Cayuga Trails Club Annual Meeting Sunday, January 24, 2016
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
Secretary s Report Robin Carlisle Peck Minutes of 2015 Annual Membership Meeting
2014 Treasurer s Report Jim Connors
XXX Income and Expense Statement Income 2014 Actual 2014 Budget Expenses 2014 Actual 2014 Budget Annual Meeting 871 689 Annual Meeting 1105 905 Member Donations 645 500 Guidebook 2528 2000 Guidebook 4990 5000 Membership 319 400 Interest on Accounts 106 150 Merchandise 0 100 Membership Dues 2842 2500 Newsletter 1658 4000 Membership - Life 1650 950 PayPal fees 113 80 Merchandise 111 100 Post Office Box 80 80 Special Donations 250 0 Social 454 600 AHS Grant 3000 0 Trails 5166 10880 FLTC Reimbursements 0 7800 Total Income 2014: 14807 17689 Total Expense 2014: 15011 22575 From Reserves to cover expenses 204
XXX Reserves 2014 Year End account amount Checking: 4057 Savings: 4310 CD #1: 5799 CD #2: 6186 CD #3: 12300 Total CD's: 24284 Balance 12/31/14 32652 Balance 12/31/13 32856 Net change in reserves: -204
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 $25,000 250 income/expense $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $- 123 215 15 77 139 103 83 16 106 41 65 23 95 61 76 200 150 100 50 0 quantity sold/distributed per quarter 2QFY11 3QFY11 4QFY11 1QFY12 2QFY12 3QFY12 4QFY12 1QFY13 2QFY13 3QFY13 4QFY13 1QFY14 2QFY14 3QFY14 4QFY14 Fiscal Quarter
Any Questions???
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 14 15 Andy Sciarabba 15 16 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!
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
President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Organize and Lead 80 Hikes Nature Appreciation Hikes Tuesday Hikes Long, Rigorous Hikes
President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Maintain, Improve 100 Miles of Trail Reroutes Taking Trail Off Roads
President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Engage Landowners Current Permitting Landowners New Landowners
President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Host 200 Hikers at FLTC Weekend
President s Report Gary Mallow Priorities for 2016 Publish a New Trails Guide
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.
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
XXX Trails Committee Paul Warrender CTC s total trail work effort for 2014: 2033 hours Thank you to all trail adopters and volunteers!
Trails Committee Paul Warrender
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
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 2006 31 2007 30 18 419 14 2008 30 16 290 10 2009 47 20 2 483 11 2010 56 23 4 555 11 2011 51 19 1 614 12 2012 55 13 2 532 10 2013 37 12 6 193 5 2014 78 25 4 587 8 2015 76 21 1 667 9
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 2015. 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.
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
Publicity Carol Mallison 2015 publicity highlight CTC donation of a bench on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail
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
IT/Website Roger Hopkins Website now has hike reports, some with photos
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
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!
XXX Guidebook Committee John Adersson New Edition planned for???
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
XXX Archives Barb Moreley CTC Newsletters 1962 1997, 2006 present
Goals for 2015 were to: Landowner Relations Andy Sciarabba 1. Update landowner list from 2011. 2. 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 2015. Establishing procedures, forming a committee, and concentrating on outreach will be the goals for 2016.
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.
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
2016 Oscar Awards Presentation Gary Mallow** 2015 Oscar Gray Barbara Nussbaum 2015 Oscar Brown 36
OSCAR BROWN S 2015 visit to LegoLand
Bugs that threaten to change the way we walk in the woods Mark Whitmore, Extension Associate Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University 38
SPECIAL 10 98 76 54 32 1 minute PRESENTATION break
Bugs that threaten to change the way we walk in the woods Mark Whitmore, Extension Associate Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University 40