Villages Hiking Club General Meeting Minutes
Monday, January 30, 2023 Foothill Center
Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 7:33pm by President Bogdanoff. All Board members were
in attendance: President – Bob Bogdanoff, VP Social – Carmel Smith, VP Membership & Website – Jim
Beyer, Treasurer – Gordon Carbonetti, Secretary – Cheryl Allmen, and VP Hiking & Trails – John Petrin.
33 individuals were in attendance.
Reports: VP Membership & Website – Jim One guest & two new members were in attendance.
Jim indicated our current enrollment totals 309 members. New members are: Carol Reid, Helen Ware,
Janet Riley and Leon Riley. He mentioned all members received notifications of the $7 addition to the
January HOA with 17 members dropping their membership in the Hiking Club (largest number recently)
because of relocation, passing and no longer interested in hikes. He also indicated that the website is
functioning well.
Secretary –-Cheryl: Copies of the General meeting were on the back table for audience’s review. A
motion by Lucy McProud and second by Wendy Werner was made to accept the minutes from two
General Meetings: November 28, 2022 and October 31, 2022. Both minutes were approved.
Treasurer – Gordon presented the December 2022 statements on the whiteboard which included our
yearly donations to the following: Greenbelt Alliance ($100.00), Peninsula Open Space Trust ($200.00),
California State Parks Foundation ($100.00), Bay Area Trail Council ($100.00), Sempervirens Fund
($100.00), Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society ($100.00), Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Dept.
($100.00), Santa Clara County Open Space Authority ($100.00), Portola & Castle Rock Foundation
($100.00), and The Pine Ridge Association ($100.00). There also was a donation in Memory of Caroline
Cooper after her passing. Nothing changed to the Hillside Budget: $2,251.89 and General Fund is
currently at $4,403.89. November & December Financials were approved by the members. Sunshine
committee headed by Terri Vivoli sent condolence card to Dot Armbruster in memory of her husband
Roger.
VP Hiking & Trails – John shared information about the upcoming Trail Maintenance Day
scheduled for Saturday, March 25 th along with Dan Kato who has been working with
Maintenance for their support for the day.
John also indicated that more Rambler leaders are needed. To support that there are orientations
available and also there are copies of what is involved in leading a hike and sheets of paper
including his email and phone number are available for pickup at the back table.. Additionally
he is recommending use of first aid kits and a more available location for picking up the kits for
a hike.is being worked on.
His plans also includes finalizing plans for a spring hiking trip and selecting a fall trip soon. He
will ask for recommendations from members and volunteers who are familiar with areas to add
more individuals to support the planning and execution of future seasonal travel hikes. He
indicated he is familiar with a couple areas….Placerville, one near Plymouth, Plumas County
and possibly Tahoe City—all within the approximate 3 hour driving distances
Additionally, Bob shared on the whiteboard the Henry W. Coe State Park DOWDY RANCH VISITOR
CENTER – BELL STATION ENTRANCE Walk map https://coepark.net/bcw. A special hike is available on
Saturday, April 29th with reservations beginning of March. More information on this hike will be coming
soon.
VP Social – Carmel announced the Thursday, February 9th White Elephant Soup Supper, ,BYOB,
5:30pm-9:00pm at Foothill. Pam Thompson had volunteered to help. On Thursday, March 9 th is Game
Night Potluck, (BYOB, 5:30pm-8:00) Lastly, Thursday , May 11 th is Variety Night (Potluck, BYOB, 5:30pm-
8:00pm). Last year Lee Thompson was the MC> She asked for a few members to help support the
event.
President – Bob shared the status of Hill Land Trail Project indicating it will be hopefully accepted by City
of SJ for permit consideration. Permit review fees have been paid and the City of SJ (Environment &
Planning) is completing final review before permit issuance.
Additionally, the Hiking Club Table at New Villager Orientation welcomed new residents. Bob is offering
a personalized hill walk and obtained 2 takers and the Villages Club Fair will occur later in the year.
General Meeting Speakers include: Feburary – Lisa Barboza, Sierra Club ď‚· March – Meet our Ranch
Neighbor to the south-Richie Vargas , Michelle Breslin ď‚· April – Ukraine Relief – Rose Egan & Mira Dytka ď‚·
Bob will be conducting a Club Survey 2023 possibly send out in March to gather information and
suggestions from the membership
Q&A Break – 15 minutes, snack bringers were thanked for bringing yummy goodies to the meeting. –
He reminded members to sign up for bringing future snacks.
Speaker: John Trudeau Actively involved in numerous club activities including periodic club speaker,
hike leader, signs & sign content (names, distances, elevation), and travels extensively and this spring is
going to Patagonia ď‚· Works with various clubs on technical support gave a talk on Bugs, Plants, Flowers
along our Hikes.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Allmen
Cheryl Allmen, Secretary
Hiking Club – The Villages Golf & Country Club
General Fund – Financial Report
January 2023
January 1, 2023 Beginning Book Balance: $4,043.89
Income:
Dues – New Members (Janet/Leon Riley, Christina Ly, Carol Reid, $42.00
Michael Warfield, Kris Carlsen)
Total Income: $4,085.89
Expenses:
Chk# 1726: Robert Bogdanoff – Reimb for wireless mic system $ (54.68)
Total Expenses: $ (54.68)
January 31, 2023 Ending Book Balance: $4,031.21
Submitted by:
Gordon Carbonetti
Treasurer
Hiking Club – The Villages Golf & Country Club
Hill Lands Project Fund – Financial Report
January 2023
January 1, 2023 Beginning Book Balance: $ 2,215.89
Income: $0.00
Total Income: $ 2,215.89
Expenses: $0.00
Total Expenses: $0.00
January 31, 2023 Ending Book Balance: $ 2,215.89
Submitted by:
Gordon Carbonetti
Treasurer