APRIL 2019 BEACON

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14 February 2019

Frank Corcoran read a letter form a 19 year member who stated one of the great things about NCYC is our traditions. The member was concerned that the traditions were not written down and may soon fade away. The member suggested that these traditions should be formulated into policies. The member wanted to specifically address the issue of OD Assignments. There are 20 weekends that require an OD. In the past the OD assignments have been given to board members and flag officers first. The member noted that the members should be given first choice on these weekends and they should be selected based on seniority and experience. The reason this is important is that there are many groups that would like to stay together from year to year. After some discussion It was agreed that the request be forwarded to P/C Rick Romatz who is in charge of the policy committee to determine if this request is a tradition or a policy and the committee then can report back to the board with their recommendations. It was also discussed that the policy committee should also create a section in the roster for traditions. This would be accomplished by the policy committee recommending a by-law change to address traditions in addition to policies.

Frank Corcoran also read a letter from the Great Lakes Cruising Club who would like to use NCYC to host an ABYA dinner on September 9. It was noted that First Mates President Shelly Sweier was copied on this correspondence and that all profits from the dinner would go the First Mates of NCYC.

Motion : Moved by P/C Randy Pagel and seconded by Brian Fringer to allow the dinner to move forward on that date. Motion Carried.

Frank Corcoran also read a letter from the Inter-Lake Yachting Association asking that NCYC consider advertising in their year book. They included information with pricing etc…After discussion no action was taken.

CURRENT BUSINESS Activities –

Tom Huntley No report and Tom advised he will be on vacation and not in attendance at the February meeting. Clubhouse John Sweier Old Business: Item # 6; Glass Dishwasher Item: look at the feasibility and cost to replace throwaway plastic beer (16oz) and mixed drink (12oz) cups with reusable/washable plastic or glass cups. • Replace “throwaway” Beer and mixed drink cups with washable cups (approximately $2,500 spend yearly on plastic throwaway’s.), no recycling currently available. Currently all cups go to trash and landfill o Glass washer quote requested from Jack Lobaido and from ‘Great Lakes Hotel Supply  Internet prices range from $2,000 to $6,000 o Plastic Mug/Stein quote requested from Jack Lobaido.