Executive Board Meeting Minutes

        December 16, 2003

 

Location:        The Nations Capitol Bass Federation meeting was held at the Trinty United Methodist Church . The church is located at the corner of Germantown Road and Clopper Road in Germantown , Maryland . This meeting is scheduled to be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Call To Order: The scheduled 7:00 PM meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM .

Roll Call: Chuck Walker, Larry Yates, Wayne Ball, Larry Dodd, Alan Mullis, Cedric Simon, Arvelt Cook, Ira Burnim, Bo Curry, Danny Shanz, Jim Kline, Tim Cameron, Keith Wright, and special guest, Gus Millis.  Total in attendance, 14.

Treasurer’s Report: Keith Wright presented the final 2003 Treasurer’s Report. He also reported the U.S. Park Service still holds $1000 from a NCBF posted bond. The bond was necessary to use the Anacostia Park ramp.We will continue to check on the matter. Keith and Jim Kline will meet in Hagerstown to set up Jim’s computer to track NCBF finances and will establish a new bank account.

OLD BUSINESS

Trout Pond: Greg Dice, Wayne Winninger and Keith Wright designed a portable Trout fishing pond to be used at special events. The cost to construct the pond would be approximately $1000. Storage space has been offered by Danny Shantz.

Nomination Ballots: Chuck Walker was nominated for President, Bo Curry was nominated for 1st Vice President and he accepted; Danny Shanz was nominated for 2nd Vice President and he accepted; Chuck Hartzman was nominated for Secretary and he accepted; and Jim Kline volunteered to serve as Treasurer and he was accepted.

2004 Dues: To date, the NCBF has received 45 member dues. The Treasurer and Secretary will re-invoice the remaining membership to include a notation of late fees.

Web Site: It is important to visit the NCBF web-site because it contains current events, tournament information, application(s) and future programs. The Secretary will mail info to all members without e-mail access. The NCBF web-site is linked to the B.A.S.S. web-site and all other Federations. Please forward your email address to Chuck Hartzman at hawgbass@hotmail.com.

A Ranger Contract has been requested for review and if OK will be signed. In addition, we expected a new crop on offers will be presented to us in the spring.

NCBF Castingkids Contest: The NCBF must hold a contest between January 2nd and March 15th to qualify two finalists to send to Tulsa , Ok. to compete for a trip to the Classic. Debbie Muth will coordinate the NCBF Castingkids contest.

Federation Nationals: The National will be held in Tulsa , Ok. from April 19, through the 24th. Danny Shanz, our Angler of the Year will represent the NCBF at that contest with a trip to the Classic at stake.

Bassmaster Classic: The Classic will be in Charlotte , North Carolina from July 30th to August 1, 2004 .

NCBF Clothing: Becky Sisson is taking orders for sports clothing. She is able to purchase and stitch your ideas onto the clothing. She can provide all the club or team wear you may need. The NCBF line of clothing and decals have been posted with pictures and prices. The company is Stitch-N-Stuff at 301-774-4503 or link through www.fishncbf.net. She has been very generous with her time and in supplying all the clothing for our Junior and Adult State Teams.

NEW BUSINESS

Proclamation: Larry Yates and the outgoing Board presented a Proclamation to Alan for the outstanding work in helping to form and run the NCBF for the past three years. His dedication, hard work and the sacrifices he made to do the work has paid off as the NCBF is recognized throughout the metropolitan area and at the national BASS level. Thanks for a professional job well done.

Additional NCBF Tournaments: The Tournament Director, Bo Curry formed a committee with Danny Shanz, John Sisson, and Tim Cameron to look at a 2004 events calendar to add two or three more tournaments to the three qualifiers. The 2004 ballots contained space for the voters to select 6 places to fish in 2004. The top votes, in order, were the 2 ramps on the Potomac , Lake Anna , and the Naticoke River . The dates will be presented at the January meeting.   

Washington Boat Show: The show for 2004 begins on Wednesday, February 18th through the 22nd. Chuck Walker will file the necessary paperwork, requesting a free space at the Convention Center in the District of Columbia . Applications and other literature will be available at the booth. This is a perfect project to meet your 2004 NCBF obligation.

Zebco Contract: Zebco, a Federation Sponsor, has presented a contract to the NCBF that basically offers 3 rod and reel combos for give-a-ways, valued at $885. The NCBF in turn must wear their patches to the Nationals (Danny Shanz), display their logo at our tournaments, on our web site and carry liability insurance in the amount of $250,000. Although the contract is due to them before the end of 2003, the item will be presented to the membership at the January meeting.

Deep Creek Lake Advisory Board: Jim Kline will continue to be a member of the lake Advisory Board. He has served for many years and has been successful in gaining their trust and in keeping the lake open to the bass fishing public, especially tournament fishing. Thanks, Jim.

National Registered Agent: This lawyer group represents the NCBF in the District of Columbia . They have forwarded a bill from D.C. in the amount of $75 to retain our business license for 2004. Keith has paid the bill.

Donation: The Board and attending members voted to give the Trinty United Methodist Church a $200 donation for allowing the NCBF to meet there for board and special meetings. Special thanks go to Larry Yates for making the arrangements with the Church.

Budget: The budget will be presented at the January meeting.

Next Full Membership Meeting: The full membership will meet on January 18, 2004 at the Montgomery County Training Academy . The meeting address is 10025 Darnestown Road in Rockville , Md. The entrance to the building is on Great Seneca Highway between Darnestown Road (RT 28) and Key West Avenue . Park in the rear lot and come in the rear entrance to class room #6.

Adjourned: The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM . 

 next meeting is on Jan. 11, 2004

Respectfully submitted.

Chuck Walker , Vice President

301-977-5282

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