PARK LAKES TENNIS and PADDLE CLUB

                    Minutes of November 4 ,2009 Board Meeting

Meeting called to order by Vice President, Marty Brown @7:40 P.M.

Board Members present : Marty Brown, , Pat Kelleher,  Meg Richard {Jerry  Neeffe’s

                                               proxy held by  Pat Kelleher for voting purposes.}

Non-Board Member present :   Paul Grabow

Motion to approve April Minutes as read by Marty, seconded by Meg

Remarks by Vice President, Marty : Club has been functioning well during Spring and Summer;  mentioned the necessity of holding regular Board meetings in the future

Treasurer’s Report: not available until return of  President,/Acting Treasurer, Jesse Silva

Committee Reports:

Competitive Play – Marty – Men’s Paddle Teams , A, captained by Dan Feeman and B, captained by Jesse Silva, have begun their matches.

House and Grounds _ Paul for Phil Rosenthall – Club employee, Jerry Olan, has been doing a fine job with maintenance.  We will need his winter schedule.   Paul has been taking care of minor maintenance as per Jesse’s request.   Marty will speak with Andy Bulfer re: accessing the video of tennis/paddle on the web site.   Meg will buy 2 new brooms for the paddle courts.

Membership- no report

Publicity – no report .  Paul mentioned the deadline for inclusion in the December issue of the Home and School Bulletin has passed. The Board agreed  new, livelier ads should be considered for future issues.  Jesse will be asked to discuss this with Jerry, Publicity chair.

Social – Meg for Glen Cassella – approximately 30 members attended  the Tennis/   ,   Paddle Social / Barbecue   held in September.  Park Lakes t-shirts were distributed to  the attendees  as a symbol  of the Board’s appreciation  for  their support  of Club activities.

Tennis / Paddle – Meg –  there was a weekly  average of about 7 participants in  the Pro’s subsidized  tennis clinic.  The Club’s subsidy was about $500.00 , We paid Bob $800.00and the clinic generated  $285.00  income.  It has been suggested  we offer the same type of clinic for Paddle.  Meg will do some research, to  include :how much interest there would be from members, Bob’s availability { days and/or evenings}, proposed length of  said clinic , and  amount of subsidy  Club’s finances would allow.       Don Estler and Paul Grabow are agreeable to  handling the sale of Paddle balls as they have in the past.  Jesse  will be contacted  re: the source.

Old Business   -   none

New Business

Annual Meeting -  scheduled for December 10, 2009, pending the availability of the  Lake Arrowhead Club    Marty will  confirm date  with Phil Geygan.

Mountain Lakes Centennial – Pat has been approached by a  member of the Centennial Committee  to determine Park Lakes interest  in participating in the town’s  centennial celebration { 2010}.   The Committee is trying to involve as many town clubs and organizations as possible. The Board agreed it would be  good PR for us to get involved, perhaps with a Tennis Round Robin  or Tournament for M.L. residents  or an exhibition  of some sort.   Pat will  recruit a committee of Park Lakes members to  plan  an event.  The first step will be to ascertain from our insurance company  our liability and if a one day rider  can be purchased to cover the event. 

Newsletter -  Board agreed to increase communication  with our membership by issuing a periodic newsletter  

Nominating  Committee – Paul Grabow, Jack Kahrs, and Carlyn Smith  have agreed to serve.  They will submit their recommendations  for the slate of potential trustees to the Board  ASAP.

Meeting adjourned @ 9:00 P.M.

                                              Respectfully submitted,

                                               Patricia A. Kelleher, Board Secretary