Minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting
Garden Grove, Calif.
21 Feb. 2009
Chief Commander Creighton C. Maynard Jr., SN, convened the meeting at 0900.
USPS Chaplain Lou Reitz, AP, led the invocation, which was followed by the presentation of the U.S. and Canadian colors, the Pledge of Allegiance led by N/F/Lt Frank E. Dougherty, AP, and the singing of the U.S. and Canadian national anthems.
The national secretary declared a quorum present.
R/C Allan W. Lakin, SN, Committee on Rules chairman, explained the annual meeting voting procedures.
Introduction of Past Chief Commanders
P/C/C Ernie Marshburn, SN, introduced the past chief commanders present in the order they served:
P/C/C Richard W. Miner, SN, 1986-1987 (Birmingham/9)
P/C/C Gillette E. Gordon, SN, 1992-1993 (Diablo/25)
P/C/C L.M. Barnes III, SN, 1996-1997 (Rocky Mount/27)
P/C/C Lance J. Jensen, SN, 2000-2001 (Bellevue/16)
P/C/C Theodore H. Smith, SN, 2002-2003 (Grosse Pointe/9)
P/C/C G. Leslie Johnson, SN, 2004-2005 (Diablo/25)
C/C Maynard introduced P/C/C Ernie Marshburn, SN (Tar River/27), who served as chief commander from 2006 to 2007.
Approval of the Minutes
C/C Maynard announced that, with no objections, the minutes of the 6 Sept. 2008 Governing Board Meeting would be approved as distributed.
C/C Maynard entertained a motion to confirm the 6 Sept. 2008 Governing Board ratification of Operating Committee actions reflected in the subsequent minutes of its meeting held on 3 Sept. 2008. The Governing Board ADOPTED the motion. (2009-AM-1)
The chief entertained a motion to ratify the actions that were taken by the OCom at its 6 Dec. 2008 meeting and published in the minutes of that meeting. The Governing Board ADOPTED the motion. (2009-AM-2)
P/R/C William E. Husted, SN, introduced the following honored guests:
$ Rear Admiral Timothy S. Sullivan, Deputy Commander Pacific Area Coast Guard
$ Lt. Commander John Taylor, USCG, Assistant, America’s Waterway Watch Program Manager
$ Capt. Paul Widenheff, USCG, Captain of the Port, Los Angeles Long Beach
$ Jeff Hoedt, chief, USCG Office of Boating Safety Division
$ John Malatak, USCG, Chief of Program Operations for the Dept. Of Homeland Security
$ Bob Gavin, USCG, Office of Vessel Activities
$ Lt. Command Mark Wetzler, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
$ Ken Forster, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
$ Therese Pierce, chief , NOAA Weather
$ Wayne Weeks, NOAA, Meterologist.
$ Richard Schwartz, founder and chairman, Boat U.S.
$ Jimmie Homberg, past national commodore, Sea Scouts, BSA
$ Charles Holmes, national community alliance director, Boy Scouts of America
$ Keith Christopher, national events manager, Boy Scouts of America
$ Monica Traylor, national bowson and youth president, Boy Scouts of America
$ Peter Trogden, president, Weems & Plath
$ Keith Jackson, president, Maritech Industries
$ Steve Prime, Gowrie, Barden & Britt
$ Jake Hill, McGriff, Seibels & Williams
$ Michael Cunningham, In Focus
$ Victor Conder, pacific area commodore, USCG Auxiliary
$ Harry Cole, chief commander, Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, who introduced the CPS bridge and other CPS members in attendance
$ Virgil Chambers, executive director, National Safe Boating Council
$ Capt. Richard Moore, National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
$ Ray Tsuneyoshi, director, California Department of Boating and Waterways
C/C Maynard and Penny Burke, Citizens Corp Preparedness Division, signed an affiliate agreement.
Stf/C Horst Boettge, presented the Cooperative Charting Golden Eagle award to P/C Richard Snapp, AP, Houston/21, which was accepted by D/C Jean Hamilton, SN.
Lt Cdr Mark Wetzler, assisted by Kenneth Forster, senior cartographer, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, presented the following 2008 Cooperative Charting Awards for outstanding contributions to the charting and geodetic programs:
The number one individual: Richard C. Snapp, AP, Houston/21
The number one squadron: Houston Sail & Power Squadron/21
The number one district: District 21
NOAA Coast Survey Award: Karl E. Fernandes, Houston/21, for excelling in the Cooperative Charting Program for five years
USPS Safety Awards
C/C Maynard presented a USPS Safety Award to James A. Jones Jr., AP; Gerald D. Cross, P; and Rich LaRosa of Olympia Sail & Power Squadron/16.
