Winnebago County Snowmobile Alliance meeting Minutes

Mar 22, 2016 – REV’S Bowl Bar and Grill 

March 2016 Alliance Minutes
The Mar 22, 2016 meeting was called to order by former President:  Jim Kumbier at 7:38 PM at REV’s Bowl Bar and Grill.  The February 2016 minutes were read and accepted.  Neither the President nor the Vice President were in attendance at the meeting.

Treasurer’s Report
Please join the Winnebago County Snowmobile Alliance for a copy of the Treasurer’s Report. 

Director’s Report: 
Mike Giese reported that there were 627 registered attendees at this year’s AWSC March convention.  Both Mike Giese and Mike Thoma attended the conference.   

The AWSC reported that state membership went up by almost 13,000 members even though it was a low snow season.  This year on March 1^st, the AWSC membership was 41,554 as compared to 28,665 from a year ago.  December and January were by far the biggest months for club trail pass purchases topping over 16,000 for each month.  All told, there were 61,966, $10 trail passes sold by the AWSC as well as an additional 55,381 trail passes sold at the full $30 price. 

The DNR is instituting a new Online registration system called “Go Wild”.  They are hoping that this new system will interface with the AWSC system and make the new trail pass program more successful moving into the future.   The AWSC and the DNR will be meeting this fall to discuss future enhancements to the system. 

The Blue Mound State Park snowmobile access is now back in the courts.  A lawsuit was filed blocking access to snowmobiles.  Please keep an eye on this issue as it may have future impacts on snowmobile access in all the state parks in the future. 

The Directors meeting touched on future trail map updates for every club.  A experimental GPS grooming report was tested in a few select counties this past season.  As a result, the DNR would like to see every trail in the state that is not currently listed as a corridor to be designated by either a number or a letter.  This will help for future reporting activities.  There was no further guidance provided at this time. 

The Directors were asked to reach out to their individual counties to discuss priorities amongst the clubs for spending the extra funding that has been generated by the new trail pass system.  What do the clubs want to see?  Bridges, trail improvements, adding new trails to be funded or equipment rate adjustments, etc? 

The fall convention will be held in October at the Chula Vista Casino in Wisconsin Dells. 

Trail and Grooming Report
No updates at this time.
 
Old Business
Map Ad Discussion:  Once again there was a great deal of discussion regarding next year’s map advertisements.

The final decision made at the meeting can be described as follows.

1.  The WCSA will maintain ownership of all the main dealerships that currently advertise on the map.
2. Clubs will purchase map ads from the Alliance at a fixed rate of $50 per single ad, $100 per double ad and $150 for any triple ads.
3. Clubs will be responsible for selling these map ads to their local establishments at the following rates.
   1. $75 for a single ad.           ($25 club profit)
   2. $150 for a double ad.      ($50 club profit)
   3. $225 for a triple ad.         ($75 club profit)
4. The Alliance will get $50 for each map ad space and the clubs have the opportunity to make $25 for every single ad space that they sell.  This will offer a nice incentive for clubs to take care of the map ads.
5. It is very important to note that all map ad sales need to be turned in at the September meeting.  Otherwise, clubs may lose their spots on the map to other competition.
6. Map assignments were made at the meeting which each club taking their respective areas of businesses.  Please see the attached document that will be sent out with the minutes for your respective assignments.

New Business

The Omro Driftbusters will be having a brat fry at the Festival Foods in Oshkosh on April 23^rd.  Please plan to attend to help support their club. 

A motion was made and seconded for the Alliance to once again bartend at the Winnebago County Fair in August.  Our group is scheduled to have Friday night this year.  Jason Ollanketo offered to help Jim Kumbier setup this event. 

Elections of Officers
Eric Kolb nominated Dwight Mason for President and Mike Thoma seconded.  All approved.

Paul Villwock nominated Mark Kopplin for Vice President and Debbie Beyer seconded.  All approved.

Jason Ollanketo nominated Paul Villwock for Secretary and Matt Eiden seconded.  All approved.

Eric Kolb nominated Teri Johnson for Treasurer and Paul Villwock seconded.  All approved.

 Congratulations to next year’s officers. 

8:51 PM, motion to adjourn the meeting was seconded and approved.

Clubs Attending:  Sno-Pioneers, Wolfrunners, Wolff’s Pack, Omro Driftbusters,  Cruising Paths, Berlin River Riders,  Sno-Scats, Poyganaires

Respectfully Submitted,
Jason Ollanketo 

Location: Rev’s Bowl, Bar and Grill, 275 N Washburn St. Oshkosh, WI 54904

Next Mtg Date: Sept 27, 2016