November 2019 Pomo District Committee Meeting Minutes

Present: 

• Dave Pankratz
• Katie Dougherty
• Linda Linehan
• John Garrone
• Jackie Reese
• Janet Picket

18:15 Pledge of Allegiance;  Welcome by Dave

Minutes - Moved to approve, Seconded and Passed.

Nomination Committee - Mark Abel, absent;  COR, District Committee, and nominating committee are eligible to vote for District Chair and Members-at-Large;  Mark and the Nominating Committee will put together ballots for voting in January or February;  Committee positions are appointed by the Committee Chair.

Communications (Katie Dougherty) - Constant Contact will no longer be used. It requires individual consent to receive it. POMO Post-submission for articles due Friday 11/30.

Executive Committee Meeting 11/20;  The UPP letter was sent out with Recharter packets;  Will likely run $200/scout pending Board Retreat on 12/7 which has final approval for UPP/budget.  Jack Frances had put together new budget which shows a $1,009 net profit if UPP is successful.

FOS - Dave P:  $108,000 raised by REC so far vs. $180,000 budgeted; about 2/3 of the money for the Council budget/operations comes from FoS; about $10K more expected.  Receipts are needed for reimbursement for activities;  If not reimbursed, they can count toward FoS contributions.  This year about $1,600 came from the cost of portapoties being donated and $400 from Webelos Woods. Bruce Mayfield often writes off printing costs which also count toward FoS.  FoS pledges generally have a default rate of 5-6%;  much lower this year as a lot of pledges were made with credit cards. The Giving Workshop was held 11/21; 7-8 people attended. 
The Gala was successful but less than previously; Terri did a very good job;  Linda and Janet assisted with registration.

Pomo District Committee - Many positions still not filled. Dave hopes to fill with volunteers.

Training - Peggy B, absent - submitted report by email;  UoS will be held Jan 11 at LDS Church on Yulupa;  Cost $18;  Hopes to have registration open by 12/5

Membership/Recruiting - Sherry K, absent - reported by email.  Held a Nuclear Science MB meeting.

Advancement:
CBS - Janet P - nothing new to report
BS - Jeff N, absent;
Eagles Advisor - Dave P:  16 Eagles year-to-date, 4 more pending;  6 Eagle projects approved in last 2 weeks;  Possibly 6 or more Eagle Boards of Review pending in December.
Merit Badges - Dan Logan, absent;  Miwok expressed interest in conducting a Railroad Merit Badge workshop;  We should calendar when merit badges are being hosted.

Camping/Outdoor - Shawn H absent, reported by email;  He requested his reports not be posted in the Pomo Post. He has some concerns. Jackie Reese reviewed and will follow up;  Angie and Kandi may be on his Camping committee but not involved with Camp-O-Ree or Webelos Woods.

Scouting 4 Food -Jackie R;  Needs to reach out to Food Bank. Scheduled for Mar 14;  Door hangers are out of date. It was suggested labels could be printed and put over old dates. Maybe a unit could do this for a service project.

Popcorn - Connie D, absent - no report.

Pinewood Derby - David Cervone, absent. He is willing to do it again this year but would like someone to volunteer that he could mentor for the following year. He has a Derby rules booklet of about 8-10 pages.

Commissioners - Oren N, absent.  Key 3 meeting was held 11/21.  List of Commissioners and their respective units needs updating;  Many more commissioners are needed.  We are behind on simple and direct assessments but hope to have completed visits written up yet this month

JTE - Units need be sure to get their data reported now, especially service hours. The Council is still at Bronze level.

Calendar:   
4 Dec Den Chief training in Willits   
5 Dec Round Table with Fireside Chat   
7 Dec OA dinner. It is the concluding event of the Council Centennial year celebration and will be held in Ukiah this year. They rotate Districts each year. The following year will be at Miwok
14 Dec Life to Eagle Seminar
31 Dec Recharters are due
11 Jan University of Scouting at LDS Church on Yulupa, Santa Rosa; Registration $18
8 Feb REC Awards/Recognition Dinner will be held in Ukiah; Looking for Commitment to Scouting nominations; Dave will forward the list of awards.
29 Feb Commissioners College at Diablo College in Pleasant Hill
14 March Scouting for Food
7 May Pomo District Dinner in place of RoundTable. Dave P will chair. OA will assist. Janet P volunteered to do the dinner again this year. The location is still to be determined but Janet will see if it can be held at the Grange in Windsor.  Need nominations for Scouter of the year, Scout of the Year and District Award of Merit for this event
Spring - Tentative Council FoS Fundraiser/Scouting Swap Meet/Sale in parking lot at REC
Spring - Council UPP Fundraising Dinner - Katie D will chair; "2019 Distinguished Citizen" Art Ibleto (Pasta King) will donate food

Jack France passed away in his home this last weekend. It is a great loss. Viewing will be held Friday at Daniel’s Chapel of the Roses on Sonoma Ave.  Mass will be held at 2:30 on Saturday at St Rose in Santa Rosa.  Cemetery Service will be held on Monday.  Jackie Reese gave a prayer of remembrance.

December District Committee Meeting will be conducted by email due to the Holidays. Dave will first request reports by email

19:55 Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Linda Linehan, Scribe