Jun 5, 2019 | Board Meeting Minutes
Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.
Board of Directors Meeting
6/4/19
at Lorene’s on 23rd St.
Call
to order: 6:08
PM by President Vella
Present: Bob Vella, Virgil & Kim Miller, Dick Compton,
Danny Ellison, John Silliman and Adrian Medina
Absent: Don & Betsy Slauson, Larry Young, and Carl Lange
Guest: Linda McNitt
Minutes: John moved to approve minutes
from last BOD meeting, Danny seconded. Motion
passed.
Treasurer: Carl
was not present and will be gone next week for the general meeting also. No treasurer’s report. Carl gave Bob the ballots for the elections
next week.
2nd
VP: Dick asked about Laughlin and was told that at this point
the event will not be happening. The has
been no interest from anyone to head it up.
Events: This Thursday night, the club
will be gathering at Chuy’s for their weekly event. Danny is going to bring out ice cream. He will be there at 4:30. The Summer Solstice Event is on 6/21/2019 at
The Habit. The Firehouse on Calloway as
started a monthly event. Do we want to
commit to that?
Membership: Betsy is not in attendance. No report.
Sgt. At
Arms: John advised nothing to report.
Webmaster: Virgil advised the membership pricing has been updated.
Vettes For Vets: Jeff Salters, of Salty’s, is interested in sponsoring this event. The general consensus was that this is a sticky situation since the event is being hosted at Chuy’s. We need to be care and get more information (i.e. what is he expecting out of it, what specifically does he want to do).
Surf City Corvettes of Sunset Beach has reached out to Virgil and he will get back to them. Three Way Chevrolet pays us $1,200/year as a sponsor. Dick will contact Mike Thomas/sales and set up a meeting regarding an event sponsorship
Getting to Know You:
Four people have declined
Danny request to participate in this for next month. Everyone agreed this was a popular part of
the general meeting and would like to have it continued. Bob and Danny will talk later with new ideas.
Newsletter: The Chronicles are up to date and Adrian will post last weekend’s
Civil War Event at Fort Tejon soon. Adrian
suggested our logo be updated since the C8 has come out. It was suggested that maybe it be simpler…??? Food for thought.
Next
Meeting: Those signed up for refreshments and prizes have been
notified.
Adjourn: 6:30
PM
Jun 2, 2019 | Board Meeting Minutes
Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.
Board of Directors Meeting
5/7/19
at Lorene’s on 23rd St.
Call
to order: 6:00
PM by President Vella
Present: Bob Vella, Larry
Young, Virgil & Kim Miller, Dick
Compton, Carl Lange, Danny Ellison, John Silliman and Adrian Medina
Absent: Don & Betsy Slauson
Guest: Linda McNitt and Cher Silliman
Bakersfield Car Council:
Dale
and Trudy Frye have been our liaisons for the last year. The COB has participated with them. There is major drama within the BCC. Bob will submit a letter to the BCC
acknowledging the rift and will bring the situation up to the general
membership at the next meeting.
1st
VP: Larry spoke regarding the upcoming elections. The board reviewed the nominations and Larry
will announce them at the next general meeting.
Voting will occur in June and take effect 7/1/2019. We will ask for volunteers for the vacancies.
2nd
VP: Dick still wishes the club will do a Laughlin run. Per Bob, the previously used hotel will hold
the weekend of April 16-19, 2020 open for a short time. Need someone to step up to the plate and
handle the event. Linda McNitt has shown
interest in coordinating the event, but in 2021 and with moving the event to
Las Vegas.
Treasurer: Carl
passed out the report. He’s still
working on establishing two accounts. It
is anticipated that we’ll receive approximately $10,000 from member dues.
Minutes: Danny moved to approve minutes
from last BOD meeting, John seconded. Motion
passed.
Events: Danny advised that member Linda Combs is asking the club
to allow her to speak about One Door Recovery being one of our future
charities. Bob will get back to her.
McNally’s Run raised $500 with 28 participants. This Saturday, 5/11/2019, there is a run to Visalia. The run to Santa Paula on 6/2/2019 has been cancelled and Chris Espitia may put on a run the following weekend.
Danny has opened another Facebook page, My Corvette, for club activities. This is for members only.
Membership: There are four new members.
Sgt. At
Arms: John advised that he is anticipating 14 cars to go on the
Memorial run. There was discussion
about the 501(c)7 vs the 501(c)3 by-laws.
Bob is to call Zelma to verify if there is a State/Fed law requiring
two-year terms for board members. Is
training required or recommended?
Webmaster: Virgil
advised that he has added a Club Classified section to the website. He also advised our Google listing has the
club listed at the old 3-Way Chevrolet
address and phone number of 366-0925.
Vettes 4 Vets – Larry took Virgil to Fastrip to discuss sponsorships. Donna Ellison got donation of porta potties. T-shirts will be part of the entry package. California Pin-Up were contacted. The want to have Little Miss Corvette contest. Contestants will do either essays or drawings. Olive Drab Drivers will help with anything we need, the day of the event, as long as they can bring their vehicles for free.
Virgil reminded the board that we need to start following Roberts Rules of Order and would like to get the new board in line with the process.
Next
Meeting: Bob Vella is providing the refreshments and Dale Frye is
signed up for the prizes.
Adjourn: 7:33
PM
Minutes provided by Club Secretary, Kim Miller