Meeting Minutes
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Date: March 3, 2026
Meeting Location: Pete’s Restaurant and Brew House; 2100 Arden Way - Called to order at: 7:01 PM
Presiding over Meeting: Kelly Peters Number of Guests & Members: 39
Roll Call of Officers
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President: Kelly Peters |
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Vice-President: Dennis Flosi |
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Treasurer: Katie Costanzo |
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Secretary: Katie Owens |
Guests and New Members: Mike Sonoman introduced himself. He has a ’66 Austin Healey 3000.
Reading of the minutes from the last meeting held February 3, 2026. X Approved as posted in March 2026 Oilspots. __Approved as amended
Roll Call:
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Editor: Pat Galvin |
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Regalia: Dale Nichols |
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Webmaster: Ken Montgomery |
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Historian: Bob Byers |
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Communications: Mike Rapoza |
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Dixon Chair: tbd |
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Legislative Update: Ken Freese |
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Grand Pooh-Bah: Kelly Peters |
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Welcome Wagon: Katie Owens |
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Parts Masters
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Austin-Healey: Jerry Costanzo |
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Jaguar: Glen Munson |
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Morris: |
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Jensen-Healey: tbd Will discuss |
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MG: Dennis Flosi |
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Triumph: Bob Byers |
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Rootes Group: Chuck Baker |
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Morgan: Tim Waller |
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Jensen Interceptor: Ken Freese |
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Treasurer’s Report: Katie Costanzo – Not present. Printed report given to board members.
Reminder: Dues are due! Contact Katie if you can’t remember if you paid or not.
Correspondence: Dennis Flosi - No correspondence.
Editors’ Report: Pat Galvin. Send in your photos of events, projects etc. and articles for the Oilspots! Thank you, Ken Freese, for sending in the article about replacing his fuel tank. Be sure to read it: lots of pictures too! Kim is on vacation so it will be just Pat for the April Edition, so send in your articles soon!
Ongoing items:
- The Freese Legislative Update: Ken Freese – Good news, SB1392 exempting smog tests on cars that are at least 35 years old is back. In this version, no collector license plate is needed. Has been sent to committee on transportation.
- SB1069 Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process. It would require the State Air Resources Board to issue an executive order to exempt an aftermarket part and any associated fees and includes allowed timeframes for processing applications.
- Federal – The EPA and CO2 On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized its cancellation of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which served as a prerequisite for regulating emissions from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines. As a result of these changes, engine and vehicle manufacturers no longer have any future obligations for the measurement, control, and reporting of GHG emissions.
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- Regalia Update: Dale Nichols – Dale showed members caps, windbreakers, grill badges, and license plate frames tonight. Dale introduced Ed Cargile who will take over Regalia after the Show. Dale will be placing an order in the next couple of days so let him know if you want/need a piece of regalia.
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- Welcome Wagon: Katie Owens – nothing to report.
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- May 17, 2026, Dixon Car Show: Jerry Costanzo (absent) Registration opened in February. Registration closes May 2, so remember to enter your car!
Kelly reported that:
- On the weekend of May 16-17, 2026, we will need lots of volunteers. Set up is on Saturday and many jobs for the Show on Sunday.
- Parking:
- We really need Parking volunteers. They make the start of the Show run smoothly. You will need to get there early on Sunday, well ahead of the gate opening at 7 am. Other members will teach you how to park the cards, using the car information and Show map. After you park you are done for the day!
- Dave Underwood will collect items for the silent auction/raffle but needs someone to set it up on the day of the Show,
- Contacting vendors for donations: Dave Underwood provided letters to use when requesting donations. See Katie Owens tonight if you would like one.
- Thank you to George Potiris and Waldon Williams for managing the Club booth
- We have one of last year’s food vendors so still need 2 or 3 more: hamburgers, other main dishes, ice cream or sweets. They will need to complete the Solano County health forms. Let Pat Galvin know if you have an interested vendor.
- Other clubs with a booth at the Show, e.g. MG club. We need to ask them to volunteer to help park cars. If you are a member of another club, please mention it to the members. List of volunteers needs to be sent to Mike Rapoza.
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Old Business
February Cars and Coffee. Mike Rapoza. We had 14 cars attend.
- Upcoming Events /New Business
- Cars and Coffee – Mike Rapoza
- Saturday March 14th will be at Starbucks at Sunrise and Madison.
- Saturday April 11th, will be at Bill’s Donuts in Granite Bay, near Auburn Folsom Rd and Douglas Blvd. The Jaguar Club is invited to join us. Afterward, members can go to Costanzo’s house for a run and lunch.
- April Fool’s rally – Saturday March 28, sponsors are Mike Rapoza and Mike Hash Signup sheet available here tonight. We will meet at Sunsplash at 9:30 AM. Cost for lunch will only be $10 per person; the club will pick up the rest!
- Costanzo Run and lunch on April 11. Meet up at their house after Cars and Coffee, around 10 am. Details to follow. Be sure to sign up so we can make a lunch reservation.
- Visit Snell testing lab – April 25th, sponsored by Tim Waller. This will be an interesting presentation and tour at the Snell Foundation helmet testing lab. Sign up at the April meeting.
- Autorama at Cal Expo, May 1-3, 2026. Kelly lined up 2 cars for this event: Mike Rapoza’s 1966 Sunbeam Tiger, and Charles DeCuir’s 1960 Daimler. The cars will be on display for all three days, inside the main pavilion. He will be attending the event.
- California Auto Museum - Kelly Peters. The Adopt-a-car program is being revived. The club previously sponsored and fixed up a Triumph TR3. We discussed if we want to sponsor another car. Members have recently seen the TR3 on the floor, so it is still there. Unsure if the CAM is looking for a money donation or to fix up another car. Kelly will follow up with the curator and report back. A member asked if we still have free entry. Kelly will verify that too.
- September 12 Car Show at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center – Mary Hargrave. This reception with light refreshments - a “Classic Car plein Air Event” - will start at 5:00 PM. Members showing their cars should arrive 4-4:30 PM. The Center is on Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. More information will come as we get closer to the event.
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Grand Poobah Kelly Peters – Nothing to report.
For the Good of the Club –
- John Bruce said the Sacramento Valley Porsche Club sponsors five Time/Speed runs a year. They will have a two-day training course for these events at the end of March if anyone is interested.
- Ken Freese suggested a round table event with parts masters.
- Ken Freese shared that the California Auto Museum is sponsoring the Capitol Carrera on April 25-26. It is an overnight drive for cars built before 1980. You can register on their website if you’re interested.
Meeting adjourned at 7:47 PM
Next Meeting Date/Location: Tuesday, April 7th, at Pete’s Restaurant and Brew House; 2100 Arden Way #123. Starting at 7:00 PM.
Repectfully submitted,
Katie Owens, secretary
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