OCA Board Meeting

March 7, 2004

AGENDA

 PRELIMINARY MATTERS 

• Approval of January Minutes
• Financial Summary/insurance status
• Set May meeting date - BSC star party is 5/8, Anza 5/15, RTMC 5/28-30; 5/2 and 5/23 seem best on calendar.

CONSENT CALENDAR 

• Approval of expenditure for club pamphlets ($531.94 for 2000) and cards ($106.19 for 2000)
• Approval of new door for observatory (estimated cost: $450)
• Approval of $100 to support the Silverado/Black Star Canyon Clear Sky Clock (Russ Sipe is sponsoring the Anza Clear Sky Clock)
• Approval of up to $300 for purchase of telecompressor for the Kuhn telescope
• Approval of expenditures to grade and lay gravel on the roads at Anza (estimated $500 for the tractor, $700 for the gravel).
• Approval of setting 2004 Star-B-Q on July 17 (July Anza star party)
• Approval for adding Website Editor/former President and former Trustee Russ Sipe to OCA Board emailing list.
• Approval of up to $300 for vinyl flooring for the three bathrooms in Anza House and associated costs.

MEMBER PRESENTATIONS: 

            None

OLD BUSINESS 

• EOA/MOCAT

o       LX200 plan and variations

o       Establishing policies and procedures

o       Maintenance issues

• Anza site plan/Anza Planning Task Force

• Anza Broadband - Implementation of payment schedule, controlling access, proposed rules for use of the service.

• Security lock for observing area of OCA Observatory
• Observatory roof.

NEW BUSINESS 

• Banquet
• RTMC
• Chapman University - show of appreciation.  Tony Obra's suggestion: Brass/bronze plaque
• Repair/rebuilding of storage/library cabinets at Chapman needed.
• Proposal from Bob Evans' to change club election procedure: In case of a tie for position of Trustee, increase total number of Trustees by one and let both of the tied candidates serve as Trustee for that year.
• Proposal from Liam Kennedy re: funding for supplies needed for "Look Up Tonight With the OCA."
• Establishing/maintaining repository of club correspondence
• Establishing/maintaining club archives
• Mice/rat eradication in Anza House

UPDATES NOT REQUIRING ACTION 

• Telescope Loaner Program
• Items in storage - use in Loaner Program, selling unneeded/unusable items at RTMC and elsewhere
• Kuhn - update on issue on replacement/upgraded parts
• Painting of Anza House
• Anza House furnace
• Awards plans/program update