MONTHLY DINNER MEETING
Chaparral Country Club
1260 Mohave Drive
Bullhead City
Date: August 9, 2023
Guest Speaker: Leo Biasiucci
Cocktails & Social: 6:00pm
Dinner served at 6:30pm sharp! Cost is $15.00 per person
*REMINDER* – RESERVE BY CALLING LAURA AT
928-758-4959 or 928-727-5238
Please note: We pay for all meals ordered. Once you have made your reservation, you will be charged for your dinner even if you do not attend.
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President’s Letter
It appears we cannot go a month without losing our contractors. Although he was not ever a member of our association, Jim Roundtree was a general contractor for several years. It is reported that Jim was killed in an automobile accident on his way back from the state of Washington in early July.
Apparently, there is a new interim director for the ROC by the name of Cindy Casous. Director Casous has indicated that she will be holding a public meeting on August 23rd at the Bullhead City library starting at 10:30AM. She will be discussing the importance of hiring licensed contractors and the public is invited to attend. I and some of the board members will meet with the director prior to the public meeting at the Pueblo Office. Director Casous has also requested a tour of the A.O.B.I and we will certainly arrange that, and we are pleased that she has expressed interest in our school.
The Arizona State Legislator finally adjourned its 2023 session on July 31st. I believe this is the longest session in the history of the state. Our guest speaker this month will be Leo Biasiucci, one of our district 30 representatives to the state legislature. Leo will be talking about this past legislation session and what has and has not been accomplished. Make your dinner reservations today as this will be a most interesting presentation.
Larry D. Adams
President
Call To Order
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Scooters, 2750 Miracle Mile, Bullhead City, AZ. The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m., by Secretary/Treasurer John Caponetto
Attendees
No Quorum. Present were: Secretary/Treasurer John Caponetto, Directors Tonya Frederickson, and Catherine Lopez-Rajaniemi. Absent: President Larry Adams, Directors Chric Morgan, Shane Chester, and Darryl Franklyn. Guest: Linda Saldana.
Minutes
Secretary/Treasurer John Caponetto asked everyone if they had read the Newsletter. Attendees agreed on the contents of the newsletter. No formal motion was made to approve as there was no quorum present.
Treasurer’s Report
Secretary/treasurer Caponetto suggested that the treasurer’s report reading be postponed until the regular dinner meeting. Attendees were in agreement. No formal motion was made to approve as there was no quorum present.
New Business
Secretary/treasurer Caponetto informed the board that the speaker for tomorrow’s general meeting is not known at this time.
Director Catherine Lopez-Rajaniemi passed out a flyer regarding Mohave County Fire Officer’s Association voting to explore county-wide Joint Powers Authority. A general discussion ensued regarding aspects of this proposal. Director Catherine Lopez-Rajaniemi will bring more flyers on this subject for tomorrow night’s meeting.
Secretary/treasurer Caponetto said that at present time, there are no MVIDD contract forms for allocation of water from private owner (non-farm allocations) to private owner. They are trying to develop language to permit owners of privately held water allocations to transfer water allocations to other privately held lands. Presently, water allocations can only be transferred from farming entities. To acquire a water allocation from MVIDD, a contract needs to be negotiated between the transferor and transferee, and an application submitted to MVIDD. Secretary/treasurer Caponetto said that we may be able to purchase a 1-acre-foot water allocation from Jamie Kelley for the Academy of Building Industries School. Secretary/treasurer Caponetto will attend a zoom meeting with MVIDD tomorrow regarding progress of new contract and application language.
Secretary/treasurer Caponetto said that Selberg Associates is working on the site plan for the building addition for the Academy of Building Industries school, and submission to Mohave County for approval.
Secretary/treasurer Caponetto said that he is still researching appliances for the kitchen. The school is still working on application for a school lunch program which appears to be based on local demographics.
Adjournment
Secretary/treasurer Caponetto asked if anyone had anything else to discuss. He then suggested an adjournment as no formal motion was made to approve as there was no quorum present. Directors Frederickson and Lopez-Rajaniemi agreed, and the meeting was adjourned at 12:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura L. Harrison
July 11, 2023