Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64The P&BL Committee worked with the Trails Committee and Trails Administrator on several revisions to the Trails Policy Manual. Changes addressed were grooming contracts, groomer repair grants and funding. This past year brought to light that without some changes VAST would not weather another year of low snow conditions. The policy changes will be evaluated over the next few years for effectiveness and adjusted as needed. There were proposed changes to the By-Laws presented to the Board of Directors for review and acceptance before being brought to the membership for consideration at Annual Meeting. The proposal of allowing a non- residentmemberserveassecretary (as brought up at last year’s Annual Meeting) was defeated by Board vote. However, a petition was filed by clubs representing 10% of the membership, in accordance with the By-Laws, to allow presentation of an alternative proposal to the membership at annual meeting. The Board approved proposed By-law changes and the alternative non-resident officer proposal will both require a delegate vote to be adopted.There will be time allotted for discussion of By-laws during the meeting prior to the votes. If any Clubs or members have concerns with regards to the By- Laws or Policy, please feel free to contact me or another member of the Committee. POLICY AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE REPORT Submitted by Jeff Fay, Chair and VAST Vice President 16 LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT Submitted by Mark Reaves, Chair The Long Range Planning Committee is tasked with keeping an eye on VAST's future. Our task is to guide the organization as it prepares for the challenges of tomorrow. In addressing this task, our committee has decided to approach the subject with an eye to- wards clarity and functionality, a plan is no good if it is too complex to understand or to implement. The first step that this committee has taken is to identify five areas that we feel are key in maintaining the suc- cess of VAST. The five identified areas are: • Membership • Volunteers • Trails • Safe Riding • Organizational Operations Over the course of the next few months, members of the Committee will be seeking input from our membership regarding the challenges facing VAST in the above referenced areas and how the organi- zation can address those challenges and capitalize on our inherent strengths in order to continue to promote snowmobiling in Vermont.