Sep 4, 2019 | Board Meeting Minutes
Corvettes of
Bakersfield, Inc.
Board of Directors
Meeting
9/3/19 at Lorene’s on 23rd St.
Call to order: 5:57 PM by President Larry Young
Present: Larry Young, Virgil & Kim Miller, Betsy Slauson, Danny Ellison, Carl Lange, and Liz Zaninovich.
Absent: Bill Dean, Dave Kielty and Adrian Medina.
Guests: Chris Espitia, Dale and Bill Frye, and Cathy
Telese.
Minutes: Carl moved to approve minutes from the last BOD
meeting. Betsy seconded. Motion passed.
Vettes For Vets: Virgil submitted a budget for the car show.
Carl moved to approve the budget. Liz seconded. Motion passed.
Christmas Party: A budget for the annual Christmas Party to be held on 12/14/2019 was submitted for review/approval. Carl moved to approve the budget. Betsy seconded. Motion passed.
There were questions about the liquor license. The topic was postponed, and Larry will do some follow up.
NCCC: Greg Brott has resigned as
the club’s governor due to personal obligations. There are four meetings annually that the
governor has to attend. Larry will cover
the meeting on 9/14/2019 in Anaheim but he can’t take the position and a
replacement needs to be found. Subject
will be taken to the general membership meeting next week.
Membership: The membership application and the information regarding membership were both updated online. The information matches the bylaws. There is a 60-day waiting period from the time an application is submitted until membership is granted. This gives the committee time to review the information and time for the prospective member to attend a couple meetings and/or events.
Virgil put together and gave Betsy 6 new membership packets. It will be up to the Membership Committee to pass out and replace the packets as needed.
Video Postings: It’s been noticed that there have not been any video posting to the COB
website since March 2019. This is about
the time Greg resigned from doing it.
Larry will talk to Adrian and see if the process can be continued. There are several videos available that are
not on the website.
Gifts: Larry pointed out that we have several events coming
up before the end of the year where we are requesting gifts or raffle prizes be
donated by members; wine run, car show and Christmas party. This will be added to the agenda for next
week.
Christmas Parade: Do we want to participate? The
board didn’t really jump at the opportunity.
This will also be put on the agenda for Tuesday’s General Membership
meeting.
Corvettes and
Coffee: Larry would like to host a “breakdown shakedown”
event at his shop in the area of Oswell St. south of Hwy 58. There is room for 35 cars and he has 3 bays,
a compressor and vacuum available. He is
proposing to have the event on 9/21/2019 in the morning. This will be put on the agenda for next
week’s meeting to see if there is interest from the general membership.
Vettes For Vets: Copies of
the car show application will be made to be handed out at the next general
meeting. Liz asked about the media and
if any PSAs were being done. Virgil said
he is working on it and it is still too early to get them out. Need to start getting out about 30 days
before the event. Liz also brought up
Bakersfieldnow.com.
By-laws: Question was asked if anything further has been done about updating the
by-laws. Carl has been in contact with
Zelma once, but no further has been done.
Virgil mentioned his concern about the officer terms. They need to be aligned between the 501(c)7
and 501(c)3 since the officers are the same between the two entities.
Adjourn: 6:36 PM
Aug 9, 2019 | Board Meeting Minutes
Corvettes of
Bakersfield, Inc.
Board of Directors
Meeting
8/6/19 at Lorene’s on 23rd St.
Call to order: 5:50 PM by President Larry Young
Present: Larry Young, Bill Dean, Dave Kielty, Virgil & Kim Miller, Betsy
Slauson, Danny Ellison, Carl Lange, Liz Zaninovich and Adrian Medina
Guests: Linda McNitt and Chris Espitia
Public Relations: Bill moved to appoint Liz Zaninovich as Public Relations Director. Adrian seconded. Motion passed.
Gamblers’ Classic: Larry advised we have officially released the hotel in Laughlin for
Gamblers’ Classic 2020. An idea was
brought up to reach out to the Hard Rock Corporation and look at having a
similar event at the new complex that is scheduled to be built off of I-5/99 Hwy. Bill said he will reach out to the Hard Rock
to see what timeframe we are looking at and the procedure we would have to
follow.
Streets of Bakersfield: Carl has 12 prepaid parking spaces reserved for next year’s event. Please contact him if you are
interested. Corvettes of Bakersfield is
scheduled to be placed one block from the grand stands this next time. Greg Brott is still our liaison. Dave Kielty has been attending meetings. The event is scheduled to occur 3/19-3/21/2020. Larry to do some follow up.
