LHSSL GENERAL MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday, August 5,
2008
3:00 PM – Kilaga
Presentation Hall
1. Call to Order
J. R.
Jackson, President, called the meeting to order at 3:04 pm. Board members present in addition to J. R.
Jackson were: Vince Del Pozzo, Chris Berney, Barry Kendrigan, Montie Boatwright, Bruce
Briggs, and John Bush.
- A total of 77 members attended the
meeting, which are 13 above the required quorum of 64. A copy of the attendance sheet is
attached to the file copy of the minutes.
- J.R. asked for approval of the July 1,
2008 minutes, which were approved unanimously.
2.
Board
Committee Reports
New Board
Candidate Presentations and Vote, Synthetic Turf Presentation – J.R. Jackson
- Election of new Board members, and we
have five candidates for four positions.
Candidates will make presentations followed by a ballot. Four individuals will tally the votes and
make an announcement at the end of the meeting.
- Dar Gallaway, Mike Hilton, Marty Rubin,
Steve Russo, and Stan Young made short presentations.
- J.R. Jackson and John Bush visited the
field in Loomis and were impressed with the synthetic turf.
- Pete Savoia and committee (George
Bungarz, Randy Wilcox, Jim Jones, Jim Berry, and Bob Zielinski) have been
gathering information from vendors and narrowed it to 5 companies.
- Pete shared “safer than natural
turf…serious injuries less severe…benefits astounding…get rid of dust and
eliminate dragging of field…lines permanent…down side is that it is hot
and the cost…dig out 10” dirt, install drainage and then crushed rock
with turf on top…whole infield and batters box synthetic…the real
challenge is to get this thing approved through CAM because it is going
to cost some money…need approval of league and have to put up at least
50%...our strategy is safety first…have to put our money where our mouth
is…the next three Friday mornings during August at 9:00 am going to meet at the Del
Webb field and carpool to visit Loomis field… take your glove, bat some
balls, and run on it...have flyers giving directions and you can visit on
your own… Franklin Elementary School on Blair Road in Loomis…approval
by CAM & Sports Advisory committee…big hurdle is the finance
committee…shooting for 2010 budget…preliminary costs $100,000 to
$160,000…may be a combination of increased dues and fund raising
events…phase one is to continue to visit fields…phase two is to talk to
people who purchased it…”
- Thanks to committee for all of their
work.
Financial
Report, Sunday Practice – Barry Kendrigan
Opening
Balance as of 6/30/08 $18,501.97
Income: $ 5,819.62
Expenses: $ 4,862.42
Balance
7/31/08 $19,459.17
Motion made
and seconded to approve the financial report.
Unanimously approved.
A copy of
the Income/Expense Report and Register Report are included as attachment #2.
- 74 T-shirts still available for
sale. Barry will sell after the
general meeting and at the August 6 games.
Banquet,
Wellness – Montie Boatwright
- Wellness
o Nick Fox had gall bladder surgery.
o Rich Huskey had shoulder surgery.
o Ron Morin broke his hand.
o Joe Spinali had surgery on his hand.
o John Bush injured his knee and out for the
season.
o Barry Kendrigan injured his leg and out for
the season.
Best wishes
for a speedy recovery.
- Banquet:
Monday, September 22 after All-Star games. No more than 300 people will attend the
banquet, and groups will not be seated outside of the ballroom. Tickets will be out in mid-August and
players will be told to buy their tickets as soon as possible.
o Tickets will sell for $15 each.
o 30-minute melody of music by George Bungarz’s
group (Lincoln Highway).
- Rating Workouts: Sunday, August 10 and Thursday, August
14. Informal workouts and
approximately 50 people attended on Sunday, August 4. Committee is working on balancing teams.
- If you would like to manage a team
during the winter league, please notify Montie Boatwright at mjboatwright@starstream.net
Update on
Scoreboard and Home Plate – John Bush
- John has been unable to contact the
maintenance director, Chris O’Keefe, regarding the new scoreboard.
- The new home plate has been installed.
- One of the league bats is missing. Please check your equipment bag.
- Thanks to Stan’s crew for their work on
the field. Jim Wyatt has been
putting in a lot of time on the batter’s box. Thanks Jim!
- John Bush and Bruce Briggs working on
the playoff schedule for a double elimination tournament.
- September 19 will be the final game with
the All-Star game on September 22.
Instructional
League, Winter Managers, Al -Star Teams
– Vince Del Pozzo
- Winter managers will be selected by
September 18.
- Managers will not select players for the
All-Star games. Each team will vote
for four players. The first two
players with the most votes will play in the “League” All- Star game and
the third and fourth players will play in the “Team” All-Star game. Votes will be given to Vince Del Pozzo
by August 27 at the field.
- Vince shared that the “instructional
league is the best tool that the league can give you…John Moran’s crew
donates time to improve player skills…can see improvement on those that
attend instructional league…a lot of money spent on equipment and can’t
set it up because not enough people are attending…learn to how to hit a
ball, how to throw, how to run…should have 30 to 40 people attending…it is
a vital part of our organization…”
3.
Old
Business
4. New Business
·
Announcement
of new Board members – J. R. Jackson
o Congratulations to our new Board members: Dar Gallaway, Marty Rubin, Stan Young, and
Steve Russo. Good luck!
5. Open Forum
Next general meeting: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 -- 3:00 pm –
Orchard Creek – Heights & Gables Room
Meeting adjourned at 4:38 pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
Chris
Berney, Secretary
Attachments:
1. Attendance
2. Monthly financial reports