Present: Bill Locke, Carson Taylor, Jen Gummer, Pam McCutcheon; Tim Guenzler
The meeting was called to order at 7:05.
It was Moved, Seconded, and Passed (MSP) unanimously that the July 2 and August 6 minutes be approved.
In advance of the Annual Meeting, we discussed when and how the $50/family annual fee in lieu of volunteer activity should be collected. We decided that those registering members who knew in advance that the money was less valuable than the time could pay with their registration - we would keep track of volunteer activity and bill those who had not served at season's end.
Carson introduced a slate of modified Club Policies - it was MSP to accept those modified policies as written.
It was MSP to replace Bill Locke with Jim Tilleman as Club Treasurer. Bill will work with Jim to ensure a seamless transition.
After the Annual Meeting, the next order of business is the annual election of Board members. Carson Taylor, Tim Owen and Jack Dockery are completing their terms, Rick Sojda, Pam McCutcheon (vice Marty Stewart) and _____________ (vice Phil Rotherham) have one more year, and Jen Gummer, Bill Locke, and Dick Prugh (vice Jeff Pearce) have two more years on their terms. Our policy has been to appoint only until the next election, so open positions are three three-year, one two-year and two one-year terms. We hope that Pam and Dick will allow themselves to be nominated to stand for election and we need at least four additional candidates. Candidates can be added to the ballot either by collecting 20 signatures or through the Nominating Committee (Tim Guenzler, Mike Rivas, Jen Gummer, and Tim Owen). Carson moved and it was seconded and passed that the election be held on the first Monday in December and that ballots be approved at the November Board Meeting and be sent out within five days thereafter.
Tim commented that he needed our past coaching application form (Bill offered to send copies), but that the pool of available coaches seemed to be getting better and better.
Tim has spoken with Mike Agnello regarding possible affiliation with the Utah Blitzz. That organization is in a state of flux, and it was decided to postpone that decision until the future of the Blitzz is decided.
Tim formalized Club uniform colors as Red, Black, and White. Only the new U11 teams will need new uniforms; Jen suggested Julie Rodriguez as a good uniform coordinator for those teams.
We need to address Risk Management, and Tim wanted the Club's Risk Management guidelines. Jen commented that the E-level license we (and the state) require includes risk management as a part of the curriculum.
Tim emphasized the value of fall tournaments (such as Littleton, CO) and summer training to the development of players and teams. Bill suggested that, with new fields available, we should consider hosting a summer tournament.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 PM.