Winnebago County Snowmobile Alliance meeting Minutes
Mar. 27, 2018 – REVS Bowl Bar and Grill

March 2018 Alliance Minutes
The Mar. 27th, 2018 meeting was called to order by President Jason Ollanketo at 7:35 PM at REV’s Bowl Bar and Grill. The minutes were read by Jason Ollanketo. Motion to approve the minutes was made and accepted.

Treasurer’s Report
Please join the county alliance to see a copy of the Treasurer’s Report.

Director’s Report
Mike Giese gave an AWSC report. As of March the unofficial number of registered sleds was 232,265. They are working with the DNR to get passes out quicker. Also get your passes early to avoid the rush and get your passes promptly. Some clubs do a cash drawing for those who purchase in Oct. as a promotion. There were 14 snowmobile deaths this year, 2/3 had no safety course, BAC levels were high 2.0-2.4.

The AWSC has been absorbing the credit card fees for trail passes. About 23,680 passes cost them approx.. $30,000. AWSC membership was down 966. Membership dates have traditionally been year to year based on purchased date but they are thinking of switching to yearly by calendar date. CAPSTEP depleted the AWSC’s legal fund. They are looking to raise membership dues $2-5. This needs to be approved at an annual mtg. so would not take affect until 2020 if passed.

AWSC Fall Workshop is Oct. 26-28 at the Tru La Vista in Wisconsin Dells. They are looking for workshop topic ideas.

50th Aniversary of the AWSC is next year. June 5th is the deadline for Club of the Year. New Location for the Hay Days booth is now up front. Looking for staffing volunteers.

Blue Mound State Park Issue is coming up again. Friends Group has support from REI. (Northface is also known to support such groups.) Look for emails from Mike G.

Trail and Grooming Report
Trails are closed. Trails closed but sled tracks were found on sections of trail. We are 1.3 mi. short of the 132.3 mi. funded total. (Jim K. did a good job by sled odometer.) A section of trail south of Picket was missed and may account for about a mile of the trail. Next year’s goal is to finish GPSing the unfunded sections.

Old Business
Get your map box and nameplate.

Map Ad Zone Rep(s) needed for the southern portion. The Alliance will get the dealership ads. Clubs need to get their local business ads. Still need a Zone 5 rep. In leu of a representative Lisa Breu will get the Spring brook ads. Jim Kumbier will get the Sno-Scats ads. Paul Villwock will get the Sno-Pioneers ads. Mike Geise and Jason Ollanketo getting the northeast region’s ads. (These members currently make up the Map Ad committee.) Paul will update the Map Ad form.

Map Signs – use County grant funds to for funded “F” signs and intersection signs. WCSA will spend up to $500 on signs for unfunded “U” trail signs (intersection & Zone as well). Suppliers – Waterstreet, Rent-A-Flash, Scenic Signs, Digital Crayon, Badger.

New Business
Club Fundraisers: Festival Foods Brat Sale 4-14. Water Volley Ball 1st Sat. is now July 28th. Military Veterans Ride 2019 – Mike Geise motioned to give $250. Motion was seconded and passed.

SNARS deadline is April 4th, not June as in the past. No category for track kits for trucks. Proposal is Class 1 for a (1 ton) truck of a 15,0000 GVW. Drags with wings need to be full width currently due to classification for funding. Mike & Jason have all the funded trails set up with Rob Way and have discussed the unfounded trails. GPS total 12.3 mi. – off by 1.3 mi.

Holiday Hunts are now decided county by county so watch for the comment period and get involved. All counties will have a meeting pertaining to such at the same time. The meeting is in early April. Comment period the week of 4-12(?)

CD Term is due in April. Jason O. motioned to invest $12,000 for a 1,2,3 yr CD. The motion was seconded and passed.

Officer Elections:
Jason Ollanketo for president, Paul Villwock for Secretary, Lisa Breu for Treasurer, Jeff Miller for Vice President. Jim K. motioned for an unanimous vote for all positions and the motion passed.

At 8:45 PM, the motion to adjourn was made and approved. Next meeting is September 24th, 2018.

Respectfully Submitted,

Paul Villwock
WCSA Secretary & Treasurer

Location: Rev’s Bowl, Bar and Grill, 275 N Washburn St. Oshkosh, WI 54904 Mtg.
2019 Dates: Sept. 24, Oct 23, Nov 27, Dec 25?, Jan 29, Feb 26, Mar 26