TASMA

Two Meter Spectrum Management Association
358 South Main Street, PMB 90, Orange, CA 92668

General Meeting
October 15, 1999
Long Beach Yacht Club

Board Members Present: Vice Chairman, Pat Finke, KC6ACL
Secretary, Jane Avnet, KD6ODV
Treasurer, Jim Fortney, K6IYK

The October General Meeting was called to order at 20:15 by Vice Chairman Pat Finke. Everyone in attendance and the board members present introduced themselves. There were seven voting members and 11 visitors present. The TASMA By-laws are silent as to a quorum requirement and therefore revert to Roberts Rules of Order-NR, which requires a simple majority of the membership (44) be present or represented. Because there were several new members and other interested individuals present, the Board decided to proceed with an informal meeting to discuss scheduled agenda items.

1. Secretary Report: Minutes of the December 1998 meeting were not read. Without a quorum, there could be no vote to accept them.

2. Treasurer Report: Jim Fortney. The organization's books were in good shape from last year, but last year's Treasurer did not receive all the membership materials received by the Secretary. Memberships and expired memberships were posted on the web page hoping people would come forward if their name was not on the list. Members who contacted Jim about their dues having been paid were reinstated. Jim received eight Membership Applications at the Convention on the Queen Mary that were from the June/December 1998 time-period. These applications included both cash and some stale checks. The stale checks were returned to the people who wrote them, and all individuals who had not been given proper credit for their applications were granted continuing membership through the end of September 1999 at no cost to the individual. If the involved members renew before the end of October, they will be considered ongoing members.

As of the first of the year there was $xxxx.xx in our Treasury. At the end of the third quarter (September 30) there was $xxxx.xx. This amount consists of $xxxx.xx in checking and about $225.00 in hands of Technical Committee, the Database Manager or one of the officers to fund their ongoing expenses of the association. Receipts for all funds advanced is required. As of today the association has $xxxx.xx. There will be a proposed budget for next year at the annual meeting in December. So far this year we have collected $xxxx.xx in regular memberships, $xxxx.xx in delegate memberships. We received $305.00 payment this year from ARRL for repeater listing for Southern California. The league pays $1.00 per listing in the directory. Updates to this directory are due by December 1. Income is $xxxx.xx so far this year. Expenses were bank checks $10.00. There are no additional bank charges. Mail service cost $168.00 per year for the basic box. Registration as a nonprofit organization of $10.00. General postage of $6.60. Newsletter postage $33.00, printing $44.71. The Tech Committee has had money advanced to them out of that they have spent $38.96 for postage, $2.96 for supplies. $33.60 miscellaneous expenses. Tech Committee total expense is $75.57. For a total expense of $347.88. $754.12 to the good for this year. Without a quorum, there was no vote to accept the Treasurers report.

3. NFCC Update: Jim Fortney. The National Frequency Coordinators Council's purpose is to serve as a National representative for Amateur coordinators, and to enhance the repetition of coordination and get to the point where the FCC would recognize a single point of contact. There are currently two very large coordination organizations in the United states, SERA representing 12 states in Southeast and MACC which represents 22 other states in the United States. To date, these two organizations and the rest of the independent coordinators have not been able to reach agreement on how to pursue these purposes. Although Mr. Hollingsworth's activities lately have lessened the immediate need for the NFCC, Jim believes continued efforts to develop standardized coordination procedures are important.

The NFCC has a draft rule change in the works that says, anyplace where Amateur coordination is performed, formal repeater coordination will be required. It has not been submitted to the FCC yet and therfore is not subject to submission of formal comments. When the NFCC went to the ARRL for endorsement they were asked to provide additional background material demonstrating a need for the rulemaking.

An organization like the NFCC is needed so that Spectrum Management organizations have a voice with the FCC when issues arise. Current TASMA representative to the NFCC is Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, Jim Fortney is his alternate. TASMA, SCRBA and 220SMA are all charter members. E-mail Jim for more information on this subject at k6iyk@arrl.net or jim@fortney.com.

4. Chairman Report: given by Pat Finke.

1. Continued progress on organizational upgrade. We have continued the work started by Larry Bryant on taking an institutional approach to TASMA's mission, operating in a fair, professional, objective manner.

2. Upgraded financial management: Jim Fortney has done an excellent job consolidating our financial reports, eliminating bank charges, securing our mailbox situation and maintaining accurate membership records.

3. New Web Pages and web site: Jane Avnet has posted a functional web site that serves member and non-member needs:

·  Minutes posted on site as soon as possible
·  Tech Committee Agenda posted
·  Tech Committee Minutes posted
·  Officer contacts are posted
·  Band plan and coordinated repeaters posted
·  Memberships are posted

4. Tech Committee: Allan Avnet chairs the committee that does most of TASMA's work.

·  It is smaller, more responsive
·  Seeking geographic balance in new appointees
·  Decisions based on facts, science and common sense
·  Appointments recognize need for diversity in views - Spanish-speaking applicants are being sought for consideration

5. Speakers Bureau has been formed if you need someone to talk about TASMA at your club meetings.

6. Meetings are always open to all.

7. Membership renewals revert to old schedule - the new prorated schedule has proved too complicated.

5. Old Business - none.

6. New Business - Without a quorum, there could be no new business conducted.

7. Nominations for election of officers for year 2000 - none.

8. Comments from members - Jensen Woods brought a tape of Newsline that talks about the action taken by the FCC regarding an interference problem brought up at the last Tech Committee meeting. He will share it after the meeting.

Miguel Ramirez, NH2R, wants to try to get his repeater coordinated. He was directed to go to the web-site to download the necessary RFC forms and send them to the Tech. Committee.

9. Tentative Annual Meeting date: Friday, December 10 1999 at the LA County Emergency Operations Bureau (same location as 1998).

Meeting was adjourned at 21:17 by Vice Chairman, Pat Finke.

Submitted by
Jane Avnet, KD6ODV, Secretary

Minutes approved 12/10/99