CALIFORNIA GOLDEN STATE TRAPSHOOTERS' ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT YAMAGUCHI CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:02 A.M.

THOSE ANSWERING ROLL CALL:

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: TONY BENIGNO

MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETINGS:

SECRETARY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SHE HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF CORRECTIONS NECESSARY TO ONE OF THE MINUTES SO THEREFORE THEY WOULD BE PRESENTED SEPARATELY FOR APPROVAL AND CORRECTION.

MOTION: FLEMING SECOND: KIRBY
TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR JUNE 20, 2005 BOARD MEETING
AS PRESENTED.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

MOTION: FLEMING SECOND: PIAZZA
TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR JUNE 25-26, 2005 ANNUAL
MEETING AS PRESENTED.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

CORRECTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE OFFICER ELECTION MEETING AS FOLLOWS:
VICKIE CRAINE – CENTRAL ZONE DIRECTOR MISSED WHEN LISTING DIRECTORS
THAT ANSWERED ROLL CALL.
PAGE 2 OF MINUTES – REPORTING THE RESULTS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECTION
SHOULD SHOW THAT IT WAS FOR THE OFFICE OF 1ST VICE PRESIDENT NOT THE 2ND.

MOTION: BRASSER SECOND: MARTINUSEN
TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR JUNE 26 OFFICER ELECTION AS
CORRECTED.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

CORRESPONDENCE:

1] REPORTED ON A CERTIFIED LETTER THAT HAD BEEN SENT PRIOR TO THE 2005 STATE SHOOT AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LETTER UNTIL TWO WEEKS INTO SEPTEMBER. THE BASIS OF THE LETTER IS A COMPLAINT THAT THE BOARD ALLOWED THE RELEASE OF THE MEMBERSHIP TO A BUSINESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLITATION. DURING DISCUSSION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SECRETARY WOULD ISSUE A LETTER EXPLAINING THE STANDING PROCEDURE THAT WAS FOLLOWED IN THE RELEASE OF THE LABELS.
2] REC’D 6/17/05 – LETTER OF COMPLAINT FROM SHOOTER JEFF WADE. COMPLAINT CENTERED ON THE CAMPING ON THE GROUNDS DURING THE STATE SHOOT.
3] REC’D 6/20/05 – COPY OF RESPONSE LETTER TO KENNETH UHL WHO HAD SENT A COMPLAINT TO ATA REGARDING JUNIORS TAKING SPOTS ON THE NORTHERN ZONE TEAM.
4] REC’D 07/09/05 – LETTER FROM ST. PAUL TRAVELERS INSURANCE ANNOUNCING THE MERGE OF OUR INSURANCE CARRIER WITH TRAVELERS.
5] REC’D 07/19/05 – LETTER FROM ATA TRAPSHOOTING HALL OF FAME THANKING US FOR THE $420 DONATED FROM THE HALL OF FAME PURSE.
6] REC’D 07/22/05 – LETTER FROM JIM ELLIOTT/SACRAMENTO TRAPSHOOTING CLUB STATING THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT THE ASSOCIATION WOULD DONATE FUNDS TO THE WESTERN ZONE SHOOT AND NOW WANTED THE FUNDS RELEASED TO THE CLUB.
7] REC’D 07/23/05 – LETTER FROM SHOOTER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON PAY-OFFS FROM THE STATE SHOOT.
8] REC’D 08/17/05 – LETTER FROM HERMAN SMITH –SMITTY’S LEATHER – REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REPRODUCE THE 2006 STATE SHOOT LOGO.
9] REC’D 08/18/05 - AN EMAIL FROM LELAND MYERS REGARDING ERNEST DAVIS AND A RETURNED CHECK FROM THE CSTA STATE SHOOT IN 2004. SECRETARY RESPONDED TO THE EMAIL WITH INFO THAT ANY REINSTATEMENT WITH THE ATA HAD TO BE DEALT WITH DIRECTLY BETWEEN MR. DAVIS AND THE ATA.
10] REC’D 08/25/05 – COPY OF NOTICE SENT BY ATA TO ALL GUN CLUBS REGARDING THE “STEP OUTSIDE DAY” AND THE “NATIONAL TRAPSHOOTING DAY”.
11] REC’D 09/29/05 – COPY OF MEMO FROM ATA REGARDING THE MEMBERSHIP FOR JEFF AND HOLLY BROWN. SECRETARY REPORTED THAT THEY JOINED DURING THE STATE SHOOT AND THE TREASURER REPORTED THAT ATA HAD NOT RECEIVED THE CHECK THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR DUES. THINGS HAD NOW BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
12] SECRETARY REPORTED SHE HAD ALREADY STARTED RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FOR THE STATE TEAMS FOR 2006 – SPECIAL CATEGORIES.

