- A motion was made by Tim to move the April contest from the Case Farm to the Tickwood Ranch. The motion was seconded, and the debate began with the motioner stating that we’ve lost the Case Farm for a launch site due to the new neighbors to the North putting up a tall fence and keeping “not-so-nice-dogs” now. There was no further debate. Motion carried unanimously.
- A motion was made by Christian to form a committee to research and find an equipment trailer. The motion was seconded. This motion was amended during debate to include Christian and Alan as members with Christian the chair. The report is to be made at the May meeting. This motion was committed to committee.
- A motion was made by Tim to hold a “Last Ditch Team America Launch” on April 9 & 10 as needed to support local Team America Teams. The motion was seconded. The debate started with Tim indicating that this is the last weekend to qualify (hence the name). It was mentioned during debate that no teams showed last year. Tim countered with the intention of advertising by e-mail to area teams, and by the NARTARC e-group and requesting that teams indicate their interest. If no teams respond then we scrub the launch. No further debate was made &151; motion carried.
- A motion was made by Tim to add a standing rules page to the web site. Seconded. Debate started with Tim indicating that we have a few standing rules, but no one knows about them since they are not recorded anywhere. No further debate — carried unanimously.
- Tim handed a notice to change the by-laws to the Secretary and asked that they be handed to the membership in accordance with the rules. The purpose of the proposed change is amend the by-laws at the May meeting to define more precisely how the club membership is defined. The president read the proposal. (A copy of this proposal is listed at the bottom of the page.)
- A motion was made by Tim for the club to purchase two copies of Robert’s Rules of Order in Brief and a single copy of Robert’s Rules of Order. One copy each of the former to be kept by the President and the Secretary to be passed down to the newly elected officers at the end of each year, and the latter to be kept by the President but for use by the club at large for the asking. The total cost to be $33.76. Seconded. The debate started with Tim indicating that at least once per meeting someone refers to the Rules of Order and someone else mentions that it’s been a long time since they’ve looked at the Rules. Dave indicated that he thought it was a good idea. Alan noted that Tim apparently already had the books and the receipt. The motion carried.
- A motion was made by Dave to move the May launch to Shawnee Mission Park, and to move the July launch to Tickwood. Debate started with Dave indicating that we need to do something and shuffling locations might be the most expedient thing at this time. We discussed other possible locations. The motion carried unanimously.
- A motion was made by Tim to donate 30 kits to the “Project Restoration Organization” kids; the cost would be $4 each from Pratt Hobbies totaling $120 plus shipping. Seconded. Alan suggested that we simply place a limit on the spending to $100 with the extra made up by the membership. Christian indicates that he can beat the $4 per kit price — the Whoosh club gets 50 kits donated for their make and take program. Tim gave a rundown of the organization: a group that brings kids from the Chernobyl area of the Ukraine to America for good food to build their strength and for medical attention. They are here for the Summer and the organization has expressed interest in doing a make-it/launch-it; building in the morning, breaking for lunch, and launching in the afternoon. Dave didn’t think this would be practical. We discussed kits and getting donations from manufacturers, hobby shops, etc.
A motion was made by Alan to amend the question to limit the spending to $100 with Christian finding the kits. Debate on this motion started with Alan saying this way, if Christian can get some kits at a lower cost or whatever we can do that. The amendment carried. There was no further debate, the motion to donate 30 model kits, limiting spending to $100, to the organization and assist with a make-it/launch-it carried unanimously.
- A motion was made to consider rescinding a change made to the by-laws in 2001. The change in question was made but did not meet the requirements regarding prior notification at the time it was adopted and that it was never ratified by the NAR per the by-law’s own rules. Further, the club has changed since the amendment was made and it is felt that it may no longer be needed. We briefly discussed the technicality in question, and discussed the method by which this motion should be changed, and further if it should even be brought up since technically they were never fully ratified by the NAR per the rules.
We are out of order at this point debating a non-existent motion. The point of the subject is to decide what to do about the amendment to the by-laws regarding on-line meetings made at the November 2001 meeting.
Alan motioned that we consider the question; which was to rescind the amendment made to the by-laws to add week-long meetings by electronic means using the Yahoo e-group during the even months (non-physical meeting months). Seconded. Debate continued by Dave asking if we wanted to have these electronic meetings. Tim mentioned that he didn’t think we’d had an on-line meeting for years. The original purpose was to make it possible for members who were normally unable to come to the regular meetings to have a voice in the club’s operation. He stated again that it was never ratified by the NAR and mentioned that it was probably his fault since he was the secretary at the time. If we want to keep this rule then we should make it so, following the procedure, else a vote for the question would eliminate it altogether. There was no further debate; the motion carried unanimously.
The president asked if there was any further business. The meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by Christian Bruggeman, Secretary/Treasurer
and Tim Burger, web page builder.
Proposal To Amend the By-Laws
To the Secretary Treasurer of the Kansas City Association of Rocketry
and the club membership at large.
Date: March 26, 2005
Formal notice of Proposed by-law changes
Insert the following after part (a) and before part (b) of Article Three
(b) He or she must state his/her desire to be a member of the club and give his/her contact information along with his/her NAR or TRA number (if any) to the current Secretary.
(c) He or she must demonstrate basic understanding of the sport of model rocketry by safely launching a model rocket at one of the past three regularly scheduled KCAR launches or demonstrations.
(d) Membership is terminated if the member has not attended a launch nor meeting in the prior six months, and /or has not paid dues for more than one calendar year as of December 31 of the current year.
(e) A member may be removed from the rolls at their request and shall at that time be refunded his or her pro-rated dues (if current).
(f) A member may be struck from the rolls, forfeiting dues, but a two-thirds vote of KCAR members present and voting at any regular meeting.
Article Three would then read:
Article 3. Membership
(a) All members of KCAR shall be at least seven years of age (or supervised by an adult), and shall follow the NAR Model Rocket Safety Code and/or the NAR High Power Safety Code in all KCAR activities.
(b) He or she must state his/her desire to be a member of the club and give his/her contact information along with his/her NAR or TRA number (if any) to the current Secretary.
(c) He or she must demonstrate basic understanding of the sport of model rocketry by safely launching a model rocket at one of the past three regularly scheduled KCAR launches or demonstrations.
(d) Membership is terminated if the member has not attended a launch nor meeting in the prior six months, and /or has not paid dues for more than one calendar year as of December 31 of the current year.
(e) A member may be removed from the rolls at their request and shall at that time be refunded his or her pro-rated dues (if current).
(f) A member may be struck from the rolls, forfeiting dues, but a two-thirds vote of KCAR members present and voting at any regular meeting.
(g) KCAR encourages NAR membership. Any KCAR member who is a NAR member in good standing may compete for points at any NAR sanctioned meet, and may hold the office of KCAR President, Vice-President, or Secretary-Treasurer. If said member is a Senior Member of the NAR in good standing, he or she may be the Section Adviser, or act as Range Safety Officer or Launch Control Officer at a KCAR launch. Return to New Business Items
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