General Monthly Meeting Minutes for May 17, 2022

Meeting Location –

Beer Barrell Pizza & Grill, 7482 OH-161, Plain City, OH, 43064. 

Members in Attendance –

Attending the March meeting were Mike Allen (President), Larry Laskorski (Secretary), Cory Samuell (Membership), Rich McCoy (Activities), Henning Carlsen (Treasurer), Edward Caughell and Carleton Williams (New Member). 

Call to Order –

Mike Allen called the meeting to order at 8:08 P.M.  The meeting was called to order later than scheduled due to the service at the restaurant being slow. 

Secretary’s report –

Larry Laskorski read the minutes of the April 19, 2022, meeting.  Mike Allen moved to accept the minutes, as written, and that they be entered into the organization’s records.  Ed Caughell seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried.  

Treasurer's report –

Henning Carlsen provided a short financial report that indicated the treasury balance and that the club is solvent.  Larry Laskorski moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report, as provided, and that it be entered into the organization’s records.  Ed Caughell seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried.  Should any members not in attendance for the meeting need information on the current financial position of the club, please reach out to Henning. 

Membership report – 

Corey Samuel stated that we have added two new members to the club.  A discussion then ensued regarding when new members that apply via the website are granted the ability to log in and access the members area of the website.  Cory advised the members present that he will provide the new member an email with instructions to access the website upon receiving confirmation from Henning Carlsen that the new member has paid their dues. 

Mike added that the leadership of the club, as well as the new club website are both works in progress.  Four of the five Board members are new to the club and the website has only been operational for the past four months. 

Activities Report –

Rich requested he be given access to the calendar portion of the club website so that as activities are scheduled, he can update the club calendar accordingly.  Cory responded that he would send Rich an email containing the information required to Rich to accomplish this function. 

Rich suggested scheduling a day ride one Sunday each month.  Suggested rides included OH- 555, Windy 9 - Rim of the World and the Ernest Warther Museum. 

Rich also advised the members in attendance that he has created the following email address – beemersactivities@gmail.com to allow members to send him suggestions. 

Rich stated that he would like to schedule the first Sunday ride for June 5th given that this date is the only Sunday that he is available in the month of June.  Details to follow. 

Ed Caughell asked if we should consider attending a Cincinnati club meeting to get ideas for activities.  Mike advised the members that he is a member of that club and has attended some of their meetings.  He stated that they are doing the types of activities that we are now discussion.  Mike stated that he believes that their success as a club is directly attributable to providing various activity options for their membership. 

One suggestion was that we coordinate one or more joint activities with them. 

Old business -  

Review/update of Club Bylaws & Constitution – Prior to this meeting Larry distributed an updated version of the club By Laws and requested comments from all active members.  He will incorporate the suggested changes received before the next scheduled meeting and update the draft for presentation to the members in attendance for discussion and a possible vote to accept and adopt the revised By Laws. 

The review and revision of the club’s Constitution is taking longer than anticipated as we have only been able to locate a hard copy, rather than an electronic copy of the document.  The revision of the club’s Constitution may require that it be typed into an electronic document, as currently written, and then have proposed edits reflected in the document for review by the membership.   Mike reminded the members in attendance while we would like to bring both documents current, they have been around for forty plus years, and we are not working under any deadline to accomplish this task.  Larry will exercise best efforts to update both documents as quickly as possible, as his free time allows. 

Club Stickers – Cory has created a preliminary design and has ordered a small production run to be shared with the membership for their review.  He will have them available at the next scheduled meeting. 

New business –  

Website –  

-          Mike stated that we need to add Rich’s name, picture, and bio to the website.   

-          He also stated that we should add current member stories and pictures and challenged the members to enter a story to the website.  Cory advised the members to send him the stories & pictures and he will post them to the website. 

-          Cory will be updating them membership list to reflect only active dues paying members and associate members. 

Upcoming activities – (over next 30 days) 

-          Motohio Wednesday night dinner rides.  Schedule is currently posted on Motohio’s website. 

-          AMA Museum Bike night, Saturday May 21st.  

-          Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride is scheduled for Sunday, May 22, 2022, and is locally sponsored by Motohio.  Please visit www.gentlemansride.com to register.  Riders will meet at Motohio for a continental breakfast at 10:00 AM and a group ride from the dealership to BrewDog in Canal Winchester at 11:00AM.  The purpose of the ride is to raise awareness for men’s health.   

-          Hocking Valley Adventure Ride sponsored by the Hocking Valley Motorcycle Club is scheduled for Sunday, May 22nd. 

-          120th year anniversary celebration of Triumph Motorcycles, Saturday, June 11th at Motohio. 

-          Euro Bike Night - held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, next event is on June 14th. 

Questions raised – None. 

Next Meeting –  

The location of the next meeting will be, Tuesday, June 21st, at Little Italy Pizza, 619 Main St., Groveport, OH, 43125. 

Adjournment - A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Larry Laskorski at 9:11 PM which was Seconded by Henning Carlsen.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried.  Meeting was adjourned.