BoatU.S./USPS Civic Service Award
R/C Husted introduced BoatU.S. founder and CEO Richard Schwartz and BoatU.S. Program Manager Ted Sensenbrenner, who presented the 2008 Boat U.S./USPS Civic Service Award to District 13. Honorable mention awards were presented to Golden Corner Lakes Sail/26 and Peace River/22; 3rd place - Hampton Roads/5; 2nd place - Jones Beach/3, and 1st place - Olympia/16.
Above and Beyond Award
R/C Jean Hamilton, SN, reported receiving a request from Chief Petty Officer James Martinelli, Training Officer, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, to recognize several USPS members for assisting his unit. In early 2007, U.S. Navy Inshore Boat Unit 25, Marine Expeditionary Security Force Boat Detachment 422, was mobilized for Middle Eastern Deployment. CPO Martinelli contacted Robert Phillips, Northern New Jersey Sail & Power Squadron/4, and requested assistance in training and sharpening the unit’s basic navigation skills prior to deployment. On short notice and at their own expense, five Northern New Jersey Sail & Power Squadron members trained six members of the unit and provided training materials and resources at no charge. As a result of that training, Inshore Boat Unit 25 successfully deployed without incident. R/C Hamilton reported that CPO Martinelli requested the following members be recognized for their actions and contributions in support of the War on Terror, including P/D/C David Meshulam, AP; P/C S. Robert Phillips, SN; P/C Ronnie S. Phillips, SN; Christopher M. Kelly, AP, and Louise Kelly, AP. D/C Richard Zucchi, AP, accepted awards on behalf of these members to recognize their efforts to go “above and beyond.”
C/C Maynard announced an attendance of 574.
2009 Honorary Members
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Admiral Thad Allen
Penny Burke
Virgil Chambers
Kenneth Forster
Bill Gossard
William Griswold
Arlyn Hendricks
Jeff Hoedt
Nick Kerigan
Capt John Lowell
Karen Marsh
Richard Moore
Duane Morrison
Therese Pierce
Richard Schwartz
Monica Traylor
Peter Trogdon
Ray Tsuneyoshi
Ruth Wood
Charles Wurster
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Approval of the Minutes
Hearing no objections, C/C Maynard approved the 23 Feb. 2008 Annual Meeting minutes as distributed.
2009 Emeritus Members
C/C Maynard presented Emeritus Member Awards to P/C Gordon F. Bavor, AP, Saugatuck River/2 and Howard A. Diedrich, AP, Ft. Wayne/29.
2009 Life Members
C/C Maynard recognized members in attendance who achieved life member status in 2009. He announced that the 2009 life members received life member certificates at a reception on Friday, 20 Feb. 2009. They will receive plaques, pins and cards at their district spring conferences or at another suitable occasion. The life members for 2009 are:
Name District/Squadron Name
Robert H. Alexander, SN 24/ Cincinnati
Josephine B. Altstetter, SN 9/Grosse Ile
Raymond O. Anderson, JN 11/Kinzua
James C. Barkley, SN 17/Knoxville
Richard A. Barth, N 22/Sarasota
Henry W. Bateman, JN 27/Charlotte
Ronald A. Beebe, AP 6/Syracuse
Gerard J. Bennett, SN 21/San Antonio
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Nance M. Bernard 5/Absecon Island
Howard M. Bernbaum, SN 23/Cocoa Beach
Craig Martin Beyer, AP 32/Coos Bay
William J. Bezdek, SN 9/Lansing
Robert E. Brightbill, S 5/Susquehannock
Roy R. Broman, N 9/Grosse Pointe
R. Keith Bulla, JN 27/Greensboro
Lloyd A. Burgess, JN 9/Dearborn
Thomas P. Butler Jr., AP 22/ Peace River
Abraham B. Cahill, SN 23/Jacksonville
