Radops of El Jebel
Monthly Meeting Minutes
September 28, 2015
1) Call to OrderPresident Michael Marcus called to order the regular meeting of the Radops of El Jebel at 1900 hours on September 28th, 2015, at IHOP, 7017 S. Clinton St. with all officers except Vice President Curtis Bradley present. Secretary Ken Behrens noted that a quorum of 2 elected officers and 7, one of which was an officer, members was present. Jim Oliver gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
2) Illness and Distress
a) Mary Oliver is still in rehab after shoulder surgery.
3) Approval of Minutes from last meetinga) Emit Hurdelbrink moved and Chuck Noah seconded that the April 27th, 2015, monthly meeting minutes be approved as published. Motion carried.
4) Treasurer’s Reporta) The Treasurer’s report is on file with the secretary.
b) Sam Wittner moved and Emit Hurdelbrink seconded that the Treasurer’s report be accepted. Motion carried.
5) Committee Reportsa) Bylaws:i. Ken Behrens presented the complete bylaws rewrite in the Imperial format. Chuck Noah moved and Sam Wittner seconded that the bylaws be accepted and that they be submitted to the Divan for approval. Motion carried.
b) Circus:i. Ken Behrens shared his concerns about the lack of direction from the 2015 circus chairman for radio communications. He reported that several members have said that they would not participate in the 2016 circus because of the perception that there was no need for radio communications. Divan rep Jim Oliver said that he will take our concerns to the circus committee and Divan.
ii. Ken Behrens volunteered to be the 2016 Radops circus chairman so that we can voice the unit’s requirements to the committee.
c) Field Day:i. Sid Wright figured out how to send the results electronically to the ARRL.
ii. He said that Field Day results will be published in the November issue of QST.
d) Nominating:i. Michal Marcus reported that he and Curtis Bradley will accept the nominations for serving a second year in their respective offices. Ken Behrens said that the current bylaws allow for 2 consecutive terms for both President and Vice President. The bylaws approved above also contain the same provision.
e) Parades:i. The Veterans Day parade will be in Denver on November 7th and will be the last parade of the year.
f) Repeater:i. Sid Wright mentioned that he needs us to remove the items he has stored in his garage because he needs the space.
ii. Emit Hurdelbrink moved and Chuck Noah seconded that Michael Marcus be reimbursed $149.67 for the storage locker rental and that he be allowed to keep the $18.00 from the recycled items for gasoline.
iii. The UHF repeater is still tabled, but Emit Hurdelbrink said he would explore the possibility of using the Devil’s Head location.
g) Uniform and Equipment:i. Michael Marcus passed around vest designs from Mona Eckley in order to get us thinking about replacing and using them.
6) Communications
a) None.
7) Unfinished Business
a) None.
8) New Business
a) Mona Eckley proposed hosting the Radops meetings at her house charging $15.00 for a full meal. Consensus of the group was to keep our meetings at IHOP.
b) Emit Hurdelbrink asked for clarification of the excused from net participation. Ken Behrens said that while the excusal notice is appreciated and can be used for complying with minimum unit event attendance bylaws provision, no points are awarded for excused absences.
9) Good of the Ordera) Ken Behrens noted that he made an extreme sacrifice to attend the meeting because it is his and Cyndie’s wedding anniversary. Congratulations were extended to Cyndie for enduring marriage to Ken.
b) Emit Hurdelbrink reported that the fire season has been so bad that national fire equipment has been completely depleted. Fire fighters have turned to Hams in Montana to augment communications. All of Colorado FEMA Emergency Response Teams have been licensed and have their call signs on their business cards.
10) Divan Representativea) Divan Rep Jim Oliver reviewed the calendar of Shrine events.
b) New building occupancy may be delayed because of the City and County of Denver permitting moratorium.
c) He asked that we support the Shrine by attending the meetings at the Consistory. He noted that the parking lot east of the building is available, but not to park in the reserved spaces on the Logan Street side of the lot.
d) Divan meetings will be held at the new building.
AdjournmentMichael Marcus adjourned the meeting at 2016 hrs.
Minutes submitted by:
Ken Behrens KBØYLN, Secretary