Attendees: Behnam,, Danny, PJ, Ruben,  Salam ( Absent)

1. Meeting was called to Order by Behnam at 7:00 p.m.

2. Past Minutes – Reading and approval of previous meeting Minutes- Behnam

Behnam indicated that those Minutes had been approved by the previous Board and already posted on the website.

3. Officers Reports – Ruben presented financial report through March 2023 and alam did financial audit for Chase Bank as well.

4. Unfinished Business: Sunday Tournament – Decided to continue to support the Sunday Tournament and the prizes.

5. SDTTA OPEN – Initiate discussions regarding the OPEN – A Committee was selected to lead the effort to organize the Open composed by (Behnam, Danny, Salam ) They will update the Board in every Board meeting to ensure continuity of their efforts.

6: San Diego Open tournament will take place on May 2023,  The Mexico- San Diego tournament will be tentatively scheduled for 09/2023 and another local tournament is planned for 12/2023.

7. Other notes: We discussed about food and pizza for May tournament. We also talked to have Marisela and Jean to be a runner for 2 days for $200. Also we need to send an email to Luis to open all areas and also email Phil for setup and floor. We also need to check to see if we have mats. Also Danny will buy lanyards.

Adjourned the meeting at 8:00PM

Pedjam Adhami (PJ) – Secretary

SDTTA Board Meeting Minutes – 02/28/2023

Attendees: Behnam, Salam, Danny, Nancy (Telephone), Remzi and PJ .

1. Meeting was called to Order by Behnam at 7:00 p.m.

2. Past Minutes – Reading and approval of previous meeting Minutes- Behnam

Behnam indicated that those Minutes had been approved by the previous Board and already posted on the website.

3. Officers Reports – None.

4. Unfinished Business: Sunday Tournament – Decided to continue to support the Sunday Tournament and the prizes

5. SDTTA OPEN – Initiate discussions regarding the OPEN – A Committee was selected to lead the effort to organize the Open composed by (Behnam, Danny, Salam and Remzi). They will update the Board in every Board meeting to ensure continuity of their efforts.

6. Member Appreciation Tournament: March /26/ 2023 is for Member only, will consist of 8 groups of 6 players and based on the Clubs computer ratings. We will have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places of each Category. That the Rules have been published in the website. 

7. San Diego Open tournament will take place on May 2023,  The Mexico- San Diego tournament will be tentatively scheduled for 09/2023 and another local tournament is planned for 12/2023

8. Other notes: We discussed about live streaming and Bob will plan this activity. He will use his own equipment. We also voted for Amir to get USATT Training Certified and it was approved by the Board. Also planning to purchase SDTTA shirts and Salam will lead that effort.  Also we need to purchase, barrier- nets and the information will be provided to Ruben, so he can order them.

Adjourned the meeting at 8:00PM

Pedjam Adhami (PJ) – Secretary

Due to the popularity of our Monday night group practice, we have decided to add one more night of group practice. Pisa is our new certified club coach and will conduct the training free of charge to our members from 6-8pm every Tuesday night. He accepts all levels. 

Attendees: Behnam, Salam, Danny, Nancy, Remzi , Ruben, PJ and Bob Koch.

1. Meeting was called to Order by Ruben at 7:10PM

2. Past Minutes – Reading and approval of previous meeting Minutes- Behnam

Behnam indicated that those Minutes had been approved by the previous Board and already posted on the website.

3. Officers Reports – Financial Report – Ruben (Treasurer) presented December to 02/07/2023 Financials with Summary of Income and Expenses for the year. The report was shared with the Board.

4. Unfinished Business

    a. Sunday Tournament – Need to decide if we continue to support the Sunday Tournament and the prizes. Also voted on the Prizes and agreed to continue to offer Nittaku Balls as prizes for the winners (2 Balls for 1st Place and 1 ball for 2nd Place per category). The proposal was approved . The measure was approved Other tournament options will be discussed with the Board in the next meeting.

    b. Barriers – Need to assess quantity of damaged barriers to replace and decide on which Barrier Carts design to purchase. Unanimously agreed to purchase  Barriers and tall barriers. In addition agreed to purchase  new nets as we have had to replace damaged nets.

5. SDTTA OPEN – Initiate discussions regarding the OPEN – A Committee was selected to lead the effort to organize the Open composed by (Behnam, Danny, Salam and Remzi). They will update the Board in every Board meeting to ensure continuity of their efforts.

6. Member appreciation Tournament: March 2023. San Diego tournament May 2023,  Mexico- San Diego tournament is 09/2023 and 12/2023 is for Member appreciation tournament. We also voted for Lanyards for Board members.

7. The City sent the SDTTA Board correspondence for us to notify our membership of the following:

• Food is not allowed in the gym, that includes food from the vending machines, fruit including bananas, snacks, etc. All food should be eaten in either the lobby or outside and food trash thrown outside. We have a big ant problem and do not want to increase the problem because of food.
• Make sure do NOT drag the barriers across the floor. Also, barriers should have the rubber protective end caps on them or they should not be used.
• No wet paper towels on the floor. They can set them on the concrete but not on the wooden gym floor.

