Jan 19th Steering Committee Meeting
Steering Committee Meeting at Margery's
19 Jan 2011
Present: Vinny, Chris T, Lam, Lance, Natashia, Mel, Bill W, Margery, Chicken, Juan (by phone), Jon W (by video phone) Ryan (arrived later in the meeting)
(Majority Quorum present)
October Minutes approved
Old Business
1. Publicity Coordinator - Jon
a committee has been preparing a publicity coordinator position
Jon will post the requirements for a vote to put in the SOP
2. CARP & OLT Training
Lam: happy to include in basic training classroom sessions
3. Guide Application process
- table the per river discussion
4. Mission & Unity Discussion - canceled
Now updated to "difficult conversation" workshops on 3 & 10 Feb
5. Pigeon Point boat grouping requirement on Trinity
Lance says rangers need smaller groups of boats ("flotillas")
Concern about having one oarboat per flotilla
Should we drop the requirement for an oarboat on this river?
Consider having rescue & safety equipment with each flotilla
Already have an exemption for the Middle Fork American (class IV)
Table discussion for another meeting.
New Business:
1. Rewrite of SOP language: Objective of ICO basic training
Stan suggested new wording to 10.1
Unanimous acceptance of new wording
Quorum votes for the change. Vinny will instruct Ryan to enact the change.
2. Number of Basic Training trainees
Mel: next time, let's have this conversation earlier in the year (e.g. October)
Bill: and give feedback to the selection committee
Lam: wants 8, like last year, which worked well
Bill: great class last year, stayed with the program
Mel: need good process to get these issues discussed in October
Vinny: Chris can do the "Year End Wrap-up Party"
Mel: and we could evaluate the participant trips/ a season review
We will stay at 8 trainees - all voted affirmatively.
3. Juan: what about off-river volunteers?
Vinny will take up writing a proposal to distribute, Mel will help
Jon will send San Jose ICO introduction materials
Have them as happy paddlers, help in kitchen on training trip
4. Retreat location
Alpine Club on Mt. Tam, have a non-profit foundation - perhaps for next year
Need a member to accompany, $150/ yr
This year, at Tang Center
Food: Ryan, Tracey, Kim Knapp
Chris & Vinny still working on agenda, a lot of team-building
Year in Review, powerpoint w/ training, finance, fundraising, goals for upcoming year
Also OLT & CARP presentations
Set for 29 Jan, 9am - 6 pm.
5. Instructor training
So far, of 12 responses, no one has requested instructor training yet. Will be discussed at training meeting next week.
5. Budget update
Jim will present at retreat.
Finance team: will be optimistic about fundraising trips
Bill: Will volunteer to coordinate on-river fundraising trips
Jon: let's talk more at retreat
Also, maintain $500 funding per trip
May be more helpful this summer, since gas prices up
Mel: TLs need to work with groups to let them know we have $$
Also, TLs & instructors would have costs for training trips covered
7. When will the state parks open Salmon Falls/ Skunk Hollow?
Vinny will email Noah to ask.
8. Project LifeRaft training
Chicken will be in charge. Want to have training at Bay Model, but likely will have it at Sierra Club, in Berkeley or SF. Already on ICO calendar, 7 May. Currently discussing curriculum. Welcome folks with environ ed experience to join & help out. Trainers need training, then give training on participant trips. Each trip that trains participants gets $200.
Committee could change training date to 30 April, so we can schedule trips for 7 May. SF Bay Chapter, water committee, gave donation to ICO, with requirement that ICO work with them to do conservation training.
Chicken's declining to coordinate, but we can solicit a coordinator for this. Bill will recruit.
Mel: Kiyomi & 1 other are good environ ed folk in ICO Backpacking
9. Guide Application (Ryan arrived)
Margery will review Guide app for skills required by Sierra Club watercraft policy, and star the skills that are required.
10. ATA evaluation at Tune-up trip
Meeting Adjourned at 9PM.