In
acccordance with Article IX Section 9.01.(b) of the Bylaws of the
West
Hollywood Soccer Club, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
(EIN
# 12-2000661), here follow the minutes from the Board Meeting held on
July 30, 2006 at 2 PM.
In attendance are: Daniel Post (President), Marco Vides
(Secretary), Duc Ta (Treasurer/ C.F.O./Director #1), Carlos Chavez, Jesse Gutierrez, Paul Hartman, Luis Medina,
Nathan Megna, and Nathan Vega.
1. First Order of Business: The Board agreed to that Paul
Hartman would act as Secretary for the sole purpose of recording the minutes of
the meeting without dissent.
2. Second Order of Business: The board and others in
attendance discussed player registration for the LA Eclipse team for the Los
Angeles Municipal League Summer/Fall Season which begins Sunday August 6, 2006.
After a discussion of the number of likely interested players, priority to be
afforded most recent league and tournament team members as well as those
already planning on attending next yearÕs tournament in Buenos Aires, the Board
agreed to the following without dissent:
That
all players currently attending regular practices and thus on the current email
list,
will be notified today (by email sent by Paul Hartman), of said league, roster limitations,
priority afforded to active league and tournament players, the establishment
(if necessary), of a Òwaiting listÓ of those interested players in excess
of the 20 player roster limit set by the LA Municipal League, a deadline of 4
PM, Thursday August 3, 2006 to reply to said email by those players interested in said
league team after which those interested will be contacted via email of a General Team Meeting to
be held Saturday August 5, 2006 at the home of Luis Medina. The General Team Meeting will consist
of signing up those players to the
league roster, collecting the $40 league fee and necessary photographs of participants
(where needed), election of Club Officers (see #3), and the adoption of
general ground rules of player conduct (e.g., attendance).
3. Third Order of Business: The Board and others in
attendance discussed Board positions and duties. Daniel Post raised the issue of establishing the positions
of three ÒTeam Managers,Ó separate and distinct from the Board members, so as
to insure a proper running of the team.
The subject of other similar organizations structure and bylaws (e.g.,
the Florida ÒStormÓ), was discussed as a possible template from which ours
could be drawn. Jesse Gutierrez
said he would collect that information for the Club. The Board agreed to the
following without dissent:
The
Board shall, as laid out within our bylaws, continue to consist of 4 positions:
1)
The President or C.E.O., 2) The Vice President, 3) The Treasurer or C.F.O.,
and
4) The Secretary. A partial list
of the duties of each position will be con-
tained
in the email sent out to players discussing the up-coming General Meeting
and
election. In addition, players will be notified in the same correspondence of
the
establishment of the three Team Manager positions, their duties and responsibilities,
and their election at the same up-coming General Meeting.
4. Fourth Order of Business: The Board and others in
attendance discussed Club dues and membership. This included a discussion of league costs, per-game referee
fees, and practice field fees as well as the methods they have been
historically and are currently collected by the club. Additionally, the idea of creating tiers of membership was
also discussed; that is, the establishment of ÒAssociate MembershipÓ to those
who wish to belong to the Club but either come to practice but do not play in
the league or do not play at all.
The Board agreed to the following without dissent:
The
Club will continue to request a $40 league fee at the commencement of each season
of league play which could be considered a $20 quarterly dues. The Club
will
continue to collect a $3 per practice and $5 per game fee from those who participate
in those respective activities.
The subject of Associate Membership was
tabled to be further discussed by the Board after the General Meeting and the election
of Board Members.
5. Fifth Order of Business: The Board and others in
attendance discussed the planning of the up-coming General Meeting. Luis Medina volunteered to host the
meeting at his home on Saturday August 5, 2006 at 11 am. The Board agreed to this plan without
dissent.
6. Last Order of Business: The Board agreed to adjourn and
to plan its next meeting after the General Team Meeting and election on
Saturday August 5, 2006 at 11 am.