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Pedjam Adhami (PJ) – Secretary

• Food is not allowed in the gym, that includes food from the vending machines, fruit including bananas, snacks, etc. All food should be eaten in either the lobby or outside and food trash thrown outside. We have a big ant problem and do not want to increase the problem because of food.
• Make sure do NOT drag the barriers across the floor. Also, barriers should have the rubber protective end caps on them or they should not be used.
• No wet paper towels on the floor. They can set them on the concrete but not on the wooden gym floor.

Attendees: Behnam, Salam, Danny, Nancy, Remzi (added), Ruben

Pejman(absent)

1. Meeting was called to Order by Ruben at 7:10PM

2. Past Minutes – Reading and approval of previous meeting Minutes- Behnam

Behnam indicated that those Minutes had been approved by the previous Board and already posted on the website.

3. Officers Reports – Financial Report – Ruben (Treasurer) presented December and End of 2022 Financials with Summary of Income and Expenses for the year. The report was shared with the Board.

4. Unfinished Business

    a. Sunday Tournament – Need to decide if we continue to support the Sunday Tournament and the prizes. We voted unanimously (6 Yes, 1absent) to continue the Sunday Tournaments. Also voted on the Prizes and agreed to continue to offer Nittaku Balls as prizes for the winners (2 Balls for 1st Place and 1 ball for 2nd Place per category). The prpoposal was approved but the vote was divided; 4 votes Yes, 1 voted No (Danny) and 1 absent (PJ). The measure was approved as 4 Yes, 1 No and 1 Absent. Other tournament options will be discussed with the Board in the next meeting.

    b. Barriers – Need to assess quantity of damaged barriers to replace and decide on which Barrier Carts design to purchase. Unanimously agreed to purchase 12 short Barriers and 12 tall barriers. In addition agreed to purchase 12 new nets as we have had to replace damaged nets. Ruben will contact Thu for the information of the supplier and Issue a Purchase Order. Regarding gthe Cart, Danny volunteeres to talk to Amir to confirm the bast path forward to acquire carts for barriers.

5. New Business;

Thu Tran resigned from her post due to personal work related reasons. We thank Thu for her contributions to the Association and to the Board. We will miss her, but we are counting on her support and an active SDTTA Member. In order to replace Thu, the Board unanimously agreed to consider Remzi Kaval as he was in the elections ballot and he meets all the requirements to be a Board member. Vote was 5 Yes and 1 absent, 1 resigned (Thu)

Later on Remzi joined us in the meeting and he agreed to participate in the Board.

6. New 2023 Board Member Selection:

    a. Chair Person – Behnam Kazemi

    b. Vice Chair Person – Danny Williams

    c. Member Relations Director – Nancy Huynh

    d. Executive Director – Remzi Kaval

    e. Public Relations Director – Salam Seamaan

    f. Treasurer – Ruben Guilloty

    g. Secretary – Pedjam Adhami (PJ)

7.  SDTTA OPEN – Initiate discussions regarding the OPEN – A Committe was selected to lead the effort to organize the Open composed by (Behnam, Danny, Salam and Remzi). They will update the Board in every Board meeting to ensure continuity of their efforts.

8. Explain Membership collection process – We are currently accepting memberships although we do not have the 2023 stickers yet. However members can proceed to pay and we will provide them a receipt and we will hand them the sticker once they arriv e next week. We also have members paying through PayPal and they in turn have an electronic receipt and we will either give them cards or stickers once they arrive.

9. Member appreciation Tournament –  Details to be discussed at next meeting – Behnam

10. Monday Coaching – Mr. Javid will be out for a few weeks and Mr. Amir and Mr. Pisa will work together to support during those weeks. Also the Board approved for us to have another Official USATT Certified Coach in the Club. Mr.Pisa has volunteered to be certified as a Coach and the Association will help Pisa with the cost of Certification provided he conducts the Monday Coaching sessions with Javid for 1 year. Nancy will prepare an agreement to document the commitment between the SDTTA and Mr. Pisa

11. Collection of Membership Fees – Members identified the days of the week to support the member dues collections. The following are the days everyone volunteered:

Salam – Tuesday/Sunday

Nancy – Saturday

Remzi – Tuesday/ Thursday

Ruben – Monday/Tuesday

Behnam – Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday

Danny – Monday/Tuesday/Friday

PJ – To be determined

12. There was a proposal to recognize Jaxson for his continued contributions in leading the Thursday Round Robin Tournament and keeping track of Registration and Results. The decision by the Board was to either offer him a gift certificate or cover his membership dues for 2023. We are in the process of finalizing this as we speak with Jaxon.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:15PM

Kind Regards, 

Ruben Guilloty – SDTTA Treasurer