Minutes 2016
No meeting in December
RICKA Executive Board
Minutes for November 2nd 2016
P resent: Sharon, Cheryl,
Erik and Lori
Absent: Susan, Cat, Henry, Carleen, Bill, Ric, Andy, Mike, Tom, Chuck
Sharon called the meeting
to order at 7:05 PM
A motion was made to
accept the minutes of the past executive board meeting by Erik and
seconded by Lori. The motion was approved. A motion was made to accept
the October treasurer's report by Cheryl and seconded by Erik. The
motion was approved.
Old Business
Sharon went to the town of Charlestown to inquire about using Ninigret
for our 2017 RICKA BBQ. It appears to be a more complicated process to
apply for the permit this year. Other locations were discussed and it
was decided that we would look into Goddard Park’s availability. Lori
will investigate further.
Cheryl will contact Ranger Chuck Arning to see if he is available to do
a presentation at the April meeting.We will contact the JCC in January to reserve the meeting room/s if
needed. The RICKA Geocoin order is
in and Lori has begun mailing and distributing them. The approval of the new
pamphlet was tabled until Cat is present.
New Business
Chuck Horbert has accepted
the Wilderness Chair positon.General meeting aka RICKA Lecture series.
Erik will head up the November meeting and organize the videos
for movie night.
Other New Business
A discussion ensued about the March meeting. In lieu of a meeting, we
discussed having a 40th season kickoff party at a local
restaurant. This will be RICKA’s 40th anniversary and we are
making plans to commemorate this event at the March get together.
Adjorned 7:55
RICKA Executive Board Minutes October 5, 2016
Present:
Susan, Sharon, Cheryl, Henry. Lori and Carleen
Absent: Erik, Bill, Ric, Lysa, Andy, Mike, Tom, and
Cat
Susan called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the past
executive board meeting by Sharon and seconded by Carleen.
The motion was approved. A motion was made to accept the August treasurer's
report by Cheryl and
seconded by Sharon. The
motion was approved. A motion was
made to accept the September treasurer's report
by Sharon and seconded by Carleen.
The motion was approved.
Old Business
All payments have been received for the picnic. Geocoin order has been placed and delivery is
expected in approximately two wekks.
New Business
The approval of the new pamphlet was tabled until
Cat is present. The issue of providing insurance at events was
brought up. We get
insurance through the ACA. It was decided that we will continue to use the ACA insurance only for
training events. The cost
in $5.00 per person per event.
Other
New Business
Jim cole has resigned as wilderness chair and board
members will seek to find a person to fill this slot. Ideas were discussed about increasing the poor
attendance at general meetings. A change in day and locations did not bring about the desired
change. We could possibly
hold a "spring fling" at a local eatery to kick off the paddling season. Ninigret was proposed as the site for the next club
picnic. September 16, 17 or
following weekend was brought up for possible dates.
Adjourned 7:57 PM
No Executive Board Meeting in September 2016
RICKA Executive Board Minutes
August 10, 2016
Present: Susan, Sharon, Jim, Cheryl, Erik, Lori
Absent: Bill, Ric, Andy, Mike, Tom, Cat, Henry, Carleen
Susan called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM
The minutes of the past executive board meeting were amended
to read: We had used this room in the past and it was decided to go ahead and
book the room for the meetings in September and October and November.
A motion was made to accept the amended minutes of the past executive board
meeting by Jim and seconded by Erik.
The motion was approved. A motion was made to accept the minutes of the treasurer's
report by Jim and seconded by
Cheryl. The motion was approved.
Old Business
It was decided to add a November meeting for 2016 to allow
enough time to prepare for movie night.
A motion to authorize payment for the room was made by Jim
and seconded by Erik. The motion was approved.
A discussion ensued regarding speaker options for the
September and October meetings.
New Business
Picnic: Twenty-seven people have registered so far.
Responsibilities for cooking and providing supplies were discussed.
Kayak donation: A member offered to donate a Folbot folding
kayak to RICKA. It was decided to
suggest to the member that she try to sell or donate the kayak via the newsletter classifieds rather than accept the
donation.
Geo Coins: There are 103 orders at this time.
Lori renegotiated the contract to change the minimum order to 103.
It was decided to extend the timeframe for ordering to August
19. The order will be placed after
that date.
Volunteer trophy:
Susan is handling the name change for the VOTY trophy.
Adjourned 8:00 PM
RICKA Executive Board Minutes
July 6, 2016
Present: Susan,
Sharon, Tom, Jim, Cheryl, Henry and Carleen
Absent: Erik, Bill, Ric, Lori, Andy, Mike and Cat
Susan called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the past
executive board meeting by Jim and seconded by Sharon. The motion was
approved.
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the
treasurer's report by Jim and seconded by Sharon. The motion was
approved.
