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The meeting was called to order by President, Paul
Miller at 2:00 PM with all members present except Richard Woods
The minutes for the September 23rd Meeting were
approved as presented.
The Treasurer’s Report
for October 2008 was presented by Pat Lichtenthal and approved by the
Board. The monthly starting balance was $2902 with income of $938 and
expenses of $476 for an ending balance of $3365. The club also has an
inventory of gift cards valued at $1575.
The Refurbishing of Computers is going along very
well but the group is low on PC’s and certain parts.
The Board approved the reimbursement of storage
fees in the amount of $180 for Bob Petrilak and $100 for Harry Martin to
cover transportation expenses.
The Board approved $1000 for Fred Whitson to apply
to the purchase of parts, etc. for the refurbishment of computers.
Margot Zoeller on behalf of the Advisory Committee
reported the following to the Board for their consideration.
That the Programs and
Planning group take into consideration topics from the survey that was
completed.
That the Annual Meeting
have a “state of the VCC” followed by a Question and Answer period from
the membership and that we still have the Ice Cream. In order to take
this into consideration, the Board suggested the following:
The current Board – President, Paul Miller report
on the “state of the VCC at the annual meeting on 1/17/09. The new
Board elected at the annual meeting review plans for the coming year at
their first meeting on 1/20/09. Then the new Board can hold the
Question and Answer session on the first Friday meeting on 1/23/09.
The Board approved the Chinese auction for the
annual meeting and authorized an expenditure of $1000 for items for the
auction to be purchased by Pete Rosendahl
The Advisory Committee suggested we continue the
Appreciation Luncheon in the current format as long as funds are
available for it.
The Programs and Planning group has presentations
scheduled for the remainder of the year until the annual meeting.
Paul Miller made the Board aware of a request by an
outside group’s request to make a brief presentation and sponsor
refreshments for that day. The Board suggested Paul contact John Rohan
about the general policy of the Recreation Department regarding outside
groups.
Paul Miller made the Board aware of a test
recycling program at Lake Miona Recreation Center for any cups, plates,
etc. We do not believe that we have any materials that would fall into
the category.
The following Board Members will not be running for
office next year. Jack Young, Greg DeSantis and Fred Whitson.
Respectfully submitted, Pete Rosendahl
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the May 27th meeting was unanimously
approved.
Treasurer’s Report for the four summer months was presented by Pat
Lichtenthal and approved by the Board. The
June starting balance was $3119 with income of $2268 and expenses of
$2484 for an ending balance of $2902. The club also has an
inventory of gift cards valued at $2,000.
Planning: Fred Whitson reported that presentations have been planned for
October through January with the exception on one date.
Refurbishment: Fred Whitson reported that 2-3 refurbished units are
being distributed each week. Donations are needed for desktops with at
least a Pentium 4 processor and working laptops. No monitors, printers,
or scanners are needed.
Advisory Committee: No report was presented. The board discussed
potential future assignments for the committee and decided that they
will be asked to advise the board on what is needed for the next annual
meeting and appreciation lunch. The committee will also be asked to lead
the planning of the Technical Expo. Paul Miller will convey the
instructions to the committee.
New
Business:
The
annual meeting will be held January 16th and the first
meeting of the new board will be January 20th.
The
meeting was adjourned at 2:30 pm.
VCC President Paul Miller
called the board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. All board members were
present.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the March 25th
meeting was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report was
presented by Pat Lichtenthal and approved by the Board.
The April starting balance was $4517 with
income of $987 and expenses of $2617 for an ending balance of $2888.
The May starting balance was $2888 with income
of $404 and expenses of $173 for an ending balance of $3119 as of May 27th.
Planning: Fred Whitson reported
that presentations have been planned through August.
Refurbishing: Fred Whitson
reported that SD-Ram and monitors are needed.
Advisory Committee: Margot
Zoeller reported that the committee has completed the Computer Club
Survey, and the results were given to Paul Miller for board review. The
committee also recommended changes in the guest policy to include guest
registration, the purpose of which is to reduce the number of people
that attend multiple meetings without paying membership. It wasn’t clear
to the board that a problem exists, since the number of guests at each
meeting is unknown. The board suggested that the Advisory Committee
monitor the attendance using available information to determine how many
guests are present at each meeting. The results will be reviewed in the
fall. It was agreed that an effort would be made to make improved
announcements to guests about membership advantages.
