Board Meeting – November 19, 2017

 

In Attendance - Jay Stebbins, Matt Morcus, Shelby, Jay Bradley, Jessica, Rex, Jen Bakowski, Ladd, Rich, Gina, Dave

 

Not in attendance – Bob Duffy, Jonathan, Josh

 

  1. Jay S. called meeting to order 7:07 PM

  2. Elections

    1. President – Jay Bradley resigning.  Jay Stebbins voted in.  No oppositions.  Jay B happy to help going forward.

    2. Vice President – Jay Stebbins becoming President.  Ladd Gowen voted in.  No oppositions.

    3. Treasurer – Shelby resigning.  Rich Stoddard voted in.  No oppositions.

    4. Secretary – Dave Pino resigning.  Jessica Lyver voted in.  No Oppositions.

    5. Table league directors for a future meeting. (Gina will continue in Rookies)

    6. Jen Bakowski – voted onto board.  Voted in as lnstructional League Director.  No Oppositions.

    7. Equipment Manager – John?

    8. Josh?

  3. October 22, 2017 minutes reviewed and accepted without change.

  4. No new correspondences

  5. Financial Report

    1. United Bank $8070 EGSA

    2. Pay Pal $668.72

    3. Extreme $397

    4. Clinics $2758.75

    5. There was confusion around clinics/Extreme, so funds will have to be shifted.

  6. Fall Season Overview

    1. Injuries

      1. No major injuries

    2. Fall Jamboree

      1. Success

    3. Weather

      1. Few games cancelled due to weather

    4. Field Use

      1. Did not use Henry Barnard or instructional fields

  7. Equipment

    1. Rex emptied equipment boxes and organized items in the shed.

    2. Boxes are ready to be cleaned and raised.

    3. Matt has two bags to return.

    4. Jay has an Extreme bag to return

    5. Sweatshirts – Need to inventory and order

    6. Shirts – rex said there are a lot in the fall

      1. Jay said we are trying to standardize shirts – Majors will stick with Fall

      2. Rex suggested the need to go through shirts/pants/shorts – they are accumulating.  It’s time to order color matches or donate and move forward.  Jay B said we were trying to build up items for after ordering.

    7. Jay suggested moving forward with shelving to better organize

    8. Scoreboard – electrician said it was the motherboard for the score board.  Mark had an electrician come out.  Jay B suggested earmarking the money to get it fixed.  Reach out to Mark Gahr to get an estimate.

    9. Ladd asked about a second shed for shared equipment.  Current shed was about $4500 installed.  Need to have soil tested, placed on gravel…  It’s a process.

    10. Need to look into the condition of equipment and update accordingly.

  8. Winter Clinics

    1. Began today.

    2. Healthtrax is paid.

    3. Andrea – pitching coach, catching coach, Cressotti – will still have over $300 to put towards a new coach.

    4. 4 pitchers and 3 catchers currently signed up.

    5. Extreme may be able to use some of the previously scheduled time for Winter Clinics

    6. Andrea and high school team will run one of the clinics in the new year.

    7. Jay will reach out to Walt to see if he can come in. 

  9. Extreme Team

    1. Parent Meeting last week.

      1. Expectations

        1. Community Service

        2. Fund Raising

        3. Help at Tournaments

      2. Team Party – Dec 1

        1. Meet with Girls

        2. Team Building

  10. Winter Field Maintenance

    1. Alignment

    2. Squirrel Prevention

    3. Pasture Field Dugout Leak - Rolled Roofing

  11. Charter Renewal

    1. Need number of teams

    2. Insurance

    3. March 2018

  12. Lights (Ladd) 125K

  13. Higgins – Women’s League

    1. Contact?

    2. What is schedule?

  14. All Stars (Gina) Spring

    1. ASAP safety plan to host all-star games

    2. Sound System to announce games

    3. Host town feed both team

    4. Ellington, Windsor, South Windsor, Vernon, Majors

    5. May commitment

  15. Next Meeting

    1. Dec 17th

    2. 7pm Astros

    3. Possible sites for future meetings

      1. K of C a possibility

      2. Healthtrax $25

  16. Media update

    1. Facebook, Twitter,  Website, Instagram

    2. Jen Bakowski?

  17. Meeting Adjorned -