Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 @7PM

The following members were in attendance: Pearl Kingcade, Ed Kingcade, Mark Wooden, Chip Friday,Dawn D’Adamo, Chris Halteman, Howard Schwartz, Jon Byrnes

Meeting brought to order at 7:02 p.m.

Treasurers Report:

  • Presented by Chip Friday.

Fields / Equipment / Snack Stand:

  • Pearl said that the snack stand needs new shelving on the outside.
  • Ed mentioned that we should put fresh caulk on the windows as well.
  • Chris H. offered to take a look at, and possibly fix the shelving himself.
  • Howard showed the board the different options to choose from for new home plates on each field.
  • The board agreed on a plate that was roughly $60 per plate.
  • Howard will handle ordering the new home plates.
  • Howard also mentioned that we need to fix up the pitching mounds with clay.
  • Mark Wooden suggested contacting Herb Georgiadis for information on how to fix the mounds.
  • Chris H. said that he had been in touch with Rodney Blake and received his advice on how to handle the equipment/uniforms/etc. from this point forward.
  • Howard mentioned that we need to go through the equipment shed and get rid of some old unused equipment. He suggested trying to find a place to donate the old equipment to.

Registration / website:

  • Howard mentioned that the website needs to be updated.
  • Jon B. said that we need to delete the tab of erroneous contacts, and have them replaced with the current board members.
  • It was suggested to have a tab on the homepage titled “Board Members” so that people know who to contact for help.

Other Items:

  • Howard said that Bux-Mont Connie Mack has decided to go to the use of all wooden bats beginning in the spring of 2015 for all divisions.
  • Pearl suggested buying a supply of wooden bats to keep in the snack stand to sell in case a kid is looking for a bat during a game.
  • Mark Wooden suggested that we start notifying QCM families about the switch to wooden bats by advertising it on the website as soon as possible.
  • Dawn D. secured a new sponsor (Sellersville Pharmacy) and received payment for a sponsorship and sign.
  • Howard mentioned that we will be having a banquet later in February. Cooper Johnson will receive the Athletic Award.
  • We need to get transcripts from school in order to determine who to give the Academic award to.
  • Mark Wooden made a few suggestions for the board to think about going in to 2015:
  1. To make sure that teams have COI when they rent QCM fields.
  2. Asked who carries insurance for the high school booster club when they use the fields.
  3. If we had paid coaches, it should be one set amount.
  4. Said we should have set guidelines to give people who want to use the fields.
  5. Jon B. said that everyone can email him suggestions for guidelines and he will put together some type of document to discuss at the January meeting.

New Business:

  • None

Adjournment8:24PM:

Next meeting: January 20, 2015.