2011 PA TBF, Inc.
District VII Meeting
August 9, 2011

Meeting was called to order by Bill Morey @7:00 PM.

Members in Attendance = 4

Dan Swartz        -     Leggett’s Creek BM
John Osmond     -     Northeast BM
Bill Morey        -    Berwick Bass
Tom Hafner        -    Lunker Landers



Minutes = Dan Swartz
Read the July 12, 2011 Minutes.

Accepted by:
John Osmond    -    NEB
Tom Hafner         -    LL


Treasurers Report = John Osmond


o    Copies of the report were provided to all District Reps.
o    John Osmond to review with bank on life of uncashed checks –

Accepted by:
Tom Hafner         -    LL
Dan Swartz        -    LCBM




Conservation Report = Tom Hafner

    Lunker Landers is not going to do a conservation project at Cowanesque.
    Reminder to wash your boats after fishing NY lakes to prevent spread of invasive species.

Accepted by:
John Osmond    -    NEB
Bill Morey         -    BB




Youth Report = Bill Morey

     Reel Kids, September 4, 2011 at Cabella’s.  Registration starts at 11:00am, Competition starts at 12:00pm

John Osmond    -    NEB
Dan Swartz        -    LCBM



Tournament Report = Dan Swartz



    Next D7 event is at Oneida Lake, Sunday August 21st.
    Launching from Oneida Shores.
    We will have an early gate opening.
    Applications to be submitted by August 13th.
    Additional information will be posted on the message board.


Accepted by:
John Osmond    -    NEB
Tom Hafner         -    LL





Steering Committee = Fred Lewis

    No Update




Old Business

    Officer transitions completed for 2011.
    Still need a Vice Chairman.




New Business


1.Please provide any D7 officer nominations to the September meeting.
 
2. Thoughts on how do we handle pairings for D7 tournaments for 2012?  Just by draw?  If you go unpaired for an event, you should be paired for the next event, provided participation allows it? etc?  thoughts?
 
3.  Do we keep the district tournaments separate as we did for 2011, or go back to the 1-3-7 format of 2010? (clubs should come back with a vote on to stay separate or go back to 1-3-7 format)
 
4. Regardless of the outcome of #3, clubs are to cast their vote for which 3 lakes they would like to see as District 7 tournaments.  As we did last year, largest number of votes per lake/river system by club wins the lake selections.  If it's decided to go back to 1-3-7, then the lake with the most votes wins D7's lake selection if we go that route.  (goal here is to get the lakes chosen and work on dates as soon as possible to minimize scheduling/permiting issues so if changes need to be made, we can do so with enough time so as not to have to cancel a tournament)
 
5. How do the clubs feel about a different format for D7 tournaments?  Like a super tournament, as in 3 tournaments, 3 days in a row with 3 different lakes close to each other.  Example: Oneida, Onondaga, Owasco or Cayuga/Keuka?  Or have two tournaments on two lakes next to each other?  Oneida/Onondaga?  Cayuga/Keuka?  Harveys/Wallenpaupack?  I'd like to see something to help reduce costs of travel and gas, and make the tournaments have a little different dynamic and challenge since this is a qualifying route to the classic.  Reach out to your fellow club members and get some thoughts around this.
 
6. District would like to do something for youth like a casting kids at an outdoor expo over the winter.  Would clubs members be willing to participate and help with something like this?  It could be a good recruiting opportunity also for the District.
 
7.  Reminder if you have done a youth or conservation project to get your request for reminbursement to the District for your $50 credit to a youth or conservation project.  If you've done youth and conservation, that's $100 back to your club from the district. 

8.  Leggett’s Creek issued a request for $50 for youth and $50 for conservation for their youth and crib structure project held at Prompton Dam.

9.  Wayne County BM has missed 4 meetings, this makes Wayne County ineligible to cast votes for officers and lake choices for the D7 tournaments.





End of Meeting

•    Next meeting is to be held on Tuesday September 13, 2011 @ Major League Sports Bar @ 7:00 P.M.
•    Meeting was adjourned @ 8:35 PM by Bill Morey  

Accepted by:
John Osmond     -     Northeast BM
Bill Morey        -    BB


District 7- 2011        Date            Date          Date             Date              Date                Meetings
Club                          02/8/11    03/8/11      4/5/2011      7/12/2011      8/9/2011                Missed
Berwick Bass         Present    Absent       Present         Present        Present                   1
Kickin’ Bass           Present     Present     Present        Present         Absent                    1
Leggett's Creek    Present     Present      Present        Present         Present                   0
Lunker Landers    Present     Absent       Present        Present         Present                   1
Northeastern         Present     Present      Present       Present         Present                    0
Wayne County         Absent     Absent       Present        Absent          Absent                     4