. There was also comment that not everyone likes pizza. We decided to try having dinner at the Village Rendezvous previous to the February 1st meeting, to see how it works out. We will table the issue until the February meeting.
  2006 Speakers. It was resolved that Fabrizio Corno would speak on the different types of cell telephone systems primarily in operation in Europe, but also in America and China. Suggested speaker topics included the communications chief of Task Force 3, our new Fire Chief, WRTC, and David Ritchie on VP5NA, among others.
  Information Officer/Webmaster. Christina suggested that we might want to create a position on the board for the webmaster. This work is currently being done by the Secretary, although it could be split into two positions. Many corporations are adding such a position, although we are a small company. It was resolved to table this discussion for further consideration at the February meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:01 pm.
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