MEETING DATE: 

Wednesday December 10th, 2008

MEETING TYPE & PLACE:

GENERAL MEETING – Glendora VFW

Motion Brought By:

Frank Plefka

2^nd:

Mike Curley & Brian Ward

Yes:

13 (Unanimously Approved)

No:

0

·        Review Previous Meeting Minutes:  Frank reviewed the previous meeting minutes which included Sponsorship options, 2009 Registration Dates & Tryouts, Constitution Review Meeting and the upcoming Beef-N-Beverage.

·        Key GLL Dates: Frank reviewed registration dates which are 1/10, 1/31, 2/7, 2/11, 2/14 and 2/15; March 7^th will be Tryouts with March 8^th being the rain date; Drafts will be held March 8^th; Opening Day will be April 4^th with April 5^th being the rain date.  Frank will handle the parade permit and police escort and also notify the Girls Softball.  The Bob DiDonato Tournament will start Friday June 19^th and All-Star selection for the 7, 8 & 9 year olds will be held on May 20^th after the General Meeting.

·        Pictures:  Our contract is up with Sports Image who does a nice job for us but we will still look into other options to make sure we are receiving the best deal.  Currently we receive a $500 check from Sport Image each year and it requires a 3-Year commitment.

·        Ladies Auxiliary Dates:  We will verify with the Ladies Auxiliary but traditionally they run Home Run Derby at the end of May which would be Sunday 5/31; The Casino bus trip is normally the 3^rd weekend in April; the RiverSharks is normally the first Friday in June which will be June 5^th; and the End of Year picnic is normally at the end of August.  Again we will verify with Ladies Auxiliary.

·        Bob DiDonato Tournament Changes: Some changes to think about and vote on for the Tournament are;

·        Run the Tournament Thursday through Monday as opposed to a week and a half.

·        Change the format to “Pool Play” guaranteeing each team at least 3 games instead of two.

·        Finances: Joe reported financial information through this meeting which included a current balance of $6,783.41.  December payments included Magnolia Gardens ($103.00); Two Verizon bills ($89.33 & 90.97) and Cooks Florist for $61.00. 

·        No Report

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·        No Report - Absent

·        Sports Outlet:  Rick advised that we could sell GLL apparel through Sports Outlet on our website which they could link to.  Rick and Rich will look into this.

·        No Reports 

·        Constitution Changes:  A Constitution review meeting was held December 6^th which all were notified and encouraged to attend.  It was attended by Frank Plefka, Rich Rinaldi, Paul Merklein, Joe Snyder, Tim Gallagher, Brian Ward, Mike Sandone and Mike O’Brien. The following changes were suggested and read at this meeting and will be read one more time and then voted on.  The current Constitution and these proposed changes are also listed on the website www.mygll.com. 

1)     Eliminate the 10-Year Old team for the Bob DiDonato Tournament and add a 9-Year old team.

2)     Add to the Constitution that if a member does not hold “membership/voting” status he cannot hold a Board position.  The Board position will be forfeited and filled by appointment from the President.  The position will then be approved at the next General Meeting. 

3)     Change our Pony division from “machine pitch” to “coach pitch”.

4)     Change or 8-Year old Bob DiDonato Tournament from “machine pitch” to “coach pitch”.

5)     Adjust age brackets to the following; Pony (6-9), Minor (8-11) and Major (10-12).  Based on the leagues evaluation of skill levels at tryouts a player may have the option to be placed in different divisions.

6)     Tryouts will be held for each individual league age bracket.

·        Beef-N-Beverage:  A reminder to everyone that we need to start selling tickets which can be purchased on the website now as well as from any League Member.  All Board members are responsible for donating a Chinese Auction basket.  Also, anyone that can donate “door prizes” it is greatly appreciated. 

Motion Brought By:

Frank Plefka

2^nd:

Rich Rinaldi

Yes:

13

No:

0 (Unanimous)