February 2014 Alliance Minutes
The Feb 25, 2014 meeting was called to order by President Jim Kumbier at 7:33 PM at Oshkosh Lanes. The January minutes were read and accepted with the addition of listing the nomination and elections of the AWSC Director and representative for the county.

Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer’s report was read and accepted with the following balances.

Checking $ 4,123.92
Savings Account $ 7,338.63
Certificate CD $ 10,736.73
Passbook Savings $ 25.15
Total $ 22,224.41

Directors Report
Cap/Step passed the Joint Finance committee with a vote of 14 to 1. It also passed the floor vote in the state assembly with a vote of 89 to 6. It will move to the Senate next. Please watch for more info as it progresses.
The bill was modified slightly by the joint finance committee. Here are the major bullet points regarding the bill in its current state.
1) 2 tier pass system: $30 non AWSC members, $10 for AWSC members
2) 3 year $30 registration required for everyone.
3) Free trail passes will be provided for registered sleds older than 30 years.
4) Non resident passes will be $50/yr.

Mike Giese noted that Senator Mike Ellis is currently not on board with the current version of the bill. If Mike Ellis is your representative please let him know that you would like him to support this bill for the sustaining health of the snowmobile and tourism in the state of Wisconsin.

Mike recently attended the AWSC’s “Celebrate Snowmobiling in Wisconsin”. The event was held in Trego,WI and was geared to educate Wisconsin legislators on the efforts and challenges facing Wisconsins snowmobile clubs. The area got hit with a one to two foot snowstorm during the event which hurt overall attendance.

Trail and Grooming Report
There was recently some confusion in the county with the closing of the trails on February 20th. The WCSA debated this topic and decided that anyone who wants a trail status change needs to contact Jim Kumbier by 4:00 on the day they want the County phone number and website updated. In addition to that, club trail bosses are required to call Jim Kumbier and/or Mike Giese directly to update trail status. The parks department should not be called by anyone other than Jim or Mike.
Old Business
Website – Our website provider recently made a change to the WCSA website that should improve access complaints. Please let Jason Ollanketo know if you are still experiencing issues.

Mike Thoma discussed the new map ad pricing for the 2014-2016 trail maps.
$75-Single ad $125-Double ad
$60-Single renewal $100-Double renewal
$25 to add color to your ad.

New Business
The Drifters reported that there was an accident on the Friendship trail that claimed the life of a individual when their snowmobile collided with a vehicle at a road crossing. An investigation by the police dept indicated that all the proper signs were in place on the trail.

The Drifters have printed signs that indicate they are in ZONE 2 on the Winnebago trail map. Other clubs should consider this type of sign throughout the county. The Drifters also made some 55 mph speed limit at night signs for the Wiouwash trail.

The bridge crossing over hwy 41 on County GG will be closed as of March 3, 2014 for replacement. The good news is that there will be a dedicated groomed snowmobile lane across the bridge for next season.

There will be voting for WCSA officers at next months meeting. Please attend if you are interested in running for any open position.

Map Committee
Mike Thoma discussed the new map ad pricing for the 2014-2016 trail maps.
$75-Single ad $125-Double ad
$60-Single renewal $100-Double renewal
$25 to add color to your ad.

Mike also asked for volunteers to collect ad money from vendors on our map before the end of the snowmobile season.

8:46 PM, motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded – unanimously approved.

Clubs Attending: Sno-Scats, Wolff’s Pack, Wolfrunners, Omro Driftbusters, Sno-Pioneers, Drifters, Waukau Drift Skippers, Cruising Paths, Poyganaires

Respectively Submitted,

Jason Ollanketo