MINUTES OF SDDTA GENERAL BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 14, 2008
Next meeting is an Executive Meeting on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 7:00pm, BTC Clubhouse
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:06pm by President Geoff Griffin. Members present were: Mike Bauer, Cassondra Caesar, Fred Circo, Andrew Cretella, Geoff Griffin, M.A. Hillier, Carol Jory, Steve Kappes, Sandie Kindred, Barbara Kingston, Jim Lackritz, Fran McCloskey, Anne Podney, Anne Russ, Lesley Waite, and Fran Wakefield.
II. MINUTES: It was MSP to accept the minutes of August 12, 2008 with one correction, Cassondra Caesar was in attendance at the August meeting.
III. PRESIDENTS REPORT: Geoff requested a deviation from the usual meeting format to allow Cassondra to report on the Multicultural Committee as the first agenda item as she needed to immediately leave the meeting for other business commitments. The report is below under “Multicultural”.
· Geoff reported that the final year end community development report was submitted. We are still waiting for the 2009 application which we will submit.
· YTSD Gala – five Board Members attended – Anne Podney, Ben Press, Mike Bauer, Steve Kappes, and Sandy Kindred.
· Geoff reported that during his USPTA meeting last month there was discussion regarding programs for College students. 300,000 high school players go to college and there have been few programs to keep them playing tennis. There was much discussion regarding various possible programs to keep young people playing tennis, particularly during college when not on tennis scholarships. Discussion of various formats to use, programs developed in Northern Cal, and discussion of the Tennis on Campus programs developed by SCTA’s Linda Milan is active in for local college programs.
· Geoff reported that the Tournament Directors workshop was well attended. He thanked Anne for all the work she and the folks with the junior program did as it meant most of the participants were already at the workshop when the Adult section was presented.
· SCTA Executive Meeting: Geoff was not able to attend. Lesley has agreed to attend the next meeting for Geoff on Oct. 29th. Some of the important issues Geoff reports from the minutes are: There will be USTA cuts to funding in Sections, Inside Tennis can no longer offer free mailings but SCTA is in negotiations with them. The Countrywide Tournament was not as bad as predicted. Although advanced sales were down, daily ticket sales were up. They are still looking for a sponsor for the Tournament for 2009.
IV. TREASURER’S REPORT: During the Treasurer’s report there was a long discussion regarding tournament fees and expenses being down this year for the District Tournament. There were many suggestions regarding the cause and what the plan of action should be going forward to grow the tournament. Anne suggested that we follow through with the suggestion from the last meeting that the data be collected for the 2008 tournaments and see if there is a pattern. As a part of the treasurer’s report, Mike requested that the minutes reflect that the current status of all investments was reviewed with the Board. It was MSP to accept the treasurer’s report with the acknowledgement that the current status of all investments was reviewed.
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Activities: The invitation to the Annual Dinner will go out with the upcoming newsletter.
B. Grant Committee: No report. Will report at the next meeting.
C. Awards: The recipients of the annual awards were announced. There will be a special Achievement Award presented to Ralph Anderson for is work as a tennis official. The recipients are:
Female Player of the Year: Mimi Loucks
Male Player of the Year: Saul Snyder
Female Coach of the Year: Megan Lowery Haber
Male Pro of the Year: Woody Yocom
Women’s Sportsmanship: Colleen Clery Ferrell
Men’s Sportsmanship: Roberto Ancira
Family: The Schiller Family
Community Service: Anne Podney
Tournament of Year: SES Center Pro-Am
Club of the Year: La Jolla Tennis Club
D. Multicultural: The Encanto Street fair was very nice. The Union Tribune ran an article on the event. At the US Open a new program, “Breaking the Barriers” was introduced. This is a panoramic painting/poster depicting historical events related to multicultural growth in tennis. Currently scheduled to be in San Diego in June. Cassondra is looking into how to obtain for other special events.
E. Leagues: Lesley announced that USTA is sponsoring a new league called Flex League which is for singles players. This is an on-line program which does not require USTA membership or use of the NTRP rating system. Players will schedule their own matches. Lesley also announced that the 4.5 Spring Women’s team from Santaluz will be going to the Nationals. A local television station is scheduled to film the team. The Mixed Doubles Western Regionals will be in Sacramento and the Peninsula T.C. 9.0 team will compete there.
F. Newsletter: Should be in the mail soon.
G. Yearbook: Lesley discussed the advertisers, changes but going well.
H. District Tournament: Geoff expressed concern regarding who will be the tournament director next year. The board will discuss further at a later meeting.
I. Rankings: Most of the rankings updating is done on the computer by Jeff Anderson. However, will continue to need help from folks for the year end updates.
J. Community Tennis: A Family Tennis Day is scheduled at La Jolla Tennis Club on Oct. 19th. Anne suggested contacting Tierrasanta and Poinsettia Park to see if either would schedule a Family Tennis Day.
K. Nominations: We currently have two openings because of the resignations of Andy Volkert and Roberto Ancira. There was discussion regarding residency requirements for Board members. It was MSP to require that a Board Member be a resident of San Diego County. The nominating committee recommended that Tiffany Worst. It was MSP that she be a board member. Other candidates will be presented at the next meeting.
VI. OLD BUSINESS: None
VII. NEW BUSINESS: Geoff reported that he is on a committee to develop a website for the San Diego County Tennis Community. He reported that it is still under development and the planned purpose is a central location for information sharing and providing links to local tennis information
VIII. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:33pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Kingston, Recording Secretary
Geoff Griffin, President
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