Burke Athletic Club
May Board of Directors
Meeting
May 21, 2007
***Meeting Minutes***
- Meeting Called to Order at 7:42 PM
The meeting was attended by Tim Mott, Joey Fuller, Carlos Vargas, Mike Thompson, Bill Bruch, Sam Aboulhosn, Mike Bordell, Larry Paul, Debbie Fesko, Gail Fialkow, Carol Coulter and April Dougherty
- Welcome and Addressing of Visiting Members & Coaches – Tim Mott
Tim discussed the formation of an ODSL team for fall 2007. The girls would be in the U14G age group. A motion was made by Gail Fialkow and seconded by Joey Fuller to create a U 14 girls ODSL team for the Fall 2007. The coach appointment needed to be reviewed by the Travel Team Committee and approved by the board.
- April Minutes were approved as motioned by Gail Fialkow and seconded by Sam Aboulhosn.
+ Treasurer Report (Gail Fialkow) Report Attached
+ Field & Equipment Administrator (Bill Bruch)
The watering at Burke School has been increased to four hours daily. The watering had not been increased at Cherry Run but will be soon. Watering at night is not good due to the fungus growth.
There are also some issues concerning the equipment. The Rolling Valley equipment is missing but could be due to the Springfield folks. Will check with them. All the discs are gone at Burke School and the balls are missing at Terra Centre. There is a possibility some of the coaches have borrowed the equipment and Mike Thompson will send out an email asking for any borrowed equipment to be returned to the appropriate equipment boxes.
+ House Commissioner- (Mike Thompson)
All is going well for the most part. There have been a few reports of coaches not showing up for scheduled practices and/or games. This needs to be addressed in the next coaches meetings.
+ Travel Commissioner (Mike Bordell absent, Mike Thompson reported on Mike Bordell’s behalf.)
Change in Travel Policy
The Burke AC board hereby stipulates that each Travel team shall have one head coach and that, unless otherwise indicated by the Board, the head coach shall be the team’s professional coach. Furthermore, the board recognizes that this head coach is the coach referred to in 4.5 of the Burke AC Travel Policy. Section 5.1.42 relates to this definition.
The motion was presented by Mike Thompson, made by Joey Fuller and seconded by Sam Aboulhosn. The motion carried unanimously.
Additional Travel Teams
The TTC recommends that the following teams be created.
U 9 Boys, U 9 Girls, U 10 Boys and U 11 Boys all in ODSL for the fall of 2007. The motion to approve was made by Gail Fialkow and seconded by Sam Aboulhosn. The motion carried 5 – 1.
+ Technical Director (Larry Paul)
The Tiino Stoop seminar was a fantastic experience.
Tino Stoop’s future with the club can include an extended course in July 2008
Summer Festivals should take place during the month of July, maybe August at Burke School and White Oaks.
+ Technology (Carlos Vargas)
The registration should be live by May 23. Fall Registration will have the same deadlines as last year, early bird ending June 30, regular registration fees throughout July and late fees beginning in August. There will be an extension of regular fees for SFL players due to fall high school team tryouts have taken place. A volunteer option will be added to the registration.
Demosphere is about ready to go. The projected “live” date is June 1.
+ Conduct Committee (Sam Abdoulson)
A recent issue was discussed in Executive Committee. .
After considerable discussion concerning scholarship, a motion was made by Gail Fialkow and seconded by Joey Fuller to waive registration fees for who qualify for FCPS free lunch or make special application. The special applications will be reviewed by the Executive Committee. No other fees, travel or otherwise will be covered by Burke AC. The motion carried.
- New Business
- Volunteers
- Discussion tabled until executive session
- Adult Soccer
- Eric Christoph will coordinate interested adults into the neighboring soccer association, BRYC until more interest in Burke AC adults is generated.
- PCA Renewal
- A motion was made to renew the PCA contract for another year by Joey Fuller and seconded by Sam Aboulhosn. The motion carried. A discussion was held to determine if the payments should be made quarterly in hope a corporate sponsorship could pay remaining quarterly payments due.
- Conduct Committee Change
- Mike Thompson resigned from the Conduct Committee. Mike nominated D.J. Cantwell to be a member of the Conduct Committee, effective May 22. The motion was made by Joey Fuller and seconded by Gail Fialkow. The motion carried
- Fall Season Dates
- The season will begin on September 8, 2007. A discussion was held concerning the religious holidays. A determination was made to not have pictures on Yom Kippur.
- Fundraising
- Susan Foreman has volunteered to chair a fundraising and sponsorships committee. A motion was made by April Dougherty and seconded by Gail Fialkow to accept Ms. Foreman as the chairperson for this committee. The motion carried.
- Burke AC Gives Back
- Jenny Casky has volunteered to co-chair a committee to concentrate efforts on giving back to the community. Several names were discussed to approach to help. A motion was made by Gail Fialkow and seconded by Joey Fuller to accept the offer of Ms. Casky. The motion carried.
- Premier Fields
- Discussion to be held offline.
Executive Session
- Next Meeting, July 16, location to be determined.
- Open Items - none
- Meeting adjourned at 10:51 PM
