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FMIU REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

AUGUST 13, 2008

TAMPA, FLORIDA

Meeting was called to order by 2^nd Vice President Lee Hardee. Board Members in attendance were; Directors Dave Bullard, Charlie Fountain; and Tara Alford, Secretary/Treasurer.

Not present were: Jim Suber, President; Dianna Ullery, 1^st Vice President; Directors Charlie Meacham and Dana White, and Jon Conboy

2^nd VP Hardee went over the current issues which included reminders of the upcoming elections. Election forms can be found on the website at www.fmiu.org and click on Election Information, Results and Forms. Elections will be held in November at the regular meeting. Completed forms should be mailed back to Post Office Box 5677, Tallahassee, Florida 32314 or emailed to Tara at tara.alford@myfwc.com no later than September 30, 2008.

The next FMIU meeting will be held in Tallahassee on November 4, and 5. The board of directors meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. sharp, on November 4^th at a location to be announced. The regular meeting will be held on November 5, 2008, at either the Florida Department of Transportation Auditorium. Please visit our website (www.fmiu.org) and click on events for additional information concerning training opportunities for this meeting.

FMIU Past President and Immediate Past IAMI President Sam Bean provided information on upcoming IAMI meetings; The International meeting will be held in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) during October 8-10, 2008. The next annual meeting (19^th Annual) will be held in Portland, Oregon from May 15-18, 2009. Additional information on reservations, memberships, etc., can be found by visiting www.iamimarine.org

Secretary/Treasurer Tara Alford provided a financial report as follows: As of July 31, 2008, there were funds available in the amount of $1,692.01 with no outstanding debt.

Lastly, 2^nd Vice President Lee Hardee and Past President Sam Bean presented FMIU Past President Charlie Fountain with a retirement clock for his service to not only FMIU, but the marine community as a whole. Visit the website for photos.

With no additional business, the business meeting was closed.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

AUGUST 12, 2008

TAMPA, FLORIDA

There was no official meeting held, as we did not have a quorum. In attendance were Lee Hardee, 1^st Vice President; Allen Dekle, Director; Dave Bullard, Director; Charlie Fountain, Director; and Tara Alford, Secretary/Treasurer.

Not present were: Jim Suber, President; Dianna Ullery, 2^nd Vice President; Jon Conboy, Director; Charlie Meacham, Director; and Dana White, Director

While we could not hold an ‘official’ meeting, the members present did discuss possibilities for upcoming officers and board members. Some suggestions including

We also discussed coming up with a ‘pamphlet’ telling potential members who we are, what our objective are, and our mission statement. These pamphlets could be provided to members in good standing for handing out at various functions, such as Gasparilla, Billy Bowlegs, Police Chief’s Association, Sheriff’s Association, State Law Enforcement Chief’s Association, etc.

Additional suggestions were discussed about making contact with Marine Tactical (www.marinetactical.com) to place an announcement regarding upcoming meetings and/or training.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:30p.m.

Florida Marine Intelligence Unit Board of Director’s Meeting

November 6, 2007

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Meeting called to order by President Suber at 3:20 pm

Discussed intell meeting held in South Florida. Discussed security issues as far as civilian and law enforcement information exchanges.

Jim Sanislo requested reimbursement for conference room used during south Florida meeting. Board agreed to reimburse the $150.00 bill for the room, but requested in the future the board be approached prior to renting of the room. Motion made by Suber and seconded by Fountain and Dekle.

Discussed upcoming elections, check of bylaws shows that we do not have to mail out reminder of elections, can do it by email. President Suber will form a nomination committee at the February meeting in Jacksonville

Upcoming meetings:

February 6, 2008, Jacksonville -- may need to change date due to IAMI meeting during the same time

May 14, 2008, Tampa/ St. Pete -- possible conflict with National Law Enforcement Memorial

August 6, 2008, West Palm Beach or Miami

November 5, 2008, Tallahassee or Crystal River

Lee Hardy and Charlie Fountain assigned by President Suber to make contact with FACIU in reference to joint training and meeting.