SECRETARY REPORTED THAT IN AUGUST SHE PLACED REDLANDS TRAP & SKEET ON SUSPENSION FOR NON-FILING AND NON-PAYMENT OF SHOOT REPORTS. CLUB DATES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WERE SUSPENDED AND A DEADLINE DATE WAS GIVEN FOR RECEIPT OF PAYMENT AND IF THEY DID NOT MEET THIS DATE ADDITIONAL DATES WOULD BE PLACED ON SUSPENSION. ATA ALSO PLACED THE CLUB UNDER INDEFINITE SUSPENSION UNTIL ALL MONIES WERE PAID. SINCE THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN NEW MANAGEMENT/OWNER HAS STEPPED FORWARD AND JUST PRIOR TO THIS MEETING THAT NEW MANAGEMENT PAID THE OUTSTANDING MONIES OWED TO BOTH CGSTA AND ATA. DATES WILL BE REINSTATED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

DELEGATES REPORT:

DELEGATE WILLIAMSON PROVIDED THE BOARD WITH A PROMO PACKET ON THE NEW ATA LOCATION AT SPARTA. PACKET CONTAINED MAPS AND MOTEL INFORMATION ALL IN PREPARATION OF THE 2006 GRAND AMERICAN.

DELEGATE WILLIAMSON PROVIDED A REVIEW OF THE RULE CHANGES MADE AT THE 2005 GRAND AMERICAN. SPECIAL EMPHASIS BEING MADE ON THE SPECIAL CATEGORY AGE/DECLARATION CHANGES.

DELEGATE WILLIAMSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SITE SELECTION FOR THE 2006 WESTERN ZONE HAD TO BE MADE PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1. SHE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SHE HAD ISSUED LETTERS TO ALL CALIFORNIA CLUBS TO DETERMINE INTEREST AND SHE HAD RECEIVED TWO BIDS FROM THE CLUBS. FOR THE NORTHERN ZONE – COON CREEK HAD SUBMITTED; FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONE – TRIPLE B HAD SUBMITTED. DATES FOR THE WESTERN ZONE WERE JULY 13-16, 2006.
DURING DISCUSSION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOUTHERN ZONE VP WOULD
CONTACT THE NEW OWNERS OF REDLANDS TRAP & SKEET TO SEE IF THEY WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A BID BEFORE THE BOARD MADE ITS’ SELECTION.

AFTER A SHORT BREAK VP SLOUGH CAME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A BID FROM THE
NEW OWNERS OF REDLANDS TRAP & SKEET. AFTER DISCUSSION ON ALL BIDS RECEIVED
THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE PRESENTED:
MOTION: SACHAU SECOND: SLOUGH
TO SELECT COON CREEK AS THE NORTHERN SITE FOR THE
2006 WESTERN ZONE.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

MOTION: KIRBY SECOND: SLOUGH
TO SELECT REDLANDS TRAP & SKEET AS THE SOUTHERN SITE
FOR THE 2006 WESTERN ZONE.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

NEW/REPLACEMENT DIRECTORS:

