A Board Meeting of the Raritan Yacht Club was called to order at 20:13 on May 8, 2007.

 

1.     Roll Call

 

 

N

D

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

Commodore Vicky Jo Neiner

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

VC Dennis Meichel

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

RC Allan Jacobs

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC William B. Adams

O

X

X

X

O

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Bauer

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Booz

O

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Buzbee

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis Driscoll

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Dave Frizell

X

X

O

X

X

O

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Jedziniak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Kennedy

O

O

O

X

X

X

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann Myer

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skippy Paul

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Steward

X

X

O

O

X

X

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

x = present, o = absent

 

2.     The April meeting minutes were approved.

 

3.     Jim Woller presented the Financial Report.  Jim distributed a handout, “Statement of Cash Flows”.  Excess Revenues over Expenses YTD at April 30, 2007 were $53,132, and the cash balance was $129,651.  Jim distributed a second handout, the 2007 Budget, including revenues and expenses.  Jim noted that the Club was on budget now, but there was no room to go off budget.  Jim requested that he be informed of any unexpected expenses.  The tax returns are ready to be submitted, and the Club owes income tax, since interest on the Sinking Fund is taxed.

 

4.     Al Jacobs presented the Rear Commodore’s Report.

 

a.     Structural work was completed on Great Beds, and the engine will be installed Thursday by Doug Stout.  Damage to the shaft and prop was discovered, and they may have to be replaced.  The work should be completed by the end of the month, as targeted.

b.     Launch Day was successful under Dennis’ direction.  The ramps will go in today.

c.     Work is continuing on the application to the NJDEP for the wave screen dock system.  Copies of the application should be received from McClarin soon.

d.     Al, Jack Buzzi, and the Planning Committee, surveyed the yard for future plans.

e.     John Gage will be returning to RYC this Saturday after his three-year circumnavigation.  A reception is planned at RYC.  The Star Ledger is covering his return.

f.      Al was informed that there is a hole in the bulkhead in the dinghy area.  A suggestion was made for a reporting system for such problems.  The system would also provide a record of the items.  The yard chairman should address this.

 

5.     Dennis Meichel was not present for the Vice Commodore’s Report.

 

6.     Vicky Jo Neiner presented the Commodore’s Report.

 

a.     The new accountant completed the review of the Club’s books, and the auditing went well.

b.     Courtesy cards will be sent out this week to the other yacht clubs.

c.     The office copier is not functioning.  The Club needs to investigate options, including a lease.

d.     Vicky is meeting with the City of Perth Amboy regarding scholarships.

 

7.     Committee Reports.

 

a.     The Race Committee met with the Coast Guard.  Most of the issues concerned the blind spot at Ward Point.  The race marks will be moved away from that area.  The Coast Guard approved a request for cupola starts/finishes for small races, such as, the single or double-handed races.

b.     Ron Gort reported on the Galley.  The Opening Gala was a success.  The service charge issue remains, and Ron requested the amount be increased from the current 15% to 20%.  Ron was informed that a motion to that effect was made at last month’s meeting, but the motion was not seconded.  Jerry Solas noted that extra tipping could be a problem with the new POS system.

c.     Jeff Steuber reported on the House.  Permits were pulled for the work on the vent, which may cost $2500-$3000.  A larger hot water tank may be needed.  Both the size of the tank and the recovery time should be considered.  Dave Frizell stated that two years ago a line item of $5,000 for galley items was approved for capital equipment.  Jeff will check with Jim Woller on this.

d.     Ann reported that dance lessons commenced last Thursday, with 20 members in attendance.  On Saturday, the 2nd Saturday of the month, the jazz trio, The O’Conner Boys, will perform from 7-10 p.m.  There will be a Nautical Flea Market on August 18th, with the proceeds going to the Juniors, who are planning to put the money towards the purchase of a chase boat.

e.     Jack Buzzi reported on the Planning Committee’s inspection of the Club building, inside and outside.  Copies of the findings are available, and a report will be forwarded to the Commodores.  The items are not part of regular maintenance and should be considered for next year.  Jack recommended that a meeting with the membership be held to get their input as to plans for the yard.  A suggestion was made to ask the members to complete a one page survey.

 

8.     Old Business.

 

a.     Jerry Solas reported on the Point of Sale.  The new system will expand to the Galley, as previously designed.  If the current ClubSoft system is expanded, it could do the new tasks, but it would cost about $20,000 and would require much work to get it running well.  Jerry suggested another option: each member would have two numbers.  Jerry will have more information in the next few weeks.  Vicky noted that the Board voted to separate food from drinks, but the system cannot handle this.  The problem is solved currently through manual labor by Joann.

b.     Vicky reported on the Fall Regatta, which may honor PC Don Krueckeberg.  Fall Regatta Chairpersons, Carol and Geoff Pierini proposed that the regatta be run as a National Hospice Regatta.  Vicky made a motion that “the Board approves the Pierini proposal to hold the Fall Regatta in conjunction with the National Hospice Fund Raising as long as corporate sponsorship, not member sponsorship, predominates”.  After a discussion about the pros and cons of a second charity event at RYC, the motion passed.

c.     Barbara questioned the status of the trophy case.  The estimated cost for the planned case is $18,000, but only $10,000 is left in the budget.  The issue will be addressed next month.

 

9.     New Business.

 

a.     A comment was made that the Ladies Auxiliary is concerned about the lack of support by the Board of Governors and the Flag, in particular, at their dinners.

b.     A motion was made that “the Board of Governors authorizes Rear Commodore Al Jacobs to sign the permit application for the new docking system”.  After a discussion about the costs of a new system and about the fact that the Club is not committed to build a wave attenuation system with the permit, the motion passed.

c.     Ann stated that Sailing World offered to allow a link on the RYC website to Versus, the cable station that will broadcast the America’s Cup.  This would put RYC in a drawing for a plasma TV.

d.     Bill requested that plans and estimates for a broad capital program for the dock/yard be generated.

 

10.   The meeting was adjourned at 22:20.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Fred Hartner,

Secretary

 

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