The following minutes are respectfully submitted by, John Schnelbach Secretary FTR

The meeting was called to order by President Enyart at 11am.

All members of the Executive Committee were present. In addition there were 28 members, in attendance. A total of 11 FTR Clubs were represented.

The main item on the Agenda was the Recognized Club rule. The President re-capped the sequence of events leading up to the drafting of this rule for the group.

A Committee Member voiced an opinion of concern regarding the Rule and requested time to address the other Committee members.

Areas of concern he developed were the possible increase in liability, legal issues that might be raised, amateur status of members being compromised, requirements beyond the scope of FTR authority, and the overall need for the Rule.

A very lengthy discussion session, with the floor opened to all present, followed. Many members voiced their various concerns on the main issues and many of their own personal issues. Several solutions were examined to comply with the Rule without enacting it or taking affirmative action on it. The majority feeling was to refrain from any action.

A motion was made and seconded to abstain from any action. A vote of the Committee resulted in a majority 5 to 2 in favor of abstaining.

The President read a list of the FTR Clubs and their status of Incorporation with the State of Florida. A discussion followed regarding the importance of the various methods and logic under which the clubs had set up their Corporate structure. The consensus of opinion was that "not for profit" was the most prevalent and accepted method being used.

The HS Chairman answered member’s questions regarding the evaluation process being used to " grade" the races. Safety of the participants was the main concern.

More conversations discussed the need for a quickly scheduled Board of Directors Meeting to resolve the status and future of the Recognized Club Rule. An announcement will be made as soon as arrangements are made.

A member requested the Committee give the details surrounding the RCDR Enduro sanction situation. The Committee Secretary recapped the events up to and beyond the vote, to the apparent satisfaction of those present.

The President commented on the Electronic Scorings benefits to our member Clubs and an open discussion was held on pertinent issues we are facing while we institute this system on a full scale basis.

A discussion regarding the authority of the Executive Committee to remove or revoke Sanctions led to the conclusions that this is within the scope of their authority. It was further agreed that future Sanction "issuing" would be under the auspices of the Competition Committees. Several items will be further discussed at the upcoming Hare Scramble Committee meeting.

 The President of the RCDR questioned the status of their Enduro Sanction and requested, in writing, that the Committee review their decision to revoke it at this time. Additional information was provided and various attendees gave verbal assurances of a quality event.

The Secretary read their letter to the Committee and a motion was made and seconded to reinstate the Enduro Sanction via a reversal of the previous Committee decision. A vote of 4 to 2 approved this. The original date is reinstated and the event will carry FTR points.

It was noted that the resolution of future Sanction questions will be the primary responsibility of the Competition Committees and notifications and correspondence on like issues will originate with them.

The MX Chairman informed those present of an unfortunate situation at the most recent race which resulted in the issuance of suspension and probation’s for those involved.

Immediate electronic scoring concerns were overviewed by Rick Harvey. There are concerns regarding the times and method of " cut off" to be used at the race end. Debbie Broderick has solutions which may be effective and they will be further discussed at the HS Committee meeting next weekend.

Members of the audience voiced their appreciation for the " open" style of the Meeting and thanked the Committee for the general feeling of involvement which prevailed.