NEW BUSINESS
Annual Audit: Carl Bell
reported that the audit is scheduled.
Website: Pete Rosendahl
reported that the Computers Plus website (thevillagescomputerplus.com)
has been revised for ease of use and is now live.
Chinese Auction: The auction
will take place at the annual meeting
Meeting was adjourned at 3pm
until September.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the February 26th
meeting was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report was presented by Pat Lichtenthal and approved by the
Board. The March starting balance was $5527
with income of $609 and expenses of $1618 for an ending balance of $4517
as of March 25th
Committee Reports:
Refurbishing: The board
approved a motion by Carl Bell to donate $500 toward materials required
for refurbished computers.
Advisory Committee: Margot
Zoeller reported the committee is continuing to review how the needs of
members with beginner and intermediate levels of knowledge should be
addressed.
NEW BUSINESS
WIFI: Club members are being
asked to indicate in the Village’s survey if they want to have a
Village-wide WIFI system.
Meeting Location Change: The
Nov 14th meeting will be moved from Lake Miona to Laurel
Manor.
Advisory Committee: Pete
Rosendahl obtained several books intended for beginner computer users,
and they will be turned over to the Advisory Committee for display at
club meetings.
Presentations: In order to aid
those club members who need beginner or intermediate assistance, it was
recommended by the board members present that those who teach computer
courses at the Life Long Learning College be asked to make a short
presentation, perhaps 10 minutes per person, on the content of their
courses.
Web Site: The site has been
modified for consistency, and a discussion group is being formed to
recommend additional changes.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:30
PM.
VCC President,
Paul Miller called the board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. All board
members were present except Pete Rosendahl.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of
the November 27th and January 18th meetings were
unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report was presented by Pat Lichtenthal and approved by the
Board. The January starting balance was $3744
with income of $3085 and expenses of $1622 for an ending balance of
$5027 as of January 25th . The February starting balance was
$5027 with income of $857, expenses at $537 and a balance of $5527 on
Feb 26th.
Committee
Reports:
Planning
Computers Plus and VCC North and South: Fred Whitson - Planning meeting
held with good turnout. Programs have been scheduled through May. A
Microsoft representative will make a presentation on Vista at the next
Computers Plus meeting.
Refurbishing:
Jack Young will send out email indicating that we will accept no CRTs,
printers, nor scanners. We will continue the approach of accepting all
computers. We will use whatever parts we can and scrap the rest.
Advisory
Committee: Margot Zoeller thanked the board for their continued
support. The needs of beginner and intermediate computer users are being
discussed, but no decisions have been reached at this time.
Update
Technology Expo: Paul Miller - The turnout exceeded expectations. The
attendance count varied from 1000 to 1500 depending upon the source of
information. Next year we will press for a longer advance notice to the
big box stores so there is an improved chance of them attending.
Appreciation
Luncheon: Jack Kraft - Plans made, and invitations need to be sent by
Paul Miller. The luncheon will be held on Thursday, March 13th
at Laurel Manor at 11:30.
NEW BUSINESS
No new business
was discussed.
Meeting was
adjourned at 3 PM.
VCC
President, Jack Kraft called the board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
The following board members were present: Jack Young, Fred Whitson,
Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Paul Miller and Robert Petrilak.
Greg DeSantis and Joe Bakel were absent.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes
of the September 25, 2007 meeting were unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s
Report was presented by Pat Lichtenthal and approved by the Board.
The VCC club balance was $3,603.01 as of 10/26/07 with income of
$1020.00 and expenses of $647.46 for September, 2007. The balance as of
11/27/07 was $2,993.01 with income of $827.00 and expenses of
$1,437.00.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Advisory
Committee: Margot Zoeller said
today’s was the last Advisory Committee meeting. Jack Kraft thanked
Margot and the AC for their excellent service this year.
Education
and Program Committee: Fred
presented a program schedule that was complete through 02/29/08. Don
Sullivan will email Blaine Barton from Microsoft to see if he will be
able to do his presentation on Vista and Office 2007 on February 29.
PC
Refurbishing: Fred said five
refurbished PCs have been distributed recently to needy students. The
VCC will stop renting space from the Villages for $180.00 for 3 months.
