Attendee Officers:    Sabrina Ruehl, Bob Murphy, Stuart McAllister, Mary Ann Mitchell, Pam Blessington, Cindy Phillips, Pam Benko , Karl Thomas, Adam Germek, Pat McNamara.

 

Call to Order:            Sabrina Ruehl  (7:38 pm)

 

Review and Approval of Previous Minutes:  (January 11, 2006)

 

CP moved that minutes be approved.

PB seconded, Motion carried.

 

Summary of Action Items from this Meeting:

 

  1. Adam Germek to provide Fall Stealers game card to P. McNamara
  2. Adam Germek will print up new game cards.
  3. Jim Guenthner (WC) to contact Doug Vezina regarding Danville field availability.
  4. City Representatives to send out e-mail regarding A Division teams when playing in Orinda will have to split equally the cost of referees even if there are three.

5.      Sabrina Ruehl (by 2/15) to send a directive to San Ramon stating that they are to meet their obligations to the league including:  providing a City Representative, paying fees in a timely manner, scheduling fields, providing all team rosters.

 

                                                                              

 

League Reports:

Disciplinary Chairmen’s Report:  Pat McNamara

                                                                       

·        Needs player pass and game card from Fall Stealers game so disciplinary action can be determined ASAP.  AG to provide card.

·        There will be a referee’s meeting in early March.

 

Operations Report:  Adam Germek

 

·        Re-Alignment meeting was held.  The Committee proposed that the division make-up change to 10 teams in A Division, 10 teams in B Division, and 8 teams in C Division.  Re-Alignment Committee also proposed a flexible system of rotating the division with fewer teams (if league stays at less than 30 teams).

·        AG Offered to print new game cards with changes as requested by PM.

·        Will publish initial schedule in 1 week.  City Representatives and Field Coordinators will review and assign field for their home games.  (City of Walnut Creek would like to rent some fields from Danville.  Jim Guenthner of Walnut Creek will contact Doug Vezina about this possibility.

·        First game of the Spring session will be on March 5th.

·        Jim Walshe reported on the referee status:

v      The league policy on substitutions is that they can only take place when the ball is dead (not on corner kicks or free kicks).  Also, must be allowed by a referee.

v      Suggested that we try to be consistent with using 2 referees or 3 referees in the A division.  He plans to schedule just 2 referees for all but Orinda games (they schedule their own referees).  Orinda plans to use 3 referees in potentially “rough” games.  City Representative have been directed to send out an e-mail to their teams indicating that when an A division team plays in Orinda they should expect to split equally the cost of referees even if there are three.

 

Registrar Report:  Karl Thomas

 

·        Needs all team rosters by March 3rd.

·        Updating team player databases.  Expects to be done by April.

 

Treasurer Reports:  Pam Blessington

 

·        Paid insurance and requested six Certificates of Insurance to be used by City Representatives for the Cities of Orinda, Walnut Creek, Danville, and San Ramon as well as Mustang Soccer and Acalanes School District.

·        Passed out mailing labels for City Representatives

 

City Rep Reports:

 

Danville:  Mary Ann Mitchell  

 

·        Freedom has petitioned the league to be allowed to continue to participate.  (They had several forfeits last session.)  Petition was read.  SM moved to let Freedom stay but on a probationary status.  CP Seconded.  Motion carried.

 

San Ramon:  (No City Representative)

 

·        Board to send a directive to San Ramon to meet their obligations to the league including:  providing a City Representative, paying fees in a timely manner, scheduling fields, providing all team rosters.

 

Walnut Creek:  Cindy Phillips

 

·        No Report

 

Orinda:  Stuart McAllister

 

·         Will provide Operations Officer with preferred home dates for Orinda team consistent with field availability.

·         Needs more game cards.

 

 

Unfinished Business:

 

None

New Business:

 

·        Realignment Proposal – Proposal was discussed.  Two team s moved down from A to B and two teams moved up from B to A.  Two teams moved down from B to C and four teams moved up from C to B so A and B divisions will have 10 teams and C division will have 8 teams.  SM moved that proposal be accepted.  AG seconded.  Motion carried.

                       

Member’s Concerns:

 

·        Status of Web site and Web site hosting was discussed.  AG to discuss plans of GS who has been handling web site.

·        Player Passes – discussed benefits of blocking out addresses and driver license numbers on player pass.  Agreed that in the future this information can be blocked out.   Team Representatives may take action on existing cards by using permanent marker to cover this information. 

                       

Meeting adjourned at 8:43 pm.

 

            Motion to Adjourn – Adam Germek

            Seconded – Cindy Phillips

 

Next meeting is March 8, 2006

Round Table Pizza, Alamo - 7:30 PM

 

Minutes submitted by:

Bob Murphy

Secretary

March 4, 2006