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Friends members and RRCIA staff. BLM Report: use funds from mandated cash reserves
8 A motion was unanimously 8 BLM has applied for SN- (see August Board Notes, p.3)
carried to approve a request that PLMA funds to bring municipal 8 A motion to re-allocate man-
Friends write the Forward for an water through the Visitor Center dated cash reserves, as specified,
upcoming book, Best Loop Trails in Complex to the Oliver Ranch Desert was also carried unanimously. Fund-
Las Vegas, authored by former BLM Learning Center. ing reserves for the amphitheater (not
Eco-Ranger Kim Lewis, in exchange 8 Mike Reiland reported that expected to be built until 2009) were
for listing the Friends mission state- conceptual designs for the new Visi- deferred in favor of immediate habitat
ment and logo on the back pages of tor Center as an outdoor-like facility restoration needs. Re-seeding of burned
the book. were presented at a recent meeting by areas will take place this fall.
8 A new method of recogniz- Line and Space. Security issues must 8 Secretary Laura White pre-
ing outstanding committee member be addressed. sented proposed changes to the Bylaws
contributions and program support and Standing Rules, copies of which
has been proposed. Committee Chairs August: were distributed to members present.
will provide written nominations to 8 Minor modifications to the Members made a few suggestions to
the Community Relations Committee proposed 2005-2006 Budget with re- clarify proposed standing rules #2
which will collate and forward them to gard to the use of cash reserves were and #3 to differentiate between act-
suggested by President Williams in ing on behalf of Friends versus as an
light of recent developments. A motion individual. The item will be tabled
was carried unanimously to request until the next general business meeting
membership approval for the follow- at which time members will vote on
ing proposals: To re-assign $50,000 both documents. Questions on either
in restricted use funds allocated to may be addressed to Pat Williams or
the Visitor Center amphitheater to Laura White.
restoration of fire damaged areas; Nominees for the office of
To re-assign $10,000 in restricted use Secretary, Athena Sparks, and for the
the board for review and vote. Winners funds allocated for current Visitor Cen- office of Treasurer, Helen Barrett, were
will be chosen by BLM. Awards will ter critical needs to equipment and/or unanimously elected. Their two-year
be presented at the annual volunteer upgrades to existing Visitor Center. terms begin on October 1, 2005.
banquet, but will be in addition to the 8 Due to the longer timeline for
Friends-sponsored BLM awards. A mo- completion of the new Visitor Cen-
tion was unanimously passed to refine ter, funding for the amphitheater Friends Receives
the process of identifying candidates will be replenished. REI, Inc. Grant
for the award. The project will be taken
on by Tim Doyle, Ray Stafford and The next board meeting will be held EI has awarded Friends of
Laura White. at the Visitor Center on Saturday, Sep- Red Rock Canyon a $5,000.00
8 Friends and RRCIA will tember 17, at 9 a.m. Rgrant for locally held Trail
move into a 12’ X 60’ temporary Maintenance Training to be held in
modular office unit to be placed in the General Membership Meeting February 2006.
employee parking lot. A motion was Friends applied for the REI grant
unanimously approved to provide up The last business meeting of after being nominated by the employees
to $3,000 to upgrade/replace Friends’ the year was held on Saturday, August of the Henderson REI store. The fund-
furniture and equipment for the units. 13, at the BLM Field Office. After a ing from this grant will underwrite costs
BLM will have a similar unit. light breakfast, the business meeting associated with the Trails Maintenance
8 H e l e n B a r r e t t r e p o r t- was called to order. A quorum of 41 Training being presented locally by the
ed $269,082.36 in total assets as members attended. Bureau of Land Management’s Nation-
of July 21. 8 A motion to approve the pro- al Training Center located in Phoenix.
8 The Henderson REI store will posed budget, as published in the July The Red Rock Canyon based training
provide approximately 60 volunteers Desert Trumpet, was unanimously
for a work event in late fall to be deter- carried. Director Blaine Benedict out-
mined by BLM. lined a proposed re-allocation of special News and Notes, continued on page 5

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