Robert Petrilak will continue to be a contact for PC donations.
Growing
Bolder Update: Greg was absent
so no report.
Equipment:
Bob Petrilak said the old VCC
laptop would only support Windows 98 and should be donated to a needy
student. This was approved by the VCC Board.
Additional
SIGs: Any VCC member can run a
SIG with Board approval. No SIGs currently being operated.
VCC
Organization: The VCC Board
approved splitting the VCC into 3 Clubs – VCC North, VCC South and
Computers Plus. This will work better with Villages Recreation
Department guidelines.
Recreation
Technology Expo: The Villages
are planning a Recreation Technology Expo for February 27, 2008. Pete
Rosenthal said the planning is coming along well. Vendor response has
been good. VCC needs to provide several presentations and VCC
Promotional information and membership.
Appreciation
Luncheon: The volunteer
appreciation luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, January 24. Lists of
volunteers are needed for the Appreciation Luncheon.
Policies
Committee: Joe Bakel sent a
proposed policy for VCC Committee and Special Project policy. The
policy was approved with Carl’s changes.
NEW BUSINESS
New Board in
January: The following current
Board members terms are expiring in January – Joe Bakel, Carl Bell, Jack
Kraft Bob Petrilak and Don Sullivan. Carl Bell, Jack Kraft and Bob
Petrilak plan on running for an additional term. Joe Bagel and Don
Sullivan don’t plan to run for an additional term. Don Sullivan, Board
Secretary to prepare paper ballets. Jack Young volunteered to
coordinate candidates for election.
Holiday
Meeting Schedule: Meetings for
12/20, 12/21, 12/28, January 3 and January 4 are cancelled due to the
Christmas Holidays. There also will not be a Board meeting in
December.
Annual
Meeting: The annual meeting is
scheduled for January 18. The Board approved an Ice Cream Social for
the Annual Meeting. Paul Miller was asked to look into vendor options
for the Ice Cream Social. The Board also approved up to $1000 for the
purchase of computer and electronic equipment to be raffled off at the
annual meeting. The new Board will meet on
January 18 to elect offices and first regular meeting will be
January 22.
Meeting was
adjourned at 2:45 PM.
NEXT
MEETING: Tuesday, January 22 at 2
pm at Laurel Manor Recreation Center.
VCC
President, Jack Kraft called the board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
The following board members were present: Jack Young, Fred Whitson,
Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel, Paul Miller, Joe Bakel
and Greg DeSantis. Robert Petrilak was absent.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes
of the June 26, 2007 meeting were unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s
Report was presented by Pat Lichtenthal.
The VCC club balance was $3,230.47 as of 9/25/07 with income of $454.00
and expenses of $871.67 for September, 2007.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Advisory
Committee: Margot Zoeller will send out the AC minutes for their 9/25/07
meeting.
Education
and Program Committee: Fred
presented a presentation schedule that was complete through 11/29/07.
Proposal for program committee format was approved.
PC
Refurbishing: Fred said they have
a few PCs to refurbish.
Audit
Committee: Carl Bell said the
club was doing fine and the Audit report was accepted and approved.
Growing
Bolder Update: Greg said not
much was happening.
Equipment:
Bob Petrilak has the old laptop.
SIGs: Jane will not be able to run the Beginners SIG, and Maxine is not able
to run the AOL SIG.
Meetings
South of 466: Attendance is picking up at Lake Miona for Friday
meetings.
NEW BUSINESS
Recreation
Technology Expo: The Villages
are planning a Recreation Technology Expo for February 27, 2008. The
VCC provided a list of recommended vendors to the Villages.
Dues for
October and 2008: Renewal dues paid in November or December will be for
2008. New member dues paid in October will be for 2007 and 2008.
FACUG:
The VCC will not renew it
membership for $35.
MEETING
CANCELED: Meeting for 2/27/2008
will be canceled due to no space available.
VCC
Cabinets: The VCC storage
cabinets at La Hacienda need to be moved. Fred to call Villages contact
Rick (753-1716).
APPRECIATION
LUNCHEON: The luncheon will be moved to a January/February 2008
timeframe.
Meeting was
adjourned at 2:45 PM.