Nathan Y. Carpenter, SN 21/Beaumont
Richard F. Cattermole, N 13/The Valley
Wiley D. Chapman Jr., AP 21/Orange
James H. Cloud, N 2/Darien
Edward L. Cornell, P 22/Apollo Beach
Denis L. Creazzi, SN 9/Grosse Ile
Douglas E. Crim, JN 16/Skagit Bay
Franklin D’Aurizio, AP 6/Rochester
Doris E. David, P 14/Cape Code
Marjorie J. Dorwart, SN 20/Calumet
Harvey A. Druker, SN 2/ Lake Candlewood
Jacqueline A. Dundon, SN 9/Grand Traverse Bay
Stephen M. Dunn, AP 13/The Valley
John J. Dwyer, AP 3/Captree
Harlan A. Eggert, AP 10/Duluth
Edward G. Eschner Jr., JN 6/Hamburg
Christina C. Estabrook, P 25/Sacramento
Stanley Feldman, P 3/Great South Bay
John E. Findley, AP 22/Sanibel Captiva
Robert A. Fiorentino, JN 12/Charles River
Willard A. Flowers, JN 21/Orange
Franz J. Forster, SN 9/Grosse Pointe
Harold L. Frost, AP 2/Captain Harbor
Carter B. S. Furr, AP 5/Elizabeth River
Laverne J. Gehm, AP 17/Huntsville
Elizabeth J. Glassell, AP 7/Rocky River
John Goetzman, P 10/Milwaukee
Stanley J. Gorzelany Jr., N 2/Penfield
Urban A. Grafton, S 9/St. Clair Shores
Richard Heckhaus, AP 5/Potomac River
Carol Herz, S 6/Susquenango
Lee F. Horney, AP 4/Shrewsbury
Lucille R. Horowitz, SN 4/Shrewsbury
Peggy E. Howland, P 2/Cross County
Nancy M. Husbands, AP 8/Vero Beach
Stephen P. Jerome, AP 18/Marblehead
Donna H. Johnson, SN 12/Pequossette
Barbara E. Johnson, P 16/Tacoma
William T. Johnson, SN 21/San Antonio
Heniette Kaiser-Fox, SN 4/Barnegat Bay
Elaine C. Keller, AP 28/Balboa
Mark A. Keltner, AP 28/Balboa
Elvin R. Konen, P 22/Naples
Charles A. LaCarrubba, JN 3/Great South Bay
Bud H. Lemke, AP 20/Skokie Valley
Richard A. Lewis, SN 14/Attleboro
Nils G. Lindman, SN 13/Santa Barbara
John N. Lingenfelter, AP 5/Susquehannock
Ronald H. Linhart, P 3/Captree
John H. Little, SN 19/Kennebec River
Robert B. Long, P 5/Main Line
Albert C. Lucas, SN 17/Johnson City
Frank R. Marobella, AP 12/Nobscot
Michael R. Marotta, AP 5/Trenton Falls
Earnest Guy Marshburn, SN 27/Tar River
Frederick A. Mason, SN 2/Berkshire
Creighton C. Maynard Jr., SN 21/Ft. Worth
Shaun McArdle, AP 28/San Diego
Donald R. McCorvie, JN 9/Lansing
Sarah W. McCurry, S 27/Shallotte River
James E. Meyers, SN 29/Columbus
Robert C. Michel, SN 4/Palisades
Joseph P. Miller, SN 22/Venice
C. A. Miller Jr., JN 21/Austin
Trent S. Milliken, P 23/ Cocoa Beach
Charles J. Milton, SN 20/Racine
Andrew J. Minardi, JN 30/St. Louis
Barbara A. Molnar, S 5/Blue Hen
Edwin A. Monette, S 21/Shreveport
William P.Morreau, AP 9/Grosse Ile
Jay H. Muntz, AP 8/Palm Beach
Jeremiah W. Murphy, SN 23/Titusville
James G. Nelson, AP 27/Cape Fear
Joseph H. Niesse Jr., JN 24/Hoosier
Lawrence M. Novak, SN 7/Cleveland
Leroy A. Nowak, SN 9/Grand Traverse Bay
Eileen Joanne Parker, SN 7/Cleveland
Russell H. Patrick, AP 2/Rowayton
Dennis G. Peterson, SN 10/ Hiawatha Valley
Consuela K. Reeder, AP 8/Key West
Charles P. Richardson Jr., JN 22/San Carlos Bay
Margaret E. Risberg, SN 4/Watchung
Joseph Roechlein 3/Patchogue Bay
Howard Rothstein, SN 22/St. Petersburg
James Ruth, JN 29/Marion
Dean E. Sanborn, AP 3/South Shore
Ingrid Fishbon Scaife, AP 13/Long Beach
Joyce F. Shaw, AP 26/Swamp Fox
Thomas E. Shouler, AP 20/Rockford
James W. Spencer, SN 19/Winooski Valley
Jannette S. Spencer, JN 19/Winooski Valley
Kenneth A. Spilke, JN 29/Columbus
Vernon D. Stevens, P 6/Oak Orchard
Frances j. Stevens, JN 22/ St. Petersburg
Wallace J. Stevenson, AP 5/Ocean City
John S. Storm, N 4/New York
Edward L. Taisarsky 1/Hartford
Charles K. Taylor, AP 27/Goldsboro
Bruce L. Thompson, AP 13/Ventura
