PARK LAKES TENNIS and PADDLE CLUB

                            Minutes of December 28, 2009 Board Meeting

Meeting called to order by President, Jesse Silva ,@ 7:40 P.M.

Current Board Members present  : Marty Brown, Glen Cassella, Pat Kelleher, Jerry Neeff, Meg Richards, Nick Roccaforte, Jesse Silva

Incoming Board members present : John Catlett, Chas Champenois, RoseMarie Groves,  George Jackson

Club Member present  : Paul Grabow

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Minutes of Annual Meeting read by Pat;  motion to approve by Marty; seconded  by Jesse .

Committee reports  waived

Old Business

Dues Increase  - The issue of a dues increase was discussed . The last increase was of 5% in 2006 and our expenses are increasing.  It was agreed to table the  issue until the January Board meeting.

Video Monitoring of Courts  - Meg will send an e-blast to membership  on how to access the link asap.

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New Business

Appreciation – Jesse was presented with an engraved pewter box in appreciation for his years of service  as a  Board member, followed by  3 years as Board President.

Election of Officers and Committee Appointments-

Officers – President-----------Marty Brown – nominated by Meg, seconded by George

Vice- President --- Glen Cassella –nominated by Jerry, seconded by George

Treasurer   --------George Jackson- nominated by Meg, seconded by Marty

Secretary --- Meg Richards – nominated by Marty,seconded by RoseMarie

Unanimous election of all Board Officers

Committee Chairmen

        Competitive Play – John Catlett

House and Grounds – Chas Champenois and Nick Roccaforte

        Liaison to Tennis  Pro – Rose Marie Groves

Membership – Jerry Neeff

Publicity -       Jerry Neeff and Meg Richards

Social -    -------John Catlett

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Inactive Membership  - we have 12 - 15 members in this category. Since  there is very little abuse and their membership dues represent  an annual  income of  $ 1300-1500, we will  retain the category.

Insurance Policy – response pending re: request for info  relating to cost of  a  one day  or special event rider to cover outside use of courts.   The Board will arrange a review of our current policy re: costs vs benefits.

Outreach – the necessity of increasing our membership was discussed at length.  John re-iterated Mike Fraser’s  idea  to open our courts  to businesses with existing teams  for a limited time. Also suggested we approach neighboring  towns school teams  to encourage use of our courts  . George suggested we re-instate the “incentive policy”   of a few years ago which  offered current members  a dues reduction when they sponsor  a new member; the new member would also receive a dues reduction ., { exact amount of reduction to be determined} .  Discussion tabled until next Board meeting.

Meeting adjourned @ 9:40 P.M.

                                         Respectfully  submitted,

                                         Patricia A. Kelleher, Board Secretary

Next board meeting     -   January 21 @ 7:30 P.M.