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OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR: RBCERTAA BOARD MEETING Billy’s Deli |
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Garth McWhorter |
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Mike Swanson |
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Margot Hoffman |
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Monty Ruth |
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Alisa Zells |
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Rose Marcotte |
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Michael Vaccaro Jeff Adam Lisa
Burke Bob Heil ( Gary Horn Dennis Cajili |
Fire Department
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Nethia Masiak Tania Amaral Ricardo Amaral Noble Smith Lurraine Cauraunna |
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Jennifer Adam Peter DePortillo |
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Meeting called to order by President, Garth McWhorter, at
Names of Board Members taken by Secretary, Margot Hoffman;
member absent: Bob Heil (arrived at
Motion to approve minutes for July, 2005 was made by Alisa Zells and seconded by
Peter DePortillo.
Motion to approve minutes for August 2005 was made by Alisa Zells and seconded by Michael Vaccaro.
Introductions of our guests: Named as listed above.
NEW BUSINESS:
A motion to order 100 polo shirts (red and white embroidery) from Victor Matsumoto, Proforma JPC, for approximately $13.00 per shirt was made by Garth McWhorter and seconded by Alisa Zells. Margot is to notify the Board (Michael Vaccaro) regarding the amount of the payment check to Victor Matsumoto. A vote resulted in 10 “Yes” votes, with Gary Horn abstaining, thus the motion was passed by majority.
Per Michael Vaccaro, no orders of the embroidered shirts will be placed at the present time. The board had no interest in ordering shirts with the sewn-on CERT patch.
Per Jennifer Adam, there is no need to order white CERT decals. We need more 5’ CERT decals.
Jennifer can order 100 decals at Fast Signs for $5.40 each.
Alisa Zells has a source for decals, also.
Jennifer Adam will be unable to sell apparel at the CERT
classes from
Fire Department Corner:
Area G is on call for 2000 Firefighters for the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers for a nine day training course.
President Garth McWhorter advised that 27 RBCERT alumni volunteered to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The next RBCERT class to be held on
Capt. Rick Martinez saw Marcelle McCullough’s Adelphia RBCERTAA PSA announcement. He advised that it was well-done.
Per Capt. Martinez, the
Discussion ensued regarding the use of HAM radios.
The Redondo Beach Community Open House (formerly referred to
as the Public Safety Fair) will be held on
OLD BUSINESS:
Treasurer’s Report:
Alisa Zells made a motion to pass the Treasurer’s report and Jennifer Adam seconded the motion.
Michael Vaccaro abstained from the vote regarding the Treasurer’s report. The motion was passed by the remaining 10 board members.
These were the checks written (for which receipts were submitted) with the corresponding payee and breakdown.
2075 Lisa Burke - $37.47
Display materials (10.00 plus 7.00 plus 15.96)
Trailer keys 4.51.
2076 Lisa Burke - $20.85
Affordable Voice Mail (Sept., Oct., Nov) – CERT Voice Mail
2077 Postmaster - $48.00
P.O. Box Annual Fee
Garth McWhorter provided a donation check from the Village Runner in the amount of $500.00
for the volunteer efforts of RBCERTAA at the
Website:
Progress is on-going. Per Monty Ruth, the RB City website contains outdated RBCERT information.
Drills & Trainings:
The next Continuing Education class will be in November, 2005.
Calendar:
Alisa Zells will provide information regarding future drills. Alisa Zells made a motion that Tania Amaral be allowed to take over e-mail duties since Mike Grady has resigned from the board. The motion was passed unanimously.
Phone List and Addresses of Board Members:
Per Margot, a new list of phone numbers and addresses will be provided at the October meeting
after the Executive board election is held at this meeting.
Funding & Equipment:
Discussion is on- going. Thus far, no generators have been provided to RBCERTAA. Capt. Rick Martinez stated
that he has not heard anything about generators being given or loaned to the RBCERT group.
Phone Tree:
Decision is pending regarding whether the calls for the phone tree will be made by an electronic service
or via a Team-Leader phone tree system.
Trailer:
Lisa Burke questioned why the Title for the trailer is in Mike Grady’s name. Lisa asked if the Title should be turned over to RBCERTAA.
Lisa Burke enlisted Monty Ruth, Garth McWhorter and Peter DePortillo as alternate trailer tow personnel. Lisa will e-mail all trailer volunteers regarding a trailer tow demonstration.
Boutique CERT:
Per earlier discussion, an order will be placed with Victor Matsumoto, Proforma JPC for 100 CERT polo shirts.
Per Jennifer Adam, the $40.00 change
envelope was found to be empty after Julie Treher returned the shirts to the
board upon her resignation. Per Michael Vaccaro, contact with Julie Treher
resulted in her stating that the envelope was turned in with all apparel upon
her resignation. However, the funds
remain unaccounted for. The Board agreed
not to seek reimbursement of the missing funds from former board member, Julie
Treher.
CERT Class/Graduation Day Drill Committee:
Discussion ensued regarding safety issues at RBCERT graduations. Also, per Alisa Zells, film footage
from the U.S. State Department/Indonesian film crew will not be available for approximately three months.
Video/Photo Committee:
Monty provided a
viewing of his 6½ minute RBCERT video.
EXECUTIVE
BOARD ELECTIONS:
Lisa Burke and Garth McWhorter were nominated for President. Lisa Burke won the election.
Alisa Zells and Gary Horn were nominated for Vice President. Alisa Zells won the election.
Michael Vaccaro was the sole nominee for Treasurer and won by acclimation. Margot Hoffman was the sole nominee for Secretary and won by acclimation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None. Next board meeting is on October 4th, 2005.
Having no further business the Board
Meeting was adjourned at approximately
made by Alisa Zells and seconded by Bob Heil.
Respectfully submitted,
Margot Hoffman,
RBCERTAA Secretary
Minutes approved by Board on: October 4, 2005