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BBV-CERT General Meeting Minutes
September 3, 2024, 6:00 p.m., Masonic Lodge
Present: Susan Elliott, Jim & Marie Smith, Johnny Wells, Joyce Crist, Maria Laverty, Michael Marty, Ian Thome, Michael Brush, George Muller, Andrea Gomez, Char Scott, Steve Scott, Gayle Venegas, David Venegas.
New recruits: Edward Tapia, Darrald Larter, Brenda McAlister, Susan Smith, Jama Hafer, Roger Boring.
Guest: Mike Walker
Call to Order: President Susan Elliott called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3. (postponed from August 26th due to illness.)
Pledge of Allegiance: Susan led the flag salute.
911 Designee: George Muller volunteered to call 911 in case of an emergency.
Meeting Minutes: Prior meeting minutes approved electronically.
Treasurer Report: Ed was on vacation so he emailed his report. Checking: sent a check for $30 to the CA Dept. of Justice for the Non-Profit Raffle Program fee. Deposited checks for $2,300 from Tour de Big Bear and $78.81 from the PayPal Giving Fund. Earned 1¢ in interest. Total in checking as of 8/31/24: $4,726.57.
Savings: Earned 7¢ in interest. Total in savings as of 8/31/24: $1,800.84.
Grand total: $6,527.41.
Committee Reports:
- Fundraising Committee– Marie & Jim Smith
- Sonora Cantina w/Prize Drawing, Monday, September 9, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Marie needs people to seat customers, bus tables and wash dishes. Marie will send around a signup sheet at the meeting.
- See’s Candy Online Fundraiser, mid-October thru December 6. Marie contacted See’s and they set up a holiday storefront. Johnny will help create a flyer to include the QR code so people can go directly to the website to order. They will have a flyer available at the taco fundraiser and Halloween in the Village.
- Publicity/Training – Johnny Wells
- Skill sharing was tabled until next meeting.
- The new recruits who graduated from Basic Training August 29th were introduced.
- The next Basic Training is scheduled for the Masonic Lodge for Oct, 14-18. Johnny challenged everyone to work on recruiting two people.
- Assets Committee – Steve Elliott was absent due to illness. The September 21St Field Day to inventory the Bear City container is still on.
New Business:
- Halloween in the Village — 4:00–8:00 p.m. Setup: 2:00 (after street is closed to traffic). CERT will distribute candy and literature at a table on Pine Knot.
- Susan shared the new requirement from San Bernardino County OES to volunteer an equivalent of five hours per month. This can be meeting attendance in person or by Zoom, manning a recruiting table, attending training online through video, Zoom or in person, serving at a community event, or active duty, etc. There is a form (attached) to keep track of hours to be given to Norma Grimes for our records.
Old Business:
- Field Day, September 21, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to inventory CERT container in parking lot across from Bear City Fire Dept.
- CERT ID’s –Still in the works. Recruits need to apply online.
Upcoming Training/Other Events:
- , September 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Field Day: Container Inventory, Bear City Fire Station
- Board Meeting, September 23, 5 p.m., Masonic Lodge
- General Meeting, September 23, 6 p.m., Masonic Lodge
- CERT Basic Training, October 14-18, 6 – 10 p.m., Masonic Lodge
- Halloween-in-the-Village, October 31, 4 – 8 p.m.
- Radio Testing and Preparation (available through Dede Hermon, K6DDZ.com)
Training: 50-minute video–“Earthquakes: World’s Most Terrifying Forces”
Meeting Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Elliott