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National English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association 2010 AGENDA 2010 NESSFTA Annual Meeting November 14,2010 Best Western Half Moon Bay Lodge, Half Moon Bay, CA I. Determination of Quorum and Identification of Delegates 1. Roll Call of Delegates - 45 Clubs present 2. Certification of Secretary (50 % Clubs must be present) - Certified II. Acceptance of Minutes 2009 Annual Meeting - posted on essft.com - accepted III. Presidents Message - posted on essft.com - accepted IV. Treasurers Report - posted on essft.com - accepted V. Election of Officers - Dave Granatir gave presentation on how the officers are selected and all of the criteria that are taken into consideration. Members of the committee include Dave Granatir, Dan Hale, John Wright, Tom Menzel, Ben Martin and Dave Granatir. President to be George Kittle, John Hall - 1st VP, Mike Wallace - 2nd VP and NOC FTS Mhari Peschel. Slate of officers has been accepted. VI. Announcement of Judges for the 2011 National Open - now Bill Boeckman and Ralph Botti as Mark Haglin is unable to judge. VII. Member Club Dues for 2011 kept at $75 VIII. Presentation and Acceptance of Location of 2011 National Open by Russ Smith for George Kittle. Trial to be held in Onsted Michigan. Headquarters Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites at Cabelas in Dundee Michigan. Toledo airport is 40 minutes away and Detroit airport is 50 minutes away. Date was to be December 3, Saturday. After discussion and to work with the dates on for the National amateur it has been changed to start December 10. Motion carried with a December 10 start day, vote 28 to 16. IX. Qualification for 2011 National Open - 2 points - accepted X. Entry Fees for 2011 National Open - $200 - accepted Qualification period remains the same. Closing 18 days prior, 11 days for dogs qualifying late, to the start of the NOC. XI. Hall of Fame selection committee XII. Set date and time for 2011 Annual Meeting - December 9, at 4:00 XIII. Other Business 1. Proposal from Bob Iversen for support of the Bird Dog Hall of Fame Building Fund made by Dick Vermazon. $20000 to be donated to the Bird Dog Hall of Fame Building Fund - approved. 2. Proposal from David Hopkins for the NESSFTA to contribute $2,500 to the AKC Fund earmarked for seed awn research. Reduced to $1000 to be listed as a sponsor. Passed and matched by Bill Willett. 3. Dan Langhans update on the MW interclub National Open to be held in 2012. Location is the Pyramid state park. Fresh birds daily, John Hall president, Dan Langhans FT chairman. Same hotel from previous year in Carbondale, IL will be the headquarters. Planning for the first week in December. 4. Water test discussion from Mike Wallace. XIV. Field Trial Chairman’s Presentation - 55 flags on the course in a horseshoe shape for 1st and 2nd series - shuttle in by wagon and ATVs. Start at 8:00 and end at 4:00. Rattlesnake grass and coyote bush is part of the cover. XV. Adjournment |