(Minutes approved at the 21 October 2017 Board Meeting.)
Item 1
Proposal to approve a plan to locate a radio telescope dish at RRO. All conditions in the plan must be met before the dish can be moved to RRO. The proposed plan should include the following details.
- Fund raising, round 1 — moving the dish, modifying the mount, and constructing a new pier at RRO.
- Plan for moving the dish.
- Make modifications to the mount.
- Move the dish and mount it at RRO.
- Create a research plan.
- Fund raising, round 2 — (if needed) Purchase receiver and electronics.
- Set aside funding for removal of dish should the need arise.
- Preliminary location is behind the big observatory building
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
Item 2
Placement of memorial stele on RRO grounds.
Move monument to the memorial garden and make improvements to memorial garden to provide consistent visibility for monument. Observatory Committee to come up with plan, perhaps with a bench.
Motion carried by majority vote.
Item 3
(Bruce) CAAS to become a friend of natural skies and responsible lighting on the AR-IDA chapter website and add CAAS logo with link to CAAS site on th AR-IDA web site.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
Item 4
Authorize up to $850 in funds to be moved to the appropriate budget line and spent to replace heating/cooling unit in the club house should Doug Wilson not be able to fix the existing unit.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.