Reviewed Treasures report

Col D. Lifford addressed the board and thanked the unit for its support after his accident. Col Lifford said the Florida Department of Agriculture is committed to FMIU and will continue to support the unit.

Training:

Discussed possible training topics including fish identification, state violations, marine sanitation devices, tracking, and resource violations.

Motion to close meeting by Ullery

Seconded by Fountain

Meeting closed at 5:05 pm

Meeting attended by Jim Suber, Dana White, Dianna Ullery, Charlie Fountain, Lee Hardee, Jim Sanislo, David Bullard, and Allen Dekle.

PAST MINUTES FOR 2002

FMIU BUSINESS MEETING

MAY 13, 2003

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA

Past President Dave Johnson convened the meeting at 3:45p.m.

Attending: Past President Dave Johnson, Past President Charlie Fountain, Secretary/Treasurer, Tara Alford; Directors Jim Sanislo, Don Ellingsen, Frank Pierce, Matt Fleming and Randy Goodyear.

Not attending: President Frank Feliciano, and Director Rich Hagen.

OLD BUSINESS

Director Sanislo advised that the president of Florida Auto Theft Intelligence Unit (FATIU) would like to hold a joint meeting. He also brought up having a multiple day training session with IAMI or FATIU. After discussion, President Feliciano asked Sam Bean to talk with IAMI/FATIU about this multiple day training session. President Feliciano requested specific training on “marine theft prevention”.

First Vice President Art Serig will be working with Secretary/Treasurer Alford and Mr. Charlie Meacham to obtain information for a possible presentation by Mr. Meachem on Marine Security at the November meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Neither President Feliciano nor Past President Sam Bean was at the board meeting due to conflicts. We will continue this discussion at the next board meeting.

Treasurer’s Report provided by Secretary/Treasurer Alford, as of May 12, 2003, we have $2,593.85 in the checking account with all debts current.

President Feliciano will provide an update at the regular business meeting. He had discussion with Colonel Julie Jones about allowing advertisements to be posted in each newsletter. Frank will be in contact with FWC legal counsel to iron out the final guidelines; we (FMIU) will have to provide guidelines to legal on what we would allow.

Discussion was held on finding a bank w/a lower or no service charge checking. Currently, we pay between $13 and $16 per month to bank with Sun Trust. Several agencies and members have contacted us regarding the use of credit cards. Discussion ensued and it was decided that it was not feasible to use this method of payment, as the costs incurred by the FMIU would outweigh any benefits.

President Feliciano will talk with FWC Computer Section about using electronic mail to contact members who are delinquent in membership but still allow them to be notified about notifications.

Board of Director’s will provide name and mailing addresses of supervisors to Tara. Letters will be sent requesting authorization for a two (2) day meeting. The meeting would start @ 1 and adjourn at 6p.m. We will discuss the scheduling of this meeting in August.

Gene Blythe, City of Port Richey and Pasco County agreed to host the August meeting. He will be in touch regarding hotel and meeting arrangements.

Motioned made by Jim Sanislo, seconded by Don Ellingsen to adjourn @ 4:30p.m

FMIU BUSINESS MEETING

FEBRUARY 23, 2003

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA

President Frank Feliciano convened the meeting at 1:00p.m.

Attending: President Frank Feliciano, First Vice President Art Serig, Secretary/Treasurer, Tara Alford; Directors Jim Sanislo, Don Ellingsen, Frank Pierce and Randy Goodyear. Past President Sam Bean.

Not attending: Second Vice President Gene Blythe, and Director Rich Hagen.

OLD BUSINESS

Director Sanislo advised that the STAR Center will provide a power point machine and he is still working with them for a possible funding source.

Jack Courtney, Palm Beach County S.O., visited the FMIU meeting to discuss the IAMI Meeting for 2004. This meeting will be held in Palm Beach February 13-19, at the Crowne Plaza.

