October 2017 Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes
Board of Directors
Mountaineering Club of Alaska
10/9/2017
6 PM
BP Energy Center
Roll Call
Stephen Austria (Director) - Not Present
Ralph Baldwin (Director)- Present
Jennifer Duford (Director) - Not Present
Nathan Hebda (Director) - Present
Cory Hinds (Past President) - Present
Brian Miller (Treasurer)- Not Present
Max Neale (Secretary)- Present
Charlie Sink (President)- Present
Katie Strong (Vice President)- Present
Scribe
Max Neale
President’s Report
Nothing new to report.
Committee Reports
Vice President (Katie)
? Nathan Hebda is presenting next week at the general meeting
? We’ll likely do the Backcountry Film Festival in February and another fundraising event over the winter
? Katie will coordinate presentations on the Eklutna and Bomber traverses
Treasurer (Brian Miller)
? Board has agreed to give members the option to select one-time annual memberships or recurring annual memberships. The objective with recurring memberships is to simplify the renewal process.
? Board has agreed to raise the family membership dues by $5 (from $25 to $30). This will generate approximately $1200 in additional revenue and help to increase equity among individual memberships (currently $20 per year) and family memberships (currently $25 per year).
Secretary (Max)
? Max volunteered to create new welcome signs for all huts
? Max will plan an event at the rock gym
Huts (Cory)
? Max will volunteer to create new welcome signs for the huts
? Board will consider creating a hut maintenance schedule and taking steps that foster a culture of caretaking at the huts
Training
? Nathan will step down from the Board but will continue to assist with training and mentorship
Parks Advisory (Jennifer + Ralph)
? Ralph will host an MCA booth at an outdoor event in Palmer, Saturday 10/14/2017
Hiking and Climbing (Ed Smith)
? Nothing new to report
Library (Charlotte Foley)
? Nothing new to report
New Business
Awards
? The Awards Committee is considering giving a Lifetime Member Award to someone. Details to come in the coming months.
Election Nominating Committee
? The Nominating Committee has requested nominations and identified individuals who are interested in running for various positions.
Time and location of next meeting
11/06/2017, 6 PM, Charlie Sink's house. Please email secretary@mtnclubak.org for directions.
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Many thanks to: Wayne Todd, Tim Silvers, Ross Noffsinger, Steve Gruhn, Carrie Wang, Billy Finley and many others who provided information, ideas and photos. And thanks to Willy Hersman who created, managed and hosted the first MCA website, without which this site's development would have been so much more difficult. Current website donated by Couloir Graphics.