NSS-CDS BoD Meeting – Minutes – 13 Jan 2007
Call to order 6 PM GM
Location: Dive Outpost, Live Oak, FL
BOD Members present: Gene Melton (GM), Forrest Wilson (FW), Kelly Jessop (KJ), Richard Blackburn (RB),
Bill Rotella (BR), John Jones (JJ), Ralph DiPanfilo (RD)
Guests present: Mike McAuliffe, Bill Dunn, John Faircloth, Steve Forman, David Shott, Corey Means, Brian
Armstrong, Heather Choat Armstrong, Jim Womble, Cindy Butler, Celia Evesque, Scott Evesque, Patrick Burke,
Bill Oigarden, Angela Reim, Scott Fisk, Hugh Skidmore, Billy Fowler, Joe Tegg, Kevin Jones, Scott Butch,
Michael Poucher
Old business:
· Secretary
· M) FW/KJ Motion to approve minutes Passed Unanimous.
· Leadership report
· Committee status report
· Projects status report
· Socials reports
· Emerald Sink Advisory panel report
· Treasurer’s report
· Financials
· Status for 4th quarter Total equity 216,418.21
· Training
· Training Status
· Training Committee minutes submitted to the BOD
· Vice Chairman’s report
· 2007 NSS Convention working on Cave Diving from Convention
· 2007 NSS-CDS Workshop World of Cave Diving
· 2008 NSS-CDS Workshop BR working on site
· Website Committee
· $200 grant from DCG for Cathedral steps project.
· Chairman’s report
· Property tax status BR filing the NFP tax exemption status on properties
· Archive training record status 50% entered into the database.
Meeting adjourned 7PM
Meeting called to order 7:10PM
New Business:
1. M) RD/GM to amend 8.1 to read NSS-CDS instructor. Passed unanimous. M) RD/GM item 3.1 change
the sentence to read: This includes conducting business in a manner receptive to dialogue with nonmembers
as well as with any party interested in any TC document or technical subject. Passed
unanimous. M) RD/FW item 3.1 change the sentence to read: This includes conducting business in a
manner receptive to dialogue with non training committee NSS-CDS instructors interested in any TC
document or technical subject. Passed unanimous.
M) GM/FW approve the Training Committee Operating Policies and Procedures – Rev A. as amended.
Passed In Favor GM, FW, RD, BR, JJ, RB Against KJ with comment, thinks it should be approved by
training committee before voting.
2. M) JJ/RB to approve 2007-1 S&P’s. M) JJ/FW to table Unanimous
3. M) KJ/RB to place the bylaw vote on a referendum attached to the CDS board election in May
Unanimous
4. M) KJ/RB to plan for the replacement of the UWS editor who will be retiring shortly. Bill O recommends
that we appoint Cindy Butler. Cindy appointed to the position.
5. M) KJ/GM to establish a Socials Committee with an annual budget of up to $1200. Unanimous. Heather
Armstrong appointed to chair the committee.
NSS-CDS BoD Meeting – Minutes – 13 Jan 2007
6. M) KJ/FW to pursue the donation of the land above the terminal room as a buffer to Alachua Sink.
Unanimous
7. M) KJ/JJ to provide funding, with a limit of $300, for a final Emerald work weekend cookout/membership
drive, January 20, 2007. Unanimous.
8. Open the meeting for additional items
9. M) FW/JJ to approve the replacement of the ski rope in upstream Cow with a limit of $500. Unanimous
10. M) RD/BR to have all documents, with the exception of documents suggested by counsel that not be
released, to be brought before the BOD for a vote be posted with links from the agenda item.
unanimous
11. M) GM/ to set place, date and time of next meeting and adjourn meeting.
12. M) RB/BR to adjourn to closed meeting
Meeting called back to order GM 10:10 PM
13. M) KJ/RD that the BOD not pass any motion regarding the Cave CCR Course S&P’s. Unanimous
against
14. M) KJ/FW That the Board of Directors and ancillary committees provide full transparency of the
standards and procedures for all courses, Training Committee minutes, and all other business of the
NSS-CDS within their website, located at www.nsscds.com. Unanimous against.
Meeting adjourned 10:41