RYHA MEMBER MEETING
May 10, 2006
ATTENDING BOARD MEMBERS
Ö Anderson, Jay / Ö Konakowitz, TomÖ Benner, Bob / Ö Mackey, Brenda
Ö Bier, Jim / Ö Paulson, Charlie
Ö Cousino, Joan / Ö Roth, Steve
Ö Foley, Mary / Schneider, Scott
Ö Heightland, Kathy / Ö Weber, Dan
Hickey, Mark
Ö Ibarra, Nick / Ö Zmolek, Doug
Ö Furness, LeeAnn
RYHA MEMBER AND NON-MEMBERS ATTENDEES: John Dingle, Chip Applegath, Paul Klugherz, Jeff Humble, Mike Miller
RESOLUTIONS BY THE BOARD
1. A motion was made to appoint John Dingle to replace Charlie Paulson as the Rochester Mite Hockey Representative, effective following tonight’s meeting. Vote was unanimous.
2. A motion was made to have the Squirt B2 program remain unchanged for the 2006-2007 season. Vote was unanimous.
3. A motion was made to have the Squirt A Red team play a Tournament Team schedule and withdraw from District Eight for the 2006-2007 season. Vote was unanimous.
4. A motion was made to eliminate the PeeWee C Semi-travel team and develop an additional PeeWee B Tournament team, known as PeeWee B Black. Vote was unanimous.
5. A motion was made to have one Bantam A team and three Bantam B teams for the 2006-2007 season. Attempts will be made at the B level to maintain a “second year” team, a ‘first year” team, and a team made up of the next best players in the tryout pool. Motion Approved. Opposed were Dan Weber, Charlie Paulson, Kathy Heightland.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT –
The Wild Caravan will be in Rochester in June and the event will be billed as a Super Stop. The event will be held at Rookies in the afternoon and include interactive games, Wild Representatives, and refreshments.
Mr. Roth continues to work on the Ice Scheduling Software proposition. The city has turned down our request to allow our association access to their server. Mr. Roth continues to work with the city and has asked that we be able to have a vote by e-mail if an agreement is reached. We are in agreement to this.
SECRETARY’S REPORT – Kathy Heightland
April minutes were presented and approved. Vote was unanimous.
Mrs. Heightland discussed a need for fundraising for the new arena for the Training Room and Walking Track. These are both areas that would benefit the entire organization and the Building Committee believes they are at the top of the list for Community Fundraising. This will be further discussed when the final decisions are made for construction beginning. This will require effort from the entire board to make this a success and suggestions or ideas as to how to fundraise are appreciated.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Mary Foley
Treasurer’s report was presented and approved. Vote was unanimous.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Mary Foley
No Report
GAMBLING COMMITTEE – Tom Konakowitz
Gambling’s March 2006 Activity Summary, tax return, allowable expenses, and June 2006 budget were presented and approved. Vote was unanimous.
MITES/SUPERMITES – Charlie Paulson
Charlie Paulson made a motion to have John Dingle replace him as the Rochester Mite Hockey Representative, effective following tonight’s meeting. Motion approved.
OPERATIONS UNIT – Dan Weber
Referee Clinics for Level One and Two are set for September 10th at the Rec Center and Level Three clinics
Will be scheduled in the future. Mr. Weber will update this information as it becomes available.
Doug Zmolek and Mr. Weber are looking at new home jerseys and styles for our program.
Mr. Weber requested clarification on last months board decision to hire Jill Wylam as a Roster Administrator for the upcoming season. This position will not replace the current position held by Robin Amundson. This is an additional position to help with the database set up by Ray Ashworth.
RYHA is currently seeking someone to assume the position of Sportsmanship Coordinator for the upcoming season. Anyone interested is asked to contact Dan Weber for more information.
Mike McCormack, Coach Coordinator for RYHA, would like to allocate ice time next season for Skills Testing as promoted by the HEP Program. This has been discussed in the past and Mr. Zmolek does not believe this is the best use of our ice time. Mr. Paulson suggested we test this at the Squirt B level.
MAHA – Bob Benner
Talks continue in regards to redistricting and will be voted on at district levels this summer and at the MAHA level this summer/fall. Mr. Benner stated we need to make a solid stand on this or we will lose any opportunity to prevent this from happening. Mr. Benner believes the current plan damages the idea of community hockey and this is what MAHA is assigned to promote. The next district meeting is June 12th and then this will most likely be voted on in July
.
CITY UNIT – Nick Ibarra
No Report
TRAVELING UNIT – Scott Schneider-Absent
HOCKEY ADVISORY - Doug Zmolek
Mr. Zmolek presented the board with several proposals for review last month. He is prepared to make motions on his proposals for the 2006-2007 RYHA season.
Squirt Level:
Motion 1- to have the Squirt B program remain unchanged for the 2006-2007 season. Motion approved.
Motion 2- to have Squirt A Red play a tournament schedule and withdraw from district 8 for the 2006-2007 season. Motion approved.
PeeWee Level:
Motion made to eliminate the PeeWee C Semi-Travel team and develop an additional PeeWee B Tournament team, known as PeeWee B Black. Motion approved.
Bantam Level:
Mr. Zmolek stated that this was a difficult decision to make and he appreciates the comments made.
Motion made to have one A level team for the 2006-2007 season and 3 B level teams. Attempts will be made at the B level to maintain one second year team, one first year team, and one team made up of the next best players from the tryout pool. Motion approved.
TOURNAMENTS – Brenda Mackey
Mrs. Mackey has agreed to volunteer to host the U10 end of the season Jamboree next season.
Cutting down on tournaments was discussed, due to the possible construction of the new arena and conflicts with High School games. To make this decision she needs to know how many teams we will be fielding at each level to determine if a tournament at a particular level is needed. She will plan on hosting nine tournaments for the 2006-2007 season.
BOOSTERS – LeeAnn Furness
No Report
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Mike Miller came as a spokesman from the VFW and spoke to the board regarding team sponsorships. The position of the VFW is that they would like to see 2 A level teams remain to make this opportunity for playing VFW available to as many families as possible. He also discussed the possibility of Rochester hosting the VFW District Tournament as Waseca is not fielding a team and has been the host for several years. This would require many volunteers. Mr. Miller also stated that if we field a girls team this year they will continue to sponsor that team.
Other
Jim Bier discussed the future of the girls program in relation to the high school team division. It is unclear whether we will have enough girls to have a U14 team at this time. Mr. Bier will continue to keep us updated on this, as we have to plan our budget for next year.
Mike McCormack has requested a donation of four hours of ice to promote hockey to girls who may be interested in playing but haven’t tried it yet. Mr. Bier stated he would bring this back as an action item request in June.
Adjourn