CFA Executive Board Meeting
SUMMARY: February 7-8, 2004

Index to Minutes
Secretary's note: This index is provided only as a courtesy to the readers and is not an official part of the CFA minutes. The numbers shown for each item in the index are linked to similar numbers shown in the body of the minutes.

• Animal Welfare (18)
• Annual Meeting 2004 (17)
• Breed Awareness (24)
• Breeds & Standards (15)
• Cats! Show New York (16)
• CD Committee (22)
• Central Office Operations (7)
• Clerking Program (9)
• Corrections to the Minutes (1)
• Disaster Relief/E-Commerce/Organizational Effectiveness (12)
• Domestic Club Applications (3)
• Future Board Meeting Site Selection (29)
• Honors Committee (25)
• International Club Applications (4)
• International Division Report (5)
• International Cat Show (8)
• Japan Region Report (5)
• Judging Program (6)
• Junior Showmanship Program (19)
• Legislative Committee (11)
• Logo Committee (26)
• Mentor Program (20)
• New Revenue (23)
• Protest Committee Report (14)
• Public Relations/Marketing (10)
• Publications (27)
• Treasurer/Budget Committee Report (2)
• Voluntary Club Activity Report (28)
• Web Site (21)
• Winn Foundation (13)

Secretary's Note: The Officers and Board of Directors of the Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. met on Saturday, February 7, 2004, at the Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada. President Don Williams called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with the following members present:

Mr. Don Williams (President)
Ms. Pam DelaBar (Vice-President)
Ms. Kathy Calhoun (Treasurer)
Ms. Rachel Anger (Secretary)
Ms. Debbie Kusy (NAR Director)
Ms. Jean Grimm (NWR Director)
Mrs. Betty Haden (GSR Director)
Mrs. Liz Watson (GLR Director)
George Eigenhauser, Esq. (SWR Director)
Ms. Linda Berg (MWR Director)
Ms. Peg Johnson (SOR Director)
Mrs. Kayoko Koizumi (Japan Regional Director)
Mr. Stan Barnaby (Director-at-Large)
Ms. Jo Ann Cummings (Director-at-Large)
Mrs. Jody Garrison (Director-at-Large)
Ms. Joan Miller (Director-at-Large)
Mr. Darrell Newkirk (Director-at-Large)
Mr. Gary Veach (Director-at-Large)
Mrs. Annette Wilson (Director-at-Large)

Also present were Mr. Thomas Dent, CFA Executive Director; Mrs. Carol Krzanowski, Associate Director; Ms. Allene Tartaglia, Director Special Projects; and Fred Jacobberger, Esq., CFA Legal Counsel.

Secretary's Note: For the ease of the reader, some items were discussed at different times but were included with their particular agenda.

(1) CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES.
* Ms. DelaBar moved to accept the October, 2003 minutes as published. Motion Carried.

(2) TREASURER/BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT:
* Chair Ms. Calhoun moved on standing motion to solicit marketing expertise from within the Fancy to establish a merchandising strategy, name a task force to investigate all CFA licensing agreements (headed by Jody Garrison) and approve the publication of an abbreviated version of the Treasurer's report for online publication. Motion Carried.

(3) DOMESTIC CLUB APPLICATIONS.
* Chair Ms. Cummings moved to accept the resignation from Chesapeake Cat Club. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Cummings moved to take no action on the resignation of Pine Tree State Cat Club. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Cummings moved to accept AMERICAS SINGAPURA ALLIANCE. Motion Carried. Newkirk, Calhoun, Kusy voting no. Williams, DelaBar abstaining.
* Ms. Cummings moved to return the application and make corrections for CAT COREA. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Cummings moved to accept CORNISH REX BREED CLUB. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Cummings moved to accept SOUTHWEST SCOTTISH FOLD FANCIERS. Motion Carried. Williams, DelaBar, Calhoun, Newkirk, Berg, Veach, Barnaby, Wilson, Kusy voting no.
* Ms. Cummings moved to accept BOMBAY ENTHUSIASTS OF AMERICA. Motion Carried.

(4) INTERNATIONAL CLUB APPLICATIONS.
* Chair Mr. Barnaby moved to accept Cat Fanciers of Korea. Motion failed. Grimm voting yes.

(5) INTERNATIONAL DIVISION REPORT.
* Chair Mr. Barnaby moved to appoint George Cherrie coordinator of "sister club" effort. Motion Carried.
* Mrs. Watson moved to permit two CFA shows on one weekend in Russia and allow a special dispensation to show rule 2.14 and allow an exhibit to be benched in two shows within 4 days of each other. Motion Carried.

