Minutes, FBRHR Board Meeting, June 19, 2008
Round Table Pizza, 4th & Vine Streets, Reno, NV

Board Members Present: Will Roger Peterson, Margie Reynolds, Jim Kudrna, Lucy Moreton-Hall, David Book, Arlo Stockham, Dennis Porter, Dan O'Day, Jeff Barker (JB).
Staff: Matthew Ebert (Metric), Michael Black (Crow).
BLM: Dave Cooper, David Lefevre.
Members and public: Stacey Black (Keeper), Debbie Smith, Norm Mainza, Bill McKrusky, Norvie Enns, David Friedman.

i. Determination of Quorum and introductions: A quorum was reached with 9 of 12 board members present. Paul Starrs, Wayne de Geere, & Sam Stern were excused. Introductions were made.

ii. Approve June 19, 2008 meeting agenda: Will Roger asked to add an item on organizational structure at the beginning; D. Book made the motion, D. Porter seconded, and the motion was approved unanimously.

iii. Approve minutes for distribution: Since these had not been distributed, this item was postponed.

I. Company structure
a. Board members: Attend 4 meetings per year, contribute money and time
b. Advisory board (hope to establish at winter meeting): every board member will identify 3 people each who would contribute to FBRHR
Purpose: fundraising tool; meet as needed
c. Staff: Executive director, IT person, Volunteer coordinator, 1 AmeriCorps position Take direction from the Executive committee
d. Executive committee: Officers of the Board (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairs of other committees)
e. Other committees- will meet once per month by phone, chair for one year term:
• Fundraising committee (chair: JB, members: Dan O'Day, Arlo, Margie, Board members welcome at any time)
• Program committee (chair: Margie, members: Debbie Smith, Dave Lefevre, Board members welcome at any time)
• Ad Hoc committee
• Finance committee (chair: Lucy Moreton-Hall):. will get books up to date, put out a call for volunteers with accounting experience
*action item* Post a sign in the VCT stating needs of organization that volunteers can fill. Copies of sign to be distributed to other locations such as Soldier Meadows Ranch.

II. Finance Committee:
The budget was reviewed. The AmeriCorps position for communications director has been posted, to be filled in September. FBRHR has recently contracted with BLM for $45,000 to produce "podcast" video/ audio-- BLM money has doubled, Will Roger wants to double budget again. NLCS wants to give us money, but we need a specific plan for collaborative efforts.

III. Executive Committee:
FBRHR needs to hire an executive director by September 10 (cannot be an AmeriCorps employee) through a formal job search. Process: job description posted and published,
Board should email Will with ideas of where to advertise. The description will state that residence in Gerlach is required.
Timeline: July 8th: Post job description; August 15th: Application deadlines; August 24th: Finalists selected; September 1st: Choose Executive director.

IV. Program Committee:

A. FM Report by Dan O'Day and Matthew Ebert. Wayne found an antenna site near Gerlach. Matthew reported on status of NTIA grant. Burning Man offered space on a new tower they are building in Gerlach. They've already put in $50,000. Likely that we will use the site Wayne discovered on Nextel's cell tower, on the grid, 1 kW of power.

B. Volunteer Report by Michael Black and Matthew Ebert
They are struggling to recruit volunteers for the VCT.
"Action item" send a specific email every two weeks stating volunteer needs, reminding people of 50 cents per mile reimbursement, patch, pin, T-shirts. etc.; consider doing half day shifts in the VCT. The goal: clarity to the public re: our needs

C. Events/ Tours
July 4th- Fly trip? 4-5 people. Soldier Meadows, Wagon slide, Double Hot, Black Rock Hot Springs. Leave Sunday. Addition trip to Fly Geyser- Will Roger will confirm (tentatively: Saturday August 16th).
Guru Road restoration project, July 12th and 13th
Emigrant Experience, last weekends of July and August
Perseids meteor shower, Wednesday August 13th, partial lunar eclipse Sunday August 17th

D. Membership
About 220 members currently, we need to establish new classes of membership that encourage donations and member levels that are individual and enduring. People in our database will be cut off of receiving our newsletter if they don't become members

E. Publicity
Add in news magazine; OCTA- posted; RNR- Rendezvous announcement. Website up 200% over last year, conversation tracking; 67 people signed up to receive newsletter.
We need to launch our online store (drupal); we need articles for the newsletter, some 250 words, some 500-700 words. Metric will write 2; Will will write 1; *contribute*
Burning Man flier coming soon; Visitor's guide: within 2 weeks

V. Board Meeting Times: 3rd Thursdays, 4 times per year: September, December, March, June. At least 1 meeting per year will be in Gerlach
September 18th = next meeting, RENO; December 18th = winter meeting; meetings are open to the public.
Executive Committee meeting: 3rd Thursday of every month that there is no Board Meeting. July 17th = next meeting, call in or come to the Gerlach office (HQ)
Jim notes that speakerphones make it difficult to understand people
JB invites anyone to go ATVing with him
Margie announces the opening of the Black Rock Bungalow.

VI. Board Appointment
Will suggested appointing Debbie Smith the Board as its 13th member. She brings a wealth of experience in non-profits, search and rescue, collaborative work style, and believes in the value of getting people access to nature. Dave Book made the motion, Dan O'Day seconded, and it passed unanimously.

VII. Fire Arm Policy
a. Dave Book thinks guns upset random visitors. He thinks they should be concealed.
b. Dave Cooper doesn't want open carry in the VCT since that role serves as a BLM volunteer
c. Dennis, Jim, JB, and Will believe that the law is the law, and FBRHR doesn't need to have a separate policy
d. Dave Cooper will research any policy BLM has

VIII. Old/ New Business
a. Info and Education on Gun Etiquette in the NCA
b. Add Rattlesnakes to the "Must know"
c. Burning Man can't do trash pick-up this year
d. BLM needs an archaeologist and a Park Ranger
e. FBRHR will have a camp at Burning Man, "Where Dreams Collide", and the VCT will be positioned at Media Mecca; Dan O'Day will be the Media Mecca contact; Crow and Dave Lefevre will work on a committee for FBRHR and Burning Man
f. License Plates:
Goal: FBRHR license plates as an option for Nevadans. Must sell 1,000 plates per year minimum to keep the option. $20 per year per plate goes to FBRHR ($25 the first year)
Consumer cost = $61 initially, then $30 per year. All slots are currently full. For $5000 note, we can try to get them in, must have the money by September to get on the wait list. Fundraising committee will discuss the plates in alignment with membership. Reserve low numbers for VIPs.
g. BLM needs outcomes for their agreement
h. Get application in to the Nevada Day Parade

Adjourned, 8:32 pm.