President, Glenda Calkins, called the Meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. Board members in attendance were:
Absent and excused: Ros Abel, Joe Adamo, Gerald Goodman, Jean Mazouat.
I. Andy Lohan moved that the Minutes of the October 29, 2000 meeting be accepted. Seconded by Elaine Meyers. Motion carried.
II. President's Report:
Glenda welcomed new Board members, Rebecca Schwartz and Marilyn Marion, and regretfully announced the resignation of Andy Muenz, citing an overload in his current work schedule. She also distributed new job assignments sheets, Board rosters, and copies of revised job descriptions.
Glenda announced that a unit growth seminar sponsored by District 3 and presented by an ACBL member is scheduled for February 25th at the Bergen Bridge Club. She asked those planning on attending to contact Jerry Goodman.
III. TREASURER'S REPORT
Frank Grunebaum distributed and reviewed copies of the Treasurer's Report. Kay Roelke moved that the Treasurer's Report be accepted, seconded by Betty Price. Motion carried. Frank will invest excess dollars for interest accrual.
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY'S REPORT:
None
V. BUDGET
Andy Lohan, representing the Budget Committee, presented the budget. Betty Price moved that the Budget be accepted, seconded by Elaine Meyers. Motion carried.
VI COMMITTEE REPORTS:
E. TOURNAMENTS
David Herald will be Head Caddy for the February Sectional. Ruth Bernstein reported that the caddies are in place. Jo Ann Van Delft stated that the food committee has increased to four people.
Geoffrey Manis has received a letter from Susan confirming our participation in STAC from June 25th through July 1st.
Because of the Guardian Angel rent increase, Jo Ann will put together a committee to investigate the possibility of renting a less expensive location.
F. SPECIAL EVENTS
1. NAOP/GNT
In Joe Adamo's absence, Glenda reported that the GNT calendar is in place: A, B, & C flights will be held in April in White Plains and Scarsdale. The Championship flight will be held on May 19th and 20th at Wodbridge. The NAOP qualifying rounds at the local clubs should be held in July and August. NAOP finals for the district will be held on October 7th.
Glenda stated that the dates must be ready for the April Newsletter. She will check the schedule for unit finals with Joe.
2. Reitman:
At the beginning of February, Tod Thorgersen will be sending assignments for the first match and will put the roster on the website. There are about 12 teams.
3. Bi-Unit Wide Games
Helen Wallach has set four tentative dates: April 2, May 8, June 8, and August 23. Arnie Bergen would like each club to e-mail the individual score results to him for calculation. This would result in more rapid scoring. He and Helen will work out unit-wide reporting.
4. Bob Johnke Team
Glenda reported that Tod Thorgersen and Ruth Bernstein will fill the vacancy left by Andy Muenz. The Johnke will be held on Saturday, April 28th at the Immaculate Conception in Mahwah. Glenda advised that the date must appear in the April Newsletter. Betty Price will e-mail last year's Johnke information to Ruth. Andy Lohan noted that Bob Garofalo has been asked to direct and Ruth will check with Bob to make sure he's still interested.
5. Annual Dinner
Andy advised that he, Frank Grunebaum, and Marilyn Marion, will coordinate the Annual Dinner to be held on Sunday, December 2nd at the Park Ridge Marriott.
6. Life Master Event
Andy further reported that the Life Master event, will be held at Bergen on May 6th. Arnie Bergen requested that details of the game be e-mailed to him for the website. Information will also appear in the next Newsletter.
A motion was made by Andy and seconded by Frank that the Life Master party be included in Player of the Year. Discussion followed. Vote taken. Motion defeated.
7. Pro/Am
The Pro/Am will be held on Sunday, October 28th per Elaine Meyers.
C. NEWSLETTER
Betty Price would like the Newsletter to be at the printer by March 15th.
Referring to the top 100, Betty suggested that in the future, to avoid delayed publication, these names be reported on a calendar yearJanuary 1st to December 31stbut appear in the subsequent year's April Newsletter. This was agreed to.
Glenda suggested that going forward, "Open pairs" and "Club championships" should both be referred to as, "Club championships". She believes this terminology would avoid confusion.
D. WEB PAGE
Arnie commended Neale and Jerry for their valuable help. He requested of the Board, that anyone having an article relevant to our unit for the website, which might replace the one he wrote at least two years ago, submit same to him for consideration.
E. CHARITY
Geoffrey Manis will review the website to see which charity the ACBL is supporting and will advise the clubs to announce the recipient when charity events are held.
Since our Unit has supported the very worthwhile cause of Dystonia for the past five years, Geoffrey will prepare a paragraph for the Newsletter requesting that people explore other charities as well.
F. NOVICE PROMOTION
Jo Ann distributed Jean Mazouat's report.
Kay Roelke will be taking Jean's place in running a special novice game/breakfast at the Guardian Angel on February 3rd. She designed beautiful color flyers for the clubs to display, and suggested teachers make black & white copies for distribution to their classes.
She also asked for suggestions of what to call the 0 - 20 novice game scheduled for 9 a.m. in Allendale. It was decided that, "Beginner's Game" would be appropriate.
G. PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Arnie Bergen reported that Player of the Year awards were presented at the Annual Dinner. He also asked Board members to notify him of any e-mail address change.
H. CONDUCT and ETHICS
Nothing to report
Glenda did note that most questions can be answered by visiting the ACBL website, clicking on "Membership" and researching the "Handbook of Rules and Regulations".
I. RECORDER
Andy Lohan noted that no new incidents were recorded.
J. MEMBERSHIP
Kay Roelke reported that membership has increased to 1232 showing a gain of 38 members.
Abbey Brawer, Elaine Meyers and Eileen Whitney are members of Kay's committee.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
Harris would like new strats in Newplicate. He made a motion, seconded by Kay, that the novice games increase to 199. Discussion followed. Motion passed unanimously. Beginning in the June tournament, novice games will be: 0- 49, 50 - 99, and 100 - 199.
Glenda stated that we need new members to fill the vacancies on the Board. Harris Schenker, Andy Lohan, and Betty Price will present potential candidates to be voted upon at the next Board meeting.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
Helen reported that she received a complaint from Jackie Kaufman advising her that the ACBL ran a free tournament on the internet. This conflicts with club competition. Jackie would like to know what our Board believes ACBL policy should be regarding this situation, and requested that we communicate with the League. The discussion was tabled till the next Board meeting. In the interim, Glenda will discuss the matter with other club owners to get feedback.
In addition, Glenda will ask the club directors to respond to a request made at the District 3 Board meeting. She will ask the directors to prepare a list of what they believe the ACBL can do to help the clubs. The list should read in order of priority, i.e., first most important suggestion, second most important, etc.
Glenda asked Arnie to give her a disc of the updated membership list for her computer. Arnie will provide this and volunteered to do the same for other Board members who might be interested.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 p.m.