2019-03-18_SDTTA_Minutes (Approved: Perry, Bob, Phil)

Meeting called to order at 7:07PM. All board members present except Dennis. No guests.

• February 2019 minutes approved.
• San Diego Open Tournament:
  • 50% discount for SDTTA club members:
    • Members who pay at the tournament will be able to pay half the tournament fee on the spot.
    • Members who paid the full amount online prior to the tournament will be able to collect a 50% refund from Perry.
    • If members who paid the full amount online do not collect their refund on the day of the tournament, they will be able to collect their refund from Perry up to 30 days later.
  • Juniors tournament entry fee.
    • Onmipong states fee entry, should be $15.
  • Prizes to remain as stated on flier/ PDF.
    • Bob will get new placards for existing trophies to add.
  • Perry to talk to Attila regarding juniors fees, possibly expanding juniors’ divisions, and questions concerning players getting dropped out of the tournament for not paying in advance.
  • Floor mats required
  • Tables to be centered in 40ft aisles with 12ft spacing between tables.
  • Sign/poster to explain tournament format.
    • Need to make sure players know matches will be played through until completion.
    • Players should not leave between matches.
• New Business
  • New barriers have arrived and must be assembled before the tournament.
    • The most damaged barriers to be discarded or given away.
  • Tables: currently have 26 built, will need to build 3 more.
  • Need space for new barriers once assembled.
  • Sports wheelchair: Steve proposes a sports wheelchair for the club for Borko and potentially other players.
    • Some members may start a kickstarter/ gofundme
    • Club could potentially match raised funds.
  • Meiklejohn:
    • Some of Jean Shi’s coaching group may attend as well as other members from the club.
    • The club could potentially rent a van for transporting the group.
    • Need a headcount to decide.
  • Equipment:
    • Score cards. Old ones are damaged/ falling apart. Motion to order 4 new sets.
      • Passed 6-0-1
    • Ball Program: motion to order another gross.
      • Passed 5-1-1
    • Timeout clock: will look into options/ pricing
  • Picnic
    • Will likely be held in September or October, will decide after SD Open.
  • Sponsorships.
    • Window for entries still open. In the event that no other applicants submit before March 30, the board votes on the motion to award the sponsorships as follows.
      • 3 of the candidates would receive the full sponsorship of $1000 applied to tournament fees. The fourth sponsorship allocation is to be split among the other 3 applicants.
        • Jeff Ruiz $1000
        • George Pisa $1000
        • Keenan Zhou $1000
        • Ling Xu $333
        • Phong Nguyen $333
        • Satish Krishnamoorthy $333
    • Motion passes 4-2-1
• Meeting adjourned 8:20