(6) JUDGING PROGRAM.
* Liaison Mr. Barnaby moved to accept with regret the resignations of Ann Pevey and Vaughn Barber. Motion Carried.
* Mr. Barnaby moved to approve the following judging assignments:

Non-CFA Judges for CFA Shows:
Judge	         ASSN	     City/Country	       Date
Arie Groenewegen	IND	Baltimore	          3/12-13/05
George Cherrie	IND	Baltimore	           3/12-13/05
Joan Henderson	CCCA (Aust)	Houston	1/10-11/04
Galina Dubrovskaya	RUI	Moscow	3/6/04
Irina Tokmakova	RUI	Moscow	3/6/04
Cheryl U'ren	CCCA (Aust)	Singapore	3/7/04
Marina Kulinich	RUI	Kiev	3/13/04
Elena Gnatkevich	RUI	Kiev	3/13/04

CFA Judges for non-CFA Shows:
Name	        Affiliation	        Location	              Date
D. Doernberg	FIFE	Gothenberg, Sweden	2/14-15/04
B. Sumner		Shanghai China	03/20-21/04
J. Miller		Shanghai China	03/20-21/04
W. Hutzler	FIFE	Denmark	9/4-5/04
W. Harding	FIFE	Gothenberg, Sweden	2/13-14/05
W. Trevathan	FIFE	Gothenberg, Sweden	2/10-11/07

Accept as Trainee: 
Megumi Yamashita (1st specialty)	LH	19 yes

Advance to Apprentice:
Hisako Komoto (2nd specialty)	LH	19 yes
Ray Pinder (1st specialty)		LH	18 yes/1 abstain (DelaBar)
John Webster (1st specialty)	LH	19 yes
Holly Ayers (2nd specialty)		SH	19 yes
Kazuko Kurakawa (1st specialty)	SH	19 yes
Aki Tamura (2nd specialty)		SH	19 yes

Advance to Approval Pending:
JoAnn Miksa (2nd specialty)		SH	18 yes/1 no (Cummings)
Peter Vanwonterghem (1st specialty)	LH	19 yes

Advance to Approved:
Gloria Hoover 		              AB	19 yes

Relicense: 
Gloria Bessemer	14 yes/4 no/1 abstain
William Lee 	0 yes/19 no
Sheila Mizzi 	16 yes/3 no
Ed Davis 	             18 yes/1 abstain

(7) CENTRAL OFFICE OPERATIONS.
* Mr. Eigenhauser made a standing motion and moved to approve the following out-of-region show requests:
   - Portland Cat Club (Region 2) requesting a show on May 15-16, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan (Region 8). Motion Carried.
   - National Birman Fanciers (Region 3) requesting shows October 15-16, 2005, October 21-22, 2006, October 20-21, 2007, October 18-19, 2008 in Carney's Point, NJ (Region 1). Motion Carried.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved that the last full weekend in April be established as the last weekend of the show season and that this policy be added to the National Awards Program section of the Show Rules. Motion Carried.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved that the price of a reverse pedigree be increased to $20 for a cat born within 15 years, $100 for a cat born within 25 years and $1,000 for a cat born more than 25 years of the request. Motion Carried. Johnson voting no.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved that Feline Friends Internationale be allowed to accept up to 337 entries at a one-day show by providing enough judges so that no one judge will be scheduled to handle more than 225 entries. Motion Carried. DelaBar and Miller abstaining.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved to defer the implementation of the 8-generation pedigree requirement for Persians (withdrawn; see Breeds & Standards section), and issuance of a formal request that the Breed Councils of the Abyssinian, Balinese, Burmese, Persian, Russian Blue and Siamese re-justify the need for an 8-generation pedigree, that it be placed on the ballots for next year, and that they explain to us why they should continue to have an 8-generation pedigree. Motion Carried. DelaBar, Calhoun, Newkirk, Johnson, Garrison, Wilson, Kusy, Williams voting no.

