November - Minutes

Steve Scheri (SS)

Scott Coleman (SC)

JP Lefebvre (JP)

Jerry Laudicina (GL)

Jay Rader (JR)

Darrin Girton (DG)

Pat Kurz (PK)

Tom Winnick (TW)

Rich Green (absent)

Agenda:

1. Open and Announcements
2. Costs
3. Learn to Skate
4. AOB
5. Next Meeting

Minutes:

1. Open and Announcements: SS opens the meeting.
2. Cost:
   1. SC distributes the Financial Summary and Cost Allocation spreadsheets and discusses the Club’s financial condition. Only a few player deposits are outstanding and the Club feels confident that they can be collected.
   2. Line items are discussed in the Radnor Hockey Cost Allocation spreadsheet. The club is in good condition, provided that the additional allocations can be collected. After substantial discussion it was agreed to charge an additional amount to the skaters on the high school boys team of roughly $800, the skaters on the high school girls team will be assessed roughly an additional $200 and all players on the middle school teams roughly an additional $260. These amounts will cover the expected expense for the club over the rest of the season and provide for an appropriate fund balance.
   3. Goalie Discounts: an appropriate discount for the Club’s goaltenders was discussed. A motion was raised, seconded and unanimously approved to amend the Club bylaws to include a section regarding goalie discounts of 30% of the total fee assessed to skaters for each respective division. Action Item: SS to amend bylaws to include the goalie discount and present to the Board via email for circulation and approval. Further, the board acknowledges the special circumstances that from time to time arise for players. The current special circumstance involves a non-starting goaltender who will be asked to pay no less than 50% of the total fee for the high school boys skaters.
   4. Surplus – the Board discussed a plan to build the Club’s fund balance over the next three years to $10,000. This is sufficient to ensure the club’s continued viability. The easiest method is to build the Learn to Skate program.
   5. Action item: SC to edit the Financial Summary and Cost Allocation spreadsheets to the agreed final numbers and redistribute to the Board. DG suggests a footnote to the Cost Allocation spreadsheet that Coaches’ fees are paid by RTSD. Final costs will be approved and emailed to the parents with final payments to be received no later than 12/15 (certain exceptions can be made to split payments on 12/15 and 1/15.
3. Learn to Skate (L2S):
   1. TW states that the Club flyer promoting L2S has been approved for distribution by the school district. It will be published on Burbio on 11/23/2016 and a communication plan is needed to distribute the flyers throughout the district. TW further states that he has 7 players lined up. Action Item: SS will follow up with Wayne Sporting Goods and the Township Building (Tammy Cohen) to post the flyers. A further suggestion is to distribute the flyers to the elementary schools at their front offices. JP offers to check with Chris Powala, Terry Carkner and Ed Hospodar to check on their availability to help out as they have indicated a willingness to help in the past. Lawn signs were discussed and the previous action item assigned to JP was resurrected. Action Item: JP will follow up on the lawn sign design with certain specifications from the Board. Rich Green will be asked to publish the registration form on the Club website.
   2. Elementary Program – it was proposed by TW to re-establish the elementary team. This will be further explored at the end of the current season.
4. AOB
   1.   Concussion Baseline Testing – PK suggests all High School players are required (compliance) to perform concussion baseline testing. Girls who do not attend RHS are not required. No middle school students are required, but it will be suggested to them.
   2. Senior Night – Coordinators are asked to follow up to arrange for Senior Night – 3 boys and 5 girls are currently rostered.
   3. Next ICSHL Meeting is 1/31 and 7pm at Iceline
   4. Junior Varsity – DG states that Great Valley has approached him to see if the Club has any players that do not see any ice time on the varsity team to participate on their JV team. The Board approves DG follow up with players that fit this description to gauge interest.
5. Close and Next Meeting: SS closes the meeting and asks that the Board meet again on 1/5/2017 at 7pm.