• May minutes approved; filed for future audit.
  

• Income included grant money and one membership; expenses were membership appreciation picnic and landowner appreciation certificates
• Checking balance $22,362; owe $17,299 on groomer
  
• Report approved; file for future audit
  

• No report
  

• Spoke with Beard Group; trails will continue through their land this year.
• Waiting to hear from Bill Christian re: French Lake - still an issue.
• Randy Hatcher following trail west of Corcoran; develop 40 - 60 acres; if nothing happens look at plan B, which is what Steve and Randy are doing; monitoring and will proceed as needed.
• Other changes are questionable; Steve is asking people to contact trail coordinators as issues are identified.
• Guy west of Cty 116 on trail to Crow Hassan; will contact him in next couple of months to see if he is serious.
• Section in Rogers where church will be developed will be ok this year; delay in building.
• Application for grant is in; plan to receive as much as last year.
• Trail coordinators should talk to land owners to identify any unforeseen issues.
• Discussion about Elm Creek access; no resolution; will see if Craig is willing to follow up.
• The club shed lease goes through 2010.

New Members

• No one present.
  

• Thank you for all the work on the club picnic. Pleased with land owner turnout; about 70 attended total. Nancy suggested using a dot registration process that will identify if people are members, land owners, or what capacity they are attending.
• Scrapbook project: they are being stored at Mike Johnston's home now; he has ideas for making pictures more accessible and for archiving them.
• Club dinner: August 16 at Creekside at 7:00pm
  
  
  
  
  
  

New Business

• Distribution plan for maps; Rob will bring maps and boxes to next meeting.
• Season kick off party discussion: objective is PR, membership drive, sell cookbooks, promote events, etc. Decision to put on hold for further discussion; members in attendance have too much going on to coordinate.
• Recommendation made to put note in Corcoran newsletter asking if anyone has land that can be used for snowmobile trail. Free PR. Suggestion to submit to each local city.
• M/S/P Mail out land owner certificates for 2007-2008. Need by the October meeting. $15. Six locations. Need to ask restaurants to mark their location. Mike will be asked to coordinate project.
• International Congress was held in June: Steve reported. Really liked speakers. Hotel did a good job. Steve felt it was worth the investment.
• M/S/P Donate $196 calendar sales + $304 (total $500) to city of Corcoran designated for park improvements. Members will present at council meeting.
  

MnUSA - http://www.mnsnowmobiler.org

• 510 registered for Congress; about 550 attended in total.
• State Fair volunteers needed.
• Region 8 is hosting Fall Workshop at Kelly Inn in Plymouth; will need volunteers; Oct 26 - 28.
  

• No reports.
  

• Membership:  No report.
• Map: No report.
  
• Safety:  M/S/P Jerry can purchase up to $800 for two used sleds for safety training. Safety training info needed in paper and on DNR web site ASAP.
  

• Tuesday, October 2 at Medina
• Board Meeting, 6:00 pm; Happy Hour, 7:00 pm; General Meeting, 7:30 pm
  
  

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