Cayuga Trails Club. Annual Meeting Sunday, January 24, 2016

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1 Cayuga Trails Club Annual Meeting Sunday, January 24, 2016

2 Meeting Agenda 1. Call meeting to order Gary Mallow 2. Minutes of last meeting Robin Carlisle Peck 3. Treasurer's Report Jim Connors 4. President's Report Gary Mallow 5. Standing and Other Committee Reports 6. Election of Officers for the 2016 year 7. Oscar Awards Presentation Special presentation

3 Secretary s Report Robin Carlisle Peck Minutes of 2015 Annual Membership Meeting

4 2014 Treasurer s Report Jim Connors

5 XXX Income and Expense Statement Income 2014 Actual 2014 Budget Expenses 2014 Actual 2014 Budget Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Member Donations Guidebook Guidebook Membership Interest on Accounts Merchandise Membership Dues Newsletter Membership - Life PayPal fees Merchandise Post Office Box Special Donations Social AHS Grant Trails FLTC Reimbursements Total Income 2014: Total Expense 2014: From Reserves to cover expenses 204

6 XXX Reserves 2014 Year End account amount Checking: 4057 Savings: 4310 CD #1: 5799 CD #2: 6186 CD #3: Total CD's: Balance 12/31/ Balance 12/31/ Net change in reserves: -204

7 XXX Guide book: 1500 printed, 1238 ditributed/sold, 262 remaining As of end of 2014: $5,817 profit 12th Edition Guide Book Revenue Accumulative Expenses Accumulative Income Qty Sold per Quarter $25, income/expense $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $ quantity sold/distributed per quarter 2QFY11 3QFY11 4QFY11 1QFY12 2QFY12 3QFY12 4QFY12 1QFY13 2QFY13 3QFY13 4QFY13 1QFY14 2QFY14 3QFY14 4QFY14 Fiscal Quarter

8 Any Questions???

9 President's Report Gary Mallow Executive Board Officers President Gary Mallow Vice President Paul Warrender Secretary Robin Carlisle Peck Treasurer Jim Connors Members at Large Andy Sciarabba Sheila Stone Past President Roger Hopkins Committees Trails Paul Warrender WLL Hikes Barbara Nussbaum Guidebook Vacant Adopt a Highway David Priester Archives Barbara Morley Finance John Andersson IT Roger Hopkins, Webmaster Landowner Relations Andy Sciarabba Membership Sigrid Connos Newsletter Judy Austic, Editor Publicity Carol Mallison Social Marsha Zgola???? hours reported to FLTC!

10 President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Organize and Lead 80 Hikes Nature Appreciation Hikes Tuesday Hikes Long, Rigorous Hikes Maintain, Improve 100 Miles of Trail Reroutes Taking Trail Off Roads Engage Landowners Current Permitting Landowners New Landowners Host 200 Hikers at FLTC Weekend Publish a New Trails Guide

11 President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Organize and Lead 80 Hikes Nature Appreciation Hikes Tuesday Hikes Long, Rigorous Hikes

12 President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Maintain, Improve 100 Miles of Trail Reroutes Taking Trail Off Roads

13 President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Engage Landowners Current Permitting Landowners New Landowners

14 President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Host 200 Hikers at FLTC Weekend

15 President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Publish a New Trails Guide

16 Activities in 2015 Finance Committee John Andersson, Chair Jim Connors Dave Priester Prepared 2015 Budget for adoption at the February Executive Board meeting. Prepared written 2014 Internal Audit of finances by reviewing the Treasurer s and bank records. Drafted amendments to the CTC By laws to incorporate Conflict of Interest items for compliance with NYS Non Profit Revitalization Act of 2013.

17 XXX Cayuga Trails Newsletter Judy Austic, Editor 4 Issues published in 2014 Past issues archived on website Digital delivery (color) coming soon, with Options for printing

18 XXX Trails Committee Paul Warrender CTC s total trail work effort for 2014: 2033 hours Thank you to all trail adopters and volunteers!

19 Trails Committee Paul Warrender

20 XXX Trails Committee Paul Warrender 2015 projects Construction and dedication of new Bock Harvey Forest Preserve Lean to Completion of boardwalk construction project at Texas Hollow National Trails Day, Saturday, June 6th at Texas Hollow; staircase! Bring your hammers and saws! Clippo Thursdays are coming for 2015! Install new privy and privacy screen at Tamarack Lean to

21 Walk, Look & Learn Hikes Barbara Nussbaum 76Hikes & Events during 2015 Year # of Hikes # of Different Hike Leaders No Shows or Cancellations Reported Attendees Average Per Event

22 Walk, Look & Learn Hikes Barbara Nussbaum The highlight of our hiking season 2015 was clearly Gary s Tuesday hike series, which was even more successful than last year, with 39 hikes overall and 11 participants in average. The total number of hikers on Gary's hikes was 426. Thank you, Gary and all hike leaders Our hike leaders 2015 were: Gary Mallow (39), Barbara Nussbaum (11), Carol Mallison (5), Tom Reimers (5), Tom Formanek (4), Marsha Zgola (3) Two hikes were led led by Kristin Schafer, Jennifer Wilson, Sigi Schwinge and Judith Austic. Other hike leaders were John Andersson, Bob Beck, Anna Keeton, Gundy Lee, Debra Neero, Joyce Noonan, John Greer, Charles Culp, Susanne Lorbeer, Roger Hopkins and David Priester. Special thanks to our first time hike leaders Gundy Lee, Bob Beck and Charles Culp.