NORTHERN ZONE – REPORTED NO CHANGES
CENTRAL ZONE – REPORTED NO CHANGES
SOUTHERN ZONE:
MOTION: SLOUGH SECOND: KIRBY
TO NOMINATE TONY BENIGNO AS SOUTHERN ZONE DIRECTOR.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

TREASURERS’ REPORT:

TREASURER FLEMING PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS A COMPARISON WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR. QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION OCCURRED.
MOTION: BRASSER SECOND: JOHNSON
TO APPROVE THE TREASURERS’ REPORT AS PRESENTED.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

2005-2006 BUDGET:

TREASURER FLEMING PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR THE COMING YEAR. DURING QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION ON BUDGET ITEMS THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE PRESENTED:
MOTION: REYNOLDS SECOND: GOSS
TO ELIMINATE THE WESTERN ZONE BUDGET ITEM AND MOVE
THE $1,000 TO THE WINTER CHAIN BUDGET.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE
FLEMING ABSTAINED

MOTION: McCULLOUGH SECOND: VER HALEN
TO INCREASE THE ZONE BUDGET BY $1,000.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE
1 NO VOTE BY FLEMING

MOTION: BRASSER SECOND: McCULLOUGH
TO INCREASE THE PIN & EMBLEMS BUDGET TO $2,000.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

WITH NO FURTHER MOTION TO ADJUST THE BUDGET:
MOTION: REYNOLDS SECOND: KIRBY
TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS AMENDED.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE
FLEMING ABSTAINED

COMMITTEES:

PRESIDENT YAMAGUCHI PRESENTED HIS PROPOSED COMMITTEES FOR THE 2005-2006 YEAR. DURING PRESENTATION HE REQUESTED THE CHANGE THAT THE STATE SHOOT CHAIR AND THE STATE SHOOT ANNOUNCER BE SEPARATED. DURING DISCUSSION THE FOLLOWING WAS PRESENTED:
MOTION: KIRBY SECOND: VER HALEN
TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEES AS AMENDED.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

MOTION: FLEMING SECOND: REYNOLDS
TO REMOVE THE “IT’S NOT MY FAULT” COMMITTEE FROM
THE LISTING.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

2005 STATE SHOOT REVIEW:

THE BOARD DISCUSSED ASPECTS OF THE 2005 STATE SHOOT. ONE ITEM THAT CAME TO THE FORE FRONT WAS THE NEED TO ENFORCE THE RESQUADING FEE ISSUE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME RESQUADING DONE AND THE SHOOTERS WERE NOT CHARGED THE FEE – GENERAL CONCENSUS WAS THAT THE EXISTING RULE SHOULD BE ENFORCED.

NEW BUSINESS:

THE SECRETARY BROUGHT BACK TO THE FLOOR THE LETTER FROM SMITTY’S LEATHER REQUESTING THE APPROVAL TO REPRODUCE THE 2006 STATE SHOOT LOGO.
MOTION: SLOUGH SECOND: JOHNSON
TO APPROVE SMITTY’S LEATHER FOR REPRODUCING THE
2006 STATE SHOOT LOGO.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

DIRECTOR MARTINUSEN BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR THE ISSUE OF THE VOICE RELEASE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE STATE SHOOT. REPORTED THAT HE FELT THAT THE BOARD SHOULD PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS TO HAVE ON HAND IN CASE OF PROBLEMS.
MOTION: MARTINUSEN SECOND: GOSS
TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 2 FULL SETS OF VOICE
RELEASE SYSTEMS FOR BACKUP.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

DIRECTOR SACHAU AS PAT TRAP COMMITTEE REP PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH THE ASPECT OF THE ASSOCIATION PURCHASING PAT TRAPS TO BE USED FOR THE STATE SHOOT. INTENT OF THIS SUGGESTION WAS THAT ALL FIELDS WOULD HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF MACHINES. DIRECTOR SACHAU PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH THE ESTIMATED COST TO PURCHASE 20 MACHINES AND ASSIST IN THE REBUILDING OF TRAP HOUSES IN ORDER FOR THE MACHINES TO FIT. ESTIMATED COST CURRENTLY WOULD BE $154,000.00. DISCUSSION ENSUED ON THE ISSUE WITH NO MOTION BEING PRESENTED FOR ACTION. DIRECTOR JOHNSON REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.

