MINUTES
PARK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING
June 8, 2000

Members in Attendance:Mike Katz, Christina Miller, Joe Tesch and Dwayne Vance

1.Meeting called to order

2.Minutes from May 18, 2000 meeting reviewed, praised profusely and approved

3.In that this was to be Wendy's last meeting in her capacity as President (although everyone is looking forward to her ongoing participation in the Bar), a lavish breakfast buffet had been prepared in her honor, and each person in attendance was prepared with a touching two minute tribute; unfortunately Wendy was not in attendance

4.Discussion of election of officers for next year

a.Dwayne did not receive any response to Wendy's May 25, 2000 letter that went out to everyone soliciting volunteers and nominations for offices

b.Christina and Dwayne have been working the phones for potential officers, and so far Barbara Sharp has expressed a willingness to be the Tuesday Night Bar Director, Natalie Segall has expressed a willingness to be the CLE Director; Kathy Kinsman has expressed some interest in participating someway, we are all pretty sure Mark Kozak will participate, and some others have been contacted but haven't committed yet (emphasis on the "yet", as we all know that by the time the election rolls around that large numbers of people will be clamoring for a position as an officer of this esteemed organization)

c.Mike offered to be Vice-President/President Elect, and Dwayne offered to be Secretary

d.We will try to create and fill a new position, Public Relations Director, who can work on, well let's see, how about public relations? (we were actually thinking along the lines of overseeing the website with updates, etc., and helping with advertising of various events such as Tuesday Night Bar, CLE & Ski, etc.); idea is to get more people involved, and if someone is given an actual position and title they would be more motivated to get involved

e.Christina will follow-up with Kathy Kinsman, Mark Kozak, and a number of fencesitters (whom we are sure are just waiting to throw their hat into the ring at the last minute for the dramatic boost it will lend to their campaign), and Christina and Dwayne will coordinate on preparing the ballot for the election at the Spring Social

5.Discussion of Spring Social

a.Christina promised (last month she didn't necessarily promise, but merely volunteered to do so) to actually invite Judge Hilder to the Spring Social

b.Previously planned on having Spring Social at Lakota, however they want $8-$10 per person per hour (which seems a tad bit high); Christina has already contacted Dynamite Dom's at the bottom of Main Street, and they would be happy to host us on their deck for less than Lakota; Mike will contact La Posh (spelling? I don't get out much) in Deer Valley today, and get back to Christina (or Leslie, or Tassie)

c.Christina will try to have arrangements finalized this afternoon so that notice can be sent out to all of the members, which will include one more written request for volunteers/nominations for officers

6.Discussion of Capital Reef retreat August 10-12, 2000

a.Sounds like things are coming together

b.Planned activities include: Thursday morning hike through Capital Reef National Park with SUWA attorney talking about something related to environmental law, planning on 2-3 hours of CLE; Friday morning water law CLE by John Mabey (formerly with Attorney General's office), planning on 2-3 hours of CLE; some type of group lunch on Friday; big dinner bash in one of the campgrounds on Friday night, complete with bonfire and hopefully a band (everyone invited, but main reason for party is TT&V's traditional big blowout for Joe's birthday); people will be on their own Saturday & Sunday; Tassie is putting together a list of activities around Capital Reef

c.Discussion of inviting Judge Hilder and his family, offering to pay his way, and having him give a presentation on the judiciary in conjunction with lunch on Thursday (another hour of CLE!); Christina will send formal written invitation on behalf of Bar, and then follow-up with phone-calls

d.All lawyers are invited and welcome to attend with their families, but advertising will be limited to Park City Bar due to budget constraints and likely low response from non-members

7.Report from Christina on Hispanic Outreach Night

a. It went well (simple, concise, to the point, what more needs to be said)

b.Christina and Mike attended (okay, so there was a little more to the report)

c.Interpreter needs to get paid; Mike mentioned interpreter for Tuesday Night Bar also needs to get paid (it only looks like this simple report is getting longer, it actually just ended)

8. Discussion of July 4 Festivities

a.Apparently this will occur on July 4 this year (there appears to be a pattern developing around this holiday)

b.Christina reported that so far no one is willing to sit in the dunking booth

c.If anyone is interested, this is a torch that could use some carrying, otherwise it may just burn what's left of itself out (Wendy?)

9.Report from Mike on Tuesday Night Bar

a.Best turnout in months this last time

b.Same old stalwarts manning their stations; not that we don't appreciate Christina and Mike showing up every month, because we do, we really do, and we hope to continue to see them there, but we will try to get some others helping them out this next year

10. Discussion of possibly doing another survey regarding judicial performance

a. Should be consistent, and not just conduct surveys in response to complaints

b.However, Judge Hilder has only been up here since January, so we should probably wait until he has been here a year and then revisit whether a survey should be done

The meeting was thereafter adjourned (reluctantly, but there being no real alternative in that everyone had stopped talking at that point).
Dwayne Vance, Secretary