It's time for our annual meeting.? I know you're all eager to get on the water

after pandemic isolation.? And the fact that we don't (yet) have excessive river

flows and do have (at least temporarily) very warm days makes the urge to row

nearly overwhelming.? We won't discuss the water temperature.? Last year we

started the season on May 8.

The meeting will be via Zoom on Sunday March 28, 2 PM.? We will try to finish the

business meeting promptly.? I will then leave the Zoom call open until

4 PM or everyone has left; this will be your opportunity to swap lies with

your fellow off-the-water rowers.

Winter news: On a sunny but cold day, February 26, our newly-acquired midweight

Fluid double was delivered to the boathouse (see picture).? Craig and the equipment

committee will work on checking it out and commissioning it.

Bob

Topic: YRC Annual Meeting via Zoom

Time: Mar 28, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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YRC annual meeting agenda (tentative); Sunday, March 28 2-4 PM via Zoom

BR = Board recommendation for an action that may require a membership vote

1. Finance report: Leslie Smith

BR: Retain last year's fees

Membership: $ 490

Rack: $ 415

2. Elect board of directors

BR: Robin Barber has asked to step down

? ?Moshe (Moi) Wurgaft has agreed to be nominated

? ?Full slate: Ernie Alleva, Jaime Caron, Jenn Ferree, Andy Larkin,

Craig Schiff, Leslie Smith, Bob Sproull, Anne Teschner,

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: Retain current members: Ernie, Craig, Anne

5. COVID precautions

BR: Start season with same scheme that we used at the end of last year

Possibly relaxing during the season.

6. Agree on spring cleanup plan

BR: Jenn to organize

7. Reservation system

Although the Board has a recommendation, it was not unanimous

and discussion at the annual meeting will be invited.

BR: start season with same system we ended with

(times adjusted relative to sunrise)

? ?It may be possible to relax the system as the season progresses

8. Possible boathouse expansion.? Since we're completely out of rack space,

there have been discussions about various ways to expand our space.? The most

likely is to rent the "east aisle," a section of the building that abuts our

current space to the east.? The space would need only modest renovation to

be able to house 10 additional singles; this is work that could be done by the

club.? Gary Pellisier, the owner of the Sportsman's Marina, has expressed

interest in additional "sprucing up," including a new door and ramp for the

east aisle and repainting the boathouse exterior.? All of this is contingent

on more investigation and planning and also on negotiating acceptable lease

adjustments with Gary.? A small Board committee will be working on this.? They

will solicit comments and suggestions from all members.

In order to accommodate the current rack waiting list (3 boats), we are also

discussing with Gary placing a rack outdoors. ?(I own a fine rack and would be

happy to have YRC use it).? Of course, not all boat owners will be

willing to rack their boats outdoors.? But it would be nice to accommodate all

rack needs at the beginning of the season, even if the east aisle plan is

moving ahead; our season may open in about a month, and it's unlikely that

the east aisle would be ready in time.

8. Other business, including discussion of "wish list" for additional club boats.