Board of Directors
Minutes of the meeting of April 17, 2001
(Quorum equals 10 people)
Present: Sue Griffin, Jack Boder, Kathy Benyo-Albrecht, David Hulit,
Sheryl McGuire, Larry Thoen, Bob Pearson, Kathy Czuprynski, Betsey Aby, Jane
Klembarsky, Tim Mann,� Ron Murphy, Ellen
Younger, Bob Herlinger, Dean Schulz, Michael Bougie, David Villafana, Paul
Lundsten, Jerry Simpson,� Joel Shinofeld,
Paul Windrath, Rocky O�Neill, Natalie Kuramoto, Jeff Chida, Cassy Shapley, Jeff
Lee, John Sfire, Jenn Wallace, Robert Peterson, Charlie Peitso, Clara Schisler,
Lynn Caflish, David Shapley, Rick Biggs
Meeting was called to order by the General Chair at 7:36pm.
Motion: To
approve the minutes of the meeting for February 17, 2001. Seconded:
Not passed.
Motion: To table
the approval of the closed board meeting minutes of February 17, 2001 until the
end of this open meeting. Seconded and passed.
Officer Reports
General
Chair: Sue Griffin
1.
There is a free video available to all USS clubs that the
Head Coaches can get. The video entitled � The Race is in your Heart�, is a
historical Olympic video. If Head Coaches are interested, requests can be made
through USS swimming.
2.
Packets for the National Bid Meet are in the MSI office.
3.
Sue received notification of a team that was falsifying meet
entries. This will be dealt
����� with at a
closed board meeting session in May.�
4.
Update on the Dave V. �issue� with National. At this time
the hearing has been
����� postponed, with
no new hearing date set.�
5.
Sue had sent e-mails to all board members regarding a
discovery request. All board
����� members are to
respond to that as soon as possible.
Motion: For MSI
to hire an attorney to handle the legal issues regarding the complaints
involving MSI. The General Chair as the authority to hire the attorney. The
General Chair will report back to the rest of the Board regarding the
findings.� Seconded and passed.
Ex-Officio: Bob Pearson
�No Report
Administrative
Vice Chair: Jack
Boder
�No Report
Senior
Vice Chair: Dennis Dale
Absent
Finance
Chair: Dave Hulit
**See financial report that was distributed.**
Age-Group
Vice Chair: Jane Klembarsky
1.
The summer meet team tiers are on the MSI website.
2.
OMNI Swim Club has come forward to host the one open weekend
swim meet on June 30, and July 1, 2001. This is an A/B/C meet.
3.
Jane thanked everyone involved with the March State swim
meets. Special thanks to the Rochester Swim Club ORCAS and Mach III FLIERS.
Senior
Coach Rep: Bob Herlinger
No Report
Senior
Athlete Rep: Sarah Wollenhaupt
Absent
Junior
Coach Rep: Paul Lundsten
No Report
Junior
Athlete Rep: Blair Buccicone
Absent
Technical
Planning Chair: Rocky O�Neill
1. Has formed a committee to deal with the meet order of
events. This committee will get information on to the website for all teams to
view.� As of yet, this committee has not
yet met.
Safety
Coordinator: Kathy Czuprynski
No Report
Official�s
Chair: Michael Bougie
1.
Michael reported that at the present time we have 121
officials (36 referees, 20 starters and 65 stroke and turn officials.)
2.
Reminded everyone that the officials will be hosting the �A�
meet during the weekend
����� of June
2-3-2001 at the U of M.� The purpose is
to get as many officials working in
����� areas that they
personally need experience with. This includes operating the
���� Colorado Timing
system and Hytek. Stated that there will be no recalls on false
����� starts.
3.�� We are trying to
gain National certification for the Sectional meet coming up in July.
Legislative
Chair: Betsey Aby
No Report
Adaptive
Swimming Chair: Jenn Wallace
No Report
OVC Chair:� Dave Shapley
No Report
Public
Relations Chair: David Villafana
No
Report
Equipment
Chair: Ron Murphy
No Report
Registration/Membership
Chair/Office: Cassy Shapley
1.
***See registration sheet that was handed out.***
2.
