Atlanta Group Sierra Club Executive Committee Minutes
Date and Time: 07 December 1999 19:00-21:00
Location: Alan Toney's House
Attendees: Mark Alexander, Herb Bastin, Ted Jackson, Chris Kaufman, Lee Thomas, Alan Toney, Carolyn Weber, Janet Westervelt
Quorum: Present
Agenda: No agenda was available.
Minutes: The November 99 minutes were distributed and accepted. The August 99 minutes were distributed by Mark Alexander.
Bylaws: Chris suggested to defer accepting the bylaws until next year. Other ExCom members indicated that the draft bylaws have been out for review for the last two months. Vote to accept the bylaws as written was unanimous.
Holiday party: Holiday party expecting 60 to 80 people. No alcohol allowed by church. Dinner table and chairs needed along with tablecloths. Carolyn will get turkey and Lee will get ice. Janet will get paper, honey, sugar, drinks and other refreshments. Herb to bring extension cord and adapter. Greenery and holly are to be brought by Janet and Herb. Mark will do the store. Alan to bring the slide projector.
One Club: Lee Thomas fleshed out bulleted points. Mike Knotts is supposed to finish up before Chapter ExCom meeting. The Chapter ExCom probably won't spend a lot of time discussing the proposal. Lee believes that a strong committee and a budget is needed and once obtained should be OK.
Membership: Carolyn mentioned the need for enthusiasm to be cranked up to develop more people to show up for meetings. Now sending out ~300 cards to get a few people to show up. Proposes to send invitations to everyone who attended a meeting this year to Holiday meeting in December. May explore possibilities of calling (e.g., one-call system) before meeting to remind of attendance.
Conservtn: Alan introduced a Stream Buffer position statement. The impetus is a controversy about encroaching on the 25 foot stream buffer with a 12 foot wide, impervious surfaced bike trail. Passed out a position statement to extend to 100 feet. Changes were suggested and Alan would work on revising the language and present to the Chapter ExCom. The National Forest Roadless Issue was brought up. The National Forest Service has opened for public discussion the draft Environmental Impact Statement. Comment period ends December 20, 1999, so comments should be e-mailed or postmarked by then. Larry to make a draft letter for people to sign or make their own letters. Points to make are: (1) Protect areas from further development, (2) Don't defer protection of roadless areas, (3) Not limited to RARE I, II, Forest Plan Revision, but include Appalachian Assessment, (4) Protect non-inventoried areas greater than 1,000 acres, and (5) Don't exempt Tongass National Forest. Mark and Chris to set up a Conservation Meeting on the third Thursday of each month.
Treasurer: $4,200 in checking account and running $2,800 above budget. Treasurer moved $2,500 from checking into Pax World Fund investments, which now has a balance of $5,700. The 2000 Budget was adopted as presented.
Newsletter: Nothing available for the Atlanta page in the Georgia Sierran.
Store: No Report.
Outings: New Chapter Outings Leadership in place. Still having outings listings going to Gautam before posting to the web site, though Gautam is no longer doing the web site. Lee investigating any better ways of getting outing listings available sooner.
Next Meeting: Carolyn Weber offered to host the 1st Quarter Atlanta Group ExCom meetings at her house, starting at 7:00 pm.
Last updated: 03 Jan 00