Membership: There was major, and somewhat contentious, discussion about accepting new
members online. Some felt we should only
accept new members after meeting them and the potential member attending a
couple of meetings or events. Others
thought that, in this day and age, the younger crowd uses computers for almost
everything and that the online process saves time. Bylaws were referred to where it states that
new applicants will become eligible for membership after 60 days from date of
application. Name tags will not be
ordered until the prospective member is approved.
There use to be a membership packet that was issued to new members that included, at a minimum, a club sticker, copy of the bylaws and a newsletter. The membership committee will be working on updating this packet.
Bylaws: Virgil stated that we need to set up
a time to align the two sets of bylaws, (501(c)3 and 501(c)7).
Currently, they have two different timeframe lengths for the officers to
hold office and the same set of people hold offices for both, causing conflict.
Also, when we set up the 501(c)3 corporation, the board was told it was supposed to go thru training. That never happened. Do we still need it? Carl pointed out that the board has a fiduciary responsibility to the club. Larry and Carl will get together with Zelma and determine what needs to be done and set it up for the board of directors.
Insurance: WSCC
vs NCCC. Larry advised we can’t do
anything until next year because, calendar-wise, we have already passed the
open window for this year. There was
major discussion about pursuing a change, headed by Danny. It was determined that Greg Brott, as our
governor for NCCC, needs to encourage NCCC to accept electronic copies of our
events vs US mail delivery. While not
confirmed, Betsy said she didn’t think her former southern California club used
US mail as the primary means of communication with NCCC. Maybe there was a communication issue?
Quarterly Audits: Carl wants an outside auditing firm to do quarterly audits of the club’s
books. He has been in contact with Donna
(unknown last name), a bookkeeper, who is willing to do it for no cost to the
club. There were no objections.
Committees: Per the bylaws, with the recent change of officers and board of directors,
some of our defined committees need to re-establish members. At the direction of Larry, the current
committees will consist of the following:
Executive Committee – President Larry Young, Vice-President
Bill Dean, Secretary Kim Miller
Nomination Committee –
President Larry Young, Vice-President Bill Dean, Director
Danny Ellison
Membership Committee –
Membership Chairperson Betsy Slauson and Secretary Kim Miller
National Corvette Museum: Carl moved that we join this “quality organization”. The cost would be $250 to join and $150
annual renewal. We would get access to
their national magazine and could advertise, at a cost, in it. Danny seconded the motion. After discussion, it was decided this issue
needs to be taken to the membership and will be put on the next agenda.
Vettes for Vets: Virgil handed out a copy of the budget for the car show. Twenty rooms have been blocked at The TownePlace Suites by Marriott for our out of town guests. A $30/night savings will be extended to those participating in the Veterans Charity Car Show. The block of rooms and the rate will be held until 10/11/2019.
It was asked if the car show was sanctioned through NCCC, or if it needed to be. Virgil will talk to Greg.
Events: Danny passed out a Calendar of Events for 2020. He requested everyone look it over and volunteer for openings.
Liz wants to pursue a local membership run, take pictures of cars, license plate numbers and members, so members can be identified via their car when on runs. Liz’s idea is to do pictures out at Hart Park, then maybe drive out to Nickel’s Ranch out towards Rio Bravo and then back to Bakersfield via Moo’s Creamery. More to follow.
Minutes: Carl moved to approve minutes from the last BOD
meeting, Betsy seconded. Motion passed.
Wish to thank Yolanda Atkinson for the C8 reveal tickets she obtained from WSCC and shared with club members.
Adjourn: 7:41 PM
Jul 3, 2019 | Board Meeting Minutes
Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.
Board of Directors Meeting
7/2/19
at Black Angus on Rosedale Hwy
Call to order: 5:55 PM by President Larry Young
Present: Larry Young, Bill
Dean, Dave Kielty, Virgil & Kim
Miller, Betsy Slauson, Danny Ellison, Carl Lange and Adrian Medina
Guests: Bob Vella, John and Cher Silliman, Chris and Liz Espitia,
and Linda McNitt
Membership: Carl advised that dues have been received and twelve
couples and 2 singles have been added to the membership.
Events: Danny has agreed to remain as coordinator. Virgil made a motion to appoint Danny as the
Events Coordinator. Betsy seconded. Motion passed.
Minutes: Danny moved to approve minutes
from last BOD meeting, Bill seconded. Motion passed.
Webmaster: Virgil requested that new board members wear their red
club shirts to the next board meeting, and he will take pictures. Virgil also advised that he has been visiting
businesses, spreading the word and passing out flyers for the upcoming Vettes
For Vets carshow.
