11 April 2010
The meeting was originally scheduled for the 11th of April yet at the request of one of the out of town BOD members we moved it to the 10th of April so that he could attend both the meeting and the Zoo meet.
Present:
Ace Shedd (Hobogato)- President
Eve Vialpando (Pennies2Cents)- Vice President
Sherri Ancira (Sherri)- Treasurer
Allan LaViers (allan)- Administrative Assistant
Jack Watkins (Txav8r)
Bill Streep (bstreep)
John Roescher (Jroescher)
Absent:
Alex Garza (aggman)
Mike Dean (Mike)
Rob Bernhardt (Mr Cob)
Meeting Minutes
Advertising Signature:
Vote to limit signature images to no more than 1" to keep size at a minimum.
Ace motioned for vote, Jack seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor to limit signature lines and JPGs to a 1" standard.
MAAST Registration:
Effecitve immediately and from this point forward will require first and last name for registration puproses. This will be retroactive to include both members past, present and future. Names will not be disclosed nor visible to the public.
Eve motioned, Sherry seconded and the vote passed unanimously.
MAAST Cards:
Sherry is searching for the original source to procure cards that will populate the LFS counters to stir interest in MAAST.
Storage Facility:
Concern is available space, particularly with the impending storage requirements of the recently aquired large tank. Additional conversation floated about concerning the actual disposition of the large tank.
Both topics were tabled.
BOD Polo Shirts:
Required or not required for meetings and MAAST events. No strong interest in either direction so the topic was dismissed.
Scholarship:
Since time-line is not feasible to pursue this in time for the Fall semester, thus we will not pursue until time can be dedicated to provide product prior to the fall semester in which we can properly award.
NPS:
Status update, online vote by the BOD to pursue Chapter 7decided to go with section seven (7) and pursue section three (3) at a later date.
Sponsorship Payment Vote:
Online vote by BOD to determine method in which Sponsors pay their dues. The proposed method was no more than 50% of dues be in Gift Certificates this year with next year that percentage dropping to 25%. Only two methods of payment will be in either Dollars or Gift Certificates. This is in an attempt to limit MAAST from storing dated equipment no longer used (400W MH or Purple Up). Vote was unanimous.
*TMAC name change:
Online vote by BOD to determine if a name change for *TMAC should occur. The need arose after claims of ownership of "TMAC" were made to the BOD and thus compensation was either sought or legal actions taken should MAAST continue use of the name. Absolutely no proof was provided, nor was any substatiating evidence found or provided to lend legitimacy to this claim. However the BOD felt it would be prudent to pursue a different name to keep the peace among MAAST members.
The passed with one member abstaining and one voting no to the change. Motion passed and MAAST is searching for an appropriate name that will be owned by MAAST rather than the individual.
Coral Growth Contest:
Vote by BOD as to whether it would be a good idea for MAAST to host a coral growth contest similar to one found in DFWMAS. Vote was unanimous.
Sponsors being allowed one Charter Membership:
This motion passed with only one No vote. Sponsors are now given one charter membership with their sponsorship package listed under the name of their business.
*TMAC Venue Vote:
The vote resulted in the San Antonio Convention Center being selected as the location for the annual meet. 8 voted for the convention center while 2 voted for the Marriott Plaza Hotel.
*TMAC Date:
09OCT2010 was proposed and vote was unanimous to lock in the convention center for that date.
Financial Statement:
$ 1,652.62 PayPal
$ 3,169.22 Checking Acct.
$ 2,931.68 Savings Acct.
$ 6,738.58 CD
$14,492.10 GRAND TOTAL
Meeting adjourned
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