205th COUNCIL MINUTES (PDF Link )

Minutes of the 205th Meeting of the AMCC held in Farmingville, NY on 3/22/25, hosted by Long Island Ravens MC.

CALL TO ORDER

President Joe Gebbie called the meeting to order at 11:01 AM, at Excelsior MC’s
50th Anniversary Weekend at the Belvedere Guest House in Cherry Grove, Fire
Island, NY.

ROLL CALL

Present:Bay State Marauders; Centaur MC; Bucks MC; COMMAND; DC Bear
Club; Excelsior MC; Harbor Masters of Maine; Long Island Ravens MC;
Pennsmen; Philadelphians MC; Pocono Warriors; TBLC of Virginia; Three Rivers
LC.

Proxies: Club present by proxy: Empire City MC proxy to Long Island Ravens;
Mid-Atlantic Uniform League proxy to the Bay Sate Marauders; ShipMates Club
of Baltimore proxy to Centaur MC.

Absent: Knight Hawks of Virginia; Potomac MC; Twilight Guard.
Quorum was established.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

The Minutes of the 205th meeting approved with corrections. - Motion passed.

Officer Reports

President:Joe Gebbie (Excelsior MC) thanked everyone for attending, and he congratulated Excelsior MC on their anniversary weekend, and for arranging this meeting.

Vice-President: - No report.

Secretary: Gabriel Rivas (Excelsior MC) thanked the membership for voting him to the post of Secretary. He was honored to be elected and promises to do his best. Gabriel will email reports to each club individually in an effort to lessen bounce-back email messages.

Treasurer: - Paul Rose (DCBC) Report distributed and attached to these minutes
Report accepted by acclamation.

Committee Reports

Outreach: - A Discord Group has been established, and it’s expected to go live shortly. Please contact Michael K.(COMMAND) for more information. Jim S. (Philadelphians) stressed that this discussion group isn’t just for Club Presidents and AMCC Reps, but it is open to the entire AMCC Membership.

Historian: - Steven J. (Pennsmen): No report.
Scott E. (Bay State Marauders) related Ray Ts’(BSM) conversation about the Midwest and European Councils adopting the AMCC methods for cataloguing their histories. There’s also a connection with Councils throughout Central and South America. A history of those councils is in the works.

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Old Business
Community Safety Discussion as requested by Philadelphians MC
Safety Discussion is now available via Discord. The discussions will center on the collected expertise regarding community safety, defensive measures, and other areas essential to the survival of marginalized groups.
Jim S. reminded everyone is welcome to join in the discussion. Steven J.(Pennsmen), Chief B. (MAUL) reports that MAUL will no longer be participating in the Community Safety Discussion via Discord.

New Business

In line with the proposed Community Safety Committee, the AMCC Board sent out a ‘Code of Conduct’ which it hopes all members of the AMCC will abide by, and set an example of fraternity throughout the community, keeping the peace, and reminding everyone that we’re a ‘Safe Space’. This should be how we approach any discussion going forward in Discord. Paul R.(DCBC) reminded us the "Gentleman's Agreement" IS the Articles of Agreement which guides the AMCC.
The AMCC is looking forward to the good work envisioned by Jim S.

Award of Excellence: Presented to Excelsior MC, for their scavenger hunt/melodrama during their 2024, 49th Anniversary run.

Sanctioned Events 2025 Requests

COMMAND is offering to host an AMCC meeting at Maryland Leather Weekend this November. Their plans have yet to be finalized.
No additional events added; no events cancelled; no events modified from the list established and approved at the 204th meeting
Additions, deletions, modifications can be made at future meetings

Good & Welfare

All clubs present and by proxy thanked Excelsior MC for the weekend and congratulated Excelsior MC on their 50th anniversary

Centaur MC: Centaur MC has a permit for 100 marchers for DC World Pride. Reach out to Centaur MC.
Event site: https://worldpridedc.org/

COMMAND: It’s great to see all the milestones that are being achieved by the clubs.

DCBC: Thank you for hosting the AMCC Meeting.

Empire City MC: by way of Long Island Ravens: there are plans for a big weekend in Pittsburgh, Ohio, Harrisburg. Plans for the annual July Bike Blessing in Atlantic City, NJ.

Excelsior MC: Thanked all the clubs who joined EMC for our 50th Anniversary weekend. Join the Excelsior MC Invasion of Boston, the weekend of August 16, 2025.

Harbor Masters of Maine: The Harbor Masters hinted at a possible run in 2027.

LI Ravens: The Ravens announced their weekend at Hillside Campgrounds, August 8 -10, 2025 for Bears 3 Weekend.

Pennsmen: Many Pennsmen have attended Excelsior MC events over the years. Look for your AARP Card

Philadelphians MC: The Philadelphians will host a pre-Pride Crankshaft event at the Bike Stop, on Saturday, May 31st at 10 pm.
Pocono Warriors: Remember W. Wallace an original founder of EMC and an associate of the PW.
The Shipmates Club of Baltimore: Visit: https://worldpridedc.org/

TBLC: Please take note of the TBLC run flyers for “Bears Gone Greek” Campout, July 25-27, $90 for the weekend.
This is a tent run on a private and secluded camp site and is clothing optional. There is a Quality Inn just 7 minutes drive away for those not wanting to camp. RVs are welcome but there are no hookups available. Registration forms are available.

Twilight Guard: The membership of the AMCC sends Sean Campbell our love. Sean is still very much with us.