S.A.R.A. Minutes of Meeting of
May 10, 2006
Location: Saratoga City Hall, Manager's Conference Room
The minutes were respectfully submitted by Christina Sand, Secretary.

 
In attendance were:
  • Greg Reynolds, KG6HDI
  • Christina Sand, KG6ORH
  • Yin Shih, N9YS
  • Rob Vance, N6ROB
  • Lyle Topham, KB6OKO
  • George Gadd, KG6PHK
  • Don Steinbach AE6PM
  • John Glass, NU6P
  • Don Anastasia, AA6W
  • John McCartney, W6JJJ
  • Kelly Johnson, N6KJ
  • Gary Fariss, W6KYF
  • David Ritchie, W6DR/VP5
The meeting having been duly noticed, it began at approximately 8:35 pm and was called to order by Yin Shih. There were introductions around the table, those present introduced themselves.

OLD Business:

DSW Forms/Badges. Badge sign up was had this evening prior to the start of tonight's meeting.
  Emergency Communications Committee. Rob informed us that a final draft of the Memorandum of Understanding is being circulated with the City of Saratoga. He will have ARES registration forms for the members at the next meeting.
EOC Radio Station. The cabinet has still not been completed. Rob will find out the status.
  Rotary Grant. Christina will write a thank you letter, even though the station is not yet completed.
   

New Business:

 Secretary's Report. Christina reported that she had received a premium quote for liability insurance through the ARRL's affiliation insurance program. The club may need to consider raising its dues in order to pay for insurance. There was much discussion on the necessity of obtaining a liabiity insurance policy. It was decided to table the discussion until Christina could do further research on what other ham radio clubs in the area are doing.
  Treasurer's Report. The Treasurer gave his report on the bank account balance.
  Dinner. We discussed dinner attendance and decided to move our dinner location from Hong's Gourmet to Jake's Pizza.
  Kelly Johnson's Amateur Radia Antenna. We discussed the City Council meeting of the previous week, where many of the members spoke on behalf of Kelly Johnson, who had erected an amateur radio antenna in his backyard. The members were successful in that the antenna ordinance remains unchanged, although a policy change was added to require that neighbors are informed regarding federal and state preemption issues.
  Minutes. The March and April minutes have been posted on the web site and were approved by the members.
  Field Day 2006. There will be a work party on May 27 at David Ritchie's home.
  Presentation. There is the possibility of a speaker next month from Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3. Christina will keep us advised.
   
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:15 pm.