- Jessica Koerner (Pres)
- Steve Rodrigues (GGNRA Liason, Treasurer)
- George Artz (Tech)
- Kaveh Vejdani
- Chris Valley (VP)
- Danny Freeman
- Urs (Tandem Admin)
- Chris Kelley
- Richard Sibley
- Rob Racer (Clubhouse Mgr)
Misc discussion;
- Went through the attendees and introduced ourselves to Kaveh.
- The car that went over the cliff didn't seem to do much damage in its launch
or recovery.
President (Jessica Koerner)
- Overview of "Brainstorming Meeting" results; Notes will be separately
available. - Jessica asked if it would be better to do the Spot Landing Day in May,
instead of April, to get a better shake from the weather. We don't know
where we'll be with lockdown procedures in May. - Steve and Jessica met with an SFGate reporter to do an article and provided
photos for inclusion in publication. - Ron brought up a reminder that USHPA magazine prints few HG articles because
they operate on pilot submissions, and we should put something together for
them. - The production of a site intro video series (~2 min each) is underway. Takeo
and Lijan will be doing the majority of that.
VP (Chris Valley)
- Stickers are coming.
- Chris needed some intro to process for handling incoming applications.
- The box is setup at the fort. (?)
- We had an incident with a PPG pilot on New Year's Day. Chris chatted with
him, reported him to dispatch (who didn't know powered aircraft weren't
allowed.) - Steve has communicated with Park authorities - the rangers and dispatch have
been re-instructed on the sitution. - If something similar happens in the future, ask dispatch to put you straight
through to the officer on duty.
Treasurer (Steve Rodrigues)
- $19,474.72 in the bank, minus $12k = $7,474.72. The GGNRA Service District
Charge check hasn't been cached, yet, so minus that, we're at 3871.72. - Thanks to Rob for getting everyone to pay their &*^#&^ fees last year.
- Paypal still takes 3% of our income if you hit the donation button on the
website. We'd prefer people transmit that using "friends and family" to
avoid that, but it's not available if you go through the website. - George will look into making the button do the FnF donation, and into making
the button bigger/more noticeable.
GGNRA Liason (Steve Rodrigues)
- Steve has talked w/ the park - we are on standby to get woodchips. There is
also the possibility of getting chips from outside GGNRA sites, as long as
the quality is good.
Clubhouse (Rob Racer)
- Rob found a new metal door for us that he got a steep discount on. The
door is in (or should be 100% by Saturday.) Walls need paint. - Will be moving some of the lockers in the main area to the new space so we
can add another rack and 12 more spots. The extra storage will more than
pay our extra rent for the added space. - Dug a new culvert to divert flow away from the launch.
- Steve and Rob did the sandbagging along the parking lot. Steve got someone
from the Park service to provide the bags. - Keys will be cut this weekend. Locks will be changed around March 1.
- We had the annual discussion about how to get people to pay their dues on
time. - It was suggested that;
Rules and waiver change: "If you fail to pay your dues by June 1, you will
lose your Clubhouse slot and locker. Your glider will be moved to
Purgatory (and sold if left abandoned for a year.)" However, everyone has
already signed a waiver that says that - if they haven't paid by Feb 1 -
they lose their slot and their gear goes to Purgatory. - AS A RESULT, IF you have not covered your dues by March 1, we will act upon
the bylaws as they already stand and as you have already agreed to them. - Steve will fine-tune the language and circulate it to board before forwarding
to all members.
Tandem Report (Urs)
- Urs is putting together the Tandem report and needs Tandem flight counts.
- Danny had 3, Richard had 4. Urs will reach out to all other T* pilots to
get numbers. - We have to send out an annual notice to tandem pilots reminding them that
commercial operation is banned. - Before your first tandem flight each year, you MUST have your gear inspected
by Urs.
Tech (George Artz)
- Website migration from WebFaction -> TSOHost, we don't have a date for that
yet, but expect to hear soon. - The Weather/Pic machine (in the clubouse) was down for 7 - 10 days. Rob
donated a machine to take its place and George has it up and running. - Added a tide graph to the website page.
Training Bowl Admin
- Ron Barry will hold the position for 2021.
- Anyone who uses the Training Bowl MUST have their insurance explicitly
naming Fort Funston.
Ushpa Safety Coordinator
- Steve volunteered.