March 11, 2007 Minutes

Minutes
Board of Director Meeting

Board Members:

President……………………..Roger Fitchett
Vice President……………….Charlie Beale
Region 1 Director……………Bill Haire, Absent
Region 2 Director……………Kevin Lankford
Region 3 Director……………Stuart Wood
Region 4 Director……………Charlie Custer
Region 5 Director……………Tim Love
Region 6 Director……………Scotty Stephenson
Region 7 Director……………Craig Owens
Region 8 Director……………Ray Allen
Region 9 Director……………Russ Shetley
Region 10 Director…………..David Sanders
Secretary/Treasurer………….Ann Dalton
Tournament Director………..Alton Vaughan, Absent
Conservation Director……….Larry Elliott
Youth Director………………Tim Mick
Asst. Boat Raffle Mgr……….Bonnie Wood
Tight Lines Editor……………Charlie Beale

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President, Roger Fitchett at the Crossroads Inn, South Hill, Virginia.

There is a correction to the minutes of the January 21, 2007 board meeting. Page two paragraph nine should be boating safety course instead of driver’s license.

Motion by Region 3, seconded by Region 10 with the correction that the January 21, 2007 minutes by approved. This Motion PASSED with unanimous voice vote.

Motion by Region 3, seconded by Region 5 to approve the treasurer’s report. This Motion PASSED with unanimous voice vote.

Motion by Region 5, seconded by Region 10 to approve the boat raffle report. This Motion PASSED with unanimous voice vote.

In regard to the Smith Mountain Lake boat ramps. Larry Elliott has talked to Steve Kessler who is in charge of all the state ramps informed Larry that someone from B.A.S.S. are trying to workout a deal with the Water Wheel Marina.

Larry Elliott told Mr. Kessler that when he and Charlie Custer went to talk to the power company at Smith Mountain Lake he would let him know and also the Chamber of Commerce.

A donation of $2,000.00 from Dominion Power will be made to the conservation program to build fish structures. Dominion Power and the youth then will place the structures in different locations. At this time there is no contract.

The articles for the summer issue of Tight Lines are due May 25, 2007.

Roger Fitchett wanted to thank everyone that helped at Bassarama.

Roger Fitchett wanted to thank Tim Mick for an excellent job with the kid’s events.

Boat raffle tickets were sold at the Fredericksburg boat show in February. For it to be the first year there was a good attendance.

Roger Fitchett wanted to thank Bill Haire and Russ Shetley for selling tickets at the Fredericksburg show.

Craig Owens reported that the Virginia Beach boat show would not let them sell boat raffle tickets. A separate booth had to be rented to sell boat raffle tickets.

The CBAV fund raising banquet that was held Saturday, March 10, 2007 had a very good turn out.

There were two Guest battery chargers left from last year. They are no longer a sponsor. Roger donated one to the CBAV auction and with the last one he suggested that there being a drawing among the region directors and Region two won the draw.

The federation received a check for $2,082.00 from TBF, Inc. This was from the total number of TBF members that belong to FLW at the end of 2006. This is what was promised to the federations’ which includes a $1.00 for youth and $1.00 for conservation.

Roger Fitchett asked that the directors take information that is e-mailed to them or discussed at the board meetings back to their meetings and ask the club president’s to take all the information back and report it to the members

A set of back up scales have been purchased, at the cost of $422.00.

Motion by Region 7, seconded by Region 8 to give Region 2 the boat raffle ticket sales of $697.75 from 2005 to purchase scales. This Motion PASSED with unanimous voice vote.

A vote on a format change to the Chapter Team and Mr. Bass tournaments. The format change would be to have a boater and a co-angler division in the state qualifying tournaments. Motion FAILED on the following vote.

Region 1 – Absent Region 5 – Yes Region 9 - Yes

Region 2 – Abstain Region 6 – No Region 10 – No

Region 3 – No Region 7 – No V. Pres. - Abstain

Region 4 - Yes Region 8 – No

Roger Fitchett thanked Russ and Connie Shetley for putting the Lowrance book together.

Roger Fitchett asked David Sanders, the Region 10 Director why membership has declined. David Sanders reported that several clubs have dissolved

The Children’s Miracle flyers were passed out to the directors.

At the Casting Skill competition that was held at Bassarama the first place winner in each age group received a $500.00 saving bond.

Trophies were awarded to the top three in each age group for the Casting Skill competition.

Region 8 held a Casting Skill competition at Bass Pro Shop, approximately two hundred kids participated.

The Junior Six Man has been moved from Ed Allen’s to Eagle Nest Landing but will remain on Chickahominy Lake.

At the youth meeting a staff has been established to help Tim Mick. Mike Gunn is Tim’s assistant and will be the tournament director. Steve Gonzalez will be in charge of the casting events. There will be someone to write the articles for Tight Lines. Tim will send a list of the staff and their duties along with phone numbers to the director.

The National Youth Director will be in Richmond to promote the school program that TBF has started for youth clubs.

A website will be setup for the youth and will have a link to the federation website.

The youth clubs will start selling raffle tickets and will receive fifty cents per tickets.

Volunteers are needed at the second six man tournaments. Anyone interested please contact Ann Dalton.

Motion by Region 5, seconded by Region 6 to purchase a Minnkota trolling motor for the raffle boat. That will allow the federation to raffle off a Minnkota trolling motor at each Chapter Team Championship. This Motion PASSED with unanimous voice vote.

Tim Love wanted everyone to be aware of skin cancer and get tested by a dermatologist.

Region 7 reported that if anyone is looking for boat insurance to check with AIG.

Region 8 will be holding an open tournament October 13, 2007 on the Chickahoiny River.

Their being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Ann Dalton

Secretary/Treasurer