Coast Rifle and Pistol Club
Meeting Minutes July 20, 2011
Present were…
Julie Russell, President
Tom Wilz, Vice President
Paula Wiles, Treasurer
Joe Newman, Safety Officer
Hale Switzer, Secretary
Chester Abbott, Past President
Ken Hablitzel, Glen Dawson and Dennis Ingram Directors
#1 The meeting was called to order.
#2 The minutes for June were unanimously approved
#3 Treasures report was given (attached) and it was unanimously approved
#4 A motion was made to move $50,000 from the general account to the money market. This was unanimously approved.
#5 Joe Newman gave a membership report. There were 26 new regular members in July and 2 associates. There were 107 renewals, 1 associate, 8 life and 2 free.
#6 The paving bids were not opened because the final paving plan had not been approved by the Board. Chester Abbott requested we take a bid from Ace Construction, in addition to the three already taken. The final plan will be sent to the Board for approval
#7 The phone line has not been turned on, Randy Brownlee will investigate why.
#8 Randy Brownlee was paid for the new awning over the clubhouse door. This was $351.85
#9 Lights have been installed on the middle skeet range. The total cost was $3732.00
#10 A motion was made to allow shooting on the lighted skeet range any day until 10:00 pm. The motion was approved with Joe Newman opposed.
#12 An estimate is being dome to install a power pole at the end of the long rifle range.
#13 IRS status report: The club did not file tax returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009. CRPC's tax exempt status has been revoked. The application fee is $850, but we have been advised by an attorney to wait for the IRS to tell us what they will require.
#14 Ralph Munghia brought a petition signed by 21 of the .22 rifle shooters, requesting that range #2 (short rifle range) be limited to .22 long rifles only, since high-powered rifles can shoot the same distances on range #3. The compromise was made for the .22 shooters to ask high-powered rifle shooters to move to range #3, Monday through Friday mornings until noon.
#15 A sign will be made for range #2 informing the membership that shooting targets off the 22 rim-fire target rails is prohibited. Joe will also add this to the safety briefing.
#16 A motion was made to allow the rimfire shooters to leave their target rails up between matches. This was approved with Hale Switzer apposed.
#17 A motion was made to install a portable bathroom at the pistol range until the plumbing is installed. The cost estimate is $68 per month. This was approved with Chester Abbot apposed.
#18 A motion was made to purchase 30 new folding plastic chairs from Sam’s club at approximately $20 each. 20 for the pistol ranges and 10 for the skeet pavilion. This was unanimously approved.
#19 A motion was made to allow SASS, Single Action Shooting Society practice at range 6, the unimproved pistol range. This will only be allowed with SASS approved cartridges, weapons and targets. This was unanimously approved.
#20 A motion was made to purchase four new sets of rimfire silhouette targets for $884. This was unanimously approved.
#21 A committee was appointed to draft changes to be made to the by-laws. This will be composed of Julie Russell, Joe Newman, Glen Dawson, Chester Abbott and Jon Lewis.
#22 A motion was made to buy a laptop computer with MicroSoft Office for the club secretary to use in maintaining the club membership database. This was unanimously approved.
#23 The combat pistol match and three gun match will now be $5 for members and $10 for non members to participate. This is not a board action but approved by the shoot chairmen.
#24 A motion was made to purchase up to $3000 worth of new targets for combat matches. This was unanimously approved.
#25 Ken Hablitzel had a request requested information had a request for a private shoot on range 5 of the pistol ranges for September 3rd or 10th. The fee for conducting this shoot would be $200.
#25 The meeting was adjourned.