The meeting was called to order 7:04pm. Meeting minutes from October 5, 2005 were read and approved. Don moved to approve, Bryan seconded. All in favor, no discussion. No treasurer’s report was provided.

Race Poster
The poster is in draft form and looks good. The one issue that is of some concern is that there is no race schedule on the poster. The committee decided that the schedule is so tentative and weather dependant that listing the club’s web address and phone hotline would be more practical. Val will contact Ellie about the possibility of attaching a tear-off schedule of the races and education programs, and the costs associated with that.

Clubhouse
No asphalt slab has been poured yet so there may not be a work party this weekend to build the trash structure. The club will look into the timing of the slab installation to be sure we don’t lose our certificate of occupancy again.

Education Program
Dr. Jim Hagee will be presenting Dog Foot Care at the next meeting. The club discussed topics of interest to pass along to Dr. Hagee and the possibility of needing a demo dog for the presentation.

Race Rules
Proposed race rule changes submitted by members will be disseminated for review to club members via email on Thursday, October 20th.

Political Action
Val provided an update on activities. Tom Henry will look at Chapters 1, 7, and 11 of the revised Title 21 draft. He has experience with the process. He also will look at the Chugiak/Eagle River comprehensive plan draft.

Part of our trail system (10- and 12-mile trails) is on Eklutna-owned land and is slated for multi-acre residential lots in the new plan. Val will talk to Lexi about what became of the potential land swap that was in the works with Eklutna a year or so ago.

Trails
There are still people driving vehicles (both trucks and dirt bikes) on the alternate side. Bill will weld the gates into place in the next few weeks. Trail users indicated that some vehicles are coming up over the berms and gates would not stop them. Everyone is encouraged to turn in any license plate numbers to Eagle River Parks & Rec if they see anyone on the trails who shouldn’t be. Someone suggested posting some signs where trespassers are entering.

Next Meeting
The next general meeting will be on Wednesday, November 2nd at 7pm at the clubhouse. At this meeting, we will discuss and vote on any proposed race rule changes. A board meeting will precede the general meeting, at 6:15pm. An education program will be presented at 7:30pm. The topic will be Dog Foot Care.

Meeting adjourned at 7:35pm.