| Bemidji Curling
Club Board Minutes - January 2010
Bemidji Curling Club
Board of Directors Meeting
January, 12th, 2010
Call to Order: the meeting was called
to order at 6:12 by President Chase Jackson.
Present: Chase Jackson, Aaron Stodgell,
Aaron Tasa, Jay Seitz, John Faulkner, Evonne McKinzie, Eric Fenson.
Absent: Doug Underthun.
Guests: Brian Glynn, Randy Westhoff, Ruth Howe,
Georgia Hirt, and Quentin Way.
Approve Prior Minutes:
Presentations by Guests:
- Chase started the meeting with introductions between visitors
and board members and recognized Georgia Hirt to lead off the
agenda. Georgia pointed out that Jan. 13, is the 75th anniversary
of the founding of the Bemidji Curling club in 1935. She and
Ruth were attending to request a date for past and present women
members to commemorate the event. The date was set as Friday,
March 12th.
- Brian Glynn spoke in regard to the Junior National event about
the missing amplifier for the sound system and the need for
a wireless router and internet broadband upgrade to accommodate
webcasting. The expense to replace the amplifier was approved
and the router/upgrade to be pursued. If it is necessary to
purchase the router, the Junior committee will buy the router
with money from the event and donate to the club for future
events.
- Quentin addressed the Board about the need for new thermostats
for each of the individual heating units in the Arena and the
need to locate the thermostats directly under the heaters. The
cost of the thermostats will be $780 but that does not include
the rewiring that will be necessary to move the thermostats
to the proper locations, which would have to be done during
the ice-free season. Quentin also reported about losing ice
to evaporation along the outside walls, probably from lack of
insulation. Another compressor is making noise but the cause
has not yet been determined.
General Manager’s Report:
- Chase relayed that Pete had booked another two rentals for
the summer.
- On the topic of rentals, Aaron Stodgell commented that the
approved rental agreement is apparently not being followed,
as two recent rentals did not provide the amount specified in
the agreement.
Committee Reports
Finance: Aaron reported that income from
memberships will be down by about 20 members from last year.
Old Business:
- The court date has been postponed for the small claims court
action brought by Ron Gervais for a refund of the entry fee
paid for the 2008 Senior National tournament. Jerry Pickett
has volunteered to represent the club.
New Business:
- The matter of updating the website was discussed. A concern
was heard in regard to the lack of mention about Natalie Nicholson’s
participation in the upcoming Olympics and the fact that much
of the information is out of date. There is a need for a liaison
between the board and Steve Fogelson, who manages the site for
us. Steve will post specific items we provide but he does not
design or develop items to be posted
Next Meeting and Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 7:30. Next meeting will be Tuesday, February
9th at 6:00 p.m
Respectfully submitted,
John Faulkner |
