General Monthly Meeting Minutes for October 17, 2023

Meeting Location –

Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, 100 Emswiler Way, Pataskala, OH, 43062

Members in Attendance – (8)

Attending the October meeting were Mike Allen (President), Larry Laskorski (Secretary), Henning Carlsen (Treasurer), Rich McCoy (Activities), Ann Allen, Carol McCoy, Steve Wolfe, and Paul Zelenak.

Call to Order –

Mike Allen called the meeting to order at 7:57 P.M.

Secretary’s report –

Larry Laskorski read the minutes of the meeting held on September 19, 2023.  Henning Carlsen moved to accept the minutes, as written, and that they be entered into the organization’s records.  Mike Allen seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved. 

Treasurer's report –

Henning Carlsen provided the members in attendance with a summary of his European motorcycle travels this summer.  After which he provided a short financial report that indicated the treasury balance and that the club is solvent. 

A discussion was held regarding how to handle the 2024 dues requirement for members that join the club in the last four months of the year.  After the discussion it was unanimously decided that any member who joins the club and pays the full year’s dues amount during the last four months of the year will have their membership remain in force through the end of the following calendar year.

Larry Laskorski moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report, as provided, and that it be entered into the organization’s records.  Rich McCoy seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.  Should any members not attending this meeting need information on the current financial position of the club, please reach out to Henning.

Membership report – 

No membership report was provided as Joshua Casto was unable to attend due to illness.  The financial activity from the Treasurer’s report indicated that ten new members were added during the month of September. 

Activities Report –

Rich McCoy reported that there is a new location for the Sunday morning breakfast meetings – Bob Evans at the intersection of I-71 and OH-36.  He updated this information on the club website. 

Rich updated the photo on the club’s website with a photo of the R-18.  He also replaced the photo on the club’s membership page with a photo of the club members that attended the MOA National Rally holding the club’s banner.  Rich also advised the members in attendance that he has removed the contact information of all members from the website, except for the Board members whose contact information shown is their email address.

Rich stated that this past Sunday’s club ride was well attended with 9 riders.

Rich then presented an update on the planning of the annual club banquet.  Last year’s banquet was held on Saturday, January 28th at Schmidt’s and that Saturday, January 27th is currently available for booking.  Pricing from Schmidt’s is the same as last year.  Schmidt’s has agreed to make the larger room available to us if we have many club members/guests.  If we are unable to achieve an increase in participation from last year, our group will be moved to a smaller room.  The members in attendance agreed to keep the participant cost the same as last year - $25 per person.  Rich will send out an email to the membership providing them with the information for this year’s banquet.

Henning Carlsen moved to accept  the Activities Report,  as presented, and that it be entered into the organization’s records.  Mike Allen seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved. 

Old business - 

Mike Allen provided a summary of the BMW 100 Year Anniversary Events:  Ann & Mike attended the US celebration in Birmingham, AL.  They said that it was a great event, which in their opinion was noticeably better than the event held in Germany earlier this year.

Mike summarized the events held by both BMW Motorcycles of Greater Cincinnati and Motohio.  

• Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd & 24th – BMW Motorcycles of Greater Cincinnati.

  • Saturday activities - Group ride, bike show, bratwursts on the grill, and entertainment.

  • Sunday activity – Off road event nearby the dealership (Technical/slow speed/tight turn ribbon marked course with elevation changes).

• Saturday, September 30th – Motohio European Motorbikes

  • Activities - Group ride, bike show and bratwursts on the grill.

All these events were well attended and successful.

New business – None.

Questions raised – None.

Next Meeting –

The next regularly scheduled club meeting will be Tuesday, November 21st.  Location:  The Paddock Pub, 1005 Richardson Rd., Groveport, OH, 43125.

Adjournment –

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike Allen at 8:35 PM which was seconded by Larry Laskorski.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.  The meeting was then adjourned.