MINUTES

OF THE

SLAC BOARD MEETING

Date of Meeting: April 21, 2004

A meeting of the Sun Lakes Aero Club Board was held in the Ocotillo Room in the Arts and Crafts Building at Oakwood Country Club, Sun Lakes, Arizona.

Present at the meeting:

Vern Nelson, President and Web Manager

Jim Boone, Vice President

Ray Schrecengost, Treasurer

Bob Earl, Secretary

Elton Dyal, Programs Officer

Bill Johnson, Activities Officer

Ziggi Wirganowicz, Provost

Al Doria, Member at Large

Al Galvi, Member at Large

Absent from this meeting:

Dick Vaughn, Member at Large

Vern opened the meeting at 8:33 p.m. The minutes from the Special Board Meeting, March 30, 2004 were approved.

Ray’s report from the General Meeting was accepted, as follows: Ray Schrecengost, Treasurer, reported that the Club had 101 members, however only 86 had paid the 2004 dues. Ray said he would terminate the 15 members after the meeting who had not paid their dues. He reported that the Club has $916.75 in the bank and he has $13 to deposit. (NOTE: Following the meeting, Ray made it official by terminating the memberships of 15 persons; therefore, the Club membership total is 86. Of the total membership, nine members do not have e-mail capability.)

Elton’s reported that the program featuring Major General Farrington will be deferred until November when a larger attendance can be guaranteed. Elton reported that the guest speaker next month will be Dave Pape.

Bill Johnson’s report from the General Meeting was accepted, as follows: Bill Johnson, Activities Officer, introduced himself to the members at Jim Boones request and announced that he is the point-of-contact for the Fly-In to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He reiterated plans to visit the Eclipse aircraft factory and the nuclear museum. Bill reported that only 2 planes have been made available for the Albuquerque trip. Bill gave a brief report about the Fly-In to Edwards AFB. The activities included a visit to the Air Force Flight Test Museum and Joshua Approach Control, the FAA TRACON facility co-located on Edwards AFB.

Vern polled the members of the Board on their usage of the SLAC Web Site and found that it was used generally for its data base.

Vern announced his resignation as the President of the Club for personal reasons. The Board passed a motion making Jim Boone the President. By a show of hands the Board selected Vern Nelson to be the Vice President.

A discussion about soliciting pilots owning aircraft ensued. The discussion expanded to the frequency of scheduled Fly-Ins and the reimbursement of pilots. Without a formal action, it was agreed that pilots should be reimbursed based on the actual operating cost of their aircraft, understanding that each aircraft’s operating cost is discrete to that aircraft. It was further agreed that Bill Johnson would apply a formula that he has developed to provide aircraft specific guidelines for reimbursements to pilots. No formal actions were taken.

The meeting ended at 9:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted

Robert D. Earl, Secretary

April 22, 2004