NEXT
MEETING: Tuesday, October 23 at 2
pm at Laurel Manor Recreation Center.
Minutes from the VCC Board Meeting of
June 26, 2007
Board members
present were, Joe Bakel, Bob Petrilak, Paul Miller, Jack Kraft, and Carl
Bell
Jack called the
meeting to order and we approved the minutes of the April 25th meeting.
Pat Lichtenthal
reported that the balance in the account is $3,069.00
The Guest policy
was discussed and it was determined that Jack will modify his opening
comments to encourage folks to join as it feeds the Door prize pool, the
refreshments, and as a member you get some added privileges like 10%
discount at Circuit City.
The board agreed
to move 2 of our Friday meetings to South of 466 and to start a Vista
round table for one of the Thursday meetings. This means that the
Friday presentations will have to be done 2 times once at Hacienda and
once at the new location south of 466. This cuts down on the number of
presentations from 6 a month to 3.
It has been
determined that the refurbishing of P/C’s should be moved out from under
the VCC and go private. The VCC can and will donate to the cause from
time to time in a lump some rather than trying to track all of the
memory, disks etc that need to be purchased.
There is no need
to revise the storage cabinet, it works like it is.
The lap top
should be available to the Treasure within a week or two.
We agreed that
if other companies want to offer a discount to the VCC members it must
be a flat easily to understand discount policy. We will not endorse
vendors but merely state that they offer discounts to our members.
It was agreed
that we would cancel the VCC board meetings for the next f2 months.
The board heard
fro the AC and asked that they hold off any more suggestions until we
can get the current new meeting schedule in place and tweaked. The new
schedule is in part our response to their past suggestions on
presentations, and subject matter, and because we cannot find adequate
presenters of subjects of interest.
The board
adjourned.
VCC President, Jack Kraft called the
board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Young, Fred Whitson, Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan,
Joe Bakel, Paul Miller and Greg DeSantis. Robert Petrilak and Joe Bakel
were absent.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the March 27, 2007
meeting was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report
was presented by Pat Lichtenthal.
The VCC club balance was $4,179.79 as of 4/24/07 with income of
$533.00 and expenses of $268.23 for April, 2007. Also, Carl Bell
distributed a Report of 2006 expenses compared to 2007 expenses which
was approved by the Board. Carl to provide a file for report to be
included with Board minutes.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Advisory Committee:
Chairperson Margot Zoeller summarized the Advisory Committee meeting on
April 24:
·
30%+ of VCC members are
beginners
·
There should be a Newbie
section on the VCC website
·
Vista should be presented
as a SIG for ongoing training as people convert to Vista
·
Spend 30 minutes before 1
PM Friday meeting starts for questions from Newbies.
·
The Advisory Committee
suggested the Board consider a brief review of download procedures for
the VCC website.
Margo presented a VCC Program
Information Card to the Board, and it was approved for use by the Board.
Margo also requested mike time for Libby Scobell to review the use of
the VCC Program Information Card as well as a Yahoo signup card.
Policy & Procedures Committee:
Joe Bakel was absent.
Education and Program Committee:
Fred said the May schedule has been
finalized and the June schedule is in process.
PC Refurbishing:
Fred said they have 6 or 7 PCs to
refurbish. Still looking for a place to do PC refurbishing. Carl Bell
requested a PC for Love Inc.
Equipment & Set UP:
Harry Martin said there was enough
support for equipment setup.
Storage Cabinet:
Carl said the he will get together with Pete, Fred and Bob to review
modifications needed for existing storage cabinet.
Laptop and Projector:
Using the Villages projector, and VCC
projector is a backup. Bob is using the VCC’s new laptop.
Communicating with members:
Members are recommended to signup on
Yahoo. Card on how to signup is available at the Friday meeting.
Other Old Business:
None
NEW BUSINESS
AOL Presentations in the Villages.
The Board approved that Jack could coordinate with AOL, Maxine and AOL
SIG on the AOL presentations.
Attorney Retainer:
Payment of $150 was approved.
Audit Committee:
Pat and Carl will work with John Femming.
GrowingBolder:
Greg said the website was not user friendly.
VCC Laptops:
Bob has the new Vista laptop. John Pink has a VCC laptop and needs it a
little longer. Treasurer will have one of the old VCC laptops. Greg
needs a laptop.
