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Minutes of the SARA Meeting

SARA MEETING MINUTES - February 13, 2008 (approved March 12, 2008)

Call to Order:  Meeting called to order at 7:31 pm by President Vern Leavitt.  Sixteen members were in attendance.  

Speaker: Mike Bilbo from the Socorro Bureau of Land Management Office  presented a talk on the "Leave No Trace" philosophy.  At the end of his talk, Bilbo invited members to participate in the Save Our Bosque Task Force Clean-up scheduled for April 25^th.  Meet on Otero Rd. south 

Announcements:  

• Condolences were extended to Glenn Mauger (WB5OAF) on the passing of his brother.
• The 2008 Tour of Socorro, sponsored by the Socorro Striders and Riders is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday April 19^th and 20^th.  SARA has been asked to again provide communications for the event.

Approval of the Minutes:  It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2007 Meeting of the Association.  Motion carried.

Treasurer's Report:  As of January 31, 2005 the balance in the SARA account is $4,904.87 of which $320.08 represents the TARA balance.  

ARES/LEPC: The current focus of the LEPC is on hazardous materials.

Old Business:.  

• Insurance - no progress to report.  
• Repeater 
  • Control Operators - Johnson has not had time to prepare information for new control operators
  • A 70 cm link receiver has bee obtained for repeater control.  Installation is not scheduled.
• Hamfest Report - A final tally of earning and expenses from the 2007 SARA/TARA Hamfest indicated net income of $1,077.
• Bosque Special Event Station - progress is held up pending identification of Director for the 2008 Festival of the Cranes

New Business:

• Glenn Mauger has recommended that Paul Chock (WA5IHL) be awarded an Honorary Membership in SARA for his many contributions to the association.  Moved (A. Braun), seconded (Johnson) and passed.

• A recommendation from Jay Miller (WA5WHN) to incorporate TelPac into the Socorro-area was communicated to those present.  Discussion followed.  

• The 2008 Field Day was discussed briefly.  Tentatively plans are to again have one station in Socorro and another at Datil Well.

• Vern Leavitt announced that association elections were scheduled for the May meeting and asked that members consider serving as an officer of the association.

 Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 9:03 pm local.    

David B. Johnson KB5YIW
Secretary