Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Minutes November 2010 Meeting

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: John Carey
Vice President: Mike Busch
Treasurer: Roy La Barbera
Secretary: Geoff Severud
Membership: Ray Boos




November 16, 2010
Meeting minutes

7:43 meeting called to order
Treasury report read and accepted

Old Business; Annual Christmas Party will be held December 21. It will be catered. No one needs to bring anything. We will be doing our White Elephant gift exchange. The gift must be wrapped, RC related and around $20.

New Business; Lakeland has signed a “license to use” with Russo Development for the property at the corner Empire Blvd & State St. The former home of Hackensack Valley Fliers.
Here are the facts pertaining to Lakeland’s being given the opportunity to sign an agreement for use of this property. Lakeland was directed by the meadowlands to contact Russo Development. Through meetings with RD’s lawyer Lakeland was offered the above property by signing a license agreement for use of the property. We asked what about the present users, HVF. The following is an excerpt from the agreement offered to Lakeland.
2. Pursuant to and with the permission of the prior owner of the Property, Hackensack Flyers has been utilizing a strip of land on the Property for members of its club as a staging area and runway area for the operation of radio controlled model aircraft. After acquiring the Property, Owner’s affiliate and predecessor, 140 State Street, LLC offered Hackensack Flyers an opportunity to continue using the Property by entering into a license agreement with Owner, but Hackensack Flyers declined to do so. As a result, Owner’s predecessor notified Hackensack Flyers that it and its members are not permitted to use the Property and has notified Hackensack Flyers that continued use of the Property by their membership is a trespass on the Property. Hackensack Flyers and its members have continued to enter upon and use the Property without the consent and in disregard of the notice and demand by 140 State Street, LLC and Owner.
They, RD, further stated they wanted a responsible party on the field that would provide the necessary documents, ie charter, insurance, etc., that would that RD could not be held liable for any injuries, accidents, or other happenings there arising from the use of RC related activities. Lakeland was asked, not directed, in the license agreement to offer membership in Lakeland to the members of HVF, which we did in a meeting with HVF’s president, Rob Koehler. Lakeland cannot take possession of the field until RD’s lawyer notifies us that HVF has vacated.
Lakeland’s executive board wants to make it perfectly clear; we did not steal this property from HVF. They lost it through non-compliance and ignoring the property owners requests.
There will need to be some changes made to the field for safety reasons due to the new building north of the runaway. This will be discussed with the involved parties at a later date.
Bill Heubner raised a question concerning the membership process for HVF members.
Reply; they will have to go through the same process as all prospective new members. There will be NO automatic instatement as full members.
8:20 vote for new executive committee: 44 votes president Buzz Kemp, vice president Lew Talone, secretary Geoff Severud
Fred Wadliegh backed out at the last minute because of the negative rumors HVF spread concerning the loss of their field relating to Lakeland.
50/50 won by Mike Beard
8:33 meeting adjourned.

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