DIRECTOR BRASSER BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR AN UPDATE ON INFORMATION THAT HE HAD BEEN RESEARCHING. REPORTED THAT ONE ISSUE WAS THAT THE NUMBER ON THE FACE OF THE STATE SHOOT PROGRAM WAS IN ERROR BY TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY OR WHEN THE ERROR OCCURRED BUT NEEDED TO KNOW IF THE BOARD FELT THE ERROR COULD BE CORRECTED OR IF THERE NEEDED TO BE AN EXPLANATION PROVIDED. DISCUSSION ENSUED WITH NO MOTION BEING PRESENTED FOR ACTION.

DIRECTOR SACHAU BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR THE CURRENT PROCEDURE FOR THE SECRETARY TO PROVIDE MAILING INFORMATION AND PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING MOTION FOR ACTION:
MOTION: SACHAU SECOND: KIRBY
TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY TO ISSUE A DISK OR CD OF
MEMBERSHIP TO CLUBS TO BE USED ONLY FOR SHOOT
MAILING LIST.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

DIRECTOR LEMICH BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR THE ISSUE OF SHOOTERS STATING THEY ARE CGSTA LIFE MEMBERS AND THE DIRECTORS NOT HAVING ANY INFORMATION TO SUBSTANUATE THEIR CLAIM. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE SECRETARY PROVIDE A LIST OF CGSTA LIFE MEMBERS TO THE DIRECTORS.

OLD BUSINESS:

DIRECTOR SACHAU PRESENTED A LETTER FROM GAIL MILLER OF THE SCTP PROGRAM THANKING THE CGSTA FOR THEIR DONATION THAT ASSISTED JUNIOR IN ATTENDING THE GRAND AMERICAN.

DIRECTOR MARTINUSEN REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN TALKING WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE OUTERS VOICE RELEASE SYSTEM AND HAS BEEN TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE TO ASSIST WITH THE SYSTEMS AT THE 2006 STATE SHOOT.

SECRETARY BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR THE ISSUE OF THE CURRENT PROCEDURE OF PROVIDING LABELS AT ½ CENT EACH TO CLUBS VERSUS THE NEW MOTION REGARDING THE ISSUE OF A DISK OR CD OF THE MEMBERSHIP AT NO VALUE BEING ESTABLISHED. DISCUSSION ENSUED RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING:
MOTION: FLEMING SECOND: BRASSER
TO INCREASE THE COST OF DISTRIBUTING MEMBERSHIP ADDRESSES
TO A REASONABLE COST AS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY BE IT
FOR LABELS OR A DISK.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

BY-LAW COMMITTEE:

DIRECTOR REYNOLDS SUBSTITUTED FOR COMMITTEE CHAIR MAYHUE IN PRESENTING THE FIRST FORMAL READING OF THE PROPOSAL TO MOVE THE ZONE LINE BETWEEN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ZONES. UPON COMPLETION OF THE 1ST READING PRESENTATION THE FLOOR WAS OPENED FOR DISCUSSION AND THE FOLLOWING MOTION WAS PRESENTED:
MOTION: FLEMING SECOND:
TO ACCEPT THE 1ST READING OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN
ZONE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ZONES.

MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

NEXT MEETING DATE: 

DECEMBER 10, 2005

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEING PRESENTED TO THE FLOOR:
MOTION: KIRBY SECVOND: JOHNSON
TO ADJOURN MEETING AT 1:50 P.M.
PASSED: BY VOICE VOTE

SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD

APPROVED AS PRESENTED:

APPROVED AS CORRECTED: