Meeting was called to order by President Irving at 2:00 PM
Attending: Ned Irving, Lois Schoenrock, Teri LaBove, Marilyn Biegler, Betty Schultz, Mabel Serpa, Fran Bazemore, Becky Rice and Ginna DeThomas
Absent: Andy Cosby, John Wild
Guests: 7 were in attendance
The agenda was approved with the addition of Stac Dec 10-16 and Feb 4- 10 and the C&B report.
The minutes of the October 12 meeting were approved with no corrections or additions.
Correspondence:
A newsletter from Teen Challenge was presented and will be posted. The collection of food for them is going very well.
Officer Reports:
Membership:
Teri reported that we have 3 new members this month and 100 new members for the year.
Treasurer:
The report is posted.
Game Manager:
The October regular scheduled games are up 6.8% from last year with a total table count of 758, the best monthly total for the year From Jan 2007 to November 2007 the VCC table count is down on regular scheduled games 8.2%.
We had records/predealt hands on the 299er Thursday October 18th, Super Club Championship game. Per the director, Connie Fitch the players were not happy with having predealt hands. Becky did a written survey at the game the next week and out of 38 players the results were as follows:
37% did not want hand records at all
29% did not mind using hand records 1-2 times a year
34% did not mind using hand records 3+ times a year
Publicity:
Marilyn reported that the sectional flyers went out today.
Club Manager:
Fran presented a letter from Jan Farnsworth resigning as game clerk. She also stated that all players do not know that when they join ACBL they can only transfer 20 points from past play. This information was written up in the past and the information will be given out periodically to the members.
President:
Ned reported on the unit board meeting. The unit team game format has been changed to A 1500+ points, B. 300 to 1500 points and C below 300 points. Qualifying must be done by each club by June 30. Each club gets to send 1 team for 6 teams playing and 2 teams for 12 teams playing.
We are now able to have a non life master sectional for silver points and a non life master game regional for red points.
There has been a change in the unit wide games in that the unit will pick up the fees and do away with the hand records.
Robbie has offered to develop for all clubs in the unit the same capability as we have on our website.
The DeGray tournament will be 10/31, 11/1 and 11/2 this coming year.
Phyllis Tryon has made an offer to kick off a campaign to raise enough money to fund purchasing a dealing machine in Johns’ name. Sheila Cosby will head the campaign. There was discussion on purchasing this with the Little Rock club and this will be addressed after the decision is made to purchase. There was good discussion on the advantages of the machine and they are mainly for education and when the boards must be duplicated. Initially it would be used only for these purposes. It was felt we need to lay some groundwork and have a strategy laid out. Ned appointed a committee consisting of Betty Schultz, Ginna DEThomas, Becky Rice and Teri LaBove to work with Sheila on developing this. Ginna will chair the committee. They are to report in Dec.
Old Business:
Christmas Party, will be Dec. 13.The board will again give $25 to the maintenance people at the club and a poinsettia to Karen. The game directors and clerks will receive a card of thanks and $15.
The annual meeting will be Dec 6th. Any board members that have something to report to the membership are to have their written reports in to Lois by Nov. 29. These will be posted.
New Business:
C&B changes:
Jan handed out the committee report and changes. The board prefers to have time to review these and will meet after the game Mon Nov 19 to discuss them with the C&B committee.
Nominating Committee report:. Lois Schoenrock, committee chair presented the slate.
President Vonna Fischer, VP Cathy Bertrand’ Secretary Peg Birzer, Treasurer Andy Cosby, Publicity Cathy Irving, Game Director Becky Rice, Player Development Ginna De Thomas, Purchasing Rick Wendricks. The slate will be posted at the club and on the Web Site.
Standing Rule proposal: The following was submitted by Lois Schoenrock and Fran Bazemore
All qualified directors who request to direct and do not have a scheduled game must be placed on the substitute list. When an opening for a regular game occurs or a replacement for vacation, illness etc, all substitute directors must be given the opportunity for these assignments before they are given to those directing regular games. The assignment to direct a game on a regular basis will be made by the Club Manager. Directors may get their own substitutes but must first use the people on the sub list before asking one of the regular directors. Lois moved to accept this rule, seconded by Marilyn. Discussion followed. It was defeated by a vote of 2 for, 3 against and one abstention.
Stac Games—Becky moved and Marilyn seconded to run stac games Dec 10-16 and Feb 4-10, cancel the Tues, Dec 11 charity game and make the Sun game a stac game. Passed
Becky moved and Betty seconded to add to the calendar an open pairs stac at 9&1 on Fri Feb 8th and an open pairs stac Sun Feb 10th. Passed.
Becky moved and Betty seconded that the Feb 25 afternoon Open game be a Senior Pairs game in place of the regular game. Passed.
Becky moved, seconded by Marilyn that we close the club Dec 24. Passed.
Becky moved and Marilyn seconded to accept the 2008-2009 calendar. Passed.
C&E updates: Changes to the C&E documents were presented. Becky moved, seconded by Teri that these be accepted. Passed. These will be posted.
Membership Fees: There was considerable discussion as to raising the membership fee to $5 or $10. The consensus was to leave the membership fee alone and to raise the table fee $.50 when finances dictate that this is necessary. No motion was made.
Next meeting—December 14 2007 at 2:00 PM.
Meeting adjourned at 4:40 PM.
Lois Schoenrock, Secretary Subject to board approval.