Tucson Pink Pistols Board Meeting Minutes – Draft
November 2, 2025
Location: IHOP 4187 N. Oracle Rd. Tucson, AZ
Present: April Gendill (President), Sami Barghout, Dane Frandsen (Treasurer), Cayce Kenney, Kitty Garden, Roger Snyder (Secretary)
Absent: Sami Barghout
Call to Order: 12:40 p.m.
Approval of the Minutes: Approved as written
Additions to the Agenda: No additions to the agenda
Approval of the Agenda: Agenda is approved as written
Reports:
First Item:
Kitty Garden reported on the status of the Battlemaids calendar. There has been of the creatives involved and artistic and design decisions were discussed. Due to scheduling issues, photography studios are being considered. Two problems with this idea are additional cost and that guns might not be allowed. Logistics for orders and pre-orders were discussed, and April Gendill said they would setup order forms in PayPal for orders and pre-orders.
Second Item:
April Gendill reported on the brass collection and cleanup of October 26th. The area was not closed, so it was not completed, but work was done for 3 hours, and 10 bags of trash and an estimated $40 of brass were collected. April felt , further range cleanups should wait until after the new year. Kitty Garden suggested announcing general brass collection efforts on a regular, perhaps quarterly, basis, in order to build excitement and morale among membership, and put less pressure on Sami Barghout to sell the brass swiftly. Roger Snyder suggested perhaps announcing informal weight amounts monthly for similar purpose. This will be discussed with Sami before the next meeting.
Third Item:
Roger Snyder reported on the status of the Bylaws committee. Due to personal issues they have not been able to make much headway, having a few simple partial drafts. They will make their best effort to post in the discord and social media for volunteers for the committee within the next week.
New Business:
First Item:
April Gendill spoke with an insurance agent, Paul Waters with Philadelphia Insurance for general liability coverage, and distributed a document from said company to the board via Discord shortly before the meeting. Two plans were presented, one with general liability for $1800 per year, and one with general liability and professional liability at $2600 per year. In both cases the insurance company requires waivers of some kind. Waiver difficulties, in regards to member privacy, are discussed, including secure storage. Roger Snyder asks about Pink Pistols National exact requirements on member privacy. They also asked if the coverage discussed included director’s insurance. April indicated that the coverage included director’s insurance. April messaged Erin Palette and Sigyn Halverstedt for clarification on the waiver issue. Insurance is tabled until next meeting, and it is noted that the current quote is good until November 24 of this year.
Second Item:
April Gendill wanted to discuss having a members handbook. Kitty Garden said that as discussed previously, bylaws will need to be complete first. General discussion of suitable contents and distribution methods, including Board profiles and possibly staff profiles.
Third Item:
April Gendill wanted to discuss funding training for 4 Range Safety Officers. The cost for classes would be $130 a piece. They present the purpose as to allow TPP organized BLM range shoots, and to cover range days at Zona. Dane Frandsen suggested that the cost right now would be a heavy strain on TPP funds, and would be better be discussed after a budget is prepared. RSO training is tabled until January.
Fourth Item:
April Gendill removed their item from the agenda.
Agenda Additions:
First Item:
Kitty Garden proposed a weekly email newsletter to members, to replace current procedure of sending multiple emails weekly on separate subjects, and give all Board members and staff a structure of submitting messages to April Gendill for email distribution. General discussion of the idea follows, and the Board agrees that one email will be sent every Tuesday, in addition to meeting reminder announcements, and that the deadline for submissions will be the Friday prior.
Next Meeting: November 20th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. on Discord voice chat
Adjournment: 2:16 p.m.