Sartell Youth Hockey Association Association Meeting Monday, April 9th, 2007 Sartell Middle School, Room #675 Meeting Minutes Call to Order: 8:06 pm Present: Bill Worzala, Craig Dahl, John Lindmeier, Todd Minkel, Bryan Bidinger, Pam Brookins, Stacey Jurek, Paul Orndorff, Jon Pinkerton, Mike Dummer, Val Schnepf, Corey Hanson, Tim Mann, Doug Ferns, Chris Zwiener, Brent Borger, Jeff Deters, Darin Buchholz. Additions to Agenda: None Approval of Minutes: Change to March Minutes to say $17,551 was paid back to the Sartell Youth Rec Center under the Gambling Report. Motion to approve by Bill Worzala. Second by Mike Dummer. Motion carries. Motion to approve March 2007 Meeting Minutes, Bryan Bidinger. Second by Chris Zwiener. Motion passes. Treasurer’s Report: Mike Mundis – As of April 1st we have had revenues of $183,775 and expenses of $188,378. March ice times have not been paid yet. Gambling Report: Bryan Bidinger – 1) $13,655 deposited for March 2007, $9,257 in expenses. Net profit for March after expenses and taxes is $2,931. Motion to approve March by Bill Worzala. Second by Jon Pinkerton. Motion passes. Ending balance in checking account for the month of March was $25,476. 2) Pre-Approval expenses for May 2007 of $11,250. Motion to accept by Tim Mann , second by Paul Orndorff. Motion passes. 3) Motion was made to pay $17,000 to the SYRC debt service thru the month of June. It was suggested to see if we could escrow or pre-pay our account for the summer months. Motion to approve by Bill Worzala, second Jon Pinkerton subject to Bremer Bank approval. Motion carries. 4) Motion was made to pay JO Volleyball for earnings made of $1,400.94 thru March. Motion to approve by Paul Orndorff. Second by Bill Worzala. Motion passes. 5) Trying to get numbers from another outfit that did Pull-Tabs at Howie’s to see if it’s worth the effort. Most likely to keep both Meat Raffles and Pull-Tabs at River Boat Depot. District 5 Report: Dave Erickson – 1) Mandatory meeting next year for all association presidents, level coordinators & coaches which will take place at the Dassel-Cokato High School on 10/27/07. 2) Sartell has put in a bid to host the 2008 Mite Jamboree. Sartell should be hosting the 2008 Bantam “B” Regional’s as well. 3) New policy next year states that all associations that field more than one team at any level of play will field a team at the highest level of play that the district offers.
Level Coordinator’s Report: IP: Alicia Dammen – N/R Squirts: Sheri Erickson – N/R Girls: Phil Bachman – N/R PeeWee: Mary Kay Lindmeier – PeeWee “B” took 1st place at their River Lakes Invitational Tournament on March 24-25. Great way for the PWB boys to end their season. Bantam: Paul Orndorf – Bantam “A” – Six Sartell kids are playing in the South Side Tournament. Five kids have made it to phase 4 of the Minnesota Hockey Advanced 15 program. Sartell has definitely made strides to make their mark on the hockey map. Sponsorship: Doug Ferns – We need to follow through to make sure our sponsors got their plaques & pictures from each team. Suggestion was made to say “Thank You” to our sponsors in the St. Cloud/Sartell Newspapers. Equipment: Chris Zwiener – Still missing a couple team jerseys & sponsor strips. Old Business: Trophy’s – Running out of room for trophy storage in the front lobby of the ice arena. Suggestion was made to recycle the older trophies. Coaching Survey’s – Getting feedback about sending survey’s back with their names on them. Suggestion was given to put a drop box at the arena. The idea behind this survey is to be used as a decision making tool for determining next year’s coaches. It was suggested that the Board needs to be more involved with this process. New Business: Equal Ice Time Questions/Comments – Tabled for discussion at summer board meetings. Conduct Annual Election – Ballots handed out to vote for new board members. Motion to Adjourn: 9:16 pm Minutes submitted by: JohnLindmeier, SYHA Secretary