SLAGA Board Meeting

August 3, 2018

6:00 pm

Chemical Interchange

Attendees – Kathy DeWitt, Tony Colter, Bill Lange, Patricia Hutchison, Dave DeWitt

                The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm.

                Motion to approve the June minutes was made by Tony, seconded by Bill. The minutes were unanimously approved.

                Motion to approve the June treasurer’s report was made by Patricia, seconded by Tony. The June treasurer’s report was unanimously approved. The July treasurer’s report was also reviewed, however due to a question regarding the filing of the Federal taxes, this report is tabled until it can be clarified.

Old Business

• Newsletter – Newsletter will go out in late August.
• Email blast –Email blast about the upcoming elections will go out upon receipt of the list of nominees.

• Event Recap:
  • Summer Picnic – 7/21/18, St. Francois State Park. Very relaxed event which had about 30 attendees.

• Upcoming Events:
  • Fall Picnic – 9/22/18, Greensfelder Park, Dogwood Shelter. The event number is GC7VJ5Z. The shelter reservation has been made and is paid for, per Laura McLeod. Tony Colter is hosting. Discussion regarding time (10:00 am – 2:00 pm) and food.

• Geocaching 101 Classes – Class dates for Queeny Park have been confirmed by Laura and are listed below.
  • September 15, 2018 – Per Laura, no one has signed up for this class at this time.
  • December 1, 2018.
  • March 30, 2019.

• SLAGA Geocoin
  • Geocoin – SLAGA still has the new standard coins for sale. Contact Kathy DeWitt to purchase.
  • Pathtags – The tags are currently in blueprint stage.

• Adopt a Park – While there is currently nothing new with the Adopt A Park project, John Elfrank is in contact with Laura McLeod, inquiring about potential CITO dates for the fall season.

• SLAGA Website – Discussed various topics regarding the SLAGA website, including: debating whether to drop geostl.com, which is tabled pending more research; debating whether to purge the membership list by removing those who are inactive, so as to not clutter up emails; and discussed a budgetary allowance for the continued operation of the SLAGA.org website with a provision for annual review, which is pending receipt of a proposal document at the next scheduled meeting. Joomla subscription is paid for another year, but other expenses are coming due. Dave requested $100 from the board to keep up payments on modules for the website. Patricia so motioned, Bill seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

• SLAGA Trailer – The canopy and all its components went to Jason Jaycox at the Summer Picnic, as previously planned. Additionally, John Elfrank will purchase more plates as our supply is running low.

• MOGA
  • Article – John Elfrank provided an article regarding MOGA which was read at the meeting and will be published in the newsletter and on the SLAGA.org website.
  • Appointment – Kathy motioned to appoint John Elfrank to the SLAGA board in the non-voting position of MOGA Director, seconded by Patricia and was approved by all in attendance.

• Elections – Nominees have been notified and are requested to accept or decline the nominations. An announcement is expected by mid-August to notify the membership of how to submit their ballots to vote. All positions have at least one person running.

• Request for Volunteers – Due to lack of response, SLAGA will be unable to assist the Boy Scouts with their Jamboree on September 29, 2018.

New Business

• Announcement – Grave Hop Road Rally 2018, (unpublished) events: GC7VBK6 and GC7V98Q. The events, hosted by Spiritwolf922, nan-d1955 and TheGeocachingFairy, will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2018. More details will be announced in the newsletter and on the event pages. Patricia motioned for the SLAGA board to provide $200 in funds for prizes for the Grave Hop Road Rally. Bill seconded and the motion was approved by all in attendance.

• Snag the Tag Multi-Event Coin – Sarah Chisholm brought this Halloween-themed event information to the board’s attention. After discussing this with Sarah via phone, the board determined that due to the associated cost for participating, it would not be a good fit for SLAGA.

Next Meeting

• The next meeting will be held September 6, 2018 at Chemical Interchange at 6:00 pm.

• Adjournment
  • Kathy motioned for the meeting to be adjourned and it was seconded by Bill. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.