Board Meeting Minutes June 2023

Board Meeting Agenda — Tuesday, June 13th, 2023

Roll Call:  Present: Rick, Geoff, Ilan, Quinlan, John, Ed and guests Roger Taylor and Art Fitzimmons

1) Next board meeting date and location?

• Next board meeting?  Do we need one in July? Yes, mostly to deal with the competition website issues.
• Next club meeting - July 9th at the shop.
• Mexican Lager Comp - still need a partner brewery

2) Treasurer’s Report

• Usual Financial info.

• Bank accounts look good.

• Did we ask Nolan for a second run of shirts?
• It was brought up that we lose money on every happy hour, mostly because of the credit card processing fee.  It was suggested that we raise the price by $1.00 to cover that.  To be discussed at the next board meeting after talking to Drew and Tiffany. 
• Drew - we usually do bump the price by $1 unless the pack is $20+

3) Activities

• Mayfaire recap:
• How did it go?  30 meals.  About 18 spent the night.

• Homebrew Con San Diego Wed. June 21-Sat. June 24
• What are we taking?
• Who is taking what?
• Art bringing 3 club double and 1 Tavern quad jockey box
• John bringing club beer engine
• 2nd Table?  Sign?  Tablecloth?  Swag to sell?

• Brewery Crawl- John  Rip current @ 2PM
• Sign up sheet for bottles, kegs
• Summer Brew Crawl
• July 22nd what is the latest.  Tiffany has info up on website.

• Arrowhead Brewfest Sept 9
• Is this instead of or in addition to the Sept. club meeting Instead.  Drew to write up by-law change for changing the “no August meeting” to a “no September meeting”.
• Impact on club elections  They will be in August.
• Do we need to change the bylaws?  Yes,  Drew will do it.
• Has anyone booked a campsite for some to camp?  Bob to take care of that.

• Oktoberfest
• Date? October. 
• There’s a rumor that the DAV has reopened under new management. Bob will check out.

• Collabs for the 50th anniversary - HAS ANYONE TALKED TO ANY OF THESE BREWERIES YET?:
• Bravery-Done

• Transplants-
• Macleods-
• Highland Park-
• LBBL- Drew
• Paperback-Pending (Status)
• Bruery- Ilan
• Enegren
• Naughty Pine
• 8one8
• Lawless- Geoff
• Smog City -Let’s reach out
• FW-Set to rebrew the Browneywine recipe at the propagator. For a release for their brewmaster collective. 
• Sierra Nevada in Chico - Nicolai & Bob
• Russian River - Drew will email Vinnie

4) Vice President

• Did we find the Golden bee?  Not yet.
• Did all the scoresheets get uploaded?  All but two.

5) Grand Hydro

• What are we drinking- 
• Grand Hydro Comps:
• July- Mexican Lager 
• October-Imperial Stout

• Happy Hour: 

• When is the next one? TBD 

6) Webmaster

• Anything new?

7) Art Director 

• Anything new?

9) Membership

• What are the numbers? 136 April

• Active Members: 136 members june 13th
• New Members: 2
• Auto subscriptions: 41

• Any new discounts? No

10) Publicity

• Do you need any support from the board? Access to any accounts? 

Nicolai volunteered to scan 25th anniversary recipe book and have it available in electronic format.

• Shop Brews
• July?- No, too hot 
• August? No, too hot

11) Newsletter

• Deadline for submission: Monday, June 19
• Ideas for content: Upcoming events, Homebrew Con, upcoming competitions, report from Mayfaire

12) Burger Meister- cold dishes

13) Secretary

• Anything new?
• The secretary is supposed to publish club meeting minutes.  Newsletter?  Website?  

14) Other business?

• Continue organizing the club house, let’s make it look nice for our guests.  What can we throw away?
• Go through boxes–label and organize.  When?
• All Mayfaire beers have been cleaned up.  DKM?  Apparently there are still two ice chests full of beer.
• Long, narrow shed for competition ice chests. On hold.  Tarps for now.-Status?  Needs to happen soon so the ice chests don’t deteriorate. VP’s (and John) threw away about six in Mayfaire season
• Change over brunch at yacht club - Nicoli