Gave a swim-a-report for this LSC with the top 13 teams. The
specific teams will be published in the upcoming FYI.� The top swimmer in the swim-a-thon was Andrea Hanson from Edina
Swim Club with $1500.00 in funds raised. The top swimmer in the US was from
White Plains, NY with $3620.00
Swim meet
Sanction Coordinator: Sheryl McGuire
No Report
USS/LSC
Camp Coordinator: Jane Klembarsky
No Report
Records
Chair: Cathy Franke
Absent
Outreach
Chair: Joel Shinofeld
1. Stated that the outreach program that Jean Freeman
started at Franklin Middle School has grown into a �year round� swim program,
from September to May. This program is currently utilizing U of M swimmers as
volunteer coaches.
Review
Committee: John Witzel
Absent
Nominating
Committee: Bob Pearson
1.
Stated that Ellen Youngers is the New Chair of the
Nominating Committee
2.
Ellen
Youngers had no report.
Zone
Report: Sue Griffin
**(Sue gave the Zone report because Zone co-managers Nelson
French and Dave Braun were absent.)**
1.
The Zone committee is projecting a $10,000 short fall.
2.
2 main factors contributing to this: ��
1.
Oil-gas-bus costs � �����������
2.
�The Hotels aren�t
offering a discount.
There is a possibility of asking the swimmers for a fee to
help off set these costs.
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
Barracuda
Swim Club Venue Change for June meet:� Jeff Lee
Jeff Lee (Head Coach) came to ask MSI for permission to
change the location of the BAC hosted meet in June to the Richfield Junior
High.
Motion: To allow
BAC this venue change. Seconded and passed.
Change of
Date for November 2001 MSI Board meeting: �Sue
Griffin
Sue stated that the scheduled MSI meeting would conflict
with the Girls High School State swim meet.
Motion: To move
the November 2001 MSI meeting to the week earlier. Seconded and passed. ***This
is pending room availability. Cassy will check on this. ***
Winter
2001-2002 Proposed Meet Schedule: Jane Klembarsky
*** See the proposed winter meet schedule that was handed
out. ***
1.
Jane wanted to point out that there was 3 different � meet
types weekends � being offered through out the schedule. This was known as the
traditional meet format, alternative �A� and Alternative �B�. The alternative
choices offered a traditional meet type format or an alternative choice such a
swim your own age, or a �different choice of events.� (** See example sheet for
different choices. **)
Motion: To
accept the traditional meet order with the amendment that it is the traditional
and the Alternative �A� meet format.�
Passed.
Motion: To
�flip-flop� the January 19-20,2002 weekend meet schedule with the January 12
-13, 2002 with a traditional and Alternative �A� format.� Passed.
Motion: To change
the December 8-9, 2001 and the December 15-16, 2001 meet schedule. Passed.
Motion: To
flip-flop the November 3-4, 2001 and the November 10-11,2001 meet weekend
schedule.� Passed.
Motion: To
approve the traditional column, AND with December B/C swim your own age meet.
To approve the traditional column AND with the January A/B swim your own age.
The October A/B/C would have 2 traditional and one alternative format being
offered. These are subject to the meet bid offers. Passed.
***Will
see a new winter 2001/2002 meet schedule, once these changes have been made.
***
Noted time to be 9:20p.
Motion: To extend
the meeting time until 9:45p. Passed.
Summer
Meet Schedule.
Motion: To accept
the traditional column of meet format �as is � for the spring/summer 2002
because the summer season is so short. Passed.
Noted time to be 9:45p.
Motion: To extend
the meeting until 10:00p. Passed.
Closed
Board meeting Minutes of February 20,2001
John Sfire spoke to the �unapproved� Board meeting minutes
of February 20, 2001. He handed out copies of e-mails that he sent to Sue Griffin.
Motion: To delete
the section of the Unapproved Board
meeting Minutes from February 20, 2001 between Item number 1. in which the
General Chair states her purpose for addressing the meeting� and the motion to rescind the original
motion that this was a closed meeting. ) Seconded and passed.��� *** See new attached copy.***
Motion to
adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 10:05p. Passed.
Submitted
Kathy Benyo-Albrecht
MSI Secretary