Jerry L. Toepfer, AP 2/Mid-Hudson
Bernard Wachter, SN 15/Pensacola
Geraldine R. Walker, AP 5/Wilmington
Audrey M. Walker, S 16/Bremerton
Edward G. Walsh, SN 18/Beverly
Ronald J. Wanagel, P 13/Tres Rios
Robert A. Werner, JN 24/Cincinnati
Jack W. Wert, AP 22/Naples
Andrew Wetzel, JN 3/Moriches Bay
Walter H. Wiegert Jr., SN 1/Saybrook
Ray F. Wilhelm, P 7/Stark County
Thomas L. Wilkins, SN 29/Lima
Harold L. Willard, SN 5/Patuxent River
F. Patricia P. Zinn, AP 5/Sue Island
Harold N. Zitter, JN 8/Palm Beach
2008 Meritorious Service Awards
C/C Maynard, assisted by V/C Dvorak, presented Meritorious Service Awards to national officers completing their tours of duty:
V/C Richard E. Kyle, SN / National Educational OfficerV/C Joseph R. Mesenburg, SN / National Treasurer
R/C R.E. Brandenstein, SN / Marine Environment Committee
R/C J. Christopher Brown, SN / Instructor Development Comm
R/C L. D. Brown, SN / Committee on Nominations
R/C Thomas M. Derden, SN / Budget Off - Educational Dept
R/C Roberta L. Dougherty, AP / Membership Committee
R/C Michael J. Horowitz, JN / Finance Committee
R/C Robert A. Keller, SN / National Meetings Committee
RC Allan W. Lakin, SN / Committee on Rules
R/C Lois Neef, P / Auxiliary Advisory Committee
R/C Richard M. Peoples, SN / Asst. Treasurer/Budget Director
R/C William J. Robinson, SN / Auditing Committee
R/C Robert J. Sweet, SN / Asst. National Educational Officer
R/C V. Richard White, AP / Cooperative Charting Committee
Report of the Committee on Rules
R/C Allan W. Lakin, SN, chairman, Committee on Rules, summarized the chief commander’s 2008 activities and recommended awarding C/C Maynard his 25th merit mark. The Governing Board ADOPTED the motion. (2009-AM-3) P/C/C Barnes assisted R/C Lakin in presenting C/C Maynard his life member award.
R/C Lakin reported that the Committee on Rules recommended assigning Colonial Sail & Power Squadron to District 5. The Governing Board ADOPTED the motion. (2009-AM-4)
C/C Maynard joined R/C Lakin and presented squadron charters to Colonial Sail & Power Squadron/5 and The Valley Sail & Power Squadron/13.
R/C Lakin announced that D/Lt/C Art Pickard, SN, would be appointed as the staff commander for the Committee on Rules.
R/C Lakin announced that P/C Benjamin H. Sooy III, AP, would serve as parliamentarian for the 2009 Annual Meeting.
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Report of the Finance Committee
R/C Michael J. Horowitz, JN, reported that as of 30 Nov. 2008, invested funds totaled $2,924,405.36, and are divided into three major portfolios.
He reported that the USPS investment portfolio was valued at $802,950.34. The mutual funds for 12 months, on an adjusted basis, have lost $279,431.91, a negative return of 43.51 percent.
R/C Horowitz reported that the Endowment (Century) Fund was valued at $1,125,355.02. He reported that the mutual funds lost $114,532.62, through November 2008, a negative return of 38.9 percent.
R/C Horowitz reported that the district/squadron funds are in certificates of deposit totaling $996,100 as of 30 Nov. 2008. As the certificates of deposit mature, they will be placed in a money market fund to be held prior to distribution no later than 1 January 2010.
R/C Horowitz reported that the financial alarm test was $441,892 below the $3 million control limit.
R/C Horowitz moved that the Governing Board approve the appointment of Langdon & Co., of Garner, N.C., as independent auditors for fiscal year 2009. The Governing Board ADOPTED the motion. (2009-AM-5)