Frank introduced Pat Rollins, President of International Association of Marine Investigators. Pat described the conference which will include break-out sessions on Law Enforcement, BUI, Environmental Protection, and Marine Industry.

Charles Meacham will provide website addresses and information on two international associations.

Director Sanislo advised that Director Blythe completed the compilation of the listing of agencies (police/sheriff) e-mail addresses. This information will be available in the new roster.

Past President Charlie Fountain was not able to attend this meeting, but will have update on possible joint meeting of both units, with FACIU President Darrell “Rusty” Russell.

First Vice President Art Serig discussed the need to raise membership, bring back the insurance and marine surveyors to FMIU. Training in these areas would be a good start.

Incoming President Frank Feliciano made a brief introduction and provided his thoughts on the direction of FMIU for the upcoming year.

Treasurer’s Report provided by Secretary/Treasurer Alford, as of November 13, 2002, we have $1,497.49 in the checking account with all debts current.

Director Jim Sanislo made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Past President Charlie Fountain and the meeting adjourned @ 9:00a.m.

NEW BUSINESS

President Feliciano and Past President Sam Bean will contact the Anheuser-Busch Public Relations Office towards them assisting in Boating Safety endeavors. We are attempting to have them attend either May or November 2003 meeting. This partnership with FMIU would provide members with water safety brochures and other water safety information pertinent to their specific region of the state.

President Feliciano discussed with Colonel Julie Jones about allowing advertisements to be posted in each newsletter. After discussions with Colonel Jones, Frank will be in contact with FWC legal counsel to iron out the final guidelines. FMIU will have to provide guidelines to legal on what we would allow.

President Feliciano will talk with FWC Computer Section about using electronic mail to contact members who are delinquent in membership but still allow them to be notified about notifications.

“BOLO” page for each newsletter, each member will provide Tara with this information.

Information Exchange; this should be brought back to each meeting. Recommended to be done for ½ hour prior to meeting.

Bob Ross and Tara will discuss Federal legislation which limits what insurance companies can buy.

President Feliciano wants more participation and continuity for organization. If this is not done, the organization will continue to flounder. This can be done by outlining goals and objections. It will provides a time-line for members on what will be accomplished.

To include our Mission, Vision, Goals, Objections, Strategies (expanding bylaws to cover goals we want to accomplish)

Also will explore the possibility of a letter to all Board of Director’s supervisors advising that they are needed @ meeting for 2 days, and the importance of their attendance. The meeting would start @ 1 and adjourn at 6p.m.

FMIU BUSINESS MEETING
MAY 15, 2002
POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA

Convened @ 8:35a

Opening remarks and welcome to the group was delivered by First Vice President Art Serig. President Bob Hughley was on a well deserved vacation in Minnesota & Wisconsin, relieving those states of their fish!

A special certificate of appreciation was presented to Ms. Carolyn Sanislo, C & J Marine Surveyors, Inc., for her support of the FMIU and the May training session.

Another special thank you was sent to C & J Marine Surveyors, Inc., for their above and beyond@ support with refreshments for the training event.

OLD BUSINESS:

Past President Sam Bean gave an IAMI activity update regarding the IAMI annual conference to be held February 24 through 26, 2002 in Panama City @ the Edgewater Beach Resort. Sam gave a run through of the rates (see FMIU Board of Directors Meeting minutes) for this conference. Please check their website at www.iamimarine.com for additional information.

FMIU will have a "booth" with display, we will also be providing items for sell to participants of the IAMI conference.

The FMIU meeting will coincide with the IAMI meeting, it has been tentatively scheduled for Sunday, February 24. We will have a short board of directors' meeting at this time.

Shirts: The general membership was polled on the type "logo" to be placed on the new shirts. The winning logo will be shown in the November newsletter.

Director Sansilo gave a general update on marine industries activities.

Report of Committees:

No significant reports were offered by committees.

NEW BUSINESS:

Richie Hagen & Jim Sanislo will work to prioritize a listing of suggested projects for funding through the STAR Center for possible funding. Gene Blythe will assist.