VCC Website:
The Board decided that ads for PC hardware for sale will not be allowed
on the VCC website.
Addition SIGS:
The following were suggested - Digital Cameras, Home videos, etc.
Program Committee to review and recommend to the Board.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:09 PM
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel
Manor Recreation Center.
VCC President, Jack Kraft called the
board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel, Paul Miller
and Greg DeSantis. Jack Young, Robert Petrilak and Fred Whitson were
absent.
OLD
BUSINESS
The minutes of the February 22, 2007
meeting was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s
Report was presented by Pat
Lichtenthal.
The VCC club balance was $3,915.52 as of 3/27/07 with income of
$1018.00 and expenses for March, 2007 of $3,184.04. Also, Pat
distributed a Quicken Report of March, 2007 activity.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Advisory Committee:
Chairperson Margo Zoeller summarized the Advisory Committee meeting on
March 27:
·
Use the mike to remind
the Snow Birds to use the VCC web site while away to keep up with the
presentations etc.
·
Some work is needed to
improve the audio system.
·
A simple outline or
organization chart of the VCC should be placed on the opening screen of
the Friday meeting.
·
Changing some headers on
the VCC web site. Helpers and Downloads seem a bit vague.
·
Suggested the board to
address the idea of a central mike to replace the "Runners."
·
The Advisory Committee
again thanks the VCC board for its support. We enjoyed having two Board
members visit our meeting. Margo
also presented a member survey that was conducted during March. The
survey results indicated that most members were satisfied with the VCC.
There is a need for more help for new members.
Policy & Procedures Committee:
Joe Bakel presented a policy for the VCC Treasurer which was discussed.
Joe is to work on a policy for the Advisory Committee.
Education and Program Committee:
Fred and Bob were absent.
PC Refurbishing:
Fred and Bob were absent.
Equipment & Set UP:
No comments
NEW BUSINESS
John Femming will chair the Audit
Committee after April 15.
PC Business questions will not be
allowed during VCC meetings.
Carl requested that all presentations be
done in PowerPoint or PDF file format for posting on the VCC website.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:35 PM
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, April 24 at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel
Manor Recreation Center.
VCC President, Jack Kraft called the
board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel, Jack Young,
Paul Miller, Robert Petrilak and Fred Whitson. Greg DeSantis was
absent. Jack Kraft welcomed new board members - Paul Miller, Jack
Young, Fred Whitson and Greg DeSantis.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the January 9 and January
26, 2007 meetings were unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report
was presented by Pat Lichtenthal.
The VCC club balance was $6081.56 as of 2/22/07 with income of
$3207.00 and expenses for January and February, 2007 of $3,496.36.
Also, Pat distributed a Quicken Report of 2007 activity.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
The following committees were appointed
– Policies & Procedures (Chairman Joe Bakel), Education & Program
(Chairman Fred Whitson), Equipment Committee (Chairman John Pink and
Sherwood Schwarm , Advisory Committee (Chairman Margo Zoeller) and
Refurbishing Committee (Chairman: Fred Whitson)
Advisory Committee:
Carl Bell thanked Pat Lichtenthal for chairing the Advisory Committee
during 2006. Carl also motioned to abolish the 2006 Advisory Committee
and appoint Margo Zoeller as chairperson for 2007. Margo is to select
the rest of the committee members.
Margo said that the committee will need
a table at the Friday meetings. She also said that the Committee will
do a member survey, and have forms at the Friday meetings for member
questions and comments. Bob Petrilak said he would provide Margo with
copies of the two 2006 member surveys.
Carl Bell proposed that the Advisory
Committee members have name tags. Margo and Carl to work on name
badges.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Policy & Procedures Committee:
Joe Bakel is working on Policies and Procedures for the Advisory Board
Committee. The Board suggested keeping the write-up to less than one
page, preferably a few paragraphs.
Education and Program Committee:
Presentations are scheduled through
June 2007 for Thursday and Friday meetings. Fred Whitson said that some
presenters still need to be found.
NEW BUSINESS
John Femming will chair the Audit
Committee after April 15.
Friday March 9 meeting will be held in
the Julio Room.
Up to $2000 was approved for purchase of
a laptop with Vista. Bob Petrilak will review laptop costs with Board
members through email. Up to $600 was approved for purchase of a
projector.