(8) INTERNATIONAL CAT SHOW:
* Chair Ms. Kusy moved that the judging assignments be drawn on Thursday night. Motion Carried. Newkirk, Berg, Eigenhauser, Veach, Barnaby, Grimm voting no.
* Ms. Kusy moved that the judges not announce their placements during their regular finals. Motion Carried. Eigenhauser, Veach voting no.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved that the 2005 CFA International Cat Show be held at the San Mateo Expo Center. Motion Carried. Johnson, Cummings, Kusy, Haden, Wilson voting no.
* Ms. Kusy moved that we go back to holding regional qualifiers. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Kusy moved that all the regional qualifier shows have the same format of 4 allbreed and 2 specialty rings. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Kusy moved that qualifying cats will be the top 50 cats in championship, top 50 kittens and top 40 in premiership, and one for every 2 in the breed (including ties). Motion Carried.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved that cats in the International Division, the Hawaiian Division and Canadian Maritimes be able to attend the International without necessarily attending a qualifier. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Kusy moved that the qualifiers have a 500 entry limit. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Kusy moved that these new qualifying rules begin in October of 2004. Motion Carried. Ms. Kusy moved that exemptions be allowed from qualifier attendance (although they must still enter the qualifier) for religious reasons. Motion Carried.
* Ms. Kusy moved that the North Atlantic Region hold a 225 qualifier cat show (same format, same number of qualifying cats as Madison Square Garden, which also counts as a qualifier). Motion Carried.
* Mr. Veach moved that the Executive Committee and Ms. Kusy, review the Pierpont advertising contract with an attorney. Motion Carried.

(9) CLERKING PROGRAM.
Chair Ms. Kusy had no action items.

(10) PUBLIC RELATIONS/MARKETING.
* Mr. Veach moved for authority to investigate a marketing idea discussed in executive session. Motion Carried.

(11) CFA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
* Mr. Barnaby moved that donation cards be made available for any of our funds. Motion Carried.
* Chair Ms. Miller moved that we amend our Sy Howard policy which is published in the Almanac to include that we do not provide funds for any administrative cost overhead when we award funds. Motion Carried.

(12) DISASTER RELIEF/E-COMMERCE/ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS:
Chair Ms. DelaBar had no action items.

(13) WINN FOUNDATION.
* Liaison Mr. Eigenhauser moved that $5,000 from the accumulated reserves from the CFA International Show be donated to the Winn Foundation. Motion Carried.

(14) PROTEST COMMITTEE REPORT:
* Chair Mr. Eigenhauser moved that the previous decision of guilty regarding Heather Kalt be upheld. Motion carried (vote sealed).
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved to accept the Committee's recommendation on the protests not in dispute. Motion carried (vote sealed).
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved to accept judges' penalty guidelines. Motion carried (vote sealed).

(15) BREEDS AND STANDARDS.
* Mr. Veach moved to rescind the 8-generation pedigree for the Persian breed that went into effect by error on February 5th to the current status of 5 generations. Motion Carried. Williams, DelaBar, Calhoun, Johnson, Miller, Kusy, Haden, Wilson and Garrison voting no.
* Ms. Johnson moved and withdrew implementation of the 8-generation pedigree for one year.
* Ms. Johnson moved that all references to points, colorpoints, and minks be excluded from the points in Ragamuffin in CFA Standards manual. Motion Carried.

2003 Breed Council Poll

[Secretary's Note: Where Board Action: No action taken appears, less than 60% of the breed council members responded affirmatively. Please refer to the official minutes or the individual breed council ballots for the complete language of each breed council poll.]

AMERICAN SHORTHAIR
1. Should the Spotted Tabby American Shorthairs be accepted for registration in all Tabby and Tabby & White color patterns and advanced to AOV status?
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
2. Should the eye color for the Silver Tabby be changed from Eye Color: green to hazel to Eye Color: green?
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
3. If question #2 does not pass, should eye color for the Silver Tabby be changed from Eye Color: green to hazel to Eye Color: green to hazel; green preferred?
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.

BIRMAN
1. PROPOSED: Change the point allocation for the Gloves (including front & rear gloves, laces & symmetry) from 20 points to 15 points. Put the 5 points from the Gloves into COLOR - INCLUDING EYE COLOR.
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
2. PROPOSED: To the PENALIZE section of the standard, ADD: Cats exhibiting a double coat. Cats exhibiting round eyes.
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.

BURMESE
1. PROPOSED: that the Penalize and Disqualify sections be modified …
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
2. PROPOSED: That the Head, Ears, and Eyes section be modified …
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
3. PROPOSED: Add new penalty for copper or orange eye color.
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.

CORNISH REX
1. PROPOSED: Add the following color description to the Standards. Note that these colors would continue to compete in the ORC class. [Lavender colors]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Kusy voting no.
2. PROPOSED: Add the following color description to the Standards. Note that these colors would continue to compete in the ORC class. [Chocolate colors]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Kusy voting no.

