Officer reports.

Atta Pilram - Treasurer

• BAPA just became a nonprofit corporation and got IRS taxpayer’s id. We need to appoint a person responsible for service of process. Members suggested talking to Lorie Teichert-Smythe who is a lawyer.

Ann Sasaki – the President

• Ann reminded members of the Coastal Cleanup day this Saturday the 16th at 9:00AM. Bring gloves and your gear.
• This year’s Christmas party will be held on December 9th either at Tom’s house in San Leandro.
• BAPA hats can soon be ordered on the BAPA website (www.sfbapa.org), priced at $15 plus $2 shipping. Three colors available – navy, khaki and hunter green. Payment can be made with a personal check or PayPal.
• September 24th is the last day for photo submissions for the BAPA 2007 calendar. So far 40 photos submitted. Wayne to send email reminders for members to vote.  (Editor’s note – the photo submission deadline was extended to 9/30/06.)
• We are hoping to schedule a First Responder course led by Craig Gamma later in the year, and a Basic First Aid course before that.
• October 6 is the USHPA board meeting and the pilot summit. Buffet is $35 per person.
• Ann encouraged pilots to submit detailed accident reports. Such reports are anonymous and do not stay on pilot’s record.  Witnesses can also submit a report.  We need the data in order to be able to analyze it on a quarterly or yearly basis.

Old Business

• Motion to approve June and July meeting minutes. Motion PASSED.

New Business

• Mark (visiting WOR member) raised a question of whether BAPA and WOR duplicate each other’s work and whether it would make sense for the two to merge. After some discussion members agreed we might hold some meetings jointly with WOR. Ann to contact WOR president to discuss such possibility.
• Atta proposed donating a bigger trash can for the Mussel Rock parking lot. Also, wooden boards are needed to help cover the ditch at Ed Levin.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:06PM. 

Entertainment 

Chip Sheppard showed Anne and Enleau O’Connor’s video on acrobatics.