Minutes of Unit 174 Board Meeting
March 5, 2007
Houston Bridge Studio
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00
pm. Board members present were Norm Gautier, Pres., Bert Onstott, VP,
Bobbi Kauffman, Joyce Ryan, Jodene Bond, Jolie Hess, Marsha Bernstein, Ed
Groner and Karen Nimmons, Sec. Also present were Eric Snow, Jim Woodward,
Treasurer and Bob Dowlen.
GUESTS
Eric reported on District 16 happenings.
As far as the National is concerned, he said they’re looking towards
having a meeting with all the committee chairs next month. He also
reported they’re looking for sponsors and are following up on a few
suggestions.
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY MEETING
The minutes were approved as written.
TREASURER’S REPORT
 | The board reviewed the financial statements.
MOTION: to approve items #112-117 and checks #2379-2396. Was seconded
and approved. |
LONE STAR REGIONAL CRITIQUE/POSSIBLE CHANGES
| The turnout for the tournament was tremendous, up
13% from last year. |
| The board reviewed the players’ comments and
decided to change the aftermoon starting time to 1:15 pm (from 1:00pm)
Monday thru Saturday and to change the Sunday morning start time to
10:00 am (from 10:30 am). The morning and evening session start times
will remain the same Mon. thru Sat. |
| Bert presented the board with a proposed 2008 LSR
schedule. The Board approved it with the new times. |
| A number of ideas for future Regionals were
documented. |
HOTEL DATE FOR 2009 LONE STAR REGIONAL
| The date and room count will be finalized soon. |
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Awards/Fund Raising/Flyers – Marsha
| The LM awards for the players up North went out. |
| 36 awards are left. |
| Marsha pointed out the awards are in points now,
not title. ACBL has decided to do away with the titles. |
| The Mini-McKinney and the Ace of Clubs awards are
in and will be given out during the Election Sectional. |
| As far as flyers are concerned, every club should
have at least 5 copies of the Election Sectional and extra copies are to
be made by them when they run out. |
Communications Committee – Norm
| The committee continues to make calls. Norm
reported that the committee chairman would like to be released as soon
as a replacement is named. |
I/N, Education and Book Sales – Joyce
| Joyce sent out about 28 packets to I/N players
from the regional who are not yet members. She included an instant
membership form, a flyer for the Election Sectional, and a welcome
letter with a list of I/N games, including the new Monday evening 299er
at The Bridge Studio. |
| Joyce will deliver 112 books to Lynne Graham.
Baron Barclay is able to give us the 50% discount when we order just 50
books and will mix the books if she orders full cases. They require
payment up front. |
| There were 9 ˝ tables for the first game at the
new Houston Racquet Club game which will meet on the fourth Wednesday of
every month. Many were first time duplicate players and two have
decided to join the ACBL. Marsha Bernstein gave a great new player
services talk and the experienced duplicate player were very patient
with the first time players. |
NAP/GNT – Ed
| Ed reported there is good news and bad news on the
GNT. Based on prior years, the event was budgeted for 20 tables, and
there were only 11 tables participating. But the good news is that
everything ran smoothly. There were only 3 flight C tables and maybe
there needs to be more publicity about these events going on. The board
discussed various possibilities. |
| Concerning the NAP, Ed reported his letter went
out to various clubs and he has received a response from Conroe but is
still awaiting one from Bridge Club of Houston. |
StaC and Goodwill – Karen
| Karen reported StaC is over with and it appears it
made around $900.00 |
| No cards went out. |
Supplies – Bobbi
| Bobbi reported that it was brought to her
attention that some of the boards were hard to read. The board
discussed some possibilities and will work on the problem in the future. |
Tournament Coordination – Jolie
| Jolie reported everything is status quo. |
Membership/Directory – Bert
| The current membership is 2276, up from 2261 last
month. |
| The new directories were delivered to the
Regional, B&G (now the Bridge Studio), Sue Williams and to Norm. |
Bridge in Schools – Bert
| Business as usual. Classes are being held at KIPP
and YES Prep with Carolyn Fox as the Coordinator. |
OLD BUSINESS
April Sectional – Ed & Joyce
| Joyce reported 3 volunteers offered to help set up
tables. |
| There was a brief discussion about how many copies
of last year’s minutes and the financial statement should be made so
Unit members can read them. |
June Sectional – Jolie & Karen
| Jolie passed out copies of the schedule and budget
for review. There were a few changes that needed to be made. MOTION:
to approve the budget for the June Sectional with the agreed changes.
Was seconded and approved. |
Updates on Initiatives
| Nothing new to report on the 0-20 mp games. |
| Nothing new on zero tolerance. |
Hotel Negotiations – Norm
| Talks still continue. |
EXECUTIVE SESSION
| The board met for 5 minutes in Executive Session. |
NEW BUSINESS
| The board is reminded to send Anne Page any news
it may hear of any Unit member or any activity going on. |
| Future board meeting dates are April 9, 2007 and
May 7, 2007. All are welcome to come. |
ADJOURN
| The meeting was adjourned at 9:16 pm. MOTION:
Was made to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and approved. |
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Nimmons, Secretary |