23 Publicity since 2004 Ithaca Journal Darts and Laurels Ticket Neighbors Dryden Outdoor Recreation Tompkins Weekly Summer Living Ithaca Times Prime Times Community Directory and Fall Guide Publicity Carol Mallison Ithaca Advantage Tri Village Pennysaver Finger Lakes Community Newspapers Ithaca Events on line calendar Finger Lakes Trail News Natural Awakenings YourHealth Monthly Watkins Review American Hiker Finger Lakes Land Trust Newsletter North Country Trail s Newsletter North Star Cayuga Waterfront Trail Initiative s e newsletter Cooperative Extension s Reality Bites e newsletter Ithaca Festival program CNY Hiking web site Local radio stations Thanks to all who assisted with CTC publicity over these many years

24 Publicity Carol Mallison 2015 publicity highlight CTC donation of a bench on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail

25 Website is averaging about 600 visits per day CTC Facebook page 77 members, 130 posts, many comments CTC Yahoo group 88 members, 16 postings IT/Website Roger Hopkins Thanks Barbara, Gary, Paul, Tom and others for event notices and hike reports

26 IT/Website Roger Hopkins Website now has hike reports, some with photos

27 Social Marsha Zgola Jan 25 Annual Meeting and Banquet Luncheon, Ramada Inn, 75 attendees Guest Speaker, Marc Whitmore: Bugs that Threaten the Way We Walk in the Woods. Aug 12 Summer Picnic, Upper Buttermilk State Park, 40 attendees Oct 18 General Membership Meeting and Dish to Pass Supper, Ellis Hollow Community Center. 35 members in attendance

28 Membership as of 12/31/2015 Sigrid Larsen Connors Total Memberships increased by 9% to 234 (v. 214 last year)! Individual 92 (96) Family 53 (57) Supporting 44 (26) Lifetime 45 (26 Fam & 19 Ind) (35) Non renewal rate of 2014 members 17% (22%) Many donations in addition to membership dues Thank you!

29 XXX Guidebook Committee John Adersson New Edition planned for???

30 Highway Cleanup David Priester NY Route 366, between Pine Tree Road and the railroad bridge in the hamlet of Varna Met 4 times in the 2015 season 20 individual volunteers Turn outs varied from 9 to 2 Look for the 2016 dates to be posted soon! 30

31 XXX Archives Barb Moreley CTC Newsletters , 2006 present

32 Goals for 2015 were to: Landowner Relations Andy Sciarabba 1. Update landowner list from Establish procedures for improved, expanded, consistent outreach with existing landowners. 3. Begin proactive outreach to landowners with goal of face to face meetings where possible. 4. Concentrate first on parcels that, if access to lands were revoked, would result in significant re routes or road walks. 5. Solicit feedback on appropriate levels, and methods of communication and adjust procedures accordingly. The list is now updated and we made contact with a few landowners in Establishing procedures, forming a committee, and concentrating on outreach will be the goals for 2016.

33 THANK YOU CTC COMMITTEES! Trails Paul Warrender WLL Hikes Barbara Nussbaum Guidebook John Andersson Adopt a Highway David Priester Archives Barbara Morley Finance John Andersson IT Roger Hopkins, Webmaster Landowner Relations Andy Sciarabba Membership Barbara Nussbaum Newsletter Judy Austic, Editor Publicity Carol Mallison Social Marsha Zgola com mit tee kəˈmidē/ noun 1. a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.

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35 Election of officers for 2016 Nominating Committee Carol Mallison, Chair Karen Serbonich Gundula Lee Nigel Dyson Hudson 2015 Executive Board Responsible For Nominating: Four (4) Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer for one year terms One (1) Member at Large for two year term 35

36 2016 Oscar Awards Presentation Gary Mallow** 2015 Oscar Gray Barbara Nussbaum 2015 Oscar Brown 36

37 OSCAR BROWN S 2015 visit to LegoLand

38 Bugs that threaten to change the way we walk in the woods Mark Whitmore, Extension Associate Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University 38

39 SPECIAL minute PRESENTATION break

40 Bugs that threaten to change the way we walk in the woods Mark Whitmore, Extension Associate Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University 40