MINUTES OF SDDTA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING APRIL 8, 2008

Next meeting is a General Meeting on Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00pm, BTC Clubhouse

 

 

 

I.                   CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by President Geoff Griffin. Members present were: Mike Bauer, Virginia Glass, Geoff Griffin, Roz King, Barbara Kingston, Jim Lackritz, Anne Podney, Lesley Waite and Fran Wakefield.

 

II.                MINUTES: It was MSP to accept the minutes of March 11, 2008 with reported changes. 

 

III.             PRESIDENTS REPORT: National Campus Championship team did not make the finals. The grant was not used this year. 

 

IV.              TREASURER’S REPORT: MSP to accept the Treasurer’s report. 

 

V.                 COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

A.        Tennis Fest: Will be paying $2400 for Bijou Tennis to participate. Gretchen Magers will be the recipient of the Ben Press award. Bill Rennie will have the Fest Budget at the next committee meeting. 

B.         Hall of Fame: No report other than discussion of some possible important nominees.

C.        Community Tennis: Carmel Valley Family Tennis Day very successful. Over 50 participants. There will be a drop-in tennis program as a result of the FTD. Stan Jefferson and Kim Thompson are starting to work with the Drop-in programs.

D.        Leagues: Spring League packages have been sent out to captains and leagues start soon. Eight less teams this year. There will be no 2.5 division this season. Many of the folks who played 2.5 last year have been moved up. Senior league will be in July and August. Captain’s meeting is May 6 at the San Diegeto Tennis Club.

E.         Newsletter: On target.

F.         Rankings: Discussion of various problems with the Auto seed system of TDM. Anne reported that she is finding the Auto Seed to be working well over the past few months. It was suggested Tournament Directors that need assistance with current San Diego seedings contact Fran or Suella to confirm seedings for women and to contact Jim for the men. There was discussion regarding Sanctioning and Scheduling of tournaments and the procedures for obtaining dates on the schedule. It was suggested that a form be developed for requesting tournament dates so there is a record of the request. Jim will work with Jeff Anderson on developing a form.

G.        Multicultural: April 26^th is the Linda Vista Street Fair. Lesley requested that Virginia send pictures for the newsletter. Virginia requested use of the Qwik-Start equipment.  Bill Kellogg made arrangements for the use of the Hall of Fame auditorium for the Pancho Gonzales event. The cost will be $200. MSP to fund the cost of the auditorium. The targeted date of the event is May 9^th, 2008. The interclub event for Mount View and National City was a great success. 

H.        Tournament Evaluations: Very busy. All is going well.

I.           District Tournament: Geoff will remain the Tournament Director in name only. Geoff is very confident with the ablities of Ralph Anderson. Ralph will be assisted by Jeff Anderson with entry input and Carol Bunker with desk staff organization. There was discussion regarding future training for Tournament Directors. A training/meeting is being planned for the Fall.

 

 

VI.              OLD BUSINESS:

·        Employee Benefits: MSP that the proposal for employee benefits be approved.

·        Community College Tennis Racquet Program: MSP to purchase up to $500 in     racquets.

 

 

VII.           NEW BUSINESS:

·        There was discussion regarding entry fees and the need for the paper tournament entry form and the internet needing to reflect the same amount. (excluding the USTA use fee).There was further discussion regarding tournaments that have starting charging late fees to folks who want to enter after the deadline date reflected on the internet. This has been profitable for tournaments that have started this practice. MSP to start charging late fees for the District Tournament. The amount to charge will be discussed at the next meeting.

·        The Grant committee met this evening before the Executive Committee meeting.  Regarding the request from Beach Tennis, the committee recommends a grant up to $1000.00 to support the expenses of the non-profit organization that is being developed, other than the expenses related to obtaining the non-profit status.  Following discussion, it was MSP to grant up to $1000.00 for payment of expenses to be paid directly to the vendors for permits, printing, supplies and equipment and other expenses to be approved by the District Treasurer.

 

VIII.    ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:40pm

 

Respectfully submitted,
                                                           

 

Barbara Kingston, Recording Secretary                         Geoff Griffin, President       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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