| Minutes of the SFTGG General Meeting |
| Monday, November 14, 2005 |
| Meeting was held at the Aquarium of the Bay, Pier 39 |
| Board members present: Susan Driscoll, Susan Guerguy, Matt Chatta, Mary McCloy, Edie Marwedel, Liz Burton |
| The meeting was called to order at 6 PM by President Driscoll. She thanked all members for coming and gave special thanks to Maureen Adler for bringing her jewelry to display in our craft show. |
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Susan made the following announcements: |
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Reporting for Membership Chairman Rick Spear who could not be present: we have 15 new members. She introduced each of those who were in attendance. |
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Thanks to Ulla Kaprielian, Renate Coombs, and Jason Cohn for their hard work in bringing back the Guidepost. The new Guidepost will be available on the Guild web site and can also be mailed on request at a charge of $10 per year. |
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Thanks to Pam Dahlen for her hard work processing requests for guides. |
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Thanks to Chris Cavalier for getting Guild mail from the Post Office box. |
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Membership cards for the coming year were available at the meeting, courtesy of Barbara White. |
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Thanks to Cecelia Olkowski for taking contributed food to the Food Bank. |
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Thanks to all those who helped plan and set up tonight’s meeting. |
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Guild bags will be available for sale at the meeting @ $10 each. |
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Reminder that the Guild is supposed to have a room at the new Old Mint, when it opens, for meetings and other activities. |
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She urged members to see the list of the past year’s accomplishments on the Guild web site and thanked everyone who has made these accomplishments possible. |
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Edward Baer had heart surgery and is doing well. |
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Cynthia Silva of Brier and Dunn has adopted a baby. |
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Reminder to members to keep in touch with the Guild website: www.SFTGG.org. |
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Susan thanked yours truly for doing the secretarial work of the Board, including tonight’s minutes. |
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Holiday Party cost is $35 per person, but the Guild will pay $20 of that for members. So members need pay only $15; guests $35. This will include dinner, free wine, a DJ, and a dance floor, as well as holiday decorations. Wine donors for the party include Trefethen, Pine Ridge, and Clos du Val. There will be a collection of new toys for the Toys for Tots Program. Send reservations and checks to Mary McCloy at 698 N. Santa Cruz Ave., #3, Los Gatos, CA 95030. |
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BY-LAWS: A change in the By-Laws regarding non-attendance at Board meetings was proposed. It was later discovered that the matter is covered in the current By-Laws, Section 3, Paragraph A. |
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TREASURER’S REPORT (Susan Guerguy) Thanks to the Program Committee, we made a profit on tours. We made a contribution OF $500 to Habitat for Humanity to be used in Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina victims. |
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PROGRAMS (Mary McCloy) She thanked Susan Driscoll for her leadership over the past year. She thanked those who participated in programs. The year’s programs have been very successful. She thanked the motor coach companies who have contributed to our tours. The one remaining program of Market Street art and statues, conducted by Craig Smith, is “sold out”. |
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Susan Driscoll thanked Mary and Joan Wollenberger for the excellent programs they have arranged. |
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CERTIFICATION (Edie Marwedel) Requirements for Certification are listed on page 2 of the Guild roster, along with a chart for keeping track of jobs performed. Nancy McCormick will help members work in their certification requirements. |
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She introduced the one new Certified member, Romano Marchetti and presented him with his pin. |
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The updated Study Guide is now available for a purchase price of $20, plus $5 for mailing. She thanked all who had worked on the original Study Guide and the new one as well. Susan Driscoll thanked Edie for her work on this project. |
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MENTORING (Matt Chatta) Many new members are interested in receiving mentoring. There will be a Seminar on November 29th at 6 PM, at St Mary’s Cathedral, to discuss local work. |
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THE GUIDEPOST (Ulla Kaprielian) She asked what people think of the new Guidepost. She introduced the members responsible for producing it: Renate Coombs and Jason Cohn. They would like to have one more person on the committee. She asked that members submit articles of interest. The Guidepost will be published four times a year. |
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GUEST SPEAKERS |
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HENRY THOMPSON, ASSISTANT DEPUTY AIRPORT DIRECTOR, SFO. He spoke in response to President Driscoll’s recent letter. All airports have been hit financially in recent years, but SFO has been hit the hardest in the country, with revenues down about 8 million dollars since the year 2000. However, customer service is still a priority. Recent improvements include Terminal 3 baggage handling as well as improvements in customer amenities, with travel information available at least the part of each day with the highest traffic level. Travelers Aid is staffed by volunteers on the departure level. In Terminal 1 there will be a new bridge connecting to the garage. The upper level viaduct is being strengthened which will cause some traffic difficulties. |
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Terminal 2 is not needed now because off the loss of revenue. Courtyards 2 and 3 will not re-open to private vehicles. There are plans to re-locate the arrival meeting areas in Terminal 3. The International Terminal is still being studied. |
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Emergency procedures are in place utilizing runners in case of a disaster, in the event that public address systems don’t work. |
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MICHAEL VAN DYKE OF ROBERT YOUNG WINERY & RUSSIAN RIVER WINE CENTER. The winery, in the Alexander Valley, is a family-owned business over 100 years old. He described the wines produced. They will allow groups brought by Guild members to taste for free, rather than the usual $5. per person. Guild members should contact them one or two days ahead. |
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RICHARD CARTER OF MTR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY introduced the company owner, DARREN BERG. He described starting his new company and discussed the high level of service they provide. |
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DENNIS CLEWS, NAPA/SONOMA MARKETPLACE & VISITOR CENTER. The Center is located at the junction of American Canyon Road and Highway 29. A wide variety of Napa/Sonoma products are available. There is also a deli which provides box lunches, picnic baskets, etc. They also have a wine club. They have restrooms and can accommodate two or three busses at one time. |
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NOMINATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Susan Driscoll announced that the following Board members are retiring: herself, Rick Spear, and Matt Chatta. Nominations should be sent to Rick Spear within two weeks. Members should go to the web site to make nominations and to vote on candidates. The following members were nominated from the floor: Andy Hartman, Cecelia Olkowski, and Wolfgang Borgstede. Other nominations should be made on the web site, with the permission of the person being nominated. Each of the three nominees made a brief statement. |
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Susan Guerguy presented a gift of appreciation from the Board to outgoing President Susan Driscoll. |
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DOOR PRIZES were distributed as follows: A Gift Basket to Ulla Kaprielian; a Guild Bag to Caria Tomczykowski; a Wine Carrier with wine from the Napa/Sonoma Market Place to Eleonore Gerstenkorn; and a Study Guide to Patricia Furlong. |
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MEETING ADJOURNED - REFRESHMENTS SERVED – Wine courtesy of Robert Young winery. |
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Respectfully submitted, |
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Liz Burton, Secretary SFTGG |
