Minutes of
Board of Directors’ Meeting
American Contract Bridge League of Santa Cruz Unit
550, Inc.
April
9, 2008
Call to order: President Mary Peterson called the meeting to order April 9, 2008 at 3:40
p.m. at the Santa Cruz Bridge Center.
Present: Mary Peterson, Nancy Driscoll,
John Hadley, Carol Maggipinto, Charlie Pender, Don Seldeen, Bonnie Simon,
Jeanne Boss. Absent: Hal Rodgers. Also attending: Sherry Gilbreath, and Jonnie
Faircrest.
Approval of March Minutes: It was moved by Carol Maggipinto, seconded by John
Hadley and approved unanimously to accept the minutes of the March 12, 2008
board meeting.
President’s Report:
2009 299’r Sectional – Mary
Peterson and Jane Jennings will co-chair; Nancy Driscoll will handle
partnerships. Hal Rodgers will request a
tournament sanction from ACBL. The site
is not yet set.
New Player Lessons -The new player lessons were very
successful. There were 22 “graduates”,
12 of whom joined ACBL. In addition to a
subsidy of $132 for the partial cost of newspaper ads announcing the beginner
series, the board also provided a team of volunteers to assist at each of the
ten lessons, a graduation cake, certificates of completion, and “Welcome to
Duplicate” booklets for each of the graduates.
This supports the board’s goal of recruiting new players.
Board Training - The
expense sharing subcommittee is reviewing the agreement and will have a report
for the board soon.
Treasurer’s Report: It was moved by Bonnie Simon,
seconded by John Hadley and approved unanimously to accept the treasurer’s
report.
Old Business:
Surf’s Up Open
Sectional – Pam Benz has confirmed five sponsors for
the Surf’s Up Open Sectional. They
are: Surf City Plumbing, JC Heating and
Air Conditioning, Pasatiempo Cellars, The Fish Lady, and Michaels on Main.
Pick-a-Square
lottery -
John Hadley presented the lottery program to the board. $5/per square x 100 squares; payoff of $175,
$50 and $25 to be made when the board is filled. John will write up a procedure for buying the
squares, the payoff and the responsibilities for collecting the money. He will work with Ken Llacera on getting out
an announcement. At this time, it is
planned to introduce the lottery at the May unit game.
“Friends of SCBC”
– no report.
New Business:
Correspondence
- A letter was received suggesting that
future personnel issues not be included in the board minutes but be conducted
in executive session. There was
discussion as to the protocol for dealing with personnel issues.
SCBC Newsletter
- Mary read an email from Pam Benz
expressing concern about content of the newsletter. There was much discussion
on the purpose of the newsletter, e.g., a way to communicate information to
members, schedules of games and lessons, news about members, welcome new
players, something to give visitors and people who express interest in the
bridge center. Board members were asked
to consider these issues and the topic was tabled until the next meeting. In the meantime, Jonnie Faircrest and Nancy
Driscoll will work on a brochure for new members/visiting players.
Unit Sponsored
Lessons -
Nancy Driscoll reported that the first Defense class had 12
participants.
Maintenance
– Of three maintenance companies contacted, one submitted an estimate of
$897.00 to perform the necessary repairs and maintenance to the bridge
center. Charlie Pender asked for a
prioritized list and he will take care of those items he can within the next
month.
Beginner Lesson
Subsidy – It was moved by John Hadley and seconded
by Bonnie Simon and approved to provide $132 for Nancy Driscoll and Bill
McIntosh to conduct another series of beginner lessons on Friday nights in June
2008.
SCBC Phone
Directory – The newly published phone directory is
already obsolete. It would cost @ $75 to
publish an addendum. No action was taken.
299’r Coordinator
– Nancy Driscoll - see comments under President
By-Laws
– Don Seldeen moved that the by-laws committee be eliminated since their review
of the by-laws has been completed and their recommendation is that there be no
change in the by-laws. Seconded by Carol
Maggipinto. Approved. Nays, Charlie Pender and Jeanne Boss.
Club Owners Liaison
– Bonnie Simon reported that the club
owners plan to publish a one-page newsletter covering their games &
events. A copy of the Club Owners
current policy for use of the club for bridge lessons by non-club owners was
given to the board president. Nancy
Driscoll asked Sherry Gilbreath if the lesson schedule could be put on the
whiteboard that lists the games for the month.
She also asked if she could receive the new member forms from the owners
so she could get contact information before they are sent to Ken Llacera to
include in the member directory.
Education
– Nancy Wainer - no report
Facilities
– Charlie Pender - see comments under New Business
Finance
– Ken Llacera – no report
Intermediate/Novice
– Nancy Driscoll - no report
Hospitality –
Mary Peterson reminded board of the up-coming unit game. Bonnie Simon will provide lunch. Carol Maggipinto will organize the award
ceremony.
Membership – Carol Maggipinto has received a box of promotional material from
ACBL that she will share with the directors.
Publicity – Bonnie Simon distributed a draft for a SCBC Publicity Plan to the
board for discussion. She requested that board members review the
suggestions and add their comments to the draft and get back to her by
e-mail. Bonnie will be out of town for the May meeting.
Sanctions – Hal Rodgers - no report
Special Projects – John Hadley - see comments under Old Business. Mary thanked John for the many ways that he
has helped out the bridge center
SCBC Website - Ken Llacera - no report
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 3:30 p.m. at SCBC
The meeting adjourned at 5:05 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Boss
Recording Secretary
Revised 4/28/08