Present: Julie, Erik, Matt, Ryan, Jeanene, Patty, Karna, Paula, Patrick
Absent: Steph, Kayla Guests: Tawni Prichard, Chad Robertson, Rob Guttormson
I. Call to order: 7:01 pm
II. Approval of last month’s minutes: Motion to approve by Ryan and Second by Erik. Minutes approved.
III. Public Comment: Tawni Prichard (Sunflake Rec Coordinator). Discussed survey results. Discussion held on dates and fees. Fall Sunflake will start 9/6 and end 10/15. This will coincide with Park Board. Special Olympics will be at South this year so no conflict in dates. Per Julie: Jody Thompson wants to coordinate activities/gym&field space. Number of Refs per age group/game evaluated.
IV. Vice President report: Erik: discussion on Sunflake fees. Motion to increase Sunflake fees from $55 to $60 by Jeanene and Second by Pat. Motion approved.
V. Treasurer report: Pat: New season budget to be worked on. Pat will try to provide quarterly statements to Board. Collecting invoices from GGFSC tournament.
VI. Registrar report: Paula: Paula would like to see a separate Registrar for Sunflake.
VII. Web Update/PR report: Matt: will post Fall Sunflake & tournament results soon. Working on web page/adding links.
VIII. Fundraising Report: Jeanene will work on post-Tournament reports for the Grants.
IX. Equipment/Uniforms Report: Patty: 2 tents broke (proper staking issue) at tournament.
X. Fields/Facilities Coordinator Report: Ryan: Park Board took nets down. He will request a few to be placed on fields so teams can continue to practice.
XI. Team Manager/Scheduler report: Per Julie: Kayla is stepping down due to time constraints.
XII. Tournament Manager Report: Karna: Bemidji was good tournament. Per Erik: Fishback was great.
Summer Tournaments: NSC All American Cup in Blaine, MN June 10-12, Tri-City in Fargo/Moorhead June 17-19, Fishback in Brookings, SD &/or Bemidji 6v6 July 15-17, and GGFSC in GF July 22-24.
XIII. Coaching & Technical Development Consultant: Julie for Steph: coaches won’t get paid until 2nd evaluations are complete.
XIV. Tournament Committee: Julie: July 22-24, 2016. Discussion on date for next year tabled. Tournament overall results were good. Post-tournament meeting will be held to gather suggestions. Major issue this year was weather updates and procedures. Members suggested using airhorn and/or flags.
XV. Recreational Coordinator:
a. See section III. above. Per Julie: Should EGF participate again? Board discussion is yes with the following recommendations: $5 fee per athlete, half Ref cost, and prorated fee of Rec Coordinator.
XVI. New Business:
a. GGFSC rates for 2016-2017: Per Patty: hard to compare to other Clubs. We will evaluate once Pat/Treasurer has final results for the season.
b. Tryouts for 2016-2017: Discussion on how to implement. By-laws don’t allow for early tryouts yet. Per Julie: she shared tryout recommendations from Steph.
c. Open Board positions: need to finalize and post ASAP. Need job descriptions from everyone.
d. NDSA Email/Calendar Year Matrix: effective 8/1/2016. How affects Fall Tournaments?
e. New committee leads: No change. Still need Scheduler/Refs, Fall Futsal Scheduler, Concession Manager. Need to post on Web and send email. Need to look outside the Board for good candidates.
f. Sports Arena: Julie working with Jay Kleven. One option may be to talk to UND about rental space in old Hyslop or the new High Performance Center.
XVII. Other:
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XVIII. Adjournment: 9:00 pm