Friends of the Muscatatuck River Society Monthly Minutes Opening: 10-7-03 Call to order by President Dan Shade at 7:00PM. Attendance: Dan Shade Ken Huff Larry Allsop Tom and Sherida Moore JoAnn Hallawell Susannah Hole Minutes: From last meeting reviewed and accepted. Treasurer's Report: Local balance is $1070.56 with nothing outstanding. We purchased a laminator for $33.09 and a PDS ad for $184.28. HHH balance is $1000. Old Business: 319 Grant- Jennifer and Simeon are officially hired! We plan to have the coming out party at our open house in February. JoAnn will check with Jennifer and Amy, then talk to Terry Stephenson about attending their meeting on Thursday. Membership Cards- Jennifer issued 39 cards Saturday that included name, member in good standing, TIP phone number 877-985-6556 & 1-800-847-4367, FMRS email address. JoAnn and a few others still need cards. Amendment to the by-laws: Reword Article 3 Section 1 to state the executive committee is responsible for granting and revoking membership privileges. In general, voting privileges are granted to members attending three or more events in one year. However, voting privileges may be revoked if a member is found to be acting or speaking in a manner that is detrimental to the accomplishment of our vision, mission, and goals. The vote was unanimous. Amendment to the by-laws: An associate member is a non-voting member who supports the FMRS vision, mission, and goals. The vote was unanimous. Visitor's Center office: Office chairs- new chairs will be purchased. Tom is still trying to get the desk through the school, Sim got his. We will check with Lowe's and Hatton's for a suitable 9x12 area rug. We think we will need two phone lines or one phone line and a cable Internet line, Jennifer and Simeon can talk with Greg. Laptop with necessary functions, a multi-function office machine, laminator, and supplies are also needed. Sim will check on a digital camera. New Business: Ken reported the Level Two class was well attended with six participants and well instructed by Amy Carpenter. Ken, Tom, and Sim were trained from our group and three others from Bloomington, Muncie, and Columbus were also trained. The October 4th River Sweep basic report: over 7,500 pounds of trash, 27 tires, and 42 people involved. We will have ten shovels for the next sweep and will try to get five come along type tools. The River Watch signs have been ordered. The River Watch organization is waiting on delivery. They are made and waiting to be put up. Wal-Mart Fundraiser- we sell whatever we care to outside on the walkway and Wal-Mart matches us dollar for dollar up to $500. Often a year-end bonus is given to all fundraisers from Wal-Mart. Steve Mobley would like to work with us on this. JoAnn is going to spearhead this campaign and is looking at May 22 as a potential date. BS Report from Dan- we heard it all! Commissioner's Meeting- Monday @ 5:30 the commissioners are meeting to have a second hearing on the Pay Per Bag trash proposal before them. FMRS is reserving a place on the agenda to discuss the implications for water quality and other considerations. We hope all members who are able will attend. It was discussed to put Kisses in the PDS. Sherida is on it. Tentative dates for next year's sweeps are April 24th, June 12th, and October 2nd. These correspond to last year's dates. This does not include the Calli Falls area property clean up, or the Ellerbrook sinkhole. We discussed a possible mailer being sent out stating donations to FMRS are tax deductible and soliciting memberships and/or support, then issuing a certificate and/or membership card to those that contribute. Use the TIP LINE. Call 1-800-847-4367 (1-800-TIP-IDNR) Adjournment at 8:50 Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 4th, 2003, 7:00 PM in room 3 at the Jennings County Library Agenda: Minutes Treasurer's report OLD BUSINESS: 319 Grant- update of committee work and HHH Membership update Visitor's Center office furnishings River Watch signs County Trash Ordinance NEW BUSINESS: Let us know of any new business that we need to put on the agenda. Set agenda for the next meeting. Adjourn