Call to Order,
Determine Quorum:
The meeting was called to order by President Deb Walters10:00 a.m.; determined that a quorum was present (8).
Welcome,
Introduction & Announcements:
Attendance was recorded and the meeting agenda was distributed. Deb welcomed everyone to the meeting and made some brief announcements.
President: Deb Walters- see welcome/introduction.
President Elect: John Deller – not in attendance. John Navarro gave the membership update at this time:
Membership Committee: John Deller/John Navarro – Plans for the Ohio Fish and Wildlife Conference are progressing. They are putting together the job postings for the board that will be on display at the OFWC meeting. They have contacted the EPA, Division of Parks, and Soil and Water to get job postings for the job board; however, everyone including ODW is waiting for the budget to be finalized before posting positions. There may be some ODW positions on Lake Erie, but they will probably be last minute additions.
A motion was made by Mike Costello: For one year, beginning February 16, 2001, John Deller should bring donuts for all Excom meetings. This motion was seconded by Randy Sanders, and all committee members agreed.
Deb noted that dues will now be refunded bi-annually.
Secretary/Treasurer: Stacy Xenakis - Financially the chapter is stable. Balance as of 1/30/01 was $3,597.37. Following the final printing of the stream book, the savings account will be closed. Stacy will begin looking for another bank where bank fees are lower.
Newsletter Editor: Joe Mion – Joe suggested that we begin e-mailing the newsletter (send hard copies to those who we don’t have e-mail addresses). He wants to put his energy into the web-site rather than a hard copy newsletter. The web-site will be more dynamic and efficient. He offered the use of his personal e-mail account for the web-site. To move forward, a change in the bi-laws must be voted on. This topic was tabled until the annual meeting.
Past President: Mike Costello –Mike will set up a spreadsheet for members to type in their e-mail addresses at the OFWC. Carey Knight and Stacy Xenakis will be responsible for getting member’s addresses at the meeting.
Awards: Glenn Trueb – Glenn is recruiting judges for the OFWC.
The Ohio Chapter won the Northwest Division most active chapter award.
The All Ohio Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society recognized the OCAFS for our efforts in developing the stream book.
Ron Zimmerman will be given an award at the annual meeting in appreciation for his time and effort on the stream book.
2000 Awards: Student Travel Grant Program: The Ohio Chapter participated in this program in to provide funding for students to attend the annual North Central Division meeting who might not otherwise be able to attend the meeting. The award winner was Travis Hartman for his work with triploid sauger.
Historian: Richard Day
Nominations: Ray Petering/Marc Smith – presidential nominees: Elmer Heyob and John Navarro
Programs and Fund Raising: Joe Mion –Joe decided to step down from this position. Elmer Heyob accepted the position if not elected president. A question was brought up concerning our membership list. If asked for our membership list in exchange for a donation what should our response be?
Resolutions: Elmer Heyob – no new resolutions
Aquatic Education: Phil Hillman- has meeting with Skip scheduled
Great Lakes: Carey Knight
Rivers & Streams: Randy Sanders –
Centrarchid: Tom Hall – The committee is stagnant. They want to develop a crappie poster, but no one will volunteer time. The summer meeting is scheduled for August 6-8.
Esocid: Richard Day –
Great Lakes: Carey Knight -
Rivers & Streams: Randy Sanders – An updated stream map was developed to put in the stream book. For the second printing, if an organization donated $3,000 or more, their color logo was printed in the acknowledgement section. The committee mailed stream books to high schools and colleges.
Salmonid: Kevin Kayle –
Walleye: Deb Walters – Deb attended the summer meeting. The major topic of the meeting dealt with walleye tournament fishing. The other states are concerned about the effects of tournaments. The committee is summarizing survey results on the issue.
State Science Day is April 28th at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Motion to adjourn