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Meeting Minutes

from 2022 October Cloudbouncer

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Committe Reports

BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday September 19, 2022

AAAA President, Blair called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. Members present were: Blair (President); Doug (Flying Events); Sue (Crew Development); Karen (Ways and Means); Jason (Community Relations); Taylor (Secretary) and Peg (Education). Members absent: Chris (Special Events) and Dick (Treasurer).

Vice President (Peter) – The October Speaker will be Jennifer Garcia doing a recap of the 2022 Balloon Fiesta with lots of numbers and a few photos. The November Speaker will be our Crew Development Chair, Sue Palmer taking a look on how crewing for a gas balloon chase differs from hot air balloon chasing. There is no General meeting in December. Doug Gantt and other officers are still exploring possibilities for new AAAA launch sites at various locations in and around Rio Rancho

Secretary (Taylor) – August’s Board Meeting minutes were brought to the table for approval. Doug motioned for approval, Peter seconded, the minutes were approved as written. The new members for consideration include James Kipp, Zachary Brandon, Bobby Torres-Fava, Judy Rinehimer, Les Peterson, Lynn Reed, and Rae Todd. Blair motioned to approve the new members, Sue seconded, the new members were approved.

Committee reports were presented and will be in the Cloudbouncer.

Old Business: - Rio Rancho Launch Site: Rio Rancho Public Schools is still a good contender when it comes to a launch site. We just need to make sure our liability/event insurance will cover launching from school property. - By Laws: Peter and Peg met and read the by-laws and the operating rules. To change the by-laws a 2/3 vote is needed. The operating rules is a longer document and they can be changed by board. There will be 3 changes that will be brought to the membership for voting in December. o Update the non-discrimination closure o Allow electronic voting o Get rid of the director at large statement New Business: - Fiesta Registration: Peg sent out an email in regards to the AAAA table at Fiesta pilot registration. Merchandise, membership, and safety seminar tickets will all be sold. - Jingle Bell Non-Rally: Blair is going to get together with Chris and see what he needs help with in regards to Jingle Bell.

6:31 Blair motioned to adjourn.

Submitted by Taylor Caldwell, AAAA Secretary

GENERAL MEETING MINUTES Tuesday September 27, 2022

Our President, Blair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM with a welcome and a thank you to those in attendance. New pilots, new ratings, new balloons, ballooning in the community, and guests were all introduced.

The Balloon Fiesta Safety video was shown for in person guests, as well as people watching over Zoom.

Board reports were presented:

Secretary (Taylor) – The new members include James Kipp, Zachary Brandon, Bobby Torres-Fava, Judy Rinehimer, Les Peterson, Lynn Reed, and Rae Todd.

Treasurer (Dick) – The pie charts will be available in the Cloudbouncer

Committee reports were presented and will be in the Cloudbouncer.

Other Ballooning Organizations:

FAA – No representation

BFA – No representation

VFRS – No report

Top Gun – No representation

AIBF (Nancy Wertz) – Nancy reminded members of the sheet program for landowners, and what the different colored sheets mean to pilots.

Balloon Museum (Peter) – The 50th exhibit for the Balloon Fiesta is officially open, There are a few openings for the breakfasts that the Museum hosts during the event.

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who continues to keep this organization moving forward. See you all at the next flying event. Meeting adjourned.

Submitted by Taylor Caldwell, AAAA Secretary

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