Meeting called to order 11:30a.m. by President Dave Price. Present: Joe Faraone, Alan Green, Gary Konop, Ken Booth, Lee Schwartz, Bill Smith, Don Mellum, Wendi Boos. Guest: Kevin Adolphson #2457
Approval of Minutes: Motion made by Joe, seconded by Don to approve Dec. 9 and Dec. 23, 2022 Minutes - all were in favor.
Treasurer’s Report: Joe provided a recap of club finances.
Safety Report: Kevin reported the Committee met this week (Kevin, Rich Barchman, Bill Smith, Ken Peterson, Terry Hurst). Bench Grinding safety will be reviewed at Gen. Mtg. on Jan. 12th.
Plasma Machine Update: Dave Hoffman has experience with CNC machines and electronics; working with Rod to repair Laguna. Will contact Airgas Tech if this attempt does not fix machine. Board approved $20K for purchase of new Arclight plasma machine at last meeting, however, review of tax and shipping costs result in total price at $21K. Ken made a motion to increase approved cost for new Arclight machine from $20K to $21K, Alan seconded the motion. All were in favor except Lee who opposed; motion carried. This will be presented to the membership at the next General Meeting on January 12th.
Purchase of New Horizontal Band Saw: Dave reviewed maintenance issues with the horizontal band saw. He reviewed purchase options and recommended the Ellis miter band saw and work stand at $4598. Gary made a motion, se-conded by Bill, to purchase this replacement band saw; all were in favor. This will be presented to the membership for informational purposes at the next General Meeting on Jan. 12th. Pending approval of the proposed by-law changes, a membership vote will not be required as this is a replacement piece of equipment.
Computer Chair Replacement: Dave reviewed the (2) sample computer chairs purchased for the education computer area. There is not a consensus among members for the best sample replacement chairs. Motion was made by Alan, seconded by Bill, to purchase (4) new chairs. A roll call vote was taken: For: Bill, Alan, Ken: Opposed: Lee, Don, Wendi, Joe, Gary. The motion failed. We will utilize the (2) sample chairs and existing chairs in the computer area for now.
Outside Grinding Table Issue: The Board discussed moving all tables outside at the meeting on Dec. 9, 2022. However, some members have issues with moving the grinding tables outside due to weather, heat, sun considerations and are circulating a petition to oppose this move. This group proposes to keep some tables inside the Annex. A discussion took place regarding the excess noise, dust, dirt created by the grinding tables. It was suggested to meet with this group to discuss options and issues. A motion was made by Gary, seconded by Bill to move all grinding tables outside; Joe, Alan, Ken, Gary, Lee, Bill were in favor; Don, Wendi opposed; the motion carried.
Roundtable: Nominations for the 2023 Board will be posted in January, reviewed at the Feb. Gen. Mtg for nominations from the floor, and the election vote will be taken at the March Gen. Mtg. The Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 15th was a great success; Chili Cook-off Lunch is being planned to follow the Feb. 9th Gen. Mtg.
Motion to adjourn made by Alan, seconded by Don. Meeting adjourned at 12:30pm.
Submitted by Wendi Boos, Secretary
January 10, 2023