Lone Star Lady April June 2008 - Rroctexas.com

A scheduled meeting of the Boardof Directors (BOD) of the Texas RegionRROC was held Sunday, February10, 2008 at Texas Land and CattleRestaurant in Austin, Texas. ChairmanStefano Andreucci called the meeting toorder at 1:55pm.Board members present were: Sneed Adams,Membership; Vernon Frost, Treasurer; PhillipReese, Activities Director; Steve Krazer, Editor; andCathie Mouton, David Krazer, and Eddy Bridges,Directors.Board members unable to attend were:Sharon Galvan, Secretary; Tim Myrick, ChiefJudge, and Dale Clark, Technical Chairman. Alsopresent were RROC members Dan Mouton andBuddy Shurtleff.Secretary’s Report:The last BOD meeting minutes were submittedand approved by the board. They werepublished in the LSL.National Director’s Report:Sneed Adam’s reported that the National RROCboard meeting will be February 21-24, 2008 inHouston, Texas. He encouraged Texas membersto attend and send their registration forms tothe national office. If anyone was interested inattending the Sweeney/Stargel dinner, please giveJohn or Mike a call. Sneed also reported thatNational is working on rewriting and updatingthe By-Laws.Membership Report:As of January 29, 2008 we have 253 members,which is 71.9% of last years renewals. Sneed hassent out email reminders to members who havenot renewed their dues for 2008. He will give anupdate at the BOD meeting in April.Treasurer’s Report:There was a balance at the end of 2007of $18,862.45 and the current balance is$23,500.00. Vernon would like for all clubevents to break even. He reported he sent a giftbasket to the Silvey’s and Mammy and $200 wassent to the mechanics. There was a discussionof expected revenue from dues and classifiedads, approx. $10,460. The expected expensefrom the LSL is $8,000, which leaves a projectedsurplus of $2,460. Steve Krazer made a motionto accept the Treasurer’s report, and DavidKrazer made a second. The motion passedunanimously.Activities Report:Phillip reported on the 2008 Spring Meet andthat Dallas Bentley will donate $2,000 towardthe event. He stated that all 33 rooms that weremade available to RROC club have beentaken at the Flying L, and other local hotelsare being booked. We are expected a greatturnout for the club’s 40 th Anniversary.Discussion was held regarding the November2007 Tech Session. All agreed it was a greatsuccess and would like to have Simon Curzonreturn for this year’s meet, which Vernonvolunteered to coordinate.With a projected surplus of $2,400, the boarddiscussed the Activities Chairman be able to usethese funds for the Spring 2008 meet and theFall Tech Seminar as he sees the need. EddyBridges made the motion for this,and Vernon made a second. Themotion passed unanimously.The 2009 Texas Spring Meetwill be held in the Dallas area.Matt and Sela Garrett willhost this event, along with helpfrom David and Elaine Krazer.A date will be decided later, aswill the host hotel. We will nothave the club store this year,unless someone fills in for JimPowell, since he willbe unable toattend thisyears meet.This birthday cake,created by Chairman Stefano Andreuccifor Chief Judge Tim Myrick, was a big hit at theboard meeting... not to mention a delicious desert. It lasted 15seconds. Too bad Tim wasn’t there to enjoy it. Sorry, Tim!Editor’s Report:Steve reports that he is in need of technicalarticles and photos of the cars. A discussion washeld on the number of issues to be printed thisyear. He is projecting the LSL to be published 4times in 2008.Chief Judge’s Report:The club has plenty of awards for now, andshould not have to purchase any until 2009.Other Business:Discussion was held regarding a Regional HolidayParty in January 2009. Sneed and Phillipwill check on hotels in the Austin area, and willpresent more information to the board at a laterdate.With no other business to discuss, a motion wasmade by Vernon Frost, and second by DavidKrazer to adjourn the meeting at 3:15 pm. Motionpassed unanimously.An electronic vote was taken by the BOD on forVernon Frost to purchase a gift for Phillip Reeseto be presented to him at the Spring Meet for allhis work in planning and organizing theMeet. Thisa secondmotion was made by Vernon,by Cathie Mouton, and wasunanimously approved.Respectfully submitted,Sharon Galvan, SecretaryMay–June 2008 • The Lone Star Lady 7