FTR Banquet Meeting Minutes
 
2000 ANNUAL BANQUET MEETING MINUTES

August 5,2000


The Special Executive Committee Meeting was called to order by President Enyart at 8am.  All members except Mark Palmer (illness) were present.

This meeting was a scheduled hearing for Mark Edenfield,a member who has been the subject of an official complaint, to the Committee, regarding a conduct unbecoming accusation.   The FTR was represented by Atty. Jose Rodriguez,  Mark Edenfield was represented by Mr. Edenfield (his brother), an attorney.  He also brought witnesses and a court reporter to transcribe the meeting.  The FTR Secretary requested the FTR be provided with a transcript of the testimony, as he was not prepared to write down every word as they required.  Witnesses for both sides were called upon, sworn under oath, and testimony regarding the charges was heard and examined by both Lawyers for several hours.  Mark Edenfield testified, at some length, on his own behalf and the parties then put the matter to the Committee for a vote.  An oral vote of the six members resulted in six votes for expulsion based on the testimony of the witnesses to the events in question.   The charges of conduct unbecoming, specifically ; threats to the life of Pres. Enyart, and actions of reckless and violent nature,as outlined in the Notice originally sent to Mark, were upheld .  This Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 am.

Immediately following this meeting, Randy Faul called to order the Hare Scramble Committee.  A quorum was present and the meeting proceeded.  Larry Arrington’s petition was discussed and it was decided he was competitive enough to remain in the ‘A’ class.  Bob Jones’ petition was discussed and will remain in the ‘C’ class.  Rick Dubrueler’s proposal for an over 40 Quad class was accepted.  Dan Tripp’s Quad idea for Peewees was tabled for more input.  A long discussion followed on the ideas presented to move the ‘C’ class, and the concept of two-hour races.  Many excellent suggestions were made from the large group in attendance.  It was decided to postpone any final decisions until the proposal has been “polished” and is workable from all angles.  A more in depth report of this meeting will be found in the Chairman’s report.                                                                                                                                                                    

An Enduro Committee was not necessary at this time.

The Motocross Committee was called to order by Jim Mamula who was filling in for Mark Palmer.  Jim did a swift and professional job of introducing the items for discussion and voting by the Committee.  Mark Palmer will now be the ‘A’ rider rep., and John North , with Belindas help, will take over as MX Chairman.  A more detailed memo of this meeting will be prepared and published by Jim Mamula.             

The Annual Board of Directors Meeting was called to order at this time.  A quorum was present and the meeting proceeded.             

Jack Terrell presented a long, detailed, and highly informative overview of the years happenings regarding land use, the Green Sticker program, and our forward movement with the Forestry people.  The situations discussed may not have all gone 100% our way, but we are progressing and on this note it was concluded to support these programs for another year.  It was also noted that safeguarding measures for our records, contacts, agreements,etc. was needed and Dan was instructed to get the Grant documents, Forestry Agreements, and all back up FTR Financial files of this nature and have them placed in a safe depository.  Jack spoke further on the necessity of the Area Directors assuring the Forestry people were aware of the existing trails so future “maps” will correctly reflect what WE have if a closure is attempted.  Bob Brown spoke on the presidential race (the national one), and the position of Al Gore as it may relate to future land use all over the country.  Subsequently it was moved and unanimously approved that for the first time the FTR as a body will support a presidential candidate.  Dan George was authorized to give this info of our support to George W. Bush to the public, based on our main objection to Al Gore now being endorsed by the Sierra Club, and others, some of whom have extreme views on the proper use of our public lands.  Dan McCune pointed out to the members that the Camelbak people give a portion of their profit to the Sierra Club and others of similar viewpoint, while people like Scott Summers donate to land use groups that help the ORV community.  There were many interesting comments on the fact that “conservation” has become a billion dollar business in this country and it’s wise to follow the cash trail to see exactly who is profiting from what!  Dan George presented the Annual Financials, with helpful handouts, and a question and answer session followed with everything being in order and unanimously accepted by the Board.   Dan then presented ideas on the Electronic Scoring project.  Much discussion and great insight by all present ,as usual, with Randy Stone suggesting it should be bid on by outsiders.  This took the idea in a new direction and resulted in Dan being instructed to draw up specs and put it to bid.  The parameters will be published for members and non-members to view.  Since we have questions on exactly who in the FTR will share the costs for this step into the future Randy Faul suggested we hold off further discussion until we see what some experienced operators say about costs, equipment, etc.

After a lunch break , the Annual General Membership was called to order at 3:30 pm.

Questions were raised as to where the YZF 250 4 stroke will run in FTR.  Decision is it runs with 4 strokes, as we have no allowances similar to AMA in MX classes.  The suggestion of a person to act as a representative to the Hare Scrambles Committee on behalf of the Quad riders was discussed.  Since they are part of the Hare Scrambles group of the FTR this will be handled within the Hare Scrambles Committee jurisdiction.  The Armadillo was officially accepted and placed on this seasons race list.  A discussion followed on the need for all the Clubs to get involved in the local politics that might affect land use and riding within their areas.  Randy submitted projected Hare Scrambles Committee meeting dates of: Sept. 30th,Jan. 27th,and March 31st.  These will all begin at 7pm.  ANYONE needing to discuss ANYTHING regarding Hare Scrambles should attend or they’ll not be involved in the decision making process.  Randy is also looking for an ‘A’ rider Rep.   Lane submitted the following dates for the Enduro Comm. Meetings: Oct. 21st., March 25th, and May 20th, all to start at 7pm.  If you want to know what’s going on be there, is the message.  As there were less than a dozen regular members present there was no further business to discuss.             

After a short break the Annual Executive Committee Meeting was called to order, with one member absent due to illness.

 Jack Terrell was given approval to continue the projected upgrades at Croom Park as we have in the past.  Jack and Keith will get copies of these grants and Dan will archive them for safekeeping in the future.  John North was accepted as the new MX Chairman and a member of the Committee.  Mark Palmer was accepted to act as the ‘A’ MX Rider Rep.  All changes by the Hare Scrambles and Enduro Committees were ratified by the Executive Committee.  Annual meetings were adjourned at 3:30pm. 

 John Schnelbach (Secretary)