Fred Whitson provided a summary of VCC
property inventory. The Board approved Fred’s recommendations for
disposal of old equipment.
Up to $1000 was approved for funding for
refurbished equipment. Detailed receipts to be presented to Treasurer
for reimbursement.
The Board approved the reimbursement to
Greg Gregoire for two VCC shirts and golf towel given away by the VCC.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:15 PM
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel
Manor Recreation Center.
VCC President, Jack Kraft called the
board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel, Greg
Gregoire, Pete Rosendahl and Fred
Whitson. Robert Petrilak and Don Canaan were absent.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the November 2006 meeting
were unanimously approved with corrections.
Treasurer’s Report
was presented by Pat
Lichtenthal.
The VCC club balance was $6370.92 as of 12/28/06 with income of
$4,465.00 and expenses of $1,471.86. Also, Pat distributed a Quicken
Report for 2006 activity.
Advisory Committee:
The VCC Advisory Committee met on January 5, 2007 to formulate plans for
the coming year. The minutes of the Advisory Committee meeting were
attached to the Board Meeting Agenda. Discussion of the Advisory
Committee was deferred to the next Board meeting after the elections.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Policy & Procedures Committee:
Membership procedures are now complete, and a draft of the Treasurer
procedures is in process.
Education and Program Committee:
Presentations are scheduled
through March 2007 for Thursday and Friday meetings. Fred Whitson said
that presentations for the 2nd quarter of 2007 will be
scheduled at a meeting later this month.
Scholarships and Business sponsors:
No report.
Appreciation Luncheon
is scheduled for January 11 at Laurel Manor.
Annual meeting:
The following Board members are up for reelection – Fred Whitson, Pete
Rosendahl and Greg Gregoire.
Don Canaan will not be running for reelection. The Board Secretary Don
Sullivan will prepare the ballots. Harry, Maxine, MARGO, MARLENE and
Marilyn volunteered to be ballot counters.
The following door prizes will be
offered – four gift cards, printer and four VCC Club shirts and name
tags. Don Sullivan to prepare gift certificates for VCC shirts.
SIGS: AOL
and Beginning Windows are scheduled once
a month from 3:15 to 4 PM Fridays. AOL on the 2nd and
Windows on the 4th Friday.
NEW BUSINESS
FACUG meeting is scheduled for March
2-4. $30 was approved for travel expenses to the FACUG meeting. Any
Board member can go to the FACUG meeting.
OTHER NEW BUSINESS
Meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
NEXT MEETING:
Friday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m. at La
Hacienda Recreation Center after the Board elections.
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VCC President, Jack Kraft called the
board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel, Don Canaan,
Robert Petrilak, Greg Gregoire
and Fred Whitson. Pete Rosendahl was absent.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the October 2006 meeting
was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report
was presented by Pat Lichtenthal.
The VCC club balance was $7,476.86 as of 11/28/06 with income of
$3,435.00 and expenses of $1,679.47. Also, Carl Bell talked about
financial reports available with Quicken and Access membership database
reports.
Advisory Committee:
Pat Lichtenthal updated the VCC Board with comments from the committee.
The Advisory Committee discussed the following items:
1.
Having Advisory Committee members available at the Friday
meetings for member comments.
2.
The Committee would like to have a table at the Friday meeting.
Carl Bell discussed the role of the
Advisory Committee. No changes will be made at this time.
New meeting location:
Most feel that the Carmen Miranda room is a better room. Fred Whitson
said that WiFi is now working in Carmen Miranda.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Policy & Procedures Committee:
VCC membership procedure was reviewed and discussed AND THE MODIFICATION
THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED. JOE WILL CODIFY THE REVISIONS.
Education and Program Committee:
Presentations are scheduled
through March 2007 for Thursday and Friday meetings. Fred Whitson said
that 60 to 70% of presenters have been identified. Presentation topics
were based on user survey responses.
Marketing Committee:
VCC Brochure has been reprinted. Marlene and Jack have them.
Scholarships and Business sponsors:
No report.
Smart Computing:
Board would like outline of Smart Computing presentation for marketing
presentation to members. Don Sullivan to request from Smart Computing.
