<<< See a few late-breaking changes in <<< >>> below.>>>

UPDATES

The boathouse now has a motorized garage door opener operated by a keypad where you
enter a 4-digit code. ?To close the door, enter the code again. ?When you renew your
membership for the year (see below) we will send you the code. ?If you need it sooner,
please send email to?rfsproull@...?or txt me at 617 515-0503. ?

Membership and rack rates are likely to change this year (see below). ?After the annual
meeting, I will send a message to the entire email list announcing the rates
approved at the meeting.

Gary Pellisier, the marina owner, has asked us to move the outdoor rack to a new, as
yet undecided, location at the marina. ?Craig and I will endeavor to move it before
the season opens so that boats can be returned to their locations as of the end of
last season.

When the river water temperature reaches 50F consistently, we will open the season
for rowing club boats. ?Those with private boats are welcome to row earlier, but
please note the river flow has been as high as 50,000 cfs lately -- very risky.


ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

The numbered items will be discussed at the meeting. ?The notation "BR:" is the
recommendation of the Board.

1. Finance report: Leslie Smith, treasurer
BR: Reduce last year's fees slightly because of firm financial position.
????Introduce modest fees for the outside rack.
Membership: $ 475 (down from 490)
Rack: inside $ 375 (down from $ 415); outside $ 100

2. Elect board of directors
BR: Anne Teschner has resigned. <<<Andy Larkin wishes to stand down>>>

? ??Carol MacColl has agreed to serve. <<<Anita?Fábos has agreed to serve.>>>
????Full slate: Ernie Alleva, Jaime Caron, Anita?贵á产辞蝉,?Jenn Ferree,

Carol MacColl, Craig Schiff, Leslie Smith, Bob Sproull,?
David Wick, Moshe Wurgaft

3. Elect officers
BR: Retain current officers
????Full slate: ?President: Bob Sproull; Vice president: Jenn Ferree
Treasurer: Leslie Smith; Secretary: Jaime Caron

4. Appoint equipment committee
BR: Anne Teschner has resigned.
????Full slate: Ernie, Craig

5. COVID precautions
BR: Currently no mandates of any sort; follow Hadley guidelines.

6. Spring cleanup plan
BR: Jenn to organize shortly after season starts

7. Reservation system for club boats
BR: Continue the same system as last year; it seems to have made
????sharing club boats smoother. ?You can find the instructions
????on the spreadsheet at?

8. Possible boathouse expansion. ?For quite a while, we have been discussing
possible expansion of our boathouse space to include the "east aisle," a narrow
section of our building just to the east of our current space. ?The size and
shape of the space are not ideal, probably can accommodate only 8 rack slots.
And the lease arrangements currently proposed by Gary Pellisier, the owner of
the marina, are very expensive.
BR: More study of configuration of the combined space, and formulate
????a counter-proposal to Gary's lease proposal. ?Also continued
????exploration of additional outdoor storage options.

9. New business & discussion

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Bob Sproull is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Yankee Rowing Club annual meeting
Time: Apr 24, 2022 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 833 2908 6724
Passcode: 509839
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