Old Business The JCC is still under construction. They
offered us the use of the parenting room for $60 per hour. We had used this room in the past and
it was
decided to go ahead and book the room for the meetings in September and October. It was decided to maintain the pricing for the
picnic this year.
There haven't been a lot of suggestions for awards as of
this date. If you have any ideas, please get them into Susan.
We do expect an increase in raffle items.
New Business Non-members will be allowed to post items on the
classified page on a csae by case basis. The ads must be of interest to
club members. BVPC will be sponsoring a SUP paddle class for
members of BVPC first, then RICKLA members.
There are 25 spots. Other New Business There have been 3 kayaks, 1 solo canoe and 1 tandem
canoe signed up for the flatwater training as of this date.
Insurance
forms will be available at the training. Sharon advised the board that there are 234 paid members.
Adjourned 7:37 PM
RICKA Executive Board Minutes
June 1, 2016
Present: Susan, Sharon, Tom, Mike, Jim, Andy, Cheryl, Henry, Cat and Bill
Luther
Absent: Erik, Bill, Ric, Lysa, Lori and Carleen
Susan called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM
Minutes of the past executive board meeting and the treasurer's report
were approved.
Old Business
The option of meetings returning to the JCC was discussed. Other
venues were also mentioned and further inquiries will be made.
It was also noted that there is still a need for a speaker in September.
New Business
Cat passed around a copy of the RICKA brochure which she had updated. Some
suggestions were submitted and a final draft will soon be available. Safety
and Education _
at reported that a wilderness first aid course could not be scheduled this year
and she is looking to schedule it for next year.
She has had a very positive response. for this course among the RICKA sea
kayakers.
A motion was make by Sharon to continue our membership in the Wood
Pawcatuck River Association. The
motion was seconded by Jim. $75
will be sent to them.
The volunteer of the year award was brought up for discussion was brought
up by Cheryl. Frank Cortesa was nominated and approved by the
board.
Paddling options at the club picnic were discussed. More
research will take place and plans should be finalized in the near future.
Other New Business
Cat inquired as to whether the winter rolling clinic should be
continued. There didn't
seem to be a lot of enthusiasm for the idea.
There is a possibility of running the clinic in the summer which would do
away with the need and expense of a pool. Blackstone Valley Paddle
Club made a $400 donation to a
Blackstone Valley Boy Scout Troop to facilitate a Scout or Scouts attending
summer camp. The BVPC also made a $500.00 donation to the
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council's River Ranger Program
sponsoring urban youths on the water.
Adjourned 7:59 PM
RICKA Executive Board Meeting
May 4, 2016
Present: Carleen, Jim, Cheryl, Henry, Sharon, Cat, Lori and Susan
Absent: Erik, Tom, Bill, Ric, Lysa and Mike
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the previous meeting by Jim.
It was seconded by Cheryl and was approved.A motion was made to
approve the treasurer's report by Sharon.
It was seconde by Jim and was approved. At the general meeting the
proposed slate of officers received a unanimous affirmative vote. Cheryl,
acting as head of the nominating committee,
asked the secretary to cast one vote for the following:
President. Susan Engleman
Vice President. Sharon Dragon
Secretary.Henry Dziadosz
Treasurer. Andy Viera
Old Business
Discussion centered on the dropping attendance at monthly meetings and the
rising cost of rooms and speakers. Attendance at outdoor training is
better and seemed to be getting more bang for the buck.
There will be an indoor meeting in September and movie night in October.
There will be no meeting in November, December, January and February.
March will be the paddling kick-off and April will be election of officers.
May will start the outdoor meetings. New
Business
Car received 75 DVD copies of "Reading the Rhythms of Rivers and Rapids
from the ACA. They will be distributed at events and to interested
individuals. Inquiries were made by EMS about the
RICKA promotional brochure. Cat volunteered to update the old brochure. Jim
made a motion that an amount of money, not to exceed $500 be made available for
training to the sea kayak group
or any other RICKA group for training purposes. The motion was seconded by
Henry and approved.
Meeting adjourned at 8:02 PM
RICKA Exec Board Meeting April 6, 2016
Present: Cheryl, Henry, Erik, Carleen, Tom, Lori, Jim, Ric,
Sharon and AndyAbsent: Bill, Ric, Lysa, Mike, Susan, Jim and Cat
The Meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM
A motion was made by Cheryl
and seconded by Lori to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.
The motion passed. Andy notified the board that one of our ATM cards had been
hacked. An affidavit is in the
process of being filed and a replacement card has been obtained.
A motion was made by Lori and seconded by Cheryl to approve the treasurer's report.
The motion was approved.