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon:
Luncheon is scheduled for January 11 at 11:30 for Laurel Manor. Board
members, Advisory Committee members, setup staff and other volunteers
who worked during 2006 will be invited.
Digital Photo show attendance is down
from last year.
NEW BUSINESS
WiFi
is now functional in the Villages Regional Rec Centers.
50/50:
Taking items to winners would speed up process.
FACUG membership for $25 was approved.
SIGS: AOL
and Beginning Windows to be scheduled
once a month from 3:15 to 4 PM Fridays. Must be self supporting.
Agendas must be approved by the Board. VCC laptop must be returned to
designated VCC person on Friday. A report of attendance should be
submitted to the Board monthly.
OTHER NEW BUSINESS
Board meetings for December 26 and
January 23 are rescheduled for January 9 and January 26 (Annual
Meeting). Additional door prizes will be given out at the Annual
meeting.
Four Board members are up for
re-election – Don C, Fred, Greg and Pete.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, January 9 at 2:00 p.m. at
Laurel Manor Recreation Center
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VCC President, Jack Kraft called the
board meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel,
Greg Gregoire,
Pete Rosendahl and Robert Petrilak. Don Canaan and Fred Whitson were
absent.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the September 2006
meeting was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s
Report was presented by
Pat Lichtenthal.
A new checking account was opened at Citizen’s Bank. The VCC club
balance was $5,631.64 as of 10/24/06 with income of $767.50 and expenses
of $511.93. Also, Carl Bell demonstrated financial reports available
with Quicken and Access membership database reports.
Advisory
Committee: Pat Lichtenthal
updated the VCC Board with comments from the committee. The Advisory
Committee discussed the following items:
1.
Having Advisory Committee members available at the Friday
meetings for member comments.
2.
Providing the VCC Board agenda on the VCC website prior to the
monthly Board meeting.
3.
Announcing the availability of VCC merchandise for sale to
encourage more sales and remind members to pick up orders.
4.
Consider allowing more time for presentations on Friday to allow
for more useful presentations.
5.
Poll the membership to determine whether they wish to continue
with the refreshment break or eliminate it for more meeting time.
6.
Provide a separate time for Special Interest groups for beginners
and others to meet.
New Meeting location:
Jack Kraft said that the VCC will be able to move to the Carmen Miranda
room for November 2006 and January 2007 full time for Friday meetings.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Policy & Procedures Committee:
Joe and Pete are working on new policies and procedures to be reviewed
at the November meeting.
Education and Program Committee:
Presentations are scheduled
through December 2006 for Thursday and Friday meetings. Presentation
topics were based on user survey responses.
Computer Facilities Committee:
One projector is dying. Projector in Carmen Miranda room will be
supplied by The Villages.
Marketing Committee:
Board approved reprinting of VCC Brochure.
Scholarships:
No report.
Business Sponsor:
Carl and Bob working on it.
Smart Computing:
Don Sullivan reported comments from other computer clubs that Smart
Computing presentations were very successful. Board approved request to
have Smart Computing do a presentation for the VCC at a Thursday
meeting.
Financial Data on the Web:
Is on hold. Financial information is included in the minutes.
NEW BUSINESS
Reasons for members not staying to the
end of meeting on Friday were discussed.
Mission Statement for VCC:
Bylaws section 3.01 was approved as VCC mission statement.
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon:
was approved and will be
scheduled for January 2007.
VCC Advisory Committee:
The frequency of meetings and membership
was discussed. Pat and Joe will work on procedures.
OTHER NEW BUSINESS
In January 2007 VCC will be able to have
room for Advisory Committee table in Carmen Miranda room. Consider
having Special Interest Groups (SIG) for PC beginners and other groups.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:13 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, November 28 at 2:00 p.m. at
Laurel Manor Recreation Center
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VCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
MINUTES
VCC President, Jack Kraft called the board
meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. The following board members were
present: Jack Kraft, Carl Bell, Don Sullivan, Joe Bakel, Don Canaan,
Pete Rosendahl, Robert Petrilak and Fred Whitson.
OLD BUSINESS
The minutes of the June, 2006 meeting was
unanimously approved.
The Treasurer’s report was presented by
Pat Lichtenthal.
The balance as of 9/22/06 was $5677.55.
Pat Lichtenthal updated the VCC Board with
comments from the Advisory Committee.
