Meadows Club

Board of Directors Meeting

22 August 2007

 

Committee Members Present:  Louie Beaupre, Curt Corrigan, Jon Goodman,

Audrey Irwin, Dale Mood, Dee Perry, Sara Oclassen, and Richard Leddon.

 

Standing Business

 

Swim:          Swim team banquet lost $400. 

        

Tennis:

Several members have complained that the Tennis program is not organized to the level expected.  Dee Perry made motion that a League Coordinator be hired to complete the administrative functions for the tennis program.  The Board agreed unanimously to budget a one-year pilot program for the league coordinator.   The Tennis Committee will evaluate the value added by the position in July 2008 and make a recommendation for 2009.

 

Platform tennis and court lighting was discussed.  Jon Goodman will investigate the tax assessor’s information on lighting at Meadows. 

 

General Business:

 

There are currently 264 family memberships total for the Club. 

157 families are on the wait-list, the highest number to date. 

Overall utility and insurance costs are down resulting in the Club running a $17,000 profit.   

The board will present items incremental to the 2007 budget for purchase at the next meeting.  Suggestions included new grills, complete paving of the parking lot, new pool heater, new tennis ball machine, fence repair, tree trimming, dredging of the pond, and extending the pool deck. 

 

Dale Mood formally announced his retirement effective Jan 1, 2008.  A three-person task force led by Dee Perry will begin the search for a replacement.  Jon Goodman will communicate Dale’s retirement with the members. 

 

The Board held a discussion on who could possibly fill two Board openings 2008.  Nominees will be accepted at the September meeting. 

 

Miscellaneous:

 

·        Nominations were made and accepted for the Dale Mood Award.  Lisa Kelley will be given the award for 2007

·        The end of year party will be cancelled for September in lieu of a celebration in honor of Dale Mood in October.   Richard Leddon will coordinate the party.

·        Audrey Irwin suggested the Board put together a Digital Task Force to assess how the website could be improved and utilized by more of the membership.  The Board approved forming this task force and updating the website. 

·        Some members have requested access to the Club’s wireless internet.  The current bandwidth and configuration allows for a maximum of five users.  That bandwidth is not adequate to support the staff at the Club and additional members seeking wireless access. 

·        The Sue Burke Foundation will not be using the Club this year. 

 

Next Meeting

Wednesday, September 26 2007, 6:00pm at Jon Goodman’s office located at 4750 Table Mesa Drive