MINUTES OF SDDTA GENERAL BOARD MEETING JUNE 10, 2008
Next meeting is a General Meeting on Tuesday, August 12 at 7:00pm, BTC Clubhouse
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by President Geoff Griffin. Members present were: Mike Bauer, Larry Belinsky, Rick Castiglia, Fred Circo, Virginia Glass, Geoff Griffin, M.A. Hiller, Steve Kappes, William Kellogg, Roz King, Barbara Kingston, Jim Lackritz, Anne Podney, Ben Press, Robin Rodger, Anne Russ, Susan Delos Santos, Lesley Waite, and Fran Wakefield.
II. MINUTES: It was MSP to accept the minutes of April 8th with corrections. Jeff to send out the corrected April minutes.
III. PRESIDENTS REPORT: Geoff attended the SCTA meeting in LA. Bill Rombeau asked Geoff to handle a grievance that was received in LA regarding a junior issue. Anne recommended that the grievance go to YTSD Executive Board. The Grievance letter for Junior grievances needs to be reworked so complaints are directed correctly. Steve Bickham is working on changing the letter. Geoff mentioned that the racket distribution program had been completed by Bob Bacon. Bob thanked the SDDTA.
IV. TREASURER’S REPORT: It was MSP to accept the Treasurer’s report.
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Newsletter: Completed, at the printers and will be mailed by the end of the month.
B. District Tournament: Discussion of late fees and suggested process. MSP to charge every person who registers after the on-line deadline a $10 late fee. It was suggested that one week before the deadline Jeff Anderson send out an email regarding the late fee. The information should also be listed in the website. There was also discussion regarding the cost of printing flyers. Several tournaments no longer send out flyers and have not found that this affects entries. No decision was made.
C. Tournament Evaluations: The Emmo which had previous problems was well run this year with no problems. However, the numbers were down significantly (200 last year, 90 this year) The Tournament Director wants to give up the dates.
D. Multicultural: The Pancho Gonzales Event was held. Next time need to shorten the length between the arrival time and start of the film. Many of the kids had to leave before the actual film was shown. Next event will be at Otay Lakes. Date to be determined.
E. Hall of Fame: The class of 2008 has been selected and all inductees have said they would attend the ceremony. Franklin Johnson: College Great, Junior Stand-out, and Community Service; William J. “Bill” Kellogg: Community Service; Jean Kremm: Community Service; James “Jim” Perley: Senior Success; and Brian Teacher: World Class, Junior Stand-out and College Great. The after party planning is underway. Lesley suggested Jeff Anderson for photographer. Logan Jenkins will emcee. Don Daniels will write up the bios. The Belinsky family will donate $500 to the event.
