Meeting of the Board of Trustees

January 28, 2007

AGENDA

PRELIMINARY MATTERS

• Installation of 2007 Board
• Approval of November Minutes
• Set March meeting date – Anza star party is 3/17, BSC is 3/10, and the General Meeting is 3/9. The best alternatives would be 3/4 or 3/25.
• Financial Summary:  Treasurer’s Report; AstroImage 2006 review

CONSENT CALENDAR

• None

MEMBER AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS

• Scott Roberts from Meade, on potential affiliation with the 4M Community
• Tim Hogle – WAA meeting / nominations for the G. Bruce Blair Award

OLD BUSINESS

• Banquet – need coordinator, speaker, to firm up the date
• Need to find assistants/replacements for Don Lynn
• WeatherCam – the camera and mirror still need to be installed and connected.  Have compatible connectors and the new mirror been obtained?

NEW BUSINESS

• Election schedule
• Donated scope from Williams Optics
• Storage for AstroImage gallery
• Need for “What’s Up” speakers
• RTMC activities?
• Astronomy Week/Astronomy Day activities?  (4/16-22; Astronomy Day is 4/21)
• AstroImage 2008
• Handicapped access to the Football Field
• Potential affiliation with the Star Gazers of Seal Beach/Leisure World, to help provide them access to a wider range of activities and speakers (six members came to our January meeting, four joined OCA).

UPDATES NEEDING NO BOARD ACTION

• OCA pins arrived, sales began at January meeting
• Anza weather damage – two pipes were frozen.  Don Lynn repaired the one by the observatory, shut off the one by the upper pads.  He put pipe insulation on all exposed pipes.
• Anza Site Committee update – aerial mapping in progress.
• Observatory roof (and door) update; Kuhn update
• Anza perimeter fence – Don Lynn is continuing to install additional posts, needs volunteers to help out at the February star party (NW corner of the property)