New Business
Andy
informed the board that the legal mailing address of the club, for the state and
Citizen's Bank, needs to be changed from 70 Scott Street
since Barbara is no longer an officer. Discussion
ensued how best to accomplish this.
Action was tabled until the next meeting.
Old Business
Lori informed the group that the cleanup for Central Pond
will be on April 16th from 9 - 11 AM.
Members are asked to assist. Lori related to the board that geocoin sales are going
well. 53 have been ordered to date.
71% of the purchases are by RICKA members and 81% by geocachers.
Membership overlap accounts for the percentages not
totaling out evenly.
Lori also reported on the 2015 survey of
Paddlesports. The data was compiled
from 2014 information. It was decide
that this information should be made available to club members and so a link
will be posted on the website.
New Business (again)
There were five "winners" in the RICKA /
Facebook share contest and they each received a free membership.
All were previous members. Sharon
asked that the winners who were BVPC / RICKA members be given memberships to
both groups. This was approved by
both RICKA and BVPC.
The will be two speakers for the April meeting
and they will be traveling from NH.
It was proposed by
Sharon and
seconded by Andy that the fee be increased from $150 to $200.
The motion was passed.Discussion ensued on the speaker's fee for the May meeting.
No action was taken. Discussion evolved into the cost and
effectiveness of the speaker's and their fees.
Ideas were submitted that the frequency of meetings be scaled back due to
low attendance and the increasing costs, both for the speakers and the meeting places.
No action was taken.
A motion was made by
Cheryl
and seconded by Erik. to award a
prize consisting of a BVPC/RICKA membership to a participant of the upcoming
Geocaching Armada event. The motion
carried. Gale Ferris requested to be a speaker at the May meeting.
We already have a speaker but we will look at a future date that could be
agreeable.
Sally Hampton (USCG Auxiliary) brought some orange stickers
to be placed into member's boats to provide contact information in the event the
boat and owner become separated. This could aid in locating the owner before a search and
rescue is started, in the event the boat is found abandoned on a waterway.
Sally will provide stickers to the club for distribution by
trip leaders. Boat inspection was
also discussed. Both services are
free of charge.
RICKA Exec Board Meeting March
2, 2016
Present: Cheryl, Henry, Erik, Susan, Tom, Lori, Sharon, Mike
and Andy Absent: Bill, Ric, Lysa, Carleen, Jim and Cat
The Meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM
A motion was made by Andy and seconded by Erik to approve the minutes
of the previous meeting. The motion passed.
A motion was made by Lori and seconded by Cheryl to approve the treasurer's report. The motion
was approved.
Old Business
Lori reported that 24 of the RICKA coins had been sold and that two and
possibly three new memberships were generated due to the sale of the coins.
Discussion on a possible RICKA sponsored geocaching trip ensued. The
proposal of such a trip would be a welcomed addition to the flatwater
planning meeting.
The Blackstone Valley Paddle Club has been nominated for a Hartzog
Award. The BVPC was nominated in the category of outstanding Volunteer
Group.
It was announced that REI in Cranston, RI
will be the place of the next Exec Board meeting on April 6th.
New Business
Lori reported that the Ten Mile River Watershed Association has
invited her to a board meeting to enlist support of a Earth Day (April 16th)
clean up of Central Pond in
Pawtucket.
This will also be a CITO (cache in - trash out) geocaching event. RICKA
members may be invited to assist by posting event on flatwater message board
or by volunteering.
A motion was made to adjourn at 7:45 by Erik and seconded by
Cheryl. The motion passed.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
RHODE ISLAND CANOE AND KAYAK ASSOCIATION
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Meeting start - 7 P M meeting end - 8:45 P M
Attending: Susan Engleman - president
/Lori/Cheryl/Carleen/Jim/Erik/Lysa/Cat/Barbara*
Minutes - Susan called for approval of the minutes from the last board
meeting.
Cheryl seconded and all approved.*Treasurer’s
report - Jim made a motion to approve - Erik seconded and all approved.
OLD BUSINESS
Jim and Lori sent information to the board about negativity. Jim discussed
being more considerate of each other during club discussions.
*Lori led the discussion about the Robert’s Rules of Order that were sent to
Susan for discussion. Jim wants to have a copy of the ‘cheat sheet’
at the board meetings helping us follow the Robert’s Rules as best as
possible.*Geo
Coins - Lori continued her presentation about the coins. She has more
information from the mint and designs. The coin will be about 1 1/2inches
and 3mm thick polished nickel. The smallest order could start at 175 coins.
Lori explained we would take pre-orders for the coins and therefore they
would be prepaid before being ordered. The plan is to price them so RICKA
does not make or lose money. It will be a break-even endeavor. Lori
explained there could be two types of coins one for geocachers (trackable)
and the other
for non geocachers (non-trackable), and they will have two different price
points. Lori has the costs for these coins. Susan asked for a motion on the
project.