DEVON REX
1. PROPOSED: ADD a set of registration prefixes for male and female white Devon Rex cats to the current registration prefixes. The title for the new prefix(es) would be: "White (Any Other Eye Color)".
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. Should the ticked tabby pattern be described within the tabby pattern section of the Devon Rex standard?
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. Should the smoke pattern be specifically listed in the Other Devon Rex Color (ODRC) section of the standard?
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

JAPANESE BOBTAIL
1. PROPOSED: Remove from JBT Standard, under "Japanese Bobtail Colors" from the paragraph that reads OTHER SOLID COLORS (part to remove is in strikeout):
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. RESOLVED: To register imported bobtails from the Kurile Islands as Japanese Bobtails instead of recognizing them as a separate breed. Our import policy, as in the Rules for Registration, should include these cats. They will greatly enhance the present gene pool.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Williams, Watson, Eigenhauser, Veach, Barnaby, Anger voting no.

JAVANESE
1. Change color class headings as indicated, no change to the individual color descriptions themselves. [to include smoke and silver variations]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Kusy voting no.
2. REGISTRATION OF CINNAMON AND FAWN POINT COLOR VARIATIONS (To include descriptions and placement within standard as follows): Suggested "breed codes" are included in parenthesis.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. PROPOSED: that outcrossing to 5### series [Colorpoint SH - Oriental Ancestry] Colorpoint SH be allowed under the following conditions:
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Cummings voting no.
4. Proposed that Javanese be allowed to outcross to Pointed 4### series [Oriental - longhair ancestry] Orientals (excluding pointed and white) under the following conditions:
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Wilson and Kusy voting no.
5. Proposed that at the request of the owner, a cat being registered via certified pedigree from another registry may be processed as a Javanese and assigned a 40## series [requested series to designate Oriental ancestry] number under the following conditions:
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Eigenhauser, Haden, Newkirk voting yes.

KORAT
1. PROPOSED: Effective February 5, 2005: CFA will increase the requirement for registration of a Korat cat or kitten in CFA from another registering association via certified pedigree from (3) three to five (5) generations. This stipulation does not apply to Korats imported into CFA directly from Thailand who have certification of authenticity from Thai officials.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Calhoun, Koizumi, Johnson, Garrison, Cummings, Wilson, Kusy voting yes.

LA PERM
1. PROPOSED: Change the LaPerm breed standard as follows: [place more emphasis on the coat, while preserving the desire for type]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

MAINE COON
1. PROPOSED: Separate the current solid color class into separate color classes:
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
2. PROPOSED: Delete patched from the Brown Tabby color class, and creates a separate color class.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. PROPOSED: Delete patched from the description for brown tabby and white, Brown Van Tabby and white, and add a separate color class for Brown Patched Tabby with white.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
4. PROPOSED: Separate the current All Other Tabby Colors Class into individual color classes.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Veach, Eigenhauser, Barnaby, Calhoun, Haden, Watson, Berg, Garrison and Cummings voting yes.
5. PROPOSED: Separate the current All Other Tabby and White Colors color class (including vans) into individual color classes.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Veach, Eigenhauser, Barnaby, Calhoun, Haden, Watson, Berg, Garrison and Cummings voting yes.
6. PROPOSED: Separate the Tortoiseshell, Tortoiseshell and white, and the Black and White bi-color into separate color classes with the balance of the parti-color class to form other parti-color class.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Kusy voting no.

NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT
1. PROPOSED: "EYE COLOR: eye color should be shades of green, gold, or green-gold, or copper. White cats and cats with white may have blue or odd eyes."
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

ORIENTAL
1. PROPOSED: To make the standard more uniform and concise within the Solid colors. The initial statement to cover the basics for all Solid colors with the individual color description to follow.
Solid Color Class - All Solid colors should have color that is sound from the roots to the tip of the fur. The color should be one level tone from the nose to the tip of the tail, without shading, markings, or ticking.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. PROPOSED: To make the standard more uniform and concise within the Shaded colors. The initial statement to cover the basics for all Shaded colors with the individual color description to follow.
Shaded Color Class - The shaded Oriental has a white undercoat with a mantle of colored tipping shading down from the sides, face and tail from dark on the ridge to white on the chin chest underside and under the tail. Legs to be the same tone as the face.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. PROPOSED: To make the standard more uniform and concise within the Smoke colors. The initial statement to cover the basics for all Smoke colors with the individual color description to follow.
Smoke Color Class - The Smoke in repose appears solid in color. In motion the color is clearly apparent. The Smoke has a white undercoat, is deeply tipped with color. Extremities are solid in color, and have a narrow band of white at the base of hairs next to the skin, which may be seen only when the fur is parted.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
4. PROPOSED: add "INCORRECT EYE COLOR" to PENALIZE section of the standard
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
5. PROPOSED: add acceptable eye color for Pointed and White and make the indicated housekeeping changes.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
6. PROPOSED: Change color description of Blue
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
7. PROPOSED: Change color description of Cinnamon
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

