Meeting 8 Minutes: April 2, 2013; Rolands
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Call to Order / Welcome & Intro
6:05 pm
YMF By-Law Change Voting
Waive Roberts Rules – 14 for, 1 against.
Attaboys/Girls
a. L. Gualtieri, S. Mullaney, PJ Mudar: Central Catholic Outreach
b. S. Mullaney, A. Mayer, C. Eijofor, A Menon, S. Zolnak, D. Wallner: Childrens Inst. Egg Hunt
c. L. Terpak, Angela Mayer, Lauren Dziagwa, & Missy Fontanese: Nominations & Elections
d. B. Confair, A. Mayer, & J. Radion: UPJ MAR volunteer judges.
e. T. Wilson, James Prisk, P. Miner, K. Bates, Anand Boscha, Including person from Paul
Rizzo, and one additional unknown woman; CMU Civ. Engr. Seminar
f. J. Fresch & L. Dziagwa: Spring Social Planning
g. M. Castiglia, M. Gilfillan, M. Pierce – Pitt Practioner Advisors
Election results: L. Kaplan – Vice-President; B. Confair – Treasurer; S. Flournoy – Secretary
a. Election went very well electronically
ERYMC Committee – Shooting for 2016, 2017, or 2018:
a. L. Kaplan, B. Confair, G. Scott, M. Panzitta, K. Mueser. Sara Mullaney was potential planner
but didn’t necessarily want to commit yet. Need motivated chair, not an officer.
i. The only people who are not currently officers or chairs are Mike Panzitta, Greg
Scott, and Karen M.
b. 5/8/13 deadline to meet separately; develop questions for decision on Go/No Go.
Determined not to be feasible, need to talk to other groups who have hosted about
contacts for how to go about this. Meeting pushed to 5.15.13 after the SEI Conference and
PE Examination
c. June 2013, BOD Strategic Planning Session, need to inform Section by meeting.
d. Greg Scott is available for discussion of ERYMC.
Past-President’s Report: Thanks for a great 3 years!
a. “I am not going to disappear. I will not pull a Kristin Smith!”
President’s Report
a. Look for upcoming emails for end-of-year housekeeping. Timely response required.
b. Elections – online successful, a few issues with current dues paying members. Main issues
were from people trying to vote who weren’t Pittsburgh Section Members, or who were
over 35. To determine if you are a member:
i. Log on to Nationals to see
ii. Call Nationals to see
iii. Just email Missy
Allowing people to vote online did NOT increase voter turnout at all. Total number was 3035. Action should be taken to determine what decides as “active” member.
c. Email amayer@kuresources.com for interest in committee chairs.
d. Region 2 Joint Activity – no update
e. Strategic Plan – no update; random 30 people selected for survey; responses to guide plan.
Where would you like to see this organization in five years?
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1. Do we advertise membership enough? Should we increase college
interaction? Are we doing a good job of showcasing a wide variety of
activities? Ask for level of effort of other groups to see if this is a factor.
2. We do not utilize PR very well. Consideration should be given to advertising
outside of our comfort zone.
3. 2018 is the Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Section and there is currently no
formal plan to celebrate this milestone. At the minimum, there will be a
black tie Gala. Other sections have done things such as a commemorative
book, a float, a tablet app for our bridges. Texas managed to raise $250,000
[but the Texas section is the entire state].
4. Potentially establish a National Bridge Museum as part of the 100 year
anniversary.
9. Vice-President’s Report
a. LDI Update: 3/21 meeting at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Speakers: Greg
Spencer & Roselyn Wilkinson
b. Potential “Engineers Tour” of church; contact been made. Also planning a technical tour of
the church.
c. LDI 5k Popup Project – advertised in announcements. Section email blast? – Registration is
$20. If anyone is interested in LDI, it’s good to come to this event. The website is currently
updated so online registration is forthcoming. This has been advertised via the Section
website.
d. LDI Candidate for 2013-2014: YMF V.P. – L. Kaplan
10. Secretary’s Report
a. Mtg. with M. Fontanese on email tools for tracking. Is there a need to clean up email list?
i. Pending. Plans to beta test w/board and committee chairs over the summer to see
results. Also needs to be cleared with A. Mayer and L. Kaplan.
