MINUTES OF SDDTA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Next meeting is a General Meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 7:00pm, BTC Clubhouse
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called order at 7:00pm by President Geoff Griffin. Members present were: Mike Bauer, Virginia Glass, Geoff Griffin, Fran Wakefield Hunter,
Steve Kappes, Roz King, Anne Podney, Lesley Waite. Not present: Jim Lackritz, Ben Press, Carol Jory, Larry Belinsky.
II. MINUTES: Minutes from the October General meeting were approved as submitted. MSP.
III. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Geoff gave a report on the Fed Cup and complimented the volunteers on the great job they all did. The USTA gave 60+ tickets to the “Wounded Warriors.” When invoiced, the San Diego District will give $5000 to the San Diego Sports Commission to augment the $5000 already given. This was because the sponsorship goal of $250,000 was not reached.
Geoff then discussed the “legacy” that the USTA will give to the community for hosting the Fed Cup. The USTA proposes resurfacing all seven courts at Mountain View (Martin Luther King Park), one court with permanent Quik Start lines and another with temporary Quik Start lines. The USTA will give $15,000 towards this but the actual cost would be $30,000. Mountain View will not accept the “legacy” unless all their courts are resurfaced. There was a discussion regarding where the additional $15,000 would come from.
Geoff mentioned that the 2012 February ITF Senior Championships is considering coming to San Diego. They will need 80 courts. The event is two weeks long. Everything is still in the discussion phase. Geoff also said that San Diego is one of three pilot cities for Quik Start in the nation.
He reported that M.A. Hillier and Neal Johnson are heading a committee to nominate San Diego for the “Best Tennis Town” in 2012. Their first meeting is Nov.15 at 7 pm at Balboa. He also mentioned that he attended the SCTA semi-annual meeting and that Franklin Johnson will become interim president on January 1, replacing Bill Kellogg.
IV. TREASURER’S REPORT: Steve Kappes presented the financials for October. As per previous instructions from the Board, a TD Ameritrade account has been opened and the Merrill Lynch accounts are being closed. He mentioned that additional USTA membership fees have recently been received. It was moved to accept the Treasurer’s report. MSP.
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Grant: A motion was made to grant the 2nd Annual City College Coed Team Invitational (taking place Nov. 13, 2010) the amount of $250, as per request by Gretchen Magers. MSP. The next Grant Committee meeting, which will consider all applications received by Monday, November 28, will be held before the next General Meeting.
b. Community Tennis: There was a discussion regarding the leadership of the Community Programs Committee. A possible conflict of interest may result in a new chair being appointed.
c. League: Lesley Waite reported that there was a 6 ˝ % increase in league player numbers in 2010.
d. Newsletter/Yearbook: Lesley reported that the last newsletter was inadvertently sent out to all junior families as well as San Diego adults. This was the result of the wrong labels being sent by the USTA and made the costs of the newsletter much larger than usual. The Yearbook is on schedule.
VI. OLD BUSINESS: A motion was made to use a credit card machine from American Merchant, Inc. and to purchase their regular plan ($10/mo. statement fee, free machine, no minimum charges, .20/per transaction plus 1.09% per transaction, debit cards same fee) as long as we are not obligated to sign a term contract longer than one year. MSP
VII. NEW BUSINESS: None
VIII. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Podney, Acting Recording Secretary Geoff Griffin, President
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