Note taker: Laurie Elfrank
Officers in Attendance: John Elfrank, Mark Derr, Jeff Weymouth, Jim Greene, Laurie Elfrank
Guest Presenter(s): Rich Sheffold - Advisor, Steve Bromley, Jack Anderson
Invited Guests: Shirley Derr, Sarah Chisholm

Treasurer's Report: Balance on Hand, Incoming Funds, Outgoing Funds.



AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - MOGA 2009
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: SLAGA received a plaque in gratitude for donating money and personnel to this year's MOGA event. About 20 SLAGA geocoins were sold at the event.
Conclusions: SLAGA's plaque could be included in the library displaycase this summer. SLAGA geocoins will be made available for sale at next year's MOGA if more are minted. Participants need to be surveyed to get feedback on what they liked and didn't like this year.

Action Item: Contact Mike Griffin to see if he is going to send out a survey to get MOGA feedback.
Person Responsible: Laurie Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.

AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - GPS 101 and Geocaching 101 Classes at Queeny Park
Presenter: Rich Sheffold
Discussion: The GPS 101 class was attended by 18 people. We also have 18 RSVPs for the Geocaching 101 class. An Art Fair is being held in the same building as the class.
Conclusions: One more cache needs to be placed, and a tag needs to be made for a multicache before this Saturday's class. The Geocaching 101 slideshow needs to be updated. Rich Sheffold, Jim Greene, John and Laurie Elfrank, and Jack Anderson will assist with the class. Mark and Shirley Derr, and Dave Spruell also indicated that they will be there to help.

Action Item: Update Geocaching 101 slideshow, and make copies of handouts.
Person Responsible: Laurie Elfrank, Deadline: April 4.

Action Item: Place additional cache and the tag for the multicache. Print lists of waypoints for attendees.
Person Responsible: Jim Greene, Deadline: April 4.

AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Spring Picnic
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: The cutoff date for milestone award recipients is April 6. All officer nominations will begin at the picnic. Electronic nominations will be accepted. There are still several picnic jobs that need to be filled by volunteers.
Conclusions: SLAGA needs to purchase the meat for the picnic, including some chicken and some veggie dogs. Arlene should be asked if more caches need to be placed for the picnic. A whiteboard will be set up at the picnic for members to list their names to indicate their interest in running for an office. Slips will be handed out at the registration table. When SLAGA members get closer to their 10,000-find milestones, a special recognition award should be discussed.

Action Item: Purchase meat for picnic.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: April 18.

Action Item: Ask Arlene if she needs more caches placed for the picnic.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.

Action Item: Provide finalized list of milestone award recipients.
Person Responsible: Jack Anderson, Deadline: April 7.

Action Item: Order milestone awards.
Person Responsible: Laurie Elfrank, Deadline: April 7.

Action Item: Ask for picnic volunteers in an email blast to SLAGA members.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.

AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Equipment Trailer Update
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: John checked on prices of used trailers and the price of renting a storage unit. Mike Henthorn is contacting the owner of a used trailer to see if he is interested in selling or donating it.
Conclusions: If the owner of the used trailer is interested in selling it at a low cost or donating it, SLAGA should make the purchase. Jim Greene checked on insurance, and a trailer would be covered under the auto insurance of whoever is hauling it. Theft and damage insurance would run about $100 per year.

Action Item: Check with Mike Henthorn about used trailer
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: Next Board Meeting.

AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Informational Posters
Presenter: Jim Greene
Discussion: Jim will bring the framed posters to the CITO event on April 11 and ask Mike Griffin if he knows of a location at Busch Wildlife where they could be displayed.

Action Item: Bring framed posters to CITO event.
Person Responsible: Jim Greene, Deadline: April 11.

AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - August Library Display
Presenter: Mark Derr
Discussion: Mark is working on a list of items he wants to have in the library display. Shirley Derr will get measurements of the displaycase.

Action Item: Give officers a list of items needed for the display.
Person Responsible: Mark Derr, Deadline: July 1.

AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - Summer Picnic
Presenter: Steve Bromley
Discussion: Steve has reserved a large pavilion in Columbia, IL, for the Summer Picnic. He is considering some type of road rally where participants would be challenged to travel the shortest distance between waypoints.
Conclusions: Set aside one SLAGA geocoin to be used as a prize. SLAGA will provide charcoal and utensils.

Action Item: Hold one SLAGA geocoin to be given away at the Summer Picnic.
Person Responsible: Jim Greene, Deadline: ASAP.

AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - Next Premium-Member Training Classes
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: The next training classes will be held April 29 (St. Louis) and May 18 (St. Charles). Conclusions: John will talk about GSAK 101 and Pocket Queries at both locations.

Action Item: Announce training class topics in an email blast to SLAGA members.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.

AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - SLAGA CITO Event
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: SLAGA will provide breakfast food and coffee.

Action Item: Pick up breakfast food and coffee for the event.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: April 11.

Action Item: Ask for more volunteers in an email blast to SLAGA members.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.

AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - SLAGA.org
Presenter: Steve Bromley
Discussion: Steve said that Jim Bensman is willing to give SLAGA the SLAGA.org website, and that Jim should be contacted about it.

Action Item: Contact Jim Bensman regarding the SLAGA.org website.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: Next Board Meeting

AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - Louisiana MO Betterment Association
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: John received a letter asking for help planning a geocaching event in Louisiana, MO, to benefit the town.
Conclusions: Jeff Weymouth said that Mike Griffin might be able to provide some guidance for that type of event.

Action Item: Contact Mike Griffin to see if he would be willing to give the event organizers some guidance.
Person Responsible: Laurie Elfrank, Deadline: Next Board Meeting

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