Chairman Terry Bresina called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m.

Terry asked for and received self introductions.

The July minutes were approved, and the Financial Report was read and approved.

Keynote Speaker
Today’s speaker was Craig Peters from the Union Pacific Railroad.  Craig discussed Operation Lifesaver’s newest truck / train video training program.  Craig is available for on-site presentations as well.  Patti has a copy of the video if anyone wants to use it for a driver meeting.

Council Reports
CSP -   Cpt. Savage discussed HB 1244 passed, and the rulemaking that happened to clean up the language.
CDOT – Teresa Carrillo asked that we pass along furlough dates for the permit office.
ATA – John Daschke discussed the ATA Accident Review Committee – anyone who wants to participate, please contact John. 
CMCA – Patti has been appointed chairman of the ATA CSA 2010 Task Force.  She went through various programs and information items.  Tracy discussed the upcoming Poker Run. 

Please buy Raffle Tickets!

Planned Council Activities

• Roadeo Volunteer Dinner – Rescheduled to August 13th at the Hyland Hills Rec Center
• Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade August 15 – contact Lois
• Colorado Driver Appreciation Week – August 23 - 29

Chairman’s Report
Back in February, the Council voted to hold a Raffle to help raise funds for the Ray Smith Scholarship Fund.  First prize is $5000 and second prize is $1000.  So far, we have only sold 20 tickets.  We need your help to both buy tickets and sell tickets.  Get a hold of Patti or Jessica.  Only 1000 tickets will be sold.  Buy yours today!

We will be holding a Driver Appreciation Barbeque on Wed. August 26th at the Fort Collins POE.  Please sign up at the front table if you can help.

We will have a roadeo round-up meeting following today’s meeting.  Anyone who wishes to provide feedback on this year’s event, please plan to stay a few extra minutes

We had a great Colorado Presence at the Rendezvous in Cody.  We learned a lot, and will be “borrowing” heavily from topics and speakers throughout the next year or so.  Mark your calendars for July 14-16 in McCall Idaho for 2010.

Old Business:

The meeting adjourned at 1:30pm.

Respectfully Submitted
Tom Lee
Secretary / Treasurer

Next SMC Event

Monthly Meeting

TDC - Roadeo

Vice Chairman Terry Bresinal called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m.

Terry asked for and received self introductions.

The October minutes were approved, and the Financial Report was read and approved.

Keynote Speaker
Today’s speaker was Dr. Amy Khan from Concentra Medical Centers.  She spoke about health / wellness programs and how they can save your companies money, while keeping your drivers safe and healthy.

Council Reports
CSP -    Cpt. Mark Savage introduced Sgt. Dave Casera, who will be heading up the Compliance Review Team. Sgt. Rocco Domenico has been assigned the Training Program.  There will be a rulemaking in December to accept the new FMCSRs and CVSA OOS criteria.  Also, they will be looking at moving the requirements to carry chains from Edwards to Dotsero.

CDOT – Now writing quad-axle permits for secondary highways.  Thanks for your patience.

Planned Council Activities

• Brighton Parade of Lights – Saturday, September 13 – entries are available at the front table and are due into Brighton by Nov. 17th.
• Bosses Day Luncheon- February 5th at the Red Lion Denver Central
• Safety Awards Banquet – April 17th at the Doubletree Denver Central
• Roadeo – June 6th at the Adams County Fairgrounds – meetings to start soon!

Chairman’s Report:
Safety Saturday at the CMCA Annual Convention was a huge success.  Word One Associates and Dan Baker both conducted exceptional training sessions. 

Also, as you might have noticed, Carl Salazar gave up the gavel after 4 years of hard work.  Many thanks to Carl for his work as Chairman, and we still hope to see you regularly.

At the convention the Ray Smith Scholarship Committee raffled off a 50 inch plasma television.  The winning ticket was one of a packet of tickets purchased by the Denver Newspaper Agency for driver incentives.   Carl managed to make one of his drivers extremely happy this year.   Next year, think about doing the same for your drivers and employees when we start the raffle process again.

Old Business:
The audio/visual remodel for downstairs is complete!

CMCA Logo catalog is finished up and ready to purchase. 

The meeting adjourned at 1:35pm.

Respectfully Submitted
Tom Lee, Secretary / Treasurer