Bakersfield
Car Club Council: Bob went to the car show at the
museum and saw Chris Addington. Chris
basically offered an “olive branch” to Corvettes of Bakersfield over the recent
activity that has taken place. Larry
will take the information to the General Membership and Bob will invite Chris
Addington to the next board meeting.
Vice-President: Bill shared “Old Cars and Motorsports” newspaper. He said we need to get our November car show
in it. Virgil took information from the
paper and will make contact. Bill also
advised that we are not in the “Blue Book” and we need to try to get into it. Additionally, Linda said we were listed as a
member club of the Western States Corvette Council.
Public
Relations: Position is still open. Any volunteers? Still open.
Gamblers’
Classic 2020 – Is there any interest? Too close
to Vettes For Vets in November 2019 to be able to pull off successfully. No interest currently.
Treasurer: Carl
passed out the Treasurer’s report indicating $19,676.09 for both accounts.
Miscellaneous: Liz advised there are 50-100 students from Stockdale High
School that we can tap to use as volunteers for the car show.
Discussion about moving away from NCCC. It’s an inconvenience to send notifications
of all activities via email and U.S. Mail to them. Their rules prevent spontaneous events from
occurring and still be covered.
Linda would like to see a planning meeting before
January. Danny advised there is already
a planning committee and he will see about getting them together before
January.
We need to put a budget committee together. Virgil will share his Vettes For Vets budget
with the new board.
Virgil shared a new pop-up banner with the Corvettes of
Bakersfield logo, email address and Three-Way Chevrolet logo on it. The cost was approximately $40 plus tax and
shipping. Virgil motioned to buy two
more banners for club events. Larry
seconded. Motion passed. Virgil will order them.
Adjourn: 7:19
PM
Provided by Kim Miller, Club Secretary
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
Apr 10, 2019 | Board Meeting Minutes
Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.
Board of Directors Meeting
4/2/19
at Lorene’s on 23rd St.
Call
to order: 6:05
PM by President Vella
Present: Bob Vella, Larry
Young, Dick Compton, Carl Lange, Danny Ellison, Don & Betsy Slauson, John
Silliman
Absent: Virgil & Kim Miller, Adrian
Medina
Guest: Linda McNitt
Minutes: Larry moved to approve minutes
from last BOD meeting, Carl seconded. Motion
passed.
1st
VP: Asked about National Corvette Museum Membership. Currently, COB is not a member.
2nd
VP: COB needs to decide if will host Gambler’s Classic in
2020 as soon as possible. Board
discussed that no member(s) have offered to take the lead yet. Bob
will follow up.
Treasurer: Board
reviewed Treasurer’s Report.
Carl
reported that routine State documents for 501(c)(7) were completed.
Events: Discussed that the 50/50 drawings during events are to
help raise money towards the Christmas Dinner.
Trembler
Run on 4-6. Linda advised BOD of issue
with the meet-up location—two separate locations given.
New
Corvette Owner’s Breakfast location (Riverlakes Ranch) received good reviews.
Valentine’s
Dinner 2020 will be at Chalet Basque.
Special thanks to Trudy Frye for making arrangements.
McNally’s
Run on April 27th.
Drafted
BOD Nomination Form for distribution at next General Membership Meeting. BOD reviewed and approved.
Membership: May 1st is when membership renewal letters
need to be sent out. Betsy suggested
using email instead of regular mail. BOD
discussed giving hard copies to the few members that don’t have email, and
using email for the rest.
Two
new members joined. Current roster is
125.
Betsy
sent sympathy gift to the Fryes from COB.
Sgt. At
Arms: John shared a brief update on the Veteran’s Charity Car
Show based on Virgil’s recent Committee Meeting. Received approvals to use the parking areas
around Chuy’s. Can have vendors as long
as they 1) carry the required insurance and, 2) don’t sell food. Virgil has set up Sub-Committees for: Advertising/Sponsors, Registration, Parking,
Raffle, Awards/Judging, and Logistics.
Have some volunteers, but need more.
Streets
of Bakersfield went well. COB needs to
decide right away if we want to help host it again in 2020. If so, we need a liaison who can attend
monthly meetings, etc.
Carl
reported that COB pre-paid for 12 car show spaces at Streets of Bakersfield
2020. Already have five members wanting
a space. Board discussed idea of
raffling off a space.
Next
Meeting: Nominations for the BOD will be taken at the next General
Membership Meeting.
The
Slausons are providing both the prizes and the refreshments.
Adjourn: 7:15
PM
Minutes provided by John Silliman
