FSO-SR

Flotilla 014-02-02

US Coast Guard

Station Sandy Hook

120 Crispin Lane

Highlands, NJ

 

                                                                                               

Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ November 28, 2007

 

 

 

TO:                 VFC 014-02-02 Anania

 

FROM:           FSO-SR Fleder

 

SUBJECT:  FLOTILLA MEETING MINUTES—Month of:   November 2007

 

Members attending:  Gillooly, Anania, Fleder, Star, Beales, Handschuch, Gennakakes, Pinelli,T, Verbanaz, Nedrow, Cole, Lindmeier, Sheldon, Pampaloni, Bopp,L, and Bopp, T. 

 

Flotilla meeting called to order:   2010 hrs.

 

Guests:    .  None

 

 

 

FC Report:

 

·         Introduction of civilian guests.

·         Presentation of Member Awards.

·         FC Report submitted electronically.

·         Motion to accept previous minutes – unanimously adopted.  Amendments:   Reports were furnished for Program Visitor, Publications and National Safe Boating Week.

 

VFC Report:

 

·         VFC Report submitted electronically and given.

 

 

 

STAFF OFFICER  Reports:

 

 

a)  IPFC—No Report.

  

 

 

 

 

 

b)  RESPONSE BRANCH CHIEF:

 

 

FSO-AN—Report submitted.

 

 

FSO-CM—Report given.

 

 

FSO-OP—Report given.  All outstanding Orders need to be completed and turned in.

 

 

 

c)  PREVENTION BRANCH CHIEF;

 

 

FSO-MS—Report given.  Possible “response” drill s are being considered.

January 18 and January 25 are tentatively set for a special training session, with details to be broadcast.  New Search/Rescue AUX course is being readied for beginning of 2008.  Many Workshops will be given in Winter-Spring 2008, with details to be furnished.

 

 

 

FSO-MT—Report given. 

 

 

FSO-PV—No Report.

 

 

FSO-PA—Report given.  New ways of communicating with the public are to be investigated for getting PE Course participation.

 

 

FSO-PB---Scuttlebutt just published.  Lou and Trudy Bopp manned an information table recently at a Fort Monmouth celebration.

 

 

FSO-PE—Report given.  New 1-day ABC courses are set for March 15, April 12 and May 10, 2008 at Red Bank Regional High School.  A GPS/Nav class will start on April 7 for a total of 4 Monday evenings.

 

 

FSO-VE—Report given;  97 VE’s reported to date as done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d)  LOGISTICS BRANCH CHIEF:

 

 

FSO-MA— No Report.

 

 

FSO-SR—No Report.

 

 

FSO-CS—Report given.  All submitted data has been entered in AUXDATA.

 

FSO-IS—No Report.                                                                                                                       

 

FSO-UF—Report submitted.

 

 

Finance Officer’s Report:—Detailed Written Report furnished. 

 

Summary for past month of:  October 2007    is as follows:

 

    Opening cash bank balance: $    7,640.88

     Receipts for month: $                     631.34  

     Disbursements for month: $          500.00   

     Closing cash bank balance: $      7,772.22

 

 

Other Finance matters:  None.

 

 

 

Committee Reports:  Report given as to Kitty Shannon Award.

 

 

 

Old Business:    Minutes for the October 2007 Flotilla meeting are to be amended to reflect Larry Sheldon as attending.

 

 

 

NEW Business:  Motion made and passed unanimously to donated $50. to the Division to help defray the cost of calling phone cards to be given to the USCG personnel deployed on the Aidak.

Flotilla’s December meeting will be combined with a Holiday celebration to be held at 6: 30 pm on Friday, December 7 at Phyllis Lindemeier’s home at East Pointe.

Flotilla’s Change of Watch is being planned for February 2008 with details to be advertised.

 

Flotilla Commander Gillooly gave a detailed formal presentation on 2008 OBJECTIVES, which include increasing active membership by 20%.  Also, we will try to identify and present various courses of interest to the membership.  We should try to establish “career paths” for members to pursue in line with their interests.  Finally, we should experiment with appointing “program leaders” for specific activities such as Red Bank Fire Works.

 

 

 

Major Accomplishments:  Flotilla has one new Crewman and two new Coxswains as of this Fall!

 

 

 

Comments from Guests:  None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motion to adjourn--unanimously passed.

 

Meeting adjourned  at    2145 hrs.      

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

FSO-SR Mark L. Fleder

Flotilla 014-02-02 Sandy Hook, NJ