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DECEMBER 5TH, 2008 Pelham Fish & Game, Pelham, NH The meeting was called to order at 7:36pm by NHTA President Steve Szczechura. 33 NHTA members were in attendance
· NHTA President called for the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by observing a moment of silence for the military personnel in combat as well as for Ted Nesbaum. · The July 13, 2008, meeting minutes were read and unanimously accepted. · Treasurer Report – NHTA Treasurer Phil Wright: Financials were discussed: Cash at the beginning of the 2008 year was $12,451. Revenue was $5127. Expenses were $4925. Balance at the end of the 2008 year was $12,653. Treasurer reported a belief that the projection was good for 2009. The financials were unanimously accepted. · Old Business: No old business. · New Business: 2009 NH State Shoot: i. Jason Green came as a representative from Pelham Fish & Game to discuss interest in Pelham as the location for the 2009 NH State Shoot. Green reported that they had been “ramping up regular shoots” and that at the November 18th 2008 Director’s meeting, he felt that there was motivation to have the shoot at Pelham, reported feeling the program “is back again” and reported having dedicated volunteers. Green proposed having a 6 field shoot, reporting having plans for creating a temporary practice field. ii. NHTA President reported that he felt at the Board of Director’s meeting that they made it clear that they wanted the state shoot held at Pelham- that they wanted remuneration, but were willing to make accommodations. He reported that it would be Green’s job to negotiate between the NHTA and Pelham, and that the Board would have final approval. iii. Green reported “we are no longer micromanaging- a change over from the past.” iv. Questions were posed and answered regarding: a. How would the shoot be run? Shared between NHTA and Pelham, so that the NHTA committee would be able to shoot b. Status of RV facilities? Have been upgraded in the past year, electricity upgraded to 30 amp, plenty of room, and have added “cowboy showers” in the bathrooms. c. What targets will be used? White Flyer d. Where will the money generated by Pelham go? Goes to the general fund, but some will be allocated specifically to the Clays Committee. e. Backup equipment? Will have lend/lease equipment available from MMSC. f. Alcohol? Assurance that alcohol will be allowed for campers to bring and consume. g. Food and Concessions? Have a food person at Pelham who is willing to volunteer. h. Concern about 6 trap fields and future plans: Was highlighted that VT also has 6 fields, and Pelham has funds to increase fields currently, but is hoping to in 5 years. i. How has attendance been and will we need to cap the attendance? The last state shoot held at Pelham had an attendance of 212 shooters. The State Shoot in 2008 had 200 shooters. It was suggested that shooters could shoot 10 to a post. The decision was to have 50 per post, to place a cap on number of shooters. j. Can we offer some sort of discount for shooter as an enticement? NHTA Treasurer reported that he could look into it. A motion was made by Jeff Lafleur to hold the state shoot at Pelham, and was seconded by Dan Madden. A request for discussion was called Fred Lewis. a. How many shells per post/field? Options were discussed of 10 per post, modified 25, supporting shooters to remember to bring shells to the line. A vote was called by a show of hands whether to hold the shoot at Pelham- the vote was unanimous for Pelham. b. What if the location falls through? MMSC was suggested as a back-up location. The location of MMSC for a backup location was motioned for by Fred Lewis and seconded by Sue Wright- the vote was unanimous. c. Dates for Shoot: July 10,11, and 12, 2009. A discussion was had about shoot conflict with NY. A motion was made by Fred Lewis to turn Non-resident trophies into Open trophies and was seconded by Felipe Garcia. When called to a vote, the vote was three for the proposed change, the rest opposed- the majority vote is for Non-resident trophies. · Delegate’s Report: o The Grand American Shoot: Weather and targets were great, a change was made to the Target Year- it now ends on August 31st. o Number of Shooters: Overall, shooting is down by 15%, the thought being that this is due to the current economic issues. Target pricing is being reduced. o New Executive Director for ATA is Jim Thompson o All-American Factor for NH Shoot: we are retaining a Competition Factor of 2 o ATA Youth Program: The ATA is fully stopping funding of SCTP. There is the new SSSF program. ATA has developed the new program AIM. ATA Vice President Anzaldi is looking for State Directors to develop local programs. A question was asked that since SCTP program has grown, will there be two days for it at the Grand, answer was affirmative. · 2009 NH State Team Announced: See attached list. · Election of Officers: o NHTA President reported that he was stepping down as president. o Election of Officers: § The election of the NHTA officers went as follows: § Motion to nominate Bob Hackett as NHTA President was made by Dan Madden and seconded by Sue Wright. There being no further nominations, the president directed the Secretary to cast one vote. § Motion to nominate Dan Madden as NHTA Vice-President was made by Sue Wright and seconded by Sally Alexander. There being no further nominations, the president directed the Secretary to cast one vote. § Motion to nominate Tia Hackett as NHTA Secretary was made by Leo Lessard and seconded by Sue Wright. There being no further nominations, the president directed the Secretary to cast one vote. § Motion to nominate Phil Wright as NHTA Treasurer was made by Dan Madden and seconded by Leo Lessard. There being no further nominations, the president directed the Secretary to cast one vote. There being no further items of business, the meeting was motioned to be adjourned by Sue Wright and seconded by Dave Abdinoor at 9:01pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tia Madaffari Hackett, NHTA Secretary
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