S.A.R.A. Minutes of Meeting of Board of Directors
January 17, 2007
Location: 20715 Reid Lane, Saratoga, California
The minutes were respectfully submitted by Don Steinbach, Secretary.
 
In attendance were:
  • Fabrizio Corno, KG6UOH
  • Kelly Johnson, N6KJ
  • David Ritchie, W6DR
  • Christina Sand, KG6ORH
  • Yin Shih, N9YS
  • Don Steinbach, AE6PM
  • Joe Talaich, N6IWJ
  • Rob Vance, N6ROB
The meeting began at approximately 7:00 pm and was called to order by Christina Sand. There were introductions around the table, those present introduced themselves.

OLD Business:

Web Hosting. Rob Vance has not yet sent the $50 donation to qsl.net.
   

New Business:

 Repeater Relocation. Rob Vance presented a summary of his conversations with the City of Saratoga regarding the relocation of the SARA repeater to City property:
  • The new 70' antenna pole will be installed in the Corporate Yard sometime late January or early February.
  • Our repeater antenna may be located at about the 40' level (higher is preferred).
  • County Comm will install our antenna, if it is available. They will install the sidearm and feedline as well.
  • Desired antenna would be from Cellwave.
  • Repeater electronics will be located in the attic of the service building. An outside location was offered in a stand-alone cabinet intended for traffic signals, which is waterproof and ventilated. However; this significantly complicated installation, including power and service lines. This location option was declined in favor of the attic location.
  • City will check keys out to us on a case-by-case basis so that we could have 24/7 access to the repeater equipment in the building over the weekend to perform upgrades or scheduled maintenance.
  Bylaws. The bylaws as amended were approved by the Board.
  • The date and location of our regular meetings was changed to reflect the fact that we have been meeting at the Fire Station on the first Wednesday of the month since January 2006.
  • Other minor changes were also made, including fixing a typos, adding language inclusive of electronic records, and a provision that board members serve without compensation.
  Membership Dues. The prospect of raising the membership dues to $20 from the current $10 was discussed. The Board agreed that $20 was appropriate and will present this to the members.
There being no further business, the Board of Directors meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:15pm.