Jim made a motion to proceed with the coins and Barbara seconded. Cat wants
to amend the motion, asking for information regarding # of geocaching RICKA
members and postponing the vote until we have that information. That
amendment was not approved. Erik proposed an amendment to only place the
coin order
if pre-orders reach minimum quantity of 175. Amendment approved. Vote on the
original motion (with approved amendment) passed with one nay. Cat stated
that
he coins are not in the mission or purpose of RICKA.
NEW BUSINESS
*Approving the board meeting minutes in appropriate time. The secretary
should send the minutes out for corrections allowing enough time for
corrections.
These corrections would be made, then brought to the next monthly board
meeting to be approved and then posted to the web.
*Past minutes are housed in three
different data bases.*Jim discussed his CPR article. He stated
that Manny Point could be honored by conducting CPR/FA classes at meetings.
There was discussion.
*Barbara discussed not running for secretary in the next election.
*Cat showed the board information on grant writing that she had received.
*Pool sessions for the rolling clinic.
Cat proposed making two sessions into two hour practice sessions. Cat is
going to contact the Y regarding
the terms of the contract. If it seems that we would be on
the hook if we can’t get enough participants to cover costs, Cat will
contact Susan and they would make a decision on whether to go forward. She
also discussed
asking RICKA members to see if there was enough interest in practice only,
to cover costs. Discussion
ensued about outdoor clinics in the warmer weather.
RICKA EXECUTIVE BOARD
January 6, 2016
Attended-Susan Engleman
President/Lori/Cheryl/Andy/Tom/Jim/Sharon/Erik/Barbara/Mike/Cat
meeting start---7pm meeting end---9pm
OLD BUSINESS
*Susan made a motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting as they
were
posted to the web. Cheryl seconded. The board voted ,Jim abstained.
*Jim moved to approve the Treasurer’s report as they were posted to the
board.
Sharon seconded. This motion was passed unanimously.
*Susan gave the board an update on the damage to St. Martin’s Church
floor.
There was nothing in the ACA insurance of this type of damage. Because
of the
damage RICKA did to the floor, the meetings will be held in the Sterns
room.
*Susan gave a speaker update. March 29 Matt Hopkinton will speak on his
trip
down the Penobscott. Susan asked Jim to do his presentation on
wilderness
paddling in May. April will be Marshall Moore and Jean Gerber who will
speak on
their trip on the McKenzie River.
NEW BUSINESS
*Sharon presented a new membership package design. She is producing a
generic
membership letter, since her printer is not adequate for printing large
quantities she will take the letter to Staples for printing. Sharon
questioned
continuing to send paper newsletters out to retailers and others. It was
discussed that notices should be published in the newsletters for two
months.
April 1 is the start of the new membership year.Sharon made a motion to
discontinue
mailing paper copies of the newsletter starting April 1. The motion was
seconded by
Cheryl and passed with one dissenting vote.
*Outdoor Recreation Council-Jim Cole will be a member. This council was
created
by the governor.
*Cat discussed the 2016 pool sessions for the rolling clinic. They will
be held
at the Newman Y , March 5 and 12th. The Newman Y is giving RICKA
reduced rates and RICKA might lower the cost to participants. She went
on
to say that it is too late for this year because announcements have
already been
made to RICKA members.Perhaps we will consider it for next year. Cat and
Andy will be
pool session coordinators again this year. Cat confirmed with Newman Y
that we
need to have our own insurance. She has renewed RICKA’s ACA 2016
membership. This will
include general liability insurance. Cat included that since many new
paddlers
sign up, combining rolling and rescue instruction would be done where
appropriate.
*Picnic reservations-date August 21 at Colt State Park at the big
pavilion. A
$100 check will be made out to the state of RI and sent to the park. The
next
meeting the board will figure out the paddles and other items connected
with the
picnic.
*Geo Coins-Lori showed her collection to the board and gave an
explanation of
what they are and how they work.She explained that the person (Chris)
who has been
doing the design and marketing does not wish to do this again. She was
considering the fact that RICKA might want to get involved. This might
be a way
to get members or it may be considered a collectible for RICKA members.
Next
month a possible design will be presented.
*Susan showed the decal Jim had given her about the “like” program. If
people
see it posted they would follow the instructions to be entered into a
membership
drawing.
*Susan showed the information about Manny Point to the board.
OTHER NEW BUSINESS
*Jim discussed the need to raise RICKA dues to $20 in April. Susan
brought up
that this item should be tabled until Sharon is present.
*Jim discussed RICKA’s geo caches and asked why they were “Premium
Cashes” as this
limits the people who can find them.
*Motion to adjourn was made by Susan and seconded by Barbara-it passed
unanimously.
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