SoAR Meeting Minutes

Meeting Held January 31, 1998 (3:10-4:30pm) at the Hobbytown USA Kennesaw 

SoAR Members Attending
Greg Burke Doyle Tatum Jim Skeen
Roy Green Harry Holmes Dale Windsor
David Long Joshua Holmes David Fountain
David Reynolds Joe Lalli Ben Davis
Phil Nelson Steve Place Troy Place
Gabriel Place Richard Bock Jacob Bock
Brad Mix Charles Mix Mark Johnson
Joey Johnson Mike Schnider Tim Faugt
Joe Burley Ron Stancil Jim Neuman
David Nakamoto Rhys Nakamoto  
29 in attendance!
Member Point of Business Voting   
Results
Greg Opening 
The meeting was called to order by President Greg Burke 
at approximately 3:10pm. 		 N/A
Greg Elections  
The first topic of discussion was election of new officers. Nominations were made, seconded and voted upon. 
The results were as follows: 
President - Greg Burke 
Vice President - Doyle Tatum 
Secretary - Jim Skeen 
Treasurer - Harry Holmes		 Officers 
Elected
Greg MWMSSM  
Next order of business was discussion of help for the MWMSSM ‘98. Greg mentioned that SoAR would be co-sponsoring this event and we needed help from members to work 2 hour shifts for Pad Manager, LCO, and RSO. Item of note: Pad managers are open to anyone 18 and up, LCOs must be Level 1 certified and RSOs must be Level 2 certified. 
Names were taken at the meeting for volunteers.		 N/A
Greg Budget
The budget for 1998 was presented at length by President Greg Burke. He stated that we would be approximately $130 over budget. This was due mainly to a 1-time cost of upgrading our launch system. 16 additional pads (8 - 1/8", 4 - 3/16", 4 - 1/4") are slated to be built this year. Means of helping reduce the deficit: 
    a) Produce as many copies "in house" as possible; 
    Doyle and David Fountain are capable of this to 
    some degree, 

    b) Give newsletters out at launches and then only 
    mail the remaining, 

    c) Be sure to collect the $2.00 flight fee for non 
    members, 

    d) Possibility of holding "raffles" at the launches, 

    e) Concession sales at the launches.

Richard Bock brought up items (d) and (e). President Burke mentioned that we do hold concession sales (drinks) during the summer months. Much discussion followed on the raffle idea and Richard was appointed the Head Raffle Officer (HRO). Doyle mentioned he would donate the first rocket to be raffled.		 To conduct 
Raffle at 
Lanches
Greg New LCO Policy  
President Burke stated that we would be going to the "Pad Manager" concept at all  future launches. The LCO would be stationed beyond the safety fence, and access would only be granted after fully filling out the flight card. This is to fully ensure safety at the LCO table. Also stated, was that only certified motors will be permitted at the SoAR launches.		 N/A
Greg Flyer Distribution 
President Burke stated we needed to place club flyers at all stores that handle rocket supplies (with permission, of course). It was also noted that we need to keep a list as to what stores have the flyers (for updates).		 N/A
Greg NSL 1999 
President Burke queried the group as to interest in trying for the National Sport Launch 1999. This would be held Memorial Day weekend at the Ft. Valley field. This event usually has between 150 and 200 flyers in attendance.		 N/A
Greg Dues  
Discussion then proceeded to standardizing the dues renewal date for all members. Several options were presented and discussed. The final proposal that was voted upon is as follows: 
The club will support a "2 step" pro-rated dues structure; 

    a) Members joining between January and June would pay the full $20 dues, 

    b) Members joining between July and December would pay $10 in dues, 

    c) All members "next year’s" dues would then be due by the February launch of the following year.

For 
Pro-Rated 
Dues 
For Re-up 
in Feb
Harry New Sponsor  
Harry Holmes stated that he has secured B & B Sales Hobby Shop in Snellville as a new sponsor for the club. B & B will offer a 10% discount to SoAR members and will be donating prizes in the future. 
B & B is located at 2332 Henry Clower Blvd. Snellville, Ga. 30278. 
Phone number is (770) 972-2328.		 N/A
Greg Building Techniques 
President Burke mentioned that it might be nice to hold a "building techniques"  presentation at the conclusion of each meeting. Topics might include proper fin attaching, shock cord attachments, reloadable motor assembly.		 N/A
Doyle G. Harry Stine Award 
Doyle and Greg have been discussing the possibility of holding a competition for scratch built rockets. Doyle presented the competition criteria. The award would be called the "The SoAR, G. Harry Stine, Design Award of Excellence" in honor of recently deceased NAR founder G. Harry Stine (NAR # 2). 
See the web page for complete information.		 N/A
Greg Videos  
President Burke mentioned that if anyone has video of the launches, to please bring them to the meetings. They will be viewed if time permits. David Fountain had some video of the September Ft. Valley launch for this meeting. 		 N/A