11. Treasurer’s Report – “We’ve got money.”
a. Current Balance: $3458.21 (following costs are included in this total)
b. Expenses:
$182.08 (M. Panzitta for Pens Raffle + t-shirt order); $78.11 (S. Mullaney –
Spring Egg hunt expenses)
c. Income:
$220.00 T-shirt revenue
d. Doesn’t include December Dinner reimbursement, or J. Radion purchases.
Committee Reports
12. Membership
a. Meeting on 3/20/13 for database. Add D.O.B. column, use standard sign-in sheets;
b. Need follow-up meeting. “What is ultimate goal of database?”
c. Next Happy Hour ? “I have no idea” T. Tritch.
d. Summer Picnic; Ideally Friday, 4pm start; potluck. Dates not sure. Great idea for families
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e. Everything hasn’t been agreed upon:
i. Tim T. wants to add column for students vs other members.
ii. Preference to set up standards sign-in sheet in excel for events.
13. Student Affairs:
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a. UPJ Regional Conference, 4/19 – 4/21
i. $400 from CYM. We’ll need to submit for reimbursement.
ii. Offset judge costs; Friday Happy Hour (Need coordination with M. Zerby).
b. CMU/Pitt Career Development Workshop – 3/27 on CMU campus; 6 presenters. It went
well.
i. Help understand career possibilities within Civ Engr, positive feedback; 30 students
1. Great speakers. Students appreciated it.
2. Presentations went over, so there was minimal networking. More time for
networking would be beneficial.
3. Lots of positive feedback from the department.
c. Geneva/Point Park – No update Patrick volunteered to the be liaison since he works near
the campus. Chuck Shubert will not continue on as director. Good to get Point Park
involved due to their lack of traditional students. Greg is also contacting Robert Morris.
d. Pitt/CMU – going to OVSC, and sending a committee to see how conference is organized
e. Pitt – 2013 ASCE Distinguished Chapter for Region 2
f. Need copy of annual report, contact with Matt Castiglia or Ping Wei to see how this
information is being presented since this is the 2nd recognition for Pitt.
14. Fundraising; Goal: $1800, Status: $1397, $73 50/50 Pirates, $167 50/50 Oktoberfest, $256
December Dinner Gift Baskets, $831 Pens Raffle, $70 t-shirt sales
a. 50/50 at the social? Should we contact other organizations? This is not usually done.
Option to raffle off free yearly membership and/or flying lessons from Karl discussed.
b. T-Shirt Sales. Shirt Price is $10. To order: contact Mike Panzitta Discussion on whether or
not to sell T-Shirts for the Pirates outing. We could make more money…and wear our shirts!
This will require coordination. Pricing can include Tailgate and ticket. Or, Tailgate/ticket/TShirt.
15. Employment - Resume Book: posted; Letter to employers sent out;
a. Committee to email participants on 4/3 & 6/1. Ask for students no longer in ‘job hunt’ to let
us know and we revise the resume book and republish. ONLY TWICE.
b. On board to reach out to entrants and update by end of next week (4.12).
c. No new resumes received.
d. J&J wanted to have a speaker to talk about techniques for getting a job in January but the
December Dinner speaker stole their thunder.
e. Is there a possibility for a younger member book? A number of employers were looking
for someone with a couple of years of experience.
f. Options include creating a newsletter article, and utilizing the section website to get the
word out.
16. Outreach
a. HS Outreach - Seneca Valley HS postponed (weather/availability) rescheduled for…not
expecting anything. Haven’t heard anything.
b. HS Outreach – Central Catholic on 3/8. They will likely continue with the program, but want
to change it to incorporate Juniors and Freshman.
c. IBC Outreach – June 2013 at ESWP, Details coming in May. Need 6 volunteers.