PERSIAN - GENERAL
1. PROPOSED: Add the following sentence to the end of the "GENERAL" description of the breed, just after the point allotments: "Balance and refinement are the essence of the breed, where all parts come together in a harmonious whole with neither too much nor too little consideration given to any one feature."
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. PROPOSED: Add the following to the description "HEAD": "Skull structure to be smooth and round to the touch and not unduly exaggerated from where the forehead begins at the top of the break to the back of the head as well as across the breadth between the ears."
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. PROPOSED: Add the following to the description "CHEEKS," after "full.": "Muzzle not overly pronounced, smoothing nicely into the cheeks."
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. DelaBar, Newkirk, Barnaby, Miller, Cummings, Williams voting no.

PERSIAN - PARTI-COLOR DIVISION
1. PROPOSED: The Persian Breed shall be divided into SEVEN divisions, as follows:
   1. Dominant (red, black, chocolate, tortoiseshell, , chocolate tortoiseshell, white)
   2. Dilute (blue, cream, blue-cream, lilac, lilac-cream)
   3. Bicolor/Calico
   4. Tabby
   5. Smoke/Shaded
   6. Silver/Golden
   7. Himalayan
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.

PERSIAN - SOLID DIVISION
1. PROPOSED: The Persian Breed shall be divided into SEVEN divisions, as follows:
   1. Dominant (red, black, chocolate, tortoiseshell, chocolate tortoiseshell, white)
   2. Dilute (blue, cream, blue-cream, lilac, lilac-cream)
   3. Bicolor/Calico
   4. Tabby
   5. Smoke/Shaded
   6. Silver/Golden
   7. Himalayan
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
2. PROPOSED: Remove the color description for the Peke-faced Red from the standard. NOTE: The Tabby Division breed council members are being polled on the removal of the Peke-faced Red Tabby. No action will be taken unless both breed council divisions (Solid and Tabby) pass the question by an approval of 60%.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

PERSIAN - TABBY DIVISION
1. PROPOSED: Remove the color description for the Peke-faced Red Tabby from the standard.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

SCOTTISH FOLD
1. [Adopt] Five-Generation Certified Pedigree
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Johnson, Wilson, Kusy, Calhoun voting yes.
2. Color Classes [adopt color classes for the Scottish Fold breed]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Newkirk, Garrison, Kusy, Miller voting no.
3. American Shorthair Outcross [discontinue effective January 1, 2010]
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.
4. British Shorthair Outcross [discontinue effective January 1, 2012]
BOARD ACTION: No action taken.

SELKIRK REX
1. PROPOSED: Change the points for the standard to the following: [moving points for color to head, body and coat]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. RESOLVED: That CFA decrease the requirement for registration of a Selkirk Rex cat or kitten in CFA from another registering association via certified pedigree from (5) five to three (3) generations.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

SIAMESE
1. Question: This relates to the pending acceptance of the Snowshoe by CFA. Does the Siamese Breed Council wish to allow our cats to be used as outcrosses as currently stated in the Snowshoe standard?
BOARD ACTION: Out of order.

SIBERIAN
1. PROPOSED: Change the point allocations as follows: [increasing points for head from 25 to 45]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. PROPOSED: Change the General Description as follows: [removing unsubstantiated facts and better describing the Siberian]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. PROPOSED: Change the format of the standard for Head, Ears, and Eyes so that it is easier to understand.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
4. PROPOSED: Change the format of the standard for Body, Legs and Feet, and Tail so that it is easier to understand.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
5. PROPOSED: Change the format of the Coat so that it is broken out into specific parts.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
6. PROPOSED: Additional information about the Siberian should be added.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Miller voting no.
7. PROPOSED: Remove the existing Color and Markings description as follows:
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.

