Hi All,
We need more people coming on Friday nights. Last night we had 5 tables playing ” top table”. It is a good opportunity to play a lot of different players in a one game match- winner moves up, loser moves down. We will also do Friday night doubles, maybe mixed doubles as well (ladies?). Give me your suggestions to improve Friday attendance, league play, etc.?
Thanks,
James Kahn, Board Chairman
San Diego Table Tennis Association
Board Meeting
January 11, 2013
Balboa Park Activity Center
This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.
Call to order 7:00 pm by James.
SDTTA Board Members Present: Borko Dragojlovic, Shelley Hardy, James Kahn, Kiet Tran, Shariq Ansari, and Bill Chang
SDTTA Member Present: Bob Webb, Frederick Cheung, and Mickey Farrel
Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.
The motion was made to approve the SDTTA Board Member minutes for December by James and seconded by Borko. The board carried the motion.
Bill made a motion to accept the results of the 2013 election. Borko seconded it. The motion was passed. Ron Spencer, James Kahn and Kiet Tran were elected to be on the 2013 – 2014 SDTTA Board.
Ron let the board know last week that he was moving to Florida for a job. After a long discussion, nominations for Ron’s vacant position were made. Shelley nominated a past board member, Mark Adelman. Borko nominated Mickey Farrel. The board members voted using a paper ballot. Frederick counted the votes. Mark received 5 votes and Mickey received 1. Mark was voted to the 2013 – 2014 SDTTA board.
The topic to make an addendum and add another board member to the SDTTA By-Laws/Constitution will be added to February’s Board Meeting.
Board Positions were voted on and are as follows:
Secretary: James made the motion to nominate Shelley Hardy and seconded by Borko. The Shelley was elected to be Secretary.
Treasurer: Shelley made the motion to nominate Bill Chang and seconded by James. Bill was elected Treasurer.
Chairman: Shelley made the motion to nominate James Kahn and seconded by Kiet. James was elected to be Chairman with one abstention from Borko.
Vice Chairman: Shariq made the motion to nominate Kiet Tran and seconded by Bill. Kiet was elected Vice Chairman.
Members Relations Director: Shariq made the motion to nominate Borko and seconded by James. Borko was elected Members Relations Director.
Executive Director: James made the motion to nominate Shariq and seconded by Kiet. Shariq was elected Executive Director.
Public Relations Director: This position will be voted on at the February SDTTA Board Meeting.
Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang presented the Treasurer’s Report, which is reconciled thru December 31, 2012. Bill will submit the yearend report to be audited. James nominated Mickey Farrel to audit report. Bill will give the report to Mickey as soon as possible (by the end of this month). Frederick will help Mickey audit the report.
Bill will give this report to BPAC. Bill wrote a check for $603 to renew SDTTA’s three – year contract with the BPAC (Balboa Park Activity Center).
Bill sent out an email that he ordered SDTTA checks and received the purchased membership pouches.
Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling – No report.
Peewee/Jr Report/ Borko – No report.
Membership Report: James brought up the need to focus on getting the 2013 membership drive more organized. Kiet volunteered to take membership dues on Thursday nights when players are signing up for the round robin run by Phil. James stated that he would back up Kiet Thursday nights.
Equipment Report- No report.
New Business:
- Frederick representing NCTTA has asked to use our facility for their college tournament on February 2nd during our hours. They will leave a few rows for our members to use and as the day goes on more tables will be available. The board voted yes to allow NCTTA to have their tournament.
- Kiet volunteered to access the QUALCOMM website to see what type of sponsorship we may be able to get for our club. SDTTA is open to sponsorships.
- Frederick submitted a final SDTTA Mission Statement as follows: The Mission of SDTTA is to foster a community of table tennis enthusiasts; a place where players of all levels can discover their passion for the sport, develop their skills and health, and compete regularly in a friendly atmosphere. James made a motion to accept this Mission statement seconded by Borko. The vote was unanimous.
- Each year SDTTA fills out a BPAC form to reserve the meeting room for our monthly board meetings. I filled out the form and wrote a check for $100 to City of San Diego today.
Old Business: James will contact Mike Meier who was referee for the Neil Smyth Memorial Table Tennis Tournament and see what information was given to the USTTA. It seems the ratings were not posted or adjusted correctly. He will also contact Ron to help with this problem.
The motion to adjourn was made by James and seconded by Borko.
The next meeting is February 15, 2013.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary
Memberships for 2013 are being taken starting Thursday.
After January 31st, the
$5 daily playing fee will be
strictly enforced this year with no exceptions. Members will need to be ready to show their membership cards to board members from February until March.
We hope that all current members will promptly renew this year and make this an easy transition into 2013.
Happy New Year!
SDTTA Board
Congratulations to Earl Alto for winning the
Under 2400 event at the
2012 U.S. National Championships!
San Diego Table Tennis Association
Board Meeting
December 14, 2012
Balboa Park Activity Center
This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.
Call to order 7:12 pm by Ron.
SDTTA Board Members Present: Ron Spencer, Borko Dragojlovic, Shelley Hardy, James Kahn, Frederick Cheung and Bill Chang. Congratulations to newly elected board members for the 2013/2014 years, Kiet Tran, Ron Spencer, and James Kahn.
SDTTA Board Member Absent: Shariq AnsariSDTTA Member Present: Bob Webb
Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.
The approval of the SDTTA Board Member minutes for October was made by James and seconded by Frederick.
Treasurer’s Report. Bill Chang presented the Treasurer’s Report, which is reconciled thru November 30, 2012. Dave Umel donated $50 to club. $4,200 was deposited this month including membership. The club spent money on tournament balls, nets and Mike Meiers. 2013 membership stickers were purchased and they are green. Frederick will meet with Bill to set up the square up system for members to pay by phone. Selected members may register members using square up.
Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling – No report.
Peewee/Jr Report/Ron and Borko- No report.
Membership Report: Borko stated that membership is at 289.
Equipment Report- Borko stated that in order to keep dealer price account with Butterfly that we need spend $4,000. The club cannot guarantee the need for spending that amount this year. Andre Scott may be a rep for us for Juic supplies.
Executive Director’s report – James Kahn wrote up goals for SDTTA to solve:
- Mission Statement – priority. Bob Webb volunteered to send us this week 4 possible Mission Statements for us to choose for SDTTA. He will email them to Shelley in a few days. Board members will give their input.
- 2013 membership dues will be activated by contacting Daryl to clear the membership list and setting Paypal up. The board will encourage members to sign up on line, members may also write checks or pay cash. Starting February 1, 2013 there will be a $5 daily fee for all nonmembers. Members need to show their 2013 sticker while playing.
- New Business to discuss at January meeting:
- Recruiting volunteers to help club operate
- Public relations reinstated
- League playing with Ensenada club/policy on other clubs/Jr program reinstated
- Board Positions will be voted on at January meeting.
- Getting lessons & training ideas can be brought up at the February meeting.
- Suggestions to get members more involved include tournaments, leagues, and double tournaments.
- A goal to organize the club room and check status of tables that need to be repaired.
It was brought up to charge existing members who did not sign up before Feb 1st a $10 fee. The motion was made by Shelley and seconded by Frederick. Ron will contact Daryl about this motion. * After thinking through this motion, Ron made a Chairperson decision to not have a $10 late fee for past members. The $5 daily fee starting February 1st for all nonmembers will be enforced.
The motion to adjourn was made by Ron and seconded by Shelley.
The next meeting is January 11, 2013.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary
