Bemidji Curling Club Board Minutes - September 2008

Bemidji Curling Club
Board of Directors Meeting
September 9, 2008

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by President Chase Jackson.

Present: Dave Chandler, John Faulkner, Bob Fenson, Chase Jackson, Evonne McKinzie, Aaron Stodgell, Randy Westhoff

Absent: Chase Schmitt, Doug Underthun

Guests: None

Approve Prior Minutes: A motion to approve minutes was made by Evonne McKinzie, seconded by Chase Jackson. The motion carried.

Presentations by Guests

Finance: Aaron Stodgell presented a financial report. The club received its capital improvement reimbursement in the amount of $25,816.64 from the city. Account activity has been slow this summer. Miller-McDonald will be doing the club’s taxes this year.

Old Business:

• Bar: Jim Breyen and Jeff Nelson have been doing a great job refinishing the bar over the summer. Their work should be completed shortly. Mary Simon has requested a percentage of the bar’s net profits this year. Board members were generally supportive but the details need to be worked out. The installation of glycol lines to dispense beer was discussed. Chase Jackson and Evonne McKinzie will talk to local distributors and seek quotes.
• Ice Ads: The board divided up the businesses with ice ads last year and will be contacting each business to determine if they want to continue their ad. Aaron will send out bills to those who want to renew their ads.
• Chairs: Bob ordered 50 new black chairs at $33 each.
• League Prices: Combining limited and unlimited membership rate to simplify the dues structure was discussed. Final action is planned for the next meeting.

Committee Reports

• Bar: No report
• Juniors:Our club will be hosting the Minnesota State Junior Championships this year. It will take place December 26-28, 2008.

General Manager’s Report:

• Bob reported on bonspiel and party contracts for the year.
• Security alarms were checked and repaired.
• The ice plant is being checked and the glycol in the lines will be diluted as recommended. The plant will be started in about a week.
• Name tags for the lockers are ready to be installed.
• We still need a representative for the Minnesota State Curling Board.
• Bob requested the club pay for extra minutes on his cell phone.

New Business:

• GM Contract: Aaron Stodgell moved, seconded by Evonne McKinzie, that we raise Bob’s salary $1000 to $37,000 per year evenly divided between his two contracts and give him 20% of the revenue from all off-season events. The motion carried.
• Other: The video center near the kitchen area needs to be covered. Dave Chandler will talk to Bob about it.

Next Meeting and Adjournment: The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 p.m.. The meeting adjourned at 8:10.

Respectfully submitted,

Randy Westhoff