SPHYNX
1. PROPOSED: Change the Disqualify section as follows: DISQUALIFY: kinked or abnormal tail. Visible tail fault. Structural abnormalities. Aggressive behavior endangering the judge.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed.

TONKINESE
1. PROPOSED: Revise the standard by removing multiple redundant phrases from the EYE COLOR, BODY COLOR, BLUE MINK and PLATINUM MINK sections. Move "a definitive characteristic of the mink color pattern" from EYE COLOR to General Description - Mink Colors. Move the sentence "Cats do darken with age, but there must be a distinct contrast between body color and points." from BODY COLOR to General Description - Mink Colors.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. Add the sentence "Nose leather color should correspond to the intensity of the point color." to the POINT COLOR section. Remove the phrase "(corresponding to the intensity of the point color)" in the Nose Leather description under the all sections under TONKINESE COLORS in which it appears (ten places).
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. Add the phrase "Allowance to be made for less contrast in older cats." to the BODY COLOR section such that it applies to all patterns.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
4. Change the words "Full Body" to "Solid". Add the word "Solid" to the four color descriptions Natural, Champagne, Blue and Platinum.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried. Miller voting no.

TURKISH ANGORA
1. Amend the standard as shown below: (replace the underlined portion) [defining eye color]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed.

TURKISH VAN
1. PROPOSED: ADD the following: ">20% white in the tail"
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
2. PROPOSED: Change the DISQUALIFY section as follows: [clarifying the area on the head where at least some color must occur]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Carried.
3. PROPOSED: Change the point allocations and General section and add a new section titled "Balance" as follows:
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Eigenhauser voting yes.
4. PROPOSED: Separate the 'All Championship Colors' color class into three separate color classes: Solid and White; Particolor and White; and Tabby and White. OTVC will remain separate, consistent with other breeds.
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Eigenhauser voting yes.
5. Current: TURKISH VAN COLORS. [clarifying preference for greater intensity in eye color]
BOARD ACTION: Motion Failed. Newkirk, Koizumi, Johnson, Garrison, Eigenhauser, Haden voting yes.

(16) CATS! SHOW NEW YORK.
* Mr. Barnaby moves that I move that the core committee for the Madison Square Garden show let their conscience be their guides as to the issue of exhibiting in the show. Motion Carried. Calhoun abstains.
* Mr. Eigenhauser moved to announce the selection the judges, so that the regions will know what judges are available. Motion Carried.
2005 judges are: then-current CFA President, Angell, Anger, Harding, Jacobberger, Jensen, Newkirk, Rothermel, Veach.
2006 judges are: then-current CFA President, Doernberg, Adkison, DelaBar or Williams, Everett, Hutzler, Trevathan, Sumner, Cummings.

(17) ANNUAL MEETING 2004.
Chair Ms. Johnson had no action items.

(18) ANIMAL WELFARE.
Chair Ms. Berg had no action items.

(19) JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP.
* Liaison Ms. DelaBar moved to allow novices in the Junior Showmanship Program to enter the program with household pets. Motion Carried.

(20) MENTOR PROGRAM REPORT.
* Liaison Mr. Veach moved to approve the CFA Ambassador Program. Motion Carried.

(21) WEB SITE COMMITTEE.
Liaison Ms. DelaBar had no action items.

(22) CD COMMITTEE.
Chair Ms. Cummings had no action items.

(23) NEW REVENUE COMMITTEE.
Chair Mr. Newkirk had no action items.

(24) BREED AWARENESS COMMITTEE.
Liaison Ms. Johnson had no action items.

(25) HONORS COMMITTEE.
* Mr. Veach moved to elevate Vaughn Barber to the title of Judge Emeritus. Motion Carried.

(26) CFA LOGO COMMITTEE.
* Chair Mrs. Garrison moved on standing motion to use a catless CFA logo for the CFA Complete Cat Book. Motion Carried.

(27) PUBLICATIONS.
* Liaison Ms. Calhoun moved on standing motion to endorse the Publication Committee's proposal for Almanac covers of best longhair and best shorthair kittens, best longhair and best shorthair cats in championship, and the best longhair and shorthair cats in premiership. Motion Carried. Veach and Eigenhauser voting no.
* Ms. Calhoun moved that the Almanac use the scheduled May cover cat on the cover of the first double issue and the scheduled June cover cat on the title page inside. Motion Carried.

(28) VOLUNTARY CLUB ACTIVITY REPORT. (PDF)
Chair Mr. Veach had no action items.