San Diego Table Tennis Association

Board Meeting, 2010

January 11, 2011

Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.

Call to order by Mark at 7:05 pm.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Mark, James, Jock, Bill Chang, Borko, Ron Spencer, and Shelley SDTTA Members Present: Esteban Sandoval and Rashid Kazerooni. The approval of December 14 and28, 2010minutes was made by James and seconded by Jock. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang passed out copy of Treasurer’s report to all members present and it was reconciled through to December 31, 2010. Bill also passed out a report comparing our expenses and collections for last year. He stated that we would have enough money in our savings to get us through for the next year as a worst case scenario. SDTTA members wanted to share their concerns about the club as a whole not making new people feel welcome. Rashid stated that some new people do not want to come back. Esteban wanted the board to know that there are concerns and possible ways to welcome new people. It was recommended that the board be proactive in welcoming new members. An action item will be added to the board agenda for February. Action Items: Introduction of new board members. Ron Spencer and Jock Oubichon were newly elected and James Kahn was reelected and all were welcomed to the SDTTA Board Meeting. Vote on new board positions: Chairman – Ron Spencer (will share equipment management with Borko) Vice Chairman – James Kahn Executive Director – Mark Adelman Treasurer – Bill Chang Secretary – Shelley Hardy Public Relations Director – Jock Oubichon Borko Dragojlovic – Member Relations (will share equipment management with Ron) All board positions were voted on and seconded by the Board. Only one abstention was duly noted for the Chairman position. Discuss Membership dues. Jock gave input about serving on the board in the past and the club was ready to branch out and start satellite facilities because we had the membership to support this move. Borko reemphasized that we need more members and then offer lessons periodically. Our membership is down and lowering fees will bring in past and new members so we can generate more money for the club. Ron Spencer stated that he believed that more people will join with lower fees and that the club will appeal to more people. Ron Spencer made a motion to reduce membership fees: $50 Adult $100 family (2 members and $10 additional up to total of $130) $30 Junior $ 5 Daily play $ 2 Daily play for Jr’s up to 17 $ 2 Guests from neighboring Mexico The motion was seconded by Jock and passed with one opposing vote by Mark. A motion was made by Ron and seconded by Shelley to revisit the new membership fee structure and donations at the July Board meeting. It was passed unanimously by the board. Discuss Jerry Harris’s email regarding rising city fees for BPAC rental space. There will be a BPAC board meeting February 1 at 6 pm and all SDTTA members are encouraged to attend. Mark and Jerry will draft a note to the city council encouraging them to keep BPAC open and financially low enough that we can afford to pay and play there at our current hours. Mark is proposing a possible joint letter with badminton and volleyball before the SD city council meets. Hardship membership. Suresh who is our representative that members can go to in case of a hardship came to the board about a member claiming hardship. The board passed and the membership was given free for this year to Richard (last name withheld out of respect to member). Discuss 501c Tax Deductable contributions through the Rec. Council. Mark and Jerry Harris will make this proposal to BPAC at the next meeting which is February 1. Rehab Tournament Sat, Feb 5th. Registration 9-9:30 am. Play 10 – 1pm. Connie Hegley is park official for this tournament. Borko, Shelley, and Esteban Sandoval are volunteering to help with this tournament. California State Games. Andre Scot volunteered to attend the meetings receive the materials and take notes. Earl will run the tournament. The board needs to know when the tournament is being held. Executive Director’s report. No report. Webmasters report. No report. The next meeting is February 8, 2011. Motion to adjourn was made by Jock and seconded by James. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

San Diego Table Tennis Association Special Board Meeting

December 28, 2010

Call to order by Mark.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Bill Cooper, James, Borko, Mark, Shelley, and Scott. Bill Chang was unable to attend. SDTTA 2011 newly elected Board Members present: Ron Spencer and Jock Oubichon. Action Items: New member sign up procedures and incentives for 2011. It was decided by the SDTTA board that the most efficient signup method was to use the SDTTA website and these members will bring their receipt. A board member will issue the 2011 sticker to existing members and a membership card with a 2011 sticker to new members. Enforcement for existing members will be effective February 1, 2011 ($5 daily fee for non members). James recommended that a list of current members be posted on our SDTTA notice board starting 2/1/11 and updated weekly. A motion was made by Bill Cooper and passed by the board to have as an incentive a $10 discount to all single members ($90) and family members ($110) who sign up before 2/1/11. Ron made a motion that he would speak to Daryl about the possibility of printing up a membership card on line off the SDTTA website. The motion was made by Borko and passed by Bill Cooper. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

