Roseville Figure Skating Club

Board Meeting

Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:30 PM

 

To:

Jayne Strause, President – present

Carole Dillemuth, 1^st Vice President/Membership – absent

Colleen McCarter Bloom, Treasurer – absent

Dan Koopmans, Secretary – present

Bob Haight, Board Member – present

Catharina Field, Board Member – absent

Andra Hall, Board Member – present

Brian Koland, Board Member – absent

Brenda Boily-Salmanpour, Board Member – absent

Melissa Steinberg, Board Member – present

Kelly Christensen-Swanson, Board Member – present

Cheryl Funk, Ice Committee Chair – present

Pam Sandborg, Pro Liaison - present

Cathy Taylor-Sharp, TCFSA rep - present

Steve Hartley, TCFSA rep – absent

           

President Jayne Strause called the meeting to order.

1          Reports/Voting

1.1      Approve Meeting Minutes (Dan Koopmans)

There were some minor name misspellings.  The corrections were made.

M/S/C:  To accept last February minutes with minor corrections

1.2      Treasurer’s Report: (Colleen Bloom)

Colleen was not present to give the report.  We are looking for a treasurer to do the accounting and also do a budget for the club.  Pam Sandborg offered to help with the budget.

1.3      TCFSA Update Report  (Cathy Taylor-Sharp)

The automated IJS mini-system is being introduced with the Roseville Open.  RFSC will be the first club to use the computer system.

1.4      ICE Report (Cheryl Funk)

Most skaters this session did buy extra ice time.  Coaches encouraged skaters to get additional sessions.  We still have 140 spots open as we have more ice this session.  There is a 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Saturday morning session that we have not been able to sell.  Cheryl will check with Brad to see if he can use the Saturday morning ice session.  We have only one skater on it now.  There are some skaters from White Bear who are interested in buying on.  Cheryl is proposing no more than two sessions per day for Summer Ice.  Ice will be shutting down at the end of July and reopening in October.  This year, there will be a permanent fix so that the rink will not have to close down in the future.  The rink has normally shut down every August.  Brad is working with other rinks to help accommodate RFSC during the shutdown.

1.5      Membership (Carole Dillemuth)

Carole was not present to give the report.

1.6      Members in Bad Standing Report (Colleen Bloom)

Colleen was not present to give the report.

1.7      Volunteer Update 

We are in need of someone to issue ice coupons.

2          Thank YOu’s

·        Banquet volunteers:  Jan Christensen, Tessa Christensen, Jolene and Keith Pearson, Kathy Anderson, Andra Hall, Kelly Christensen, Cheryl Funk, Brenda Salmanpour

·        Amy Koland for being our Pro Liaison for the last two years.

·        All exiting board members: Jolene Pearson, Carole Dillemuth, Jayne Strause, Laura Wegscheid

3            New Business

·        3M Golf Championship Fund Raising opportunity – Brad brought us an opportunity in July; there are 100 slots for running the concession stand at the 3M Golf Championship and we could raise $20 per person for the club.   We do not have an exact date at this time.  The event will be held in Blaine.  We need to find out if there is an age minimum for workers.

·        Budget for competition competitor bags/gift suggestions – Laura and Vicki Ritchie are organizing this.  They are looking for ideas for the gift.

·        Pro Liaison – Pam Sandborg will be our new Pro Liaison.

·        Ipods on the ice – Some skaters are skating with Ipods and cannot hear other skaters around them.  This is a safety issue.  Coaches are concerned about it and are pulling skaters aside.  Pam will talk to the coaches and get their input on it.  This will be tabled until next month.

·        Proxy for Governing Council (Cathy Taylor-Sharp) – Jayne put her own name and Carole Dillemuth’s name in.  Pam and Kelly offered to read through the rules.  There are 4 RFSC delegates for the meeting in Colorado, but we can send our votes via proxy.  At the next TCFSA meeting, they will be going through the rules and reviewing the proposals.  Proxies are due April 11.  Choice of proxy will be tabled until the April meeting.

·        Roseville Parade – We need to have someone to organize this, putting up a sign-up sheet and put up flyers.  Dan Koopmans offered to organize this.  The date is June 23^rd.

·        New board member to replace Laura Wegscheid – Laura has resigned.  Some names were proffered for the position.  They will be contacted to find out if there is any interest in serving on the board.

·        Grievance review – If someone turns in a grievance to the Board, it is turned over to the Grievance Committee.  There has been a suggestion is that there should be a mediation between the two parties, but this is not our current policy.  Our current policy is patterned after the US Figure Skating grievance rules.  The Board discussed the current guidelines and the consensus was that the current policy is sufficient in dealing with grievances.  Grievances are dealt with in a confidential matter and will continue to be so.  We will check with an outside counsel to affirm that RFSC policies are consistent with other clubs.

·        Positions to fill

o       Programs chair – This position still needs to be filled.

o       Rink Parent – Brenda Salmanpour will take on this position.

o       Volunteer chair – This position still needs to be filled.

·        Elections of Board Officers – This was tabled until April, as there were several board members absent.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:54 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dan Koopmans, Secretary

Roseville Figure Skating Club