NOT
APPROVED
Minnesota
Swimming, Incorporated Board of Directors
Minutes of the meeting of February
17, 2003 (Quorum equals 7 people)
Present: Executive Board Members: David Braun, Paul Lundsten, Chad Krastins, Jack Boder
Other Board Members: Tim Mann, Rocky O’Neil, Dennis Dale
Appointed Committee Members: None
Present
MSI Staff: Cassy Shapley, Sheryl McGuire
Non-Board Members: Ellen Youngers (ROC), Olga Splichalova
(SCSC), Drew Walden (SEMS), Natalie Kuramoto (MCA),
Jim Hanton (MVSC), Bob Peterson (HOP), Jeff
Chida (???), Rick Dunham (M3F)
Meeting was called
to order by the General Chair at 7:39 p.m.
Motion:
To approve the
minutes of the meeting for January 21, 2003
Seconded; Passed with no corrections.
Officer
Reports
General Chair: Dave Braun
Motion: (Tim Mann) To approve Drew Walden as
new Age Group Chair. Seconded: Paul
Lundsten. Passed, Unanimous.
- Promote and strengthen relationships with
existing pool facilities
- Become engaged statewide in facilities
- Examine the possibility of building a pool.
- Contact Athletic Directors of local colleges
- Six people have already expressed an
interest in serving on committee.
Administrative Vice Chair: Joel
Shinofeld (Not Present)
Senior Vice Chair: Jean Freeman (Not
Present / No Report)
Age Group Vice-Chair: Drew Walden
Finance Vice-Chair: Jack
Boder
Senior Coach Representative:
Dennis Dale
·
MIACC
Championships are this weekend at the U of MN pool.
·
Women’s Big 10
start February 19.
Junior Coach Representative: Paul
Lundsten No Report
Senior Athlete Representative: Chad
Krastins
Junior Representative: Sarah
Solfelt Not
Present / No Report.
Technical Planning Chair: Rocky
O’Neill
Voting
Committee Chair / Coordinator Reports
Safety Coordinator: Kathy
Czuprynski Not Present / No Report
Officials Committee Chair: Michael
Bougie Not Present / Written Report
Submitted
Non-Voting
Standing Committee Chair Reports
Legislative Chair: Jim Goetz Not
Present / Verbal Report given by the General Chair
Adapted Swimming Chair: Marlene
Goblish Not Present / No Report
NTV Chair:
David Shapley Not Present / No Report
Equipment Chair: Ron Murphy Not
Present / Verbal Report given by the General Chair
Public Relations Chair: Molly
Loomis Not
Present / No Report
Registration - Membership Chair/
Office: Cassy Shapley
·
4466 Athletes in Feb 2003 (4257 Feb, 2002, 4338 Feb 2001)
§
4466 Regular (4257, 4338)
§
0 Seasonal (0, 0)
Swim Meet Sanction Coordinator: Sheryl
McGuire No Report
Records Chair / Top 16 Coordinator: : Paul
Windrath
Outreach Coordinator: Joel
Shinofield Not Present / No Report
Board of Review: John Witzel Not
Present / No Report
Unfinished
Business
Motion:
(Tim Mann) To approve MYWO as a new club. Seconded (Dennis Dale), Passed, Unanimous.
Motion: (Tim Mann) Table Meet Schedule until
March meeting. Seconded (Dennis Dale).
Passed, Unanimous.
Met
and concluded the following:
USA-Swimming does a poor job of
communicating with members about what and why they are doing.
Recommendations for improving the
above.
Website needs upgrading and
improvement.
Coaches education needs updating.
Motion:
(Tim Mann) End open session and
move into closed session. Seconded
(Paul Lundsten). Passed, Unanimous.
Closed Session of the Board
Motion:
To appoint Paul Windrath and Michael Bougie to investigate a complaint
filed by Jim Teter that alleges 28 falsified entries submitted by the Rochester
Swim Club Orcas into the Minnesota Long Course Championships.
Motion to adjourn at: 8:45pm.