As we close out another year of great table tennis, competitive tournaments, great coaching programs and our dedication to continue to nuture, promote and grow the sport, we are compelled to share with you an important matter regrarding the daily use of our space within the Balboa Park Athletic Club. As you know we faced a serious financial problem with the city last year. We were successful for the most part in defusing the issue, but unfortunately the economic climate in San Diego– relative to community programs– will again be challenging in the months ahead. The city is again facing economic issues that could seriously impact the welfare and stability of our club, specifically regarding potential cut backs on hours of operation. It will take all of us working together to respond–when and where necessary, to defend our club hours of operation, standards of procedure, and positioning within the BPAC environment and with the City Council. We thank you for your continued support, and with your help we will maintain our standards of operation, including adequate hours of operation and plenty of playing time. NEW: Here is a memorandum from the San Diego Parks & Rec: Read the memo here. SDTTA Board of Directors

San Diego Table Tennis Association

Board Meeting, 2010

November 16, 2010

Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA. Call to order by Mark at 7:07 pm. SDTTA Board Members Present: James Kahn, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, Shelley Hardy, and Scott Roberts SDTTA Member Present: Jerry Harris The approval of October 19, 2010 minutes was made by James and seconded by Scott. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang was not able to attend meeting because of a family emergency. Action Items: Discussion about upcoming possible changes to BPAC hours. Jerry Harris came to the meeting to give us current information on changes to BPAC hours. The bottom line is that the City of San Diego is requesting a 30% cut in all budgets which includes Balboa Park Activity Center. One rumor circulating is that this center may close Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. There will most likely be City Council hearings concerning the activity centers. No one knows for sure what is going to happen only changes will come. Jerry explained to us that a decision made by the BPAC Board has to be acted on at that meeting. Jerry needed to know if the club was willing to pay more money for the clubs hours and if he had our approval. The SDTTA Board voted to give Jerry permission to make decisions for our club. Club shirt report. Bill Cooper stated that we have 40 shirts to sell. Scott wanted to talk with his design company about the cost of putting the SDTTA logo on most of the shirts because they have done the logo before. The decision on when the shirts with logos will be sold has not been finalized. The shirts are available for members to place an order and this information is on our website. Future San Diego Power Pong Tournaments. The SDTTA board believes that it is best for our club to make Attila Malek who is in charge of the San Diego Power Pong Tournaments a member. We as a club can have two tournaments a year and possibly a third one. We will know more next year. It is important to reserve the next tournament date as soon as possible. We will contact Attila and see what date looks good to have the tournament. California State Open needs a replacement to run the event. Ron Spencer needs someone to replace him running the Cal State Open. Mark will email Ron to get the format for this event and the date. Discussion for next year’s Board Member elections coming up. The election committee includes Suresh Kanekar, John Tentor, and Steve Carr. The motion was made and passed by the SDTTA Board to have these people supervise the elections. Equipment report Bill Cooper. The Club’s equipment is in good shape. We have two new tables that still need to be put together. Two tables are on loan. Discussion Club Picnic. Tabled until next year. Executive Director’s report. James Kahn recommended that volunteer s needed for events be posted on a signup sheet. He recommended that a SDTTA Board Member should be one who frequently comes and is available to help wherever possible. Because of Christmas being so close to our Board Meeting date, we as a Board voted to have our next meeting on December 14th. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

Congratulations to DJ Alto for winning the San Diego Power Pong Open defeating Ben Johnson 4-1 in the finals! For a full list of results, click here.

You’re invited to our 4**** San Diego/Power Pong Open Butterfly sponsored table tennis tournament at the beautiful table tennis club in San Diego. Date: November 6-7, 2010 We’re looking forward to an exciting high level of competition. The entry deadline is 10/27/2010. Don’t be left out, click here to register now.