Meeting Minutes
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Date: August 4, 2026
Meeting Location: Black Bear Diner, 1830 Arden Way, Sacramento - Called to order at: 7:02 PM
Presiding over Meeting: Kelly Peters Number of Guests & Members: 34
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: none
Reading of the minutes from the last meeting held July 7, 2026. _X __ Approved as posted in July 2026 Oilspots. __Approved as amended
Roll Call:
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Editor: Pat Galvin |
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Regalia: Ed Cargile |
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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: TBD |
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Jensen-Healey: Liz Watkins |
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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 – We ended the month of June with over $32K in savings and checking. There was $97+ income for the month. Expenses were about $307. There is currently about $325 in the Messineo Fund.
Correspondence: Dennis Flosi – none
Editors’ Report: Pat Galvin. We need content for the Oilspots so send in your projects, experiences and pictures. Pat will help edit your article and comments.
Ongoing items:
The Freese Legislative Update: Ken Freese – No new legislation to share. All prior bills shared with members have advanced to the Assembly appropriations committee and have stalled there.
- AB1421 - The road usage charge, has moved to a Senate committee
- SB 069 - Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket part, is in the Assembly appropriations committee
- AB1745 Fuel Tax bill – no changes
- SB712 – Leno Law made it to the Assembly appropriations committee. Email from Dave Cortez office asking if club members would like to come to state capital on 8/12/26 from 9-10:30 re: this law. Kelly will forward email to members via Mike Rapoza for their information.
- 1315 – Autonomous driving made it to the Assembly appropriations committee
- AB311 – Insurance companies to set rates based on electronic telemetrics of cars but they must have the car owners’ approval to access the data.
Regalia Update: Ed Cargile. He had a fleece jacket special for $5 off regular price
Welcome Wagon: Katie Owens – not present
Dixon Car Show: Kelly.
For next year, we have booked the 4th Sunday, May 23, 2027. We are also looking ahead to the 2028 show, and we will meet with the fairgrounds people to secure a date. As reported, they do not want our show to be the weekend after Dixon May Fair, which is always Mother’s Day weekend.
Old Business
- Cars and Coffee – Kelly Peters for Mike Rapoza. There was a great turnout at a Gold River location that was changed at the last minute. There were 13-16 cars that showed up. Great variety of cars.
- Foothill Drive on Saturday Aug 1– Pat Galvin. Great turnout 15 people and 12-13 cars. Start EDH early (7:30!) due to heat predicted. Drove backroads thru Plymouth, Volcano, and Sutter Creek with lunch at the end at Mendocino Farms in Folsom. Great drive!
Upcoming Events /New Business Kelly: There are opportunities to sponsor events and add new ones throughout the year. Let me know if you are interested or have an idea.
- Cars and Coffee Saturday August – Mike Rapoza Mike will send an email with location and details.
- September 12 Car Show at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center – Mary Hargrave. The “Classic Car
Plein Air Event” will begin at 4 :00 PM. Members showing their cars should arrive by 3:30 PM. The Center is on Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. They will serve light refreshments and wine. We are also looking at a nearby, good restaurant, (Seritella’s in Fair Oaks) to meet up for dinner after the event. Per the signup sheet tonight, there are 15-16 cars signed up. Flyers were available for members.
- Rio Vista Wings & Wheels – Is on Saturday, 9/12 starting at 9 am; located at the Rio Vista Municipal Airport, 3000 Baumann Rd, Rio Vista. Flyers available.
- Knights Foundry Tour in Sutter Creek. Kelly is connecting with the Foundry to arrange a tour
and is planning a lunch afterward. Bring your LBC or regular driver up to Sutter Creek. More info to follow.
- Tech Session Saturday, August 22 – Jerry Costanzo. The session will cover body work/painting and start at 8:00 am at the Costanzo’s home. Scott will be helping. You can bring parts you would like advise/help on. This is for learning, not a hands-on workshop.
Grand Poobah – Kelly Peters – nothing to report
For the Good of the Club –
- Waldon reported that he saw one of the founding club members, Howard ‘Bud’ Whitver at an event at the zoo. He is currently living at an Eskaton in Granite Bay and the activity director asked if the club would be interested in coming to their facility for a cars & coffee (maybe breakfast) type event. Quite a few club members were interested so Waldon will follow up and send details via Mike Rapoza email communications.
- Tim Waller had more wrenches and Dave Lawson gladly took them. There were also a couple of wrenches left at the July meeting on the ToGo counter which the restaurant held for this meeting, No one spoke up as the owner.
- Jerry Costanzo mentioned an Amazon Prime TV series called “Life on Mars” that has a lot of 1973 British cars in it. Fun to see.
Meeting adjourned at: 7:35 PM
Next Meeting Date/Location: Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Black Bear Diner, 1830 Arden Way, at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy Peters for Katie Owens
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