Art Serig received a blow up of a recent photograph taken of him and Boston Whaler=s latest vessel for governmental use. This photo op took place during the recent Miami Boat Show.

Sam Bean will be reviewing the current By-Laws for any required revisions, a report will be provided at the next business meeting.

Jim Sanislo requested that closer scrutiny be given to vessels who do not have their FL numbers in compliance with Florida Statutes.

Secretary/Treasurer Alford provided update on funds, with $1,486.47 in the bank as of 5/15/2002.

With no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn the regular business meeting was made by Director Blythe and 2^nd by Director Randy Goodyear. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.

The Business Meeting was re-opened after lunch by Past President Dave Johnson, seconded by 2^nd Vice President Gene Blythe, to secure the vote on merchandise.

A motion was made by Brian Gibson to accept the style of logo drawn by Randy Goodyear, and seconded by Frank Pierce, and passed by members present, with one ney vote. A motion was made by Don Ellingsen to accept National Awards of Jackson, Mississippi to proceed with project, seconded Gene Blythe, and passed by members present. Motion to close meeting by Gene Blythe and seconded by Frank Pierce.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BUSINESS MEETING
FEBRUARY 5, 2002
PENSACOLA BEACH, FL.

Meeting called to order: 6:20p (CST)

Officers Present: President Bob Hughley
1st Vice President Art Serig
Secretary-Treasurer Tara Alford
Director Randy Goodyear
Director Jim Sansilo
Director Don Ellingsen
Director Frank Pierce
Past President Dave Johnson
Past President Charlie Fountain
Past President Sam Bean

2^nd Vice President Gene Blythe, and Directors Richie Hagen & Matt Fleming, were not in attendance due to prior commitments.

OLD BUSINESS

We will be contacting Mr. Graeme Holman of the STAR Center to see about holding our May 2002 meeting @ their facility.

IAMI meeting for 2003 will be held in Panama City Beach in February 23 thru 26. Check our website @ and your newsletter for updates on this event. We will take a vote of the membership at general meeting to see if we should pursue a joint meeting. A motion was made Art Serig, and seconded by Randy Goodyear.

Randy Goodyear advised of a firefighting school to be held sometime in 2003 @ Port Canaveral. Check your newsletter for more information on this event.

The remainder of the meetings for 2003 will be as follows: May Meeting - May 14-15 STAR Center; August Meeting - August 13-14 Crystal River; and the November Meeting - November 12-13 Jacksonville. Exact locations in each area will be provided in upcoming newsletters and on our website.

Past President Bean has obtained information from IAMI regarding tee shirts for FMIU. IAMI deals with a vendor who makes up the shirts, both tees and polo’s and keeps them in stock. We would contact the vendor and request so many shirts for a meeting. We would sell them, send the vendor back the amount required to cover the shirts and any unsold shirts. We would keep 10% of the money for us. By doing business in this manner, we don’t have to worry about an inventory, initial cost or storage. Sam will get back to us @ May meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

The Board of Directors work numbers will be placed in newsletter for quick reference. We will also be placing this information on our website.

Director Ellingsen suggested hyper-link for marine industries, on our web site. Charge $50.00 per year for this connection. Past President Bean will provide more information at the May meeting.

No other discussion, a motion to adjourn was made by Dave Johnson, seconded by Randy Goodyear. The meeting adjourned @ 7:45p.m.

General Business Meeting
February 6, 2002
Pensacola Beach, Florida

Introduction of Guests and Board of Directors

Old Business

Past President Bean continues to work on legislative changes to 328.01, F.S., regarding homemade vessels. He is looking to work with the Sheriff’s Association as a co-sponsor to require all homemade vessels under 16' be inspected.

