Thursday, June 24, 2010

Board Minutes May 4, 2010


7p.m.  Conference Call

Present:  Barb Bottger, John Bottger, Tom Rice, Karen Monson, Linda Bosma, Jim Morrison, Anne Rykken, Peter Spink, Chris Matter

Agenda Review.  Ted requests addition of web page discussion.

1.  Minutes were reviewed.  Linda moved to accept, Barb seconded.

2.  Treasurer’s Report.  $1078.54 in checking account .  All Grant-in-aid funds are in and all expenses paid out.

3.  Non-profit Committee.  All the information has been collected.  Wayne has found someone to review the application.  Next step – Linda will put it all together so the attorney can review it.  Hope for timeline around the end of May to mid June.

4.  Banadad Trail Report/meeting with USFS outlined by Barb Bottger.

5.  Trail Reroute at West End of Banadad.  Tom and Ted GPS’d the entire parcel of land which holds possibility for reroute.  Tom reports that the reroute has some nice stands of trees but it will require a lot of work to clear to the Trail due to blowdown.  Ted got the plat map for the private property.  Tom would like to translate plat map into GPS coordinates.  Ted believes the USFS will survey the property.  Cook County could provide a legal description. Ted and Barb will check into that and let Tom know.

6.  Remote Interior Widening Contract.  3 sections.  East end – 4/10 mile.  West end – 1/10 mile and ½ mile.  Ted proposes to use grant funds ($2000) for the two larger project and has contracted with Jim Raml to do the work on the 4/10 miles and1/2 mile sections.  It is hoped that the 1/10 mile section will be done by the MCC.  Before a decision is made on grant monies, board members request a comprehensive outline of the grants to be presented at our July meeting.

7.  Volunteer Weekend Plans.  Oct. 23-24 North Star Ski Club.  Minnehaha Academy will be up in November and the first weekend in March 2011.  Ted has one other group that will be in.  He would like to gather a group of  local volunteers in early October.  Members of the BTA are all willing to show up if possible.

8.  Annual meeting will be Saturday, October 23.  Details to follow.

9.  Grooming Equipment Grant.  Minnesota Recreational Trail Users Association makes the decision on grant recipients and has informed Ted that the BTA was given the grant applied for.   We will get official notice in June with all the guidelines.  The money will be available to us in November.  This is a $12,000 grant, the DNR pays $6,000 and the BTA comes up with the other half.  The county could provide a loan for $6,000.

10.  BTA Carbon Offset and Tree Planning Weekends.  All the grooming equipment mileage, ATV and automobiles total up the gasoline used.  That is used in a complex formula to determine dollars needed for tree planting.

11.  Web Page.  How does it work?  Any changes, etc. are given to Tom and he updates the web page.  Tom will look into options for the email account.

12.  Banadad By-laws dated 10/20/09 is the most recent copy.  Term of officers has been updated Section 6.5 and 7.2).  Karen will form a nominating committee in August to draw up a slate for elections at the Oct. meeting.

13.  Next meeting – July 12, 7 p.m.  The agenda will include reports from each committee and comprehensive understanding of grants.  Chris Matter will help Karla map and monitor grants.  Chris will also help with Membership Drive this fall.

14.  Karla moves and Anne seconded that we adjourn.