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FMAS BOD Meeting Minutes Oct 13 2015

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FMAS BOARD MEETING MINUTES

October 13, 2015

SPORTS GRILL RESTAURANT:  220 NW 180TH AVENUE, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029

Meeting called to order: 7:54 PM

Meeting Attendees: Renee Steinman, Eddie Steinman, Lulio Vasquez, Eddie Soler, Lourdes Vasquez, Allen Strachan, Gayle Velazquez, Dave Thompson, Bobby (by phone for 15 minutes)

APPROVAL OF MAY MINUTES – Approved by Eddie Steinman, seconded by Gayle

APPROVAL OF LAST CONFERENCE CALL MINUTES – Gayle will send out again, minutes will be approved at the next meeting

MEMBERSHIP – Membership has been great – no issues – about 165 members

  • Lourdes will verify that the card printer software has the ability to print barcodes
  • Lourdes will find out what it might take to get barcode readers to be able to track who is coming to meetings
  • We will start doing a sign-in sheet at each meeting – just a piece of paper / excel sheet with a name and zip code

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERSEVENTS
Oct 27Craig Bingman – Aquarium Chemistry – confirmedFFMAS Show? No
NovCollin FordgPoker run – Miami stores – Bird Road Stores? Exotic , Oceanview, ReefBox, Aquariumart, ReefTop, House of Fins, VIP, Strictly Fish. Charter a bus.
Dec 5th or the 12th. Matt reached out to Volunteer Park and will meet with them next week, they have 2 big banquet rooms. On Sunrise across from best buy.  Eddie Steinman motions for a $600 budget for the room, Bobby seconds. Motion passes.Holiday Party (Location?)

BOD MEMBER APPOINTMENTS: Lulio Vasquez, Allen Strachan – Approved by Lourdes, Eddie Soler, Eddie Steinman, Renee Steinman, Gayle, and Bobby (by phone)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Elections are in November. Bobby should chair it. 2 BOD members, 1 non-BOD member.

HOLIDAY PARTY:

  • Lourdes will email the BOD by the end of the week with info about having the holiday party at her club house.
  • Renee will call Dave and Busters to find out about having a holiday party there
  • Eddie Soler will talk to Matt Tindall to find out about having the party at the Davie Womens Club

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER EVENT (SHOW)

EVENTS (FIELD TRIPS) – November Poker run – Bobby votes no bus – everyone should drive, but we should encourage carpooling

  • Eddie Soler will get 5 stores (Exotic , Oceanview, ReefBox, Aquariumart, ReefTop*, House of Fins, VIP, Strictly Fish), everyone will drive themselves
  • November 21st

SCHOOL PROJECTS – Dr Thompson did an excellent job with iMater

  • Eddie Soler suggests BOD pay up to $125 for water change for the school from Charlie
  • Renee Steinman seconds
  • Dave will work it out with Charlie, in case Charlie needs to bill the club vs Dave needs to give him a check

CONTESTS – started chalice grow contest with about 10 people, only about 3 people left. Eddie Soler and Dave will decide the winners. Winner gets all entrance fees (about $200 in gift cards to a store possibly?)

WEB SITE:

IDEA: PAR METER? Rent it out to our members as a service, get a deposit, in case they lose it, break it, etc. deposit gets returned if member returns par meter.

  • Voted no because it could be broken and liability issues

OPEN DISCUSSION:

  • Renee says no Saturday meetings – we should keep meetings on the first Tuesdays
  • We should have meetings every month – 7:30 – 9
    • Everyone approves the meetings, no one opposed.
  • November 3rd meeting at Dave Thompson’s house – show up at 7. Eat until 7:30. Finish eating at 7:30. Meeting ends at 9PM and he will start kicking people out. Renee will order the food and pick it up on the way to Dave’s house.
  • Gayle will add Lulio and Allen to the BOD email
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Meeting adjourned at 9:38 PM

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