LINCOLN HILLS RV GROUP MINUTES
Thursday, July 13, 2023
4:30 p.m. Kilaga Lodge
Placer Room
| President: | Mary Romo | Historian: | Ron Darville |
| Vice Pres.: | Cara Roberts | Sunshine: | Cindy Keller |
| Roy Deeble | Membership | Maggie Giuliani | |
| Secretary: | Robyn Kain | IT Director: | Robyn Kain Asst. Sharon Skar |
| Treasurer: | Maureen Williams | Social Chair: | Vicki White |
MINUTES
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by President
Mary Romo. Club members in attendance were 39, and 3 guests
attended.
2. Introduction of New Members/Guests: Sharece Lendl, a former member,
attended the meeting and wants to re-join the club. Her husband is Marty
Lendl. Ken and Shannon James joined SCLH about a year ago and desire
to join the club as well. Tree Justesen arrived after the meeting started,
she is interested in joining too. Membership will follow up with them.
3. Approval of Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes of June 8, 2023 was
made by Mike Romo, seconded by Ann Beede; motion was passed.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Maureen Williams – there were no questions on the
submitted financials. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was made
by Steve Beede, seconded by Bill Fagen; motion was passed.
5. Membership Report: Maggie Giuliani was absent; no report.
6. Sunshine Report: Cindy Keller was absent; no report. Mary Romo
reminded everyone to notify Cindy if anyone is in need of support with a
card.
7. Historian Report: Ron Darville was present. He was available to take
pictures of anyone that had not had their pictures taken yet.
8. Social Chair Report: Vicki White
a. Holiday Party – Mary Carbrey reported on the status of the party,
everything is on track. Scheduled for December 14, 2023 at Turkey
Creek golf course.
9. Vice President Report for Rallies: Cara Roberts & Roy Deeble
a. Report on Completed and Upcoming 2023 Rallies
i. The Black Oaks Casino rally was completed last month. It was a
well attended event with many activities. A good time was had
by all attending.
ii. Diamond Lake rally: July 16 – 21. Steve Beede reported that
19 rigs are attending. A couple of pontoon boats have been
reserved for a day of boating. There will be square dancing;
and a square dancing convention is being held in the area too.
iii. Klamath Ranch rally: July 21 – 26. Steve Beede
stated that there may be room for 2 rigs to sign up and to see
him ASAP if you are interested.
iv. Gilroy Garlic USA RV Park: September 22 -25. Cheryl Bisson
continues to follow up on the Rennaisance Festival, it is still
shown with dates during our stay. Other activities include the
PGA Senior Tour which will be at Pebble Beach golf course and
is free to attend; Pinnacles National Park; San Juan Batista
Mission; and shopping opportunities.
v. Moss Landing KOA: September 26 – October 1. Cara Roberts
reviewed activities she is following up on including marina
tours, Monterey Aquarium private tour, among other items.
The rally is full.
vi. Newport Dunes RV Resort: November 12 – 17. Roy Deebles
stated that 11 rigs are signed up and has room for 4 more rigs
to join the rally. It is a nice location on the water near Balboa
Island. Looking to coordinate a trip over to Catalina Island by
ferry, many things to do there including jeep tours, bike riding,
touring the Wrigley Ballroom, etc.
vii. Bonelli Bluffs RV Resort: December 28 – January 3. Steve
Beede reported the main focus of this rally is attending the
Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. Grand stand tickets
are available for the parade as well as pre-parade events such
as the float building, marching band previews, and equine
teams. Some rally members plan to go on to Borrego Springs
and Indian Waters afterwards on an informal basis.
b. Report on 2024 Rallies
i. Catalina Spa RV Park: February 8 – 15. Cara and Eric Roberts
are the wagon masters. Cara reported that the planned trip
extension to Lake Havasu will not occur as the music festival is
not available that was the focus of that trip.
ii. Mountain Gate RV Park: April 18 – 23. Ron Lunsford is the
wagon master assisted by Mary and Craig Carbrey. Mary
reported there are 20 sites available. The park is located 20
minutes north of Redding. Excursions include going to Burney
Falls, Shasta Lake Caverns, attending the rodeo, and golf. It was
also mentioned that Cool April Nights, a car show, is held in
Redding at this time of the year.
iii. Flying Flags Resort, Buellton – May 13 -17. Robyn Kain and
Janet Phillips are the wagon master assisted by Mike and Mary
Romo. The contract has been secured for 14 sites plus one site
as the rally party center as the club house rate was very
expensive. Robyn received several positive responses to her
email asking for club members interested in attending. She will
work on creating the rally application form in September.
iv. Clio Rivers Edge RV Park, Clio: June 16 – 21. Frank Mason and
Roy Deeble reported that the alternate location in Quincy was
not available so the rally will be at Clio. This RV park does not
provide group reservations so each rig must make their own
reservation, and should do so immediately if interested.
Information will be sent out on this.
v. Bodega Bay RV Park: July 8 – 12. Roy Deeble reported that a
contract has been secured with 20 sites available. The
application form was sent out and responses are due no later
than July 28, 2023. Members need to book directly with the
RV park.
vi. Five Stops – has not been finalized.
vii. Jackson Rancheria RV Park, Jackson: September 8 – 13. Betty
Schumacher is coordinating this rally with Tari Briscoe assisting.
She is pleased that two other club members have volunteered
to learn how to plan this rally again in the future. No
clubhouse is available but there is an outdoor area that can be
used for pop up tents. Many amenities are available including
a pool, casino, golf, etc.
viii. Balloon Festival, Albuquerque, NM: September 20 – October
10. This is a longer rally starting from home through Nevada
and Utah to New Mexico. There are several stops at national
parks including Zion, Bryce, and Grand Canyon. The group will
meet the night before near the balloon festival grounds so that
they can enter together so the rigs are grouped together.
There are 11 rigs signed up, room for one more. After the
festival, everyone is to arrange their own route to their next
destinations.
ix. Sugar Barge RV Resort, Bethel Island: October 14 – 18. Need a
wagon master, 15 sites have been secured.
10. Unfinished Business
a. AED/CPR Classes – Mary Romo reminded club members to keep
checking the Compass magazine for upcoming dates and to sign up
online.
b. Roster Distribution – Robyn Kain stated that she sent out an email
today informing members how to access the roster on the club
website. It is password protected which will be changed periodically.
The roster will be kept updated on line. The email has instructions on
how to view the roster, there are tabs for printing it too. It is
important to keep the password secure for club members only.
c. Social Membership Discussion – comments were made by a few
members concerning the proposed wording for the Social
Membership. When this item was proposed a few months ago, there
was overwhelming support for this new classification. Comments at
the meeting concerned whether there would be room for social
members at rallies, if it would create additional work for wagon
masters. The Board will consider these comments and bring the item
back for further consideration at a later date.
11. New Business - none
12. Open Comments
a. Street parking limitation was discussed by the group. A vehicle is not
supposed to be parked at the curb at night due to concerns over
emergency vehicle access. It was noted that the streets are owned
by the City of Lincoln and are designed for emergency vehicles
accessibility. There is also a 48 hour parking restriction for RV
vehicles which is less than the City of Lincoln statutory limit of 72
hours. It was noted that the SCLH security service is patrolling at late
hours looking for improper parking and issuing citations, but not fines
at this time.
13. Adjournment: A motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:39 p.m. was made
by Vicki White, seconded by Craig Carbrey; motion was passed.
Minutes Submitted by Robyn Kain, Secretary
Minutes Approved by Mary Romo, President