Evergreen P.A.C. ATV Club
Meeting Minutes
Gamper’s - Moose Lake
October 7, 2004
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Present: Al Rinta, Earl Romnes, Phil Lippo, Dick Huhta, Dan Collier, Leo Dahlberg, Don Dudley, Lenny Kroska, Orv Evensen, Jim Gassert, Mel Johnson, Cheryl & Jack Kop, Kevin Arends, Rick Jennissen, Lenore Paul, Victor and Shirley Moretto.

Minutes of September 2 distributed and read. Motion by Jack, second by Don to approve. Carried.

*Stamps $23; Lenny ticket refund $34; Valley Printing
$72.42; tickets $40; Orv reimburse for nuts/bolts $34.06; Northern Business
Products supplies $37.69

Motion by Don, seconded by Lenny to approve treasurer’s report. Carried.

Old Business:
- ATV Youth Training - Rick reported the first class will be held on 10/23, participants must be 12 and must complete the training cd put out by DNR prior to attending training. States class is almost full. Have not seen any local advertising.

- Work Logs- Remember to turn in time spent on club activities that fall under the grant. Jim will take care of billing.

- Kevin Arends reminds to turn in work logs by end of November. Encouraged club to submit a new grant for another project. Money not used will be carried over into a new grant.

- Cass County trails - Mel reports still nothing has been done on these trails. Club has not had any contact with anyone there.

- Red Top Trail rumors - reports are that Mille Lacs Drift skippers do not want to be responsible for this segment of trail any longer. Don will get more information for the next meeting.

- Tax 501C(6) - Jim received notice this is the club’s tax status.

- Club Ride - Sept 25 - Met at Duquette Store. Rode approximately 30 miles, 18 machines. Weather was great, everyone seemed to have a fun time.

- Soo Line Trail - As of today, all has been graded and brushed. Clarify winter trail use - only Carlton County portion of Soo Line is open year round to ATVs.

- Soo Pits - Work Party - Another day is needed to finish putting up signs. Set October 12, meet at Moose Lake Implement at 9:00am.

- Safety Efforts - City trails need signs. People are getting lost from the AmericInn to town, and ending up at DNR office. Need to know where to put signs, locations of buried cables, etc, who wants signs, etc.

- PR & Ordinances - Members may help the area small towns set up ordinances re: atvs. Dick said Cromwell has recently updated their ordinance.

- Township Officers Mtg - Aitkin Co meet at Jacobson Community Center October 21 7:00 pm to discuss trail use. Mel, Leo and Dick to attend.

- November 4 meeting in Cromwell - Local law enforcement and DNR staff will be there to answer questions, etc. Perhaps we can get Aitkin Co representatives at the first Lawler meeting (Feb 3).

- Soo Line South to Soo Line North - Don brought up for discussion the possibility of joining the two trails near Hwy 65. Area needs to be GPS’d, some old roads in area.

- Maps - Perhaps the Carlton County Economic Development could be tapped to fund maps. Orv talk to Dave Talbot, Moose Lake City Administrator.

Motion by Mel, second by Jack to adjourn. Carried.

Submitted by: Rita Butterfield

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