NCBF EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

February 15, 2005

Location: The Nations Capitol Bass Federation Executive Board meeting was held at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Germantown , MD. This meeting is held on the 3^rd Tuesday of each month.

Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm .

Roll Call:  Board members and other in attendance: Chuck Walker, Bo Curry, Chuck Hartzman, Jim Kline, Tim Cameron. Other members in attendance: Michael McCarthy, John Celada, John Sisson, Steve Chaney, B.J. Walsh.

Treasurer’s Report:  Jim Kline reported the following information- the current balance is $10,106.52, plus an additional $1529.95 in the account at Sandy Spring Bank.

All 1099’s have been sent out. A motion was made and seconded to accept the report.

Old Business

U.S. Park Service: Chuck will send out one more letter about getting the refund from the bond that we paid out last year ($1000 for tournament bond) 

Trout Pond: The trout pond needs some modification/repairs before we can set it up again. We need to repair/replace the current liner or have it resealed. We also need to re-design the aeration system so that it’s more efficient. Trout must be 12 inches or less, and we need to have signs posted.

New Business

2004 State Team: Lodging has been arranged and secured for the team traveling to Maine this September. The corrected State Team roster will be updated on the website. Congratulations to Danny Shanz for being the 2004 NCBF Angler of the Year. A question was raised about the Angler of the Year/NCBF Champion- should we have a plaque for this individual? Discussion was held and voted on to give out an “AOY” plaque only, beginning with the 2003 AOY Danny Shanz.

2005 Tournaments:  The final tournament dates have been set and are posted on the website. The TX committee is of Bo Curry, Tim Cameron, B.J. Walsh, John Sisson, Danny Shanz, Larry Dodd, and Chuck Hartzman. The tournament trailer registration address will be changed to reflect Tim Cameron’s address.

Special Projects Category: The website will reflect a new section showing the official projects and everyone who participated for each event. Special Projects are those projects as directed by the Executive Board for special needs. Projects must be approved by the Board prior to being completed.

New Projects: These are the current projects that the Executive Board has approved:

            Feb 26^th - Casting Kids Event, Murch Elementary School, Washington DC

            Apr 2^nd - Charles County/La Plata, MD. 4H Casting Kids Event

            Apr 30^th - Boy Scout Troop, Trinity United Church, Germantown , MD

            May 7^th – Boy Scout Troop, Black Hills Regional Park

            May 21^st – Bolling AFB Tournament and Casting Kids Event

            Jul 16^th – DNR Youth Field day, La Plata , MD

Trailer Tags/Registration: The trailer registration will be updated and a corrected address on the registration reflecting Tim Cameron’s address.

2005 Web Calendars of Events: Here is what we’ve got scheduled so far

-         Washington Boat Show: Feb 9^th – 13^th (One project point per shift)

-         Anacostia Cleanup: Apr 2^nd , 9 am to noon (One project point)

-         Casting Kids Event: Feb 26^th, Murch Elementary School, Washington DC

(One project point)

-         4H Casting Kids Event: Apr 2^nd, Charles County, MD (One project point)

-         Federation Nationals: Apr 25^th – 30^th, Orlando , FL

-         Boy Scout Troop: Apr 30^th, Trinity United Methodist Church , Germantown , MD (One project point)

-         Boy Scout Troop: May 7^th, Black Hill Regional Park , Germantown , MD (One project point)

-         Bolling AFB Tournament/Casting Kids Event: May 22^nd, Bolling AFB, Washington , DC (One project point)

-         DNR Youth Field Day: Jul 16^th, La Plata , MD (One project point)

-         2005 EDT: Sep 18^th – 23^rd, Winthrop , ME

** Need dates for a federation/youth picnic

Miscellaneous: Becky Sisson has delivered the NCBF hats and logos. They are both available for sale and come in three different colors. Call Chuck Walker if you would like to purchase some. We also have the new BASS Federation patches for sale.

Next Meeting: The next regularly scheduled NCBF Executive Board meeting is scheduled for 15 March 2005 @ 7:00 pm at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Germantown , MD.

Adjourned: The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 pm .

Respectfully submitted,

Chuck Hartzman

Secretary

hawgbass@hotmail.com