Participation will include admittance to the IBC for the day.
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17. Technical
a. YMF Leadership Discussion, 3/19/13 seminar POSTPONED due to lack of participants.
b. Networking event at GAI, 4/25/13.
c. Meeting between 4/12-4/16. Plan out future of Technical seminars.
d. YMF purchased online Leadership course, potential brownbag for membership committee.
i. To be implemented along with tech seminar. YMF has access for 1 year after
registration.
e. MORE Technical events to occur throughout summer and fall.
18. Spring Social: 4/26/13 date, rooftop of Carson City Saloon (Southside) “I like how our committee is
now called ‘Spring Social’.” - Jesse Fresch.
a. ASHE/PSPE/SAME/ESWP onboard. (budget $500 contribution each group).
b. Cost is $5 at the door
c. 5-10 minutes for each group to speak
d. Be sure to make Sign-In sheet easy to read
i. Can we use a tablet for this? Would eliminate illegible handwriting. Potentially
increase typos.
e. 50/50 planned.
i. Are other organizations are contributing door prizes?
ii. YMF may need to purchase SWAG.
iii. Flyer for distribution is pending
19. Community Service / Team Building
a. Camp KOK – 4/6/13. – no go, not enough participants.
b. Spring Egg Hunt at Children’s Institute – 3/12/13. Children enjoyed it. Should stay on the
list of activities for next year.
c. Possible event includes rebuilding of East Liberty Farmer’s Market
20. Golf Etiquette: Fri. May 17, 2013 (tentative) at Scally’s in Moon Township. 5:30 pm To be headed
by Lauren and Kristin. Backup date is 5.24.13.
a. Who is interested in attending: 12/14 present Maximum $ willing to pay depends. Quoted
costs range from 45-90 per person for 2-3 hour 1-on-1 group-based instructional class.
b. How many are beginners: 4/12 intermediate: 0. No “experts”. So maybe it should not be
called “Golf Etiquette”.
c. Options include:
i. Course play instruction vs. being on our own.
ii. 1-2 hours w/token to driving range.
21. Anything That Floats, July 2-4. J. Fronczek heading up.
a. Will begin looking at brainstorming at the end of April/Beginning of May even though there
are no official rules yet.
b. Need to make sure deadline is not missed for entrance.
c. Current committee includes Tim, Greg S., Angela, Jim, Sonya, & Jason.
d. Must research inexpensive ways to procure paddles and life jackets ASAP to avoid needing
to spend money for them. LT’s parents have things they may want to get rid of.
22. Camp Trip 7/19-7/21, New River Gorge, WV. Details forthcoming in May/June.
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23. YMF Pirate Outing, SATURDAY, 9/21/13. Limited seats, rsvp via website. Entire process will be
online this year.
a. Tickets will be around $35. They are limited. There are only 60 available.
b. There are fireworks and a concert.
c. The biggest foreseeable issues may be not having enough tickets for students since they
won’t be here over the summer. Need to determine how many to put in reserve ahead of
time.
d. A wait list will be required.
e. WE STILL NEED A TAILGATE CHAMPION
24. CANSTruction: Team with Carpenter’s Union again; September. Details TBD
25. Bike Trip? – Late May, Allegheny passage competition with massive bike ride and party at the Point.
Other suggestions included a day trip along the Montour Trail starting on the Southside. Ultimate
goals are to 1) have a day trip and 2) have a trip that is larger for a longer duration. Plan would
include starting with the small one first and expand from there.
26. Kayak Trip? – Any interest? Possibly mid-July/August for ~ $35/pp 12/14 ppl interested in the trip.
Summer months are better for this event. Avoid the guide provided. Contact pghbridge.org to see
if we can pay one of their experts to be our guide instead.
27. Adjourn (Next YMF Gen Body Mtg: Sept 2013)
The end of the “Jim-Tatorship. Go have your democracy!” Thanks everybody!
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7:59 pm