Villages Hiking Club – General Meeting Minutes
Monday, Feb 28, 2022, Foothill Center
- Call to Order-At 7:33pm, Bob Bogdanoff called the meeting to order, welcomed 23 attendees and announced the attending Board members: VP Social – Bernice Capitano, VP Membership & Website – Jim Beyer, Treasurer – Gordon Carbonetti, Secretary – Cheryl Allmen, and, VP Hiking & Trails – Gary Lohr.
- Reports:
Secretary – Cheryl Allmen announced that Minutes from the previous January 31, 2022 General Club Meeting Minutes were posted on the Club website along with the January and February 2022 Hiking Club Board Meetings Minutes. Also, printed copies were on the back table for review. Motion by Michelle Breslin and seconded by Gordon Carbonetti to approve the January Hiking Club General Meeting Minutes was passed and approved.
Treasurer – Gordon Carbonetti shared screen shots of the January 2022 Hills and General Club Financial Reports on the white board indicating no expenses or payments occurred on the Hills Report for a balance of $1,715.89. Its February report will include an additional deposit of $500.00 from the General Hiking Club account. As of the end of January 2022, the General Club account features no expenses and has a current balance of $6,528.59 and includes 2 additions:
#1 $3,231.59 accounts for $ 2,065.00 in paid member dues plus an additional $7 in dues payment, and
#2 $1,225.00 forwarded from the Villages for the October Pismo Outings Trip. Motion by Al Girolami and seconded by Mary Stradner to accept these financial reports was approved. Attachment A
Sunshine committee-Gordon reminded the members that Terri Vivoli is in charge of forwarding encouraging cards and well wishes to members in need of support during health and crisis times. Members were encouraged to notify either President Bob or Gordon of any members needing such support. Sandy and John were recently sent condolences on the passing of her mother.
VP Membership & Website – Jim announced three new members have joined the Club: Ahmed Khan and John/Deana Kitajima. Membership now totals 301 current members. He also indicated that he has been in the process of developing a new, more enhanced and robust website and encourages the membership to check it out.
VP Hiking & Trails – Gary encouraged hikers to review The Villager Newspaper for information and calendar on upcoming Rambler, Rambler Lite and Long Hikes and to review the website with leading tips for new hike leaders as the Club would benefit for increasing the number of new hike leaders with possibilities of hikes offered on additional days beyond the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday hikes already offered. A variety of hikes have been explored already for the upcoming Chico outing scheduled in May.
Related to the Trail Maintenance Day, scheduled for Saturday March 26, Dan Kato indicated it will begin at the Foothill Center at 8:30am. All volunteers will be given a map of a section needing maintenance and will lead up to the upper hill trails in small groups by drivers. Tools will be provided and volunteers are recommended to wear sturdy shoes and bring gloves. All volunteers will come back with a lunch available at Foothill.
VP Social – Bernice, in addition to the lunch provided at the Trail Maintenance Day, reminded the members of the upcoming fun-filled Game Night, on Thursday, March 10, 2022 beginning at 6pm at the Foothill Center. It will include snacks and beverages to enjoy. This week’s Villager will remind everyone to bring their favorite game along. She also encouraged more members to volunteer to help at our social events and meetings by signing up on the sheets in the back of the room.
President– Bob thanked the members for completing the survey and indicated he created a summary of the survey results which was emailed to all members. The Board members are following up on some of the recommendations including offering training to new hike leaders, giving potential orientations to new members, and offering both spring and fall outings.
He also indicated the Chico Spring Outing scheduled for May 4, 5 and 6th information was emailed out to the membership on Saturday, February 26th in addition to reminders in the near future in The Villager. The Outing will include a manager’s reception, a Cinco De Mayo dinner at the Tres Hombres (at a cost of $48 charged to your Village’s house number) with shuttle service, breakfasts, and a conference room update on things to do in the area and more info on the Rambler, Rambler Lite and Long Hikes options. Members are encouraged to make their Oxford Suites hotel reservation ($125-135/per room) before April 4th and then to follow up with registering with the Hiking Club to complete the attendee list and help members in arranging car pools. Attachment B
Bob also reminded the members that the next Club General Meetings are:
- Monday March 28 – Hill Land Animals – Russ Glines
- Monday April 25 – RV Road Trip thru the American South – Jim Koski (professional photographer)
Next Club Board Meeting: Thursday, March 24, 9:30a-10:30am, Forum in Cribari.
- Program-The business portion of the meeting concluded and a refreshment break was given before an outstanding Road Scholar Discussion provided by panelists Dan Kato, Gigi Clarke, Mary Stradner, and President Bob (a substitute for Maria Montiel who had a “last minute cancel” and had provided a good overview of her hiking experiences.) They encountered numerous awesome hikes and really appreciated the hiking adventures offered by Road Scholar.
