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OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR: RBCERTAA BOARD MEETING Billy’s Deli |
Attendees
at this meeting:
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RBCERTAA
Board Members |
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Guests in Attendance: |
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Alisa
Zells – President |
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Marcelle
McCullough – Vice Pres. |
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Rochelle
Kelley |
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Monty
Ruth – Treasurer |
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Bob
Kumler |
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Bob
Heil – Secretary |
X |
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Darlene
Kumler |
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Jeff
Adam |
X |
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Laurraine Caruana |
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Jennifer
Adam |
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Tania Amaral |
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Lily
Gonzalez |
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Noble
Smith |
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Jared
VanSloten |
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Mike
Grady |
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Fire
Department Liaison: |
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Capt. Rick
Martinez |
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1) Call to
order (President - Alisa)
The
RBCERTAA Board of Directors meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM.
2)
Introduction of guests (President - Alisa)
The
guests shown above were acknowledged and welcomed.
3) Call for approval
of Minutes from last meeting (President - Alisa/Secretary - Bob)
The
minutes of the last BOD meeting were approved as submitted.
4)
Presentation of Agenda Order and request for additions/deletions (President -
Alisa)
These
minutes reflect the final agenda.
5) NEW
BUSINESS:
A) Swearing in of new board member, Mike Grady (Capt
Martinez)
New RBCERTAA BOD member
Michael Grady was sworn in by Captain Martinez.
B) Announcement of upcoming Board of Directors
Nominations and Elections
Our bylaws provide for
elections at the May training event. Since there is no training event scheduled
for May, it was proposed and passed that nominations for the new board be
opened at tonight's meeting, be closed at the June BOD meeting, with elections
to be held at the June Picnic.
Announcement of the opening
of nominations and upcoming elections will be publicized via email, hotline and
the web site.
C) Addition/formation of Public Relations (PR)
Committee (President)
Marcelle has volunteered to
chair this committee. Rochelle volunteered to participate on this committee.
D) Fire
Department Corner (RBFD Representative – Captain Martinez)
The
RBFD USAR III team material has been placed on two of the trucks. A Hazmat
training session is being planned for both RBFD AND CERT USAR teams.
The
final items required for the CERT USAR team were provided by the RBFD.
There
was general consensus that the AED training was successful, with 15 CERT
members attending.
The
recent Tsunami Awareness Meeting at the library was well attended and provided
useful information.
The
June 30th picnic will be a 'call-out', but not a training event. It
will be modeled on the successful picnic held last year. The FD will obtain the
grill. CERT is asked to assist with staging this event. It was suggested that
attendees could bring a side dish to share, with the entrée (hamburgers, hot
dogs, etc.), buns and drinks being provided by the RBFD. This will be a fun
event and all CERT members and their families are encouraged to attend. There
will be a charge for this event. The CERT food committee will coordinate with
the FD.
A
possible CERT exercise combined with an overnight campout was suggested for FD
consideration by Mike Grady. Captain Martinez will look into the possibility of
this.
6) OLD
BUSINESS:
A) Treasurer's
Report (Treasurer - Monty)
i) Presentation
and call for approval of Treasurer's Report.
Monty
distributed a Treasurer's Report dated May 1st, showing total disbursements of
$3,376.30. The report was approved as submitted.
ii)
Reimbursements and presentation of current bills for payment.
No
revenues were reported and no receipts were presented for payment.
iii)
Update on filing of our tax statement and other paperwork to maintain
non-profit status.
Monty
reported that he had received a letter from the IRS acknowledging receipt of
our tax exemption paperwork. He will delay submission of our charitable trust
paperwork with the state until after the upcoming BOD elections so that he can
provide an updated listing of officers.
B) Committee
and Assigned Task Reports
i) Calendar and
Events Notice (Lily)
Lily
has taken over this task and is being assisted by Marcelle. Neither was able to
attend today's meeting but did provide advanced notice to President Zells.
May 12th is Fire Service Day.
The next
The picnic is planned for June 30th.
ii)
Graduation Update (Alisa)
A
video was recorded of the recent graduation and is being edited for use in
advertising CERT.
iii)
Website Status (Alisa)
Alisa
is still trying to get in touch with Heling Craig to
arrange the orderly transition of the website from Valerie. Additional volunteers
are still needed to assist with this task. Monty Ruth and Bob Applegate have
both expressed an interest in helping with this. A transition from Front Page
to Dream Weaver was discussed for our website authoring. Rochelle will
investigate obtaining a copy of this for CERT.
iv)
Open House (Monty)
The
Fire Department Open House will be Saturday, May 12th, as a part of
Fire Service Day. Volunteers are still being sought to assist with the CERT
table in each station.
v)
LeBoutique (Rochelle)
There
are no transactions to report. Someone is needed to represent LeBoutique at each station for open house. New decals and
patches are being obtained.
vi)
CERT Hotline (
The
new hotline number is 310.217.7682. Only two calls have been received to date,
one a wrong number. The hotline number will be given to Diane at station 1 to
relay to callers from CERT.
vii)
Equipment (Mike)
Mike
Grady reported that CERT First Aid Bags and CERT USAR Bags have been completed
and are stored in the trailer for use in an emergency.
Mike
submitted an equipment donations 'wish list' showing additional material which
is desired.
Mike
reported that he has replaced his recently totaled Jeep and he has purchased a
truck to replace it. He is asking that CERT provide him with funding in the
amount of $179.99 to cover the cost of purchasing a trailer hitch to be used to
tow the CERT trailer. A motion was made and passed to have CERT cover the cost
of a trailer hitch.
ix)
Memorial Day Parade Committee (Paul W.)
The
Redondo Beach Memorial Day parade will be Monday, May 28th. RBCERTAA
will participate in the parade. Participants should plan on arriving at 09:00
AM to prepare for the 10:00 AM start of the parade. An email is being sent to
membership with details of this event.
7) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
next Board Meeting will be June 5th. (Alisa)
The
next
The
community radio system is currently operating.
Nominations
are officially open for the next RBCERTAA Board of Directors.
BOD
Nominations received at the May BOD meeting:
Mike
Grady, Rochelle Kelley, Monty Ruth, Marcelle McCullough, Bob Heil, Jared VanSloten,
Jeff
Adams, Jennifer Adams, Lily Gonzales, Bob Kumler, Tania Amaral,
Alisa
Zells
Nominations
will continue to be accepted until the June BOD meeting. Candidates must
demonstrate that they meet the prescribed requirements for BOD membership and
should be prepared to submit a short statement describing their qualifications
and plans for CERT.
8) OPEN FORUM (Open to
floor, subject to Robert's Rules time constraints)
It
was suggested that we send a thank you letter to the Hermosa Beach Neighborhood
Watch committee for helping to advertise RB CERT.
A
thank you is also due to the Rotary Club and other contributors.
Alisa
announced that video taken at the recent graduation would be shown after the
BOD meeting was adjourned.
9) ADJOURNMENT (President)
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:07 PM.
ATTENDEES WERE
REMINDED TO PAY FOR THEIR FOOD AND BEVERAGE!
Respectively
submitted,
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Robert
H. Heil
RBCERTAA
Secretary