Minutes: BOD (Board of Directors) meeting January 30, 2008 (Wednesday). This was February’s BOD
meeting.
The meeting was called to order by President Steakley at 1107.
Present: Shipmates Alvarez, Brady, Garrett, Mishenko, Moore, Phillips, Reid, Simms, Steakley, associate
member rep Errington and canteen manager Moran.
Absent: Shipmates: Clark
Recommendations: None.
Discussion:
1. Discussed hosting an Easter egg hunt at the FRA on March 23, 2008 for veteran’s organization
children. Not sure who will dye the eggs but Shipmate Moore volunteered to do if not LAFRA.
2. Discussed bar stool refurbishment: Shipmate Blair donated P2000. Shipmate Moore will investigate
the feasibility of refurbishing all the bar stools before the next meeting.
3. Life membership raffle: $60.00 so far. Need to hang the Life Membership raffle board somewhere
visible.
4. Also need to post a flyer bulletin board near the CRs.
5. FRAlics 2008 meeting will be after the BOD meeting today.
6. FRAlics 2008 chili cook-off: will need seed money to order chili cook-off shirts for resale.
7. FRAlics 2008: 106 FRAlics 2008 supporter badges on order.
8. FRAlics 2008: Motion by Moore, Phillips second to simplify funding for upfront FRAlics
expenditures: signs, etc. Unanimously approved by BOD. Intent is to simplify but spend what makes
sense at the president’s discretion without having to vote on all expenditures.
9. Wall ads: program is running well with Shipmate Mishenko doing an outstanding job. P1500 per
panel (30 panels total including the gates) unless the ad is overly elaborate—case-by-case additional
expense basis. Additional expense is cost of labor and additional paint only. Duo Dental has already paid
P1500.
10. Outside trees near the gate: need to transplant one to help visibility for those driving out the gate.
11. Discussed a membership fund for prospective members who cannot afford to pay annual dues in
total. Consensus was overwhelmingly against it.
12. Discussed a member’s relief fund for emergency only use. Consensus was to approach this on a
case-by-case basis.
13. Customer liability insurance: Motion by Alvarez, second Reid to fund customer liability insurance
at P9393.75 per year. Unanimously approved by BOD. With LAFRA paying 1/3 of the cost.
14. Former pig pen cleaning on track. Do we still want to erect a stage in the same area? Consensus
was to see what the area looks like after removal and clean-up.
15. Discussed fencing the back to keep the goats and squatters out. Tabled until later.
16. Combination gas and charcoal grill was purchased for P6150 and canteen paid P1800 for gas bottle.
17. Staff of the Supreme Commander board needs to be updated. The shipmate who was in charge of
it is no longer keeping it updated. Who will take charge of it?
18. Discussed SEC registration at length. This needs to be researched.
19. Secretary’s contingency fund: Garret motion, Moore second to provide P1000 to the secretary for
secretary things. Unanimously approved.
20. Need a notarized letter identifying the LAFRA as part of the FRA for LAFRA’s dollar bank account:
LAFRA money is FRA money. FRA treasurer should control LAFRA money somehow.
21. Motion by Garrett, second Phillips to nominate west coast candidate (Vallejo branch) as FRA
national vice president. Unanimously approved by BOD.
Meeting was adjourned by President Steakley at 1209.
Submitted: Approved:
Scott M. Simms Dan H. Steakley
Secretary, President,
Branch 367 Branch 367