Winnebago County Snowmobile Alliance meeting Minutes
Nov. 22, 2016 – REVS Bowl Bar and Grill

November 2016 Alliance Minutes
The Nov. 25, 2016 meeting was called to order by President Dwight Mason at 7:30 PM at REV’s Bowl Bar and Grill. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Mark Kopplen and seconded by Dwight Mason and were accepted as read.

Treasurer’s Report
Please attend the monthly WCSA meetings to see a copy of the Treasurer’s Report.

Director’s Report
Mike Giese was told by the County that insurance and/or contract information from the Eureka, Waukau, Wolfrunners clubs are needed. Mike has some tips from the convention. A good source for trail conditions is Travel Wisconsin. Their website is updated every Thursday. The Dept. of Tourism’s most recent study estimates snowmobiling brings in approx. $1 billion.

The DNR ask that clubs stop posting photos of stuck groomers as the antis are them in their attack ads. The next two years should be a good judge of the program. It was decided to use the excess $1.6 million for repair of the storm damage earlier in the year. Another goal for the new funds will be in for a 20% increase in grooming rates.

All trails will have to be GPS tracked by 2018. There will be a new groomer hour/mileage reporting system in affect next year called SNARS (Snowmobile Automatic Reporting System). The report will go from the club director to county director to the state. This year would be a learning year and mandatory next year so clubs are encouraged to try it this year.

Snow bikes and snow bike conversion kits illegal as the engine and exhaust need to be covered. The left hand lever should be a tail/brake light. There were 137 in attendance at the AWSC fall convention. The AWSC will be changing lobbyist next year.

Trail and Grooming Report
No report at this time.

Old Business
Route changes are due by the November meeting so that maps can be handed out at the December meeting. As part of the GPS trail mapping funded trails get a number designation and unfunded trails will get a letter designation as trails should not have names. Alliance will be hosting the WCSA & Wolf Packs websites for $100/month which includes 3 hours live support. Terry Schroder’s surgery went well

New Business
The Military Ride is in January. Eric motioned to give the usual $100. The motion was seconded by Doug and approved. The Outagamie section of the Wiouwosh State Trail will be open Dec. 15 – April 1st.

8:22 PM, motion made by Mike R to adjourn the meeting was seconded and approved.

Clubs Attending: Sno-Pioneers, Wolff’s Pack, Cruising Paths, Sno-Scats, Omro Driftbusters, Neenah Drifters, Poyganaire’s, Wolfrunners

Respectfully Submitted,

Paul Villwock

WCSA Secretary