COGGS BOARD MEETING MINUTES – NOVEMBER 2005

• MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY GERRY OLSON

• BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: GERRY OLSON, SCOTT KYLANDER-JOHNSON, MARGY FRABONI, AND GREG JOHNSON

• SECRETARY’S REPORT: MMSC TO APPROVE OCTOBER MINUTES

• TREASURER’S REPORT: $2,611.06 SAVINGS / $1,416.42 CHECKING

• MISC. REPORT (S):

PROMOTIONS: STILL IN CONTACT WITH CIRRUS. START PLANNING ON ADVERTISING FOR 2006 RACES (MAKE POSTERS?).

TRAIL: TRAIL COORDINATOR GREG MINERICH HAS RELOCATED TO OREGON. COGGS WILL NEED A NEW TRAIL COORDINATOR.

RIDE: N/A

NEWSLETTER/MEMBERSHIP: COGGS SHOULD SEND OUT A NEWSLETTER BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

NON PROFIT STATUS – STILL IN THE WORKS… ASK BART RODBERG FOR ASSISTANCE?

MAPPING AND SIGNING TRAILS AT SPIRIT MOUNTAIN – SCOTT K-J AND GERRY WILL GPS SOON.

LESTER TRAIL ADOPTION – TRAIL HAS BEEN GPS’D – NEED TO PRINT AS A MAP. CURRENTLY THE TRAIL IS TOO SHORT.

RACE DIRECTOR MEETING – RACE DATES ARE SET. COGGS NEEDS SOMEONE WILLING TO TAKE OVER RACE DIRECTOR DUTIES FOR 2006.

MNSCS AWARDS PARTY REVIEW – GERRY OLSON AND THE FRABONIS ATTENDED THE PARTY. FUN WAS HAD BY ALL.

COGGS CHRISTMAS PARTY – TO BE HELD DECEMBER 13^TH AT DOWNTOWN SAMMY’S. NEW BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED. REMINDER POSTCARDS SHOULD BE SENT.

TRAIL WORK DAYS – COGGS WILL SCHEDULE TRAIL WORK DAYS FURTHER IN ADVANCE FOR 2006 (MAYBE TUESDAYS). COGGS NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEER HELP NEXT YEAR.

CYCLOCROSS RACE – SHOULD COGGS HOST A CYCLOCROSS RACE FOR 2006? WE NEED TO GO OVER INSURANCE COSTS, LOCATIONS (MARSHALL SCHOOL?) AND DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DOUBLE-HEADER (HOST 2 RACES IN DULUTH DURING THE SAME WEEKEND). TO BE DISCUSSED AT FUTURE MEETINGS.

NEXT MEETING – ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY SCHEDULED FOR 7:00, DECEMBER 13TH, AT THE DOWNTOWN SAMMY’S.

MEETING ADJOURNED