Minutes of Corporate Council Meeting November 22, 2019

In attendance:

Loren Zhimanskova, Chair

Mark LaRowe, Vice-Chair

Conference call commenced at 12:30 PM Mountain Time.

Agenda:

Change of dates for Helena, MT to February 8 & 9, 2020 and West Yellowstone Finals to February 29 & March 1, 2020.  Website will be adjusted accordingly and formal announcement made in the next newsletter.  Mark motioned.  Loren seconded.

Dates for next Advisory Committee meeting and Organizers’ Summit will be December 4th and December 5th respectively at 5:30 PM.  Announcement will be made in next newsletter. Loren motioned.  Mark seconded. 

Other topics:

Loren prepared and sent a response to Pagosa Springs questions today and copied Mark. 

Loren spoke with attorney regarding competitor, volunteer/staff and spectator waivers.   

Mark will be contacting Tres Rios next week to discuss buckle sponsorship for 2020.  

A letter to event organizers will soon note the change from last season which required payment of dues prior to the each and based on a set amount.  In 2020, membership will be based on the number of competitors at registration, will have no minimum and will be a maximum of $500.  

Loren will speak to our insurance agency regarding a liability policy for Board Members.  She will also investigate the cost of offering competitor’s insurance at Skijor USA races in 2020.  This will then be discussed at the upcoming Advisory Committee and Organizers’ Summit meetings.  

Loren and Mark are scheduling a call with Doug and Simeon next week to discuss TV Series/Documentary “Road to Skijor 2020”. 

Conference call ended at 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time.