OF
CALL
TO ORDER: The meeting was called to
order at
PRESENT: Ken Llacera, Joyce Martin, Elena
Laborde-Bishop, Charlie Pender, Mary Peterson, Vicki Kuhlmann, Dick
Wasserstrom, Nancy Driscoll and Nancy Wainer.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES: The minutes of the
SECTIONALS:
Surf’s
Up:
Dick
Wasserstrom has made plans for the “Surf’s Up” tournament. We are now waiting to get the final dates
from
We
will post the actual dates on our web site when they are finalized. The flyers are designed and will be printed
later.
We
need to have set-up and clean-up committees. Barbara Shepardson will be in charge of
hospitality and Bill McIntosh will be in charge of the partnership desk.
Rising
Stars:
Nancy
Driscoll has 6 trophies to give to the winners of the tournaments who have the
most total points. There will be 2 for
the 99ers, 2 for the 199ers, and 2 for the 299ers. She had 2 trophies and purchased 4 more at a
cost of $7.00 each. Charlie will put the
signs up Friday night. For insurance,
the
OLD
BUSINESS:
Expense
Sharing Agreement:
This
agreement needs changing because of the increased table fees that will be
collected by the raise in the daily fee.
The “Club Owners” will be paying an additional $300 per month with the
club to help with the increased rental expense.
The “Club Owners” will work on an agreement for all to sign.
Parking
Stripes:
We
will discuss with Bruce Canepa, property manager, the painting of stripes in
our parking lot. They are responsible
for all exterior maintenance. Ken will
prepare an itemized list of needed repairs and communicate this with
Bruce.
We
also need to supply a copy of all of our insurance to the Property
Manager.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Bridge
Luncheon:
Mary
reported that plans for the Spring Bridge Luncheon, scheduled for April
19, are well under way. Muriel Prolo is the chairman. Peggy Kiefer, Dolly Bass, Debby Goodell,
Nancy Wainer and Mary Peterson are the committee working with her .
Approximately
114 invitations will be mailed tomorrow (March 15) to people living in Santa
Cruz County who have been identified as bridge players who don't play at our
Club. A proposed budget drawn up by
Muriel was given to Ken and approved.
Club
Improvement Project:
Mary
reports that the entry garden has been planted. Additions included: two planter
boxes with plants, hose, nozzle & hose reel, rock borders and new geraniums.
A general clean up has also been accomplished. Pam Benz and Stephanie
Kearns helped Mary plan and plant the entry garden. All expenses to date
have been paid from the Club Improvement Fund. The next phases of the
entry garden project will be the mounds near the street and the area under the
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VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED FOR THE NATIONALS TO BE HELD IN
We
must provide about 6 or 7 club members to volunteer to work at the Nationals. We will be doing this along with
On
May 1 we can make reservations at the Marriot.
The special bridge rates will be $189/night and $50/night parking. The parking garage will also be used by the
Westfield Mall shoppers and it is likely to be full the Friday after Thanksgiving.
We
need a chairperson to head up the various duties and responsibilities the club
has for the Nationals.
Funding
for Charities:
We
need to send in requests for funding for our charities from the ACBL. They have $25,000 to be given to 5
districts. In addition there is $3,000
for each District. We can each give a
suggestion and we can nominate a charity from our club.
Club
and Directors Meeting:
All
lost and found items have been given to the Goodwill. Mary cleaned out the back closet and we need
a dump run.
The
directors have requested that we clean the carpets more often. It would be nice to do this when the club
is closed. Wayne Boss has someone who
has been used in the past. (Note: The carpet were cleaned the weekend of the
299er Sectional.)
Rose
Sales Person:
Mary
questioned letting in a door-to-door salesman who peddles roses. He has been allowed to come into the
Club. He comes in during a game to sell
these roses and some players find this disrupts the game. It could also be a security risk. Nancy Wainer felt that it is up to the game
directors to decide whether they wish to allow the rose seller to enter during
their respective games.
FINANCIAL
REPORT:
February
had a net loss of $1,483.11. The loss
was due to the 2006 Property Tax bill being paid in February. We are on a cash basis for accounting and
this will show more variables in both the profit and losses. All funds from our old investments are being
transferred to Vanguard today.
Vicki
is modernizing the financial statements by putting them on Quicken. Also, payments for bills will now be paid on
line.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Membership:
Mary
asked the Board to reconsider the existing "No Contact" policy
concerning members who no longer play at the Club. It was decided that
the Membership Chair should ascertain who may not have played for some time and
then to reach out to them to find out the reason(s). Mary will
consult with the Club Owners before taking any action and will report back to
the Board after any contact is made.
NEXT
BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, April 11 after the afternoon game.
The
meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully
submitted,
Virginia
LeRoy, secretary.