Members Present:

Mankato United Soccer Board Meeting

Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:00 PM at Pioneer

Topic	Discussion	Action Plan
Treasurer’s Report Jerry B.	Account Balance Review 6 CDs – 3 are expiring and will be consolidated Soccerfest realized a $1,766 profit Recommendations made to streamline the process of local team registration for Soccerfest tourney	Motion to approve report by Ron Evan and seconded by Jack Lauer, motion carried.
Secretary’s Report Kari H.	July report presented	Motion to approve report by Marv D. and seconded by Todd M., motion carried.
Southwest District Representative Todd M.	No RecPlus in SW District The Sleepy Eye program is looking for scrimmages
V.P. Administrative Paul G.	Review Board Terms: Paul Johns will be leaving after this year, Ron Evan will stay another year, Kris Erickson will be staying for another term, Marv will be staying, Jack is undecided and Leonard was not present to respond.
Registration Kris E.	No RecPlus teams for fall, 145 total players Weekend games start after Labor Day Background check process has been expanded Registration form and financial aid form will be reworked
V.P. Development Jon D./Jerrad A.	Suggests moving tryout date to the second weekend after the state tournament Evaluation forms will be modified, more judges will be added
V.P. League Play Marv D.	Working on moving out of SW District
Fundraising/Publicity Dan O.	No report available
Rec Plus Mark D./ Warren S. Rec Kerri Ambrose	Kerri A. notes that 7 total fields will be needed for the fall program Kerri A. has requested a formalized checklist detailing what the expectations should be for player skills and ability for each of her Rec coaches by Jan 2008
United Way Ron Evan	Contacted six clubs to determine how or if the registrar position in their respective clubs was a paid position. 8-900 participants in MUSC club, could create structure where fees were paid to the registrar based on the number of participants	Discussion was tabled and will be added to the September agenda.
Field Maintenance Paul J.	No report available Field lining will be handled by Ron E. and Paul J.
SoccerFest Dan Cronn-Mills	Reviewed forms and questions regarding the application for sanctioning
New Business	Jack Lauer presented a handout from the West booster club detailing a promotion for the September game between East and West Asked for a contribution to the event	The board will provide one $140 registration fee for the Summer 2008 program as a prize for a drawing. Motion made by Dan C-M. to approve and seconded by Jerry B. Motion Carried.
New Business	Jerry B. presented a cost analysis Board reviewed a draft of the coach and player guidelines	All members will review the guidelines and discuss as old business at the September meeting. Motion made by Marv D. to adjourn and seconded by Jon D. Motion Carried.

Topic

Discussion

Action Plan

Treasurer’s Report

Jerry B.

Account Balance Review
6 CDs – 3 are expiring and will be consolidated
Soccerfest realized a $1,766 profit
Recommendations made to streamline the process of local team registration for Soccerfest tourney

Motion to approve report by Ron Evan and seconded by Jack Lauer, motion carried.

Secretary’s Report

Kari H.

July report presented

Motion to approve report by Marv D. and seconded by Todd M., motion carried.

Southwest District Representative

Todd M.

No RecPlus in SW District
The Sleepy Eye program is looking for scrimmages

V.P. Administrative

Paul G.

Review Board Terms: Paul Johns will be leaving after this year, Ron Evan will stay another year, Kris Erickson will be staying for another term, Marv will be staying, Jack is undecided and Leonard was not present to respond.

Registration

Kris E.

No RecPlus teams for fall, 145 total players
Weekend games start after Labor Day
Background check process has been expanded
Registration form and financial aid form will be reworked

V.P. Development

Jon D./Jerrad A.

Suggests moving tryout date to the second weekend after the state tournament
Evaluation forms will be modified, more judges will be added

V.P. League Play

Marv D.

Working on moving out of SW District

Fundraising/Publicity

Dan O.

No report available

Rec Plus

Mark D./ Warren S.

Rec

Kerri Ambrose

Kerri A. notes that 7 total fields will be needed for the fall program
Kerri A. has requested a formalized checklist detailing what the expectations should be for player skills and ability for each of her Rec coaches by Jan 2008

United Way

Ron Evan

Contacted six clubs to determine how or if the registrar position in their respective clubs was a paid position.
8-900 participants in MUSC club, could create structure where fees were paid to the registrar based on the number of participants

Discussion was tabled and will be added to the September agenda.

Field Maintenance

Paul J.

No report available
Field lining will be handled by Ron E. and Paul J.

SoccerFest

Dan Cronn-Mills

Reviewed forms and questions regarding the application for sanctioning

New Business

Jack Lauer presented a handout from the West booster club detailing a promotion for the September game between East and West
Asked for a contribution to the event

The board will provide one $140 registration fee for the Summer 2008 program as a prize for a drawing.

Motion made by Dan C-M. to approve and seconded by Jerry B. Motion Carried.

New Business

Jerry B. presented a cost analysis
Board reviewed a draft of the coach and player guidelines

All members will review the guidelines and discuss as old business at the September meeting.

Motion made by Marv D. to adjourn and seconded by Jon D. Motion Carried.

Present = X behind name
Jerrad Aspelund	0	Kris Erickson	X	Jack Lauer	X	Dan Cronn-Mills	X
Jerry Baerg	X	Ron Evan	X	Todd Marten	X	Kerri Ambrose	X
Marv Dandurand	X	Paul Gaspar	X	Dan Olson	0
Jon Dickerman	X	Kari Halbur	X	Warren Sandmann	X
Mark DeFor	X	Paul Johns	0	Leonard Woelfel	0

Roll Call of Board Members