Board Meeting Minutes 

The board meeting was called to order at 11:30 AM by the president, Martin Goldberg, at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez, CA.

The agenda was reviewed and approved.

Minutes of the last meeting: Dan Durigan motioned to accept the Minutes of the January 7, 2001 meeting minutes as published and Pam Satlof seconded; motion passed.

President: we need to develop a response to AKC.  The Breeder/Handler Committee is the most logical group to construct the content.  Don DeWald motioned that this topic be tabled and sent to the Breeder/Handler Committee and Pam Satlof seconded; motion passed.  The Breeder/Handler Committee will schedule a separate meeting and determine an approach.

Public Awareness/Rescue Committees: A monthly allowance of $25 to cover general costs to conduct committee business with the public was discussed for the Public Awareness and Rescue Committees.  Business would be captured in a log.  Dan Durigan motioned to approve and Don DeWald seconded; motion passed.

Service Recognition: Some members have gone beyond normal contribution to the club and the board would like to recognize these efforts.  The board voted unanimously to do this.

Webmaster: FrontPage is an application that can help manage the web site easier.  Pam motioned to approve the purchase of the application for use by the Webmaster and Patricia O’Brien seconded; motion passed.

The board agreed to hold committee reports and statements until the general meeting to be held right after the board meeting.  Pam Satlof motioned to adjourn the meeting and Cleo Home seconded; the meeting adjourned at 11:52.

Respectfully submitted,

Cleo Home, recording secretary

The general meeting was called to order at 12:45 PM the president, Martin Goldberg, at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez CA in conjunction with SJMSC’s Dog Day Afternoon annual event.  The recording secretary was present.  The agenda was reviewed and approved.

President’s Report: Thank you to Pam Satlof and Cleo Home for leading the Dog Day Afternoon event and to all of the volunteers.  The Board needs your help in ensuring the club provides services and programs of interest to you so that the club remains of value to you and your dog.  THANK YOU to all of the special people who have rescued dogs and joined us here today.  The primary responsibility of our club is to protect the breed.  The club does this in a variety of ways like education, rescue, and social events like Dog Day Afternoon.  We need to continue seeking ways to encourage responsible dog ownership and safeguard the breed.

Minutes of the last meeting: Cleo Home motioned to accept the minutes as published on the web site and Pam Satlof seconded; motion passed.

Treasurer: Pam Satlof reported that the club continues to be solvent.

Newsletter: Dan Durigan reported.  Please send Dan content or ideas for the newsletter.

Public Education/Fun Matches: Brenda Couey reported.  The committee is finalizing plans for the second half of 2001 and will publish the events shortly.  Please give us your ideas so that we can include them in upcoming event planning.  Please call Brenda Couey at 707-995-6004 or Cleo Home at 925-838-0220 to talk about your ideas.

Rescue: Pam Satlof reported.  We have rescued 11 dogs to date in 2001.  Pam recognized the rescue dogs and their families that joined us for Dog Day and encouraged people to speak to the families about the wonderful stories and happy endings.

Nominations Committee: Marty Goldberg reported.  It is time to form this brief committee so that a slate of officers for 2002 can be developed.  Please talk with a board member if you would like to volunteer.

Information Technology: Marty Goldberg reported.  The club web site cost is stabilizing and we use a low cost provider to manage costs.  We need ideas that will ensure the web site remains a resource to you.  Send pictures you take of today’s event to the webmaster and they’ll be posted on the web site.

Recognition and Awards: The following awards were presented:

Rainbow Bridge: Presented to Sherry McDowell for her many years of dedicated service working on behalf of Miniature Schnauzers to ensure that dogs in need were rescued and placed in loving homes.  Sherry and her family recently moved out of state and her care and commitment to the Miniature Schnauzers in California will be greatly missed.

Best of Breed: Presented to our founding president, Martin Goldberg, for his unfailing dedication and commitment to ensure that SJMSC succeeded over the past three years.  He has been a driving force in helping the club grow and evolve into the successful organization it is today.

Memorial: Dan Durigan is a long time dog exhibitor and there are few shows during the year that don’t see Dan arriving in his 1976 Chevrolet affectionately known as “La Bamba”.  Unfortunately those days are over.  “La Bamba” passed on to car heaven after over 20 years of show dog hauling in October of 2000 after having an untimely run in with another vehicle.  The only injury was La Bamba.

Mary Troia motioned to adjourn the meeting and Dan Durigan seconded.  The meeting adjourned at 1:10.

Respectfully submitted,

Cleo Home, recording secretary