Meeting Locations for 2002: May Meeting (Tentative) - May 14-15 STAR Center; August Meeting - August 13-14 Crystal River; November Meeting - November 12-13 Jacksonville

New Business

February 2003 - IAMI will have their 2003 conference in Panama City Beach, February 23 thru 26. The meeting is to be held at the Edgewater Beach Resort, 850-235-4977. The room rates are approximately $125.00 per night, rooms are 1, 2, or 3 bedroom condominium’s. Inquiry was posed to membership to hold our February 2003 meeting in conjunction with IAMI. Past President Bean will investigate conference costs for general FMIU membership. Check newsletter and website for more news. It was voted that we have a short 1 to 2 hour business meeting on the Sunday (2/23/03) preceding the start date of the IAMI conference. A motion to proceed was made by 1^st Vice President Art Serig and seconded by Director Frank Pierce.

SecretaryTreasurer report: As of this meeting, we had $855.28 dollars in the bank.

Advised general membership that new website was up and running. Check it out at

No Committee Reports

Past President Bean discussed possible fund-raising events, some of which were on links from FMIU website to commercial companies and tee-shirts (see old business)

All Board of Directors will be posted in each newsletter with their phone (work) numbers and business addresses.

No other discussions, meeting adjourned at 9:45a.m.

FMIU BUSINESS MEETING

AUGUST 14, 2002

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA

Convened @ 8:35a.m.

Past President Johnson presented the slate of officers at the general business meeting on August 14, 2002, these officers will be for the 2002-2003 year and are as follows:

Frank Feliciano, President 850-251-4912

Art Serig, 1^st Vice President 305-542-3661

Gene Blythe, 2^nd Vice President 727-816-1919

Directors

Don Ellingsen 850-539-9191

Randy Goodyear 321-633-7130

Matt Fleming 352-447-1633 ext. 107

Richie Hagen 954-325-0218

Frank Pierce 321-259-1211

Jim Sanislo 561-495-4920

Tara Alford, Secretary/Treasurer 850-410-0656 ext. 169

These names will be presented and a final vote taken during the New Business meeting November 13, 2002.

Treasurer's Report provided by Secretary/Treasurer Alford, as of this meeting we have $1,497.49 in the checking account with all debts current.

Past President Sam Bean went over the following items as follows:

He will be contacting Captain Alan Richard, FWCC to solicit assistance with the rewriting of the by-laws.

The FMIU will have a "booth" with a display for the upcoming 2003 IAMI meeting. He needs any photographs or other pertinent information for this booth. (If you want the materials back, make sure to provide your name and address, the items will be mailed back)

National Awards from Jackson, Mississippi have been selected by the membership to do any shirts, hats, pens, etc. The logo (see front page of newsletter and website) has been selected and voted on, we will soon have a link from www.fmiu.org to this location and you will be able to order items online.

Director Jim Sanislo made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Past President Charlie Fountain and the meeting adjourned @ 9:00a.m.

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FMIU BOARD MEETING

AUGUST 13, 2002

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA

Convened @ 3:45 p.m.

Attending: President Bob Hughley, First Vice President Art Serig,, Secretary/Treasurer, Tara Alford, Directors Jim Sansilo, Matt Fleming,, Randy Goodyear. Past Presidents Dave Johnson, Sam Bean and Charlie Fountain.

Not attending: Second Vice President Gene Blythe, Directors Frank Pierce, Don Ellingsen and Rich Hagen.

OLD BUSINESS

Jim Sansilo will follow up with Richie Hagen and the Star Center, He and Richie Hagen will contact the STAR Center regarding our "wish list" for funding by this entity. Funding for quarterly meetings, printing, and mailings.

Directors Sanislo and Blythe will continue to work on obtaining the most up to date listing of all police departments and sheriff's offices e-mail addresses. They will be checking with Ms. Leslie Woodard of FWC GHQ.

Director Fleming and Secretary/Treasurer Alford will buy a new header for the existing display board. They will work with Director Sanislo to obtain photographs and other materials for display.

Director Goodyear provided the flyer and information on the Port Canaveral Maritime Academy. He will be contacting the Academy to see about hosting our May 2003 meeting. Please continue to check your newsletter for more information.