- Meeting concluded around 9pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Allmen
Cheryl A. Allmen, Secretary
Attachment A
| Hiking Club – The Villages Golf & Country Club | ||||||||||
| General Fund – Financial Report | ||||||||||
| Feb-22 | ||||||||||
| February 1, 2022 Beginning Book Balance: | $6,528.59 | |||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||
| New Member Dues – Ahmed Khan | $7.00 | |||||||||
| New Member Dues – Deana & John Kitajima | $14.00 | |||||||||
| Total Income: | $21.00 | |||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||
| Chk# 1701: Dues Refund (Margaret Orandi) | ($7.00) | |||||||||
| Chk# 1702: Dues Refund for house #’s 7213, 7240 (VGCC) | ($14.00) | |||||||||
| Chk# 1703: Reimburse purchase of projector (Bob Bogdanoff) | ($203.40) | |||||||||
| Transfer to Hill Lands acct per 2022 approved Budget | ($500.00) | |||||||||
| Total Expenses: | ($724.40) | |||||||||
| February 28, 2022 Ending Book Balance: | $5,825.19 | |||||||||
| The Villages Hiking Club | ||||||||||
| Hill Lands Project Fund – Financial Report | ||||||||||
| Jan-22 | ||||||||||
| January 1, 2022 Beginning Book Balance: | $1,715.89 | |||||||||
| Income: | – | |||||||||
| Total Income: | – | |||||||||
| Expenses: | – | |||||||||
| Total Expenses: | – | |||||||||
| January 31, 2022 Ending Book Balance: | $1,715.89 | |||||||||
| Submitted by: | ||||||||||
| Gordon Carbonetti | ||||||||||
| Treasurer | ||||||||||
Submitted by: Gordon Carbonetti, treasure
Attachment B
The Villages Hiking Club
Spring Outing to Chico
May 4, 5 & 6, 2022
On May 4th, our destination will be the Oxford Suites at 2035 Business Lane, Chico, CA:
- We will be staying the nights of May 4th and 5th and departing Friday, May 6th.
- The price is $125.00 per night for a King Suite or $135.00 for a 2 Queen Suite. The price includes a Manager’s Reception each evening (featuring appetizers and your choice of wine, beer, or soft drinks) and a hot breakfast each morning.
- Reservations must be made by April 4, 2022. Call 530-899-9090 to book your room. Mention you are with the Villages Hiking Club to get this special price.
- Alternately, you can book online with the following link:
https://reservations.oxfordsuiteschico.com/106548?groupID=3421515&hotelID=106548#/guestsandrooms. - A fun driving stop on the way to Chico is Granzellas restaurant for lunch or snacks. It’s just off Interstate 5 in Williams, CA. Check it out at www.granzellas.com.
- Also, from Granzellas, it is a 20-minute drive up to the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Sacramento/visit/plan_your_visit.html), another interesting stop on the way to Chico.
After making your hotel reservations, please click on the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDkSJ21UBgG3rxdNKOXQ1r5qkDj8Z5z1FcSQPtRT5DwjcNLw/viewform?usp=pp_url
- This will register your participation on this Hiking Club outing, along with others staying with you.
- A contact list will be distributed to all registered attendees after April 4th.
- People are responsible for their own transportation to Chico, and may want to consider carpooling.
After the Manager’s Reception the first evening (May 4th), we will all meet in the hotel conference room to give everyone the details of the hikes planned for the following day and a list of other options of things to do and see in the area.
- Long, Rambler & Rambler-Lite hikes are planned in Bidwell Park on Thursday May 5th.
- Bidwell Park encompasses 3,670 acres and is nearly 11 miles in length.
Thursday evening May 5th, we’ll have a group dinner at the following restaurant in downtown Chico:
- Tres Hombres, 100 Broadway St., Chico. Free shuttle service is available from the hotel. The building housing the restaurant is the oldest existing structure in what is now downtown Chico, completed in 1861 by John Bidwell, the founder of the Chico.
- We’ll dine in the Blue Agave private dining room for a Mexican, fajita buffet which includes vegetarian offerings and a dessert. Coincidentally, our dinner is planned on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) so it will be another good reason to gather and celebrate.
- To keep the cost down, you will need to pay for your own beer, wine, alcohol, soft drinks and coffee, but the room has a private bar to accommodate this.
- The meal will be prepaid. To ease the administrative process, a $48.00 per person charge will be made directly to your Villages monthly statement. This amount includes tax, tip, and private room charge.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Gary Lohr – VP Hiking & Trails 925-922-0217, Bernice Capitano – VP Social 408-425-2077 or Bob Bogdanoff – President 408-834-9657.
We look forward to seeing you in Chico.
The Hiking Club Board