Billie:

Best I can recall it was a 50/50 deal; club paid half and the Foundation for Free Flight covered the other half (they like the locals to have a stake when they donate).

“Gracie” has been moving dirt for the club for so many years now that most members probably think she’s been here forever :-)

Tip of my hat to Gene too, he’s sure logged a lot of hours in that seat.

Alan

Good ideas Jana.

Is there a GoFundMe or Paypal to collect the $$?  It’s not a big amount and covering the cost will help show the perpetrator we won’t stand for such actions.  – Grrr

#NotAtOurLZ

Dan:

Well a couple of things:

1) It is far more likely that the vote in 2010/11 did occur. The loss of the club’s records would make it difficult to prove otherwise and the existing evidence says it did occur.

2) In the unlikely hypothetical that the Board in 2010/11 acted without the proper authorization, the other party is still protected as the 2010/11 Board had both the actual and apparent authority to conduct the business of the club.

IANAL and this is only my opinion and not legal advice.

It seems as though the ballot was at least partially the result of incorrect information during the last board meeting.  BOD members understood at the time that the Ranch agreement had not been voted on by the members as required under the bylaws see Minutes of March 18 meeting (minutes have not yet been approved as the next meeting has not yet occurred so they are subject to correction).

That understanding has since been corrected by a member who located the previous ballot result (73 in favor of the Ranch agreement and 1 opposed) and the question on the ballot (giving the BOD authority to continue the renewals) 2019 Ballot

Given the significance of corrected information, it seems a new vote is not required, and the action taken at the March 18 meeting should be rescinded.

My 2 cents…

Alan

Rob:

Thank you for some of the historical context.  I remember and appreciate your efforts to keep the old water source on the hillside running pre-Ranch.  You spent countless hours cleaning the weirs and repairing broken pipes, often in dense poison oak, so that the pilots could enjoy the initial grassed area.

Also, as I recall, there were three bidders on the property that is now the Ranch, Len and Owen (thank goodness), the developers (who had already threatened to put up a horse corral where the old training hill was, immediately below the turn for final on hang gliders), and a lady who wanted to use the large flat area north of the LZ to plant an orchard.

If there is a discussion to be had it should be how to thank and buy-out Len and Owen so that the LZ is preserved for the future.  They saved the club back in 2005 and have worked with CSS to preserve the approach and build up the Ranch ever since.

Alan

CSS is still listed as a USPHA Chapter on the USPHA site.

Did I miss the notice?  Don’t the bylaws require a meeting notice 30 days before the membership meetings?

Bylaws

Section 1. General Membership Meetings:

A. There shall be a semiannual general member meeting at dates set by the executive Board. Notice of such meetings shall be given to all general members at least thirty (30) days in advance.