Note taker: Laurie Elfrank
Officers in Attendance: John Elfrank, Mark Derr, Jim Greene, Laurie Elfrank
Guest Presenter(s): Steve Bromley, Sarah Chisholm
Invited Guests: Rich Sheffold - Advisor, Shirley Derr

Treasurer's Report: Balance on Hand, Incoming Funds, Outgoing Funds.

AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Summer Picnic
Presenter: Steve Bromley
Discussion: Due to conflicts with other geocaching events, the date of the Summer Picnic has been changed to July 11. SLAGA will provide charcoal, plates, and utensils.
Conclusions: The Busch Wildlife Expo event and Geobash should be added to the SLAGA calendar.

Action Item: Take inventory of picnic supplies.
Person Responsible: Laurie Elfrank, Deadline: Next Board Meeting.


AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Officer Nominations and Voting Procedures
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: In compliance with SLAGA bylaws, nominations will be taken until June 30.
Conclusions: An email blast calling for officer nominations should go out to all members. It should be separate from the monthly email blast. A reminder to submit nominations should be included in the May and June email blasts.

Action Item: Send email blast calling for officer nominations.
Person Responsible: Laurie Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.


AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Equipment Trailer Update
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: John asked Mike Henthorn to get back to him by mid-June on whether the owner of the used equipment trailer on Mike's lot is willing to sell.
Conclusions: If the trailer is not for sale, John will start getting prices from dealers at that time.


AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - Informational Posters
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: Mike Griffin checked with Busch Wildlife to see if the SLAGA posters could be displayed there. He was turned down, because there are so many groups that want to put up displays there. Rich said that the informational posters at Queeny and Suson have been updated with the dates of the fall GPS and Geocaching 101 classes.


AGENDA ITEM: OLD BUSINESS - August Library Display
Presenter: Mark Derr
Discussion: Mark and Shirley provided the dimensions and a proposed layout of how the display at the Tesson Branch library will be set up.
Conclusions: The officers made suggestions, and Mark asked them to bring items such as cache containers, trackable items, and swag to the next Board Meeting so that they can be included in the display.

Action Item: Bring items for the library display to the next Board Meeting.
Person Responsible: All Officers, Deadline: Next Board Meeting.



AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - MOGA Treasurer
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: Going forward, the Midwest Outdoor Geocaching Adventure (MOGA) will be the responsiblity of SLAGA. Steve Bromley has accepted the position of MOGA Treasurer. Steve has set up Paypal and Gmail accounts for MOGA. Steve will also learn how to make changes to the MOGA website.
Conclusions: The officers agreed that, instead of making a donation to MOGA, it would be appropriate to provide the MOGA treasury with some start-up funds, which would be repaid to SLAGA at a later date. Steve should set up a checking account as soon as possible, and a fax line shortly before the beginning of registration.


AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - WOW Event
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: According to the WOW Event booklet, the Army Corps of Engineers is presenting a Geocaching 101 class at the event.
Conclusions: There is no need for SLAGA to participate, unless we are contacted to help with the class. No information is available yet on whether Park Palooza will be held again this year.


AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - Busch Wildlife Expo
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: The Busch Wildlife Expo is July 25, and Jim Greene has responded that SLAGA will participate. SLAGA is setting up a booth and several temporary caches, and will walk visitors through how to go caching.
Conclusions: Volunteers are needed to man the booth and take visitors on geocaching demonstrations.

Action Item: Recruit volunteers to help with Busch Wildlife Expo.
Person Responsible: All Officers, Deadline: Next Board Meeting.


AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - Fall Picnic
Presenter: John Elfrank
Discussion: No one has volunteered yet to host the Fall Picnic.
Conclusions: Ask for picnic hosts in the May email blast.

Action Item: Ask for Fall Picnic hosts in the May email blast.
Person Responsible: John Elfrank, Deadline: ASAP.


AGENDA ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - 09/09/09 Event
Presenter: Sarah Chisholm
Discussion: Sarah said that geocaching groups around the country are planning 09/09/09 events and are minting geocoins for the event. Each group will have a coin with a different color and metal. She suggested that SLAGA purchase 50 geocoins.
Conclusions: Sarah will provide a final cost and a sample of what the coins will look like. The officers will need to consider what other purchases will need to be made this year before making a decision.




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