New Meeting location: Jack Kraft said that
the VCC will be able to move to the Carmen Miranda room for Friday
meetings full time in January 2007.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Policy & Procedures Committee: is on hold.
Education and Program Committee: Bob
Petrilak did a survey of future topics at the last Thursday and Friday
meetings, and presented a summary of the results.
Computer Facilities Committee: Harry needs
backup.
Audit Committee: Carl Bell and John Fleming
presented a VCC Bank account reconciliation for 2005. Bank account
activity agrees with Quicken recorded activity.
Scholarships: Bob and Carl to meet with
Villages High School Staff.
Business Sponsor: Carl and Bob working on
it.
Refurbishing computers for needy: Profits
for sale of shirts, mugs, etc will be used for needed parts to repair
PCs for needy.
Smart Computing: Don Sullivan to contact
Smart Computing for options.
Other Old Business: $40 advance for
raffles was approved.
NEW BUSINESS
Lucy Hatta’s resignation as VCC Treasurer
was accepted with regrets. Pat Lichtenthal was appointed new Treasurer.
Joe Bakel talked about setting up a set of
procedures and reports, and he was going to work with the volunteers on
a membership procedure and will report at the next meeting, with a draft
to all board members before the next Board meeting.
New member Dues: New member dues collected
as of October 2006 will be for the rest of 2006 and 2007.
FACUG Fall Meeting: No one plans to
attend.
Roll of Guru, Runner and Moderator was
discussed.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel
Manor Recreation Center
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VCC BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 27, 2006
MEETING
Board members
present:
Jack
Kraft President Others:
Joe
Bakel Jack Young
Greg
Gregoire Pat Lichtenthal
Bob
Petrilak Maxine Miller
Pete
Rosendahl
Old Business:
A motion was
made to accept the May 23 minutes, seconded - passed unanimously
A financial
report was submitted by Pat Linchtenthal (acting treasurer). A motion was
made to accept, seconded - passed
Pat also
distributed a financial summary report based on check book and bank
balance data collected and loaded into Quicken by Carl Bell and reviewed
by Joe Bakel.
Income for 2003,
2004, 2005, YTD (May 24, 2006)
Expenses 2005
and 2006 YTD
Simple 12/5 x
YTD for 2006 totals.
Note: This is
not a budget, nor a forecast, simply reporting documented financial data
and linear extrapolation to year end.
Jack Kraft
handed out the VCC promotional card and requested payment for plastic
holders $27, the board approved the expenditure.
Pat Lichtenthal
reported that the Advisory board recommended we move forwarded on the
scholarship project provided – no financial obligation from VCC and the
VCC membership agrees. Bob Petrilak will update the project plan with a
time line on the actions needed. Review status of this project in
September.
Jack Kraft
reported the availability of the Carmen Miranda room is dependent on
moving the BINGO game. The location will be WiFi equipped.
Greg Gregoire
discussed the promo project - sales tax, selection and volunteer
resources. Donations will be accepted when ordered. The vote to continue
exploring this project was 4 to 1 (Joe Bakel cast the no vote).
New Business:
Jack Kraft
asked that Maxine Miller be part of the Advisory board – unanimous
approval.
Maxine Miller
pointed out that software at drastically reduced cost can be purchased by
education organizations.
Joe Bakel
suggested that a comprehensive plan for all VCC special projects be
submitted in writing by the sponsor. The plan should include scope,
cost/revenue (should at least break even) and resources.
Unless there is
a special need there will be no VCC board meeting in July and August, the
next scheduled meeting is September 26, 2006.
Respectively
submitted by
Joe Bakel
June 28, 2006
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VCC Board Meeting 2 pm Mulberry Grove May 23, 2006
VCC President, Jack Kraft called the board meeting to order
at 2:10 p.m. The following board members were present: Jack Kraft, Carl
Bell, Joe Bakel, Don Canaan, Greg Gregoire, Pete Rosendahl, and Fred
Whitson.
Old
Business
Approval of April 25, 2006 Minutes
Fred Made the motion and Joe 2nd all were in favor with non
opposed
Treasurer's Report
Greg
made the motion and Fred 2nd and all were in favor with non
opposed
Last meeting report from the Advisory Board by Pat Lichtenthal
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