Past President Bean provided several examples of logos, we agreed on an oval with a boat. He will send the example to Jackson National Awards and request a bid on this logo for shirts, hats, bags, etc.

NEW BUSINESS

Director Sanislo advised that Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office had sent a letter of intent to IAMI to host their annual meeting. He will be keeping us posted.

Past President Sam Bean has been reviewing our by-laws and along with Directors Goodyear and Pierce will continue to work with Sam on any updates that may be appropriate. These updates will be brought before the general membership.

Past Presidents Charlie Fountain and Dave Johnson attended the recent Florida Agriculture Crimes Intelligence Unit (FACIU) Meeting in Williston. The FACIU expressed an interest in hosting a joint training session with both units. We will be contacting the FACIU President to invite him to our November meeting.

Director Jim Sanislo will be contacting the Florida Auto Theft Intelligence Unit (FATIU) President to see about attending our November meeting.

President Bob Hughley announced that he will not be able to continue in his position as President.

Past President Johnson presented the slate of officers as follows: Frank Feliciano, President; Art Serig, 1^st Vice President; Gene Blythe, 2^nd Vice President; Directors Don Ellingsen, Randy Goodyear, Matt Fleming, Richie Hagen, Frank Pierce, Jim Sanislo, and Tara Alford, Secretary/Treasurer. These names will be presented and voted on during the new business at the general business meeting. The final vote will be taken in November.

No other business to discuss, motion made by Past President Johnson, seconded by Director Matt Fleming to adjourn meeting @ 5:30 p.m.

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FMIU BOARD MEETING
MAY 14, 2002
POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA

Convened @ 6:30 p.m.

Attending: First Vice President Art Serig, Second Vice President Gene Blythe, Tara Alford, Secretary/Treasurer, Directors Jim Sanislo, Matt Fleming, Don Ellingsen, Frank Pierce, Randy Goodyear, and Rich Hagen. Past Presidents Dave Johnson and Sam Bean.

Discussed the insertion of a flyer for the November 2002 newsletter relative to the 2003 IAMI meeting being held in Panama City. This flyer will be placed in the remaining newsletters as well as put on our website. Agenda will be inserted accordingly when available.

Director Gene Blythe will be working on obtaining the most up to date listing of all police departments and sheriff's offices e-mail addresses. Director Sanislo will be assisting in this project.

Secretary/Treasurer Alford will obtain display unit for use by FMIU at the 2003 IAMI meeting. This display will be utilized to show our accomplishments and goals for the upcoming year.

IAMI Director Sam Bean has provided the following “tentative@ rates for the 2003 IAMI meeting in Panama City. The meeting will be held at the Edgewater Beach Resort. The tentative rates will be: GULF FRONT: 1 bedroom $ 99.00 (this room will accommodate three (3) people (i.e., 2 double beds and sofa sleeper)); 2 bedroom $ 109.00 (this room will accommodate five (5) people (i.e., 4 double beds and sofa sleeper)); 3 bedroom $ 219.00 (this room will accommodate six (6) people (i.e., 2 double beds, 2 twin beds, 1 king bed and sofa sleeper)). GOLF FRONT: 1 bedroom $ 89.00 (this room will accommodate three (3) people (i.e., 2 double beds and sofa sleeper)); 2 bedroom $ 99.00 (this room will accommodate five (5) people (i.e., 4 double beds and sofa sleeper)); 3 bedroom $ 209.00 (this room will accommodate six (6) people (i.e., 2 double beds, 2 twin beds, 1 king bed and sofa sleeper)). Sam will advice when the contract has been signed and rates are available. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK WWW.IAMIMARINE.COM FOR UPDATES REGARDING CONFERENCE INFORMATION.

Director Randy Goodyear will obtain information on upcoming firefighter school and provide at the next meeting. If available prior to that time, it will be in August newsletter.

It was agreed by Directors that future board meetings will be held at 3:00p.m. on the day preceding the regular scheduled meeting.