Arizona Deer Association

Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting

February 19, 2008

Attending:

Pete Cimellaro, President                                            Leonard Ordway
Jeff Dickey, Vice President                                        Bryan Waitman
Kevin Harris, Past President                                       Tracey Martin
Keith Gaines, Secretary
Craig Dunlap, Treasurer
Joe Allen, Board Member
Brad Freitag, Board Member
John Koleszar, Board Member
Dom Lopano, Board Member
Chris Denham, Board Member
Rick Miller, Board Member
Terry Herndon, Youth Director

I.  Welcome and Call to order

The president called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.

Motion:  to donate $1000 to Young Life in memory of Michael Bool.

By: Chris Denham   Seconded:  Rick Miller  Action:  Motion carried

The board discussed setting up a scholarship fund in Michael’s name; the president will consult the Bool family about this project.

II.  News from Game and Fish

The Kaibab update will take place at the March meeting; send any questions to Leonard Ordway so that responses can be prepared.  The hunt recommendations are in process now and two weeks prior to the commission meeting will be available for public comment.  The Arizona mule deer tag sold for $122,000, the Utah tag for $185,000.  At the state HPC meeting, the discussion centered on the $12 million settlement from the La Osa lawsuit; $2.8 million was specifically earmarked for Game and Fish to be used for the Silver Bells sheep herd and to recoup expenses for the disease outbreak in this herd.  It appears that the legislature is attempting to take all this money into the general fund, which will result in a loss of $15 to $20 million in matching federal funds.   Some other items for discussion by the commission are: whether the 3-Bar will be open for hunting; baiting for cervids to be outlawed. 

The OHV bill has been heard by the Legislative subcommittee.  Senator Grey agreed to carry the bill, which has many backers including the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy. 

III.  Minutes

Motion: to approve the minutes as presented

By:  Brad Freitag    Seconded:  Domenick Lopano    Action:  Motion carried.

IV.  Treasurer’s Report

Motion:  to accept the treasurer’s report as presented

By:  Domenick Lopano   Seconded:  Terry Herndon   Action:  Motion carried.

V.  Old Business

The president appointed himself, Todd Julian and Tracey Martin to a committee to review the bylaws and make suggested changes 

Motion:  to appoint Bryan Waitman as a member of the board of directors, his term to end in June 2008.

By:  Terry Herndon   Seconded:  Brad Freitag    Action:   Motion carried. 

The board reviewed a proposed written agreement with Jim deVos to provide professional and consultation services in the areas of deer management and research. 

Motion:  to approve the agreement with Jim deVos, with the insertion of a confidentiality clause.

By:  Brad Freitag    Seconded:  John Koleszar    Action:  Motion carried.

VI.  Committee Reports

a.  Clinic – the clinic will be Saturday August 23^rd from Noon – 4:00

b.  Projects – the HPC funded approximately $416,000 in mule deer projects and $170,000 in whitetail projects.  There will be a joint project with ADBSS, the Brandenburg and Buzan Catchments, on March 15-16 in the Aravaipa.  A joint flyer will be mailed to all members.

c.  Newsletter – articles are needed.

d.  Youth – the javelina hunt in 20C provided a great opportunity for kids, and was a great camp.  The Bagdad Mine donated $10,000 for the second youth trailer.

e.  WCC/AZSFW – although when it was formed, it promised no fundraisers, the AZSFW has now found it necessary to look at alternative funding avenues.  They will probably conduct a fundraiser in October, however, its format will be very different from that of the wildlife  organizations. 

f.  website – no report.

g.  membership – no report.

h.  public relations – no report.

i.  conservation partners –no report.

VII.  New Business

Motion:  to provide a $1,000 donation to the Buckskin Chapter for their fundraiser.

By:  John Koleszar   Seconded:  Terry Herndon    Action:   Motion carried 

The ISE show will be March 7-9, volunteers are needed to staff the booth. 

Motion:  to allocate up to $400 for display devise.

By:  Rick Miller     Seconded:  Joe Allen    Action:  Motion carried. 

The board discussed the Jameson Award

Motion:  to confer the 2008 Jameson Award on Representative Jerry Weiers

By:  Chris Denham   Seconded:  Terry Herndon    Action:  Motion carried. 

The board discussed the USFS Travel Management Plan.  There are approximately 6500 total miles of roads; 2500 will remain open, the rest will be closed.  The website has maps explaining the closures.

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 8:56 pm

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