Meeting minutes April 14, 2005
PTC Board Meeting 4/14/05 Minutes
Attending: Bill LaRue, David Shargel, Roger Goettling,
Laurel Cripe, Bob Ritchie, LeAnne Johnson, Rosemary Moorhead, Lee Shames, Jerry
Estberg, Bob Daugherty.
Laurel passed on news that Secretary Marie Watford is
planning on moving away from the area, at least for a couple years. Marie will
finish up the membership brochure and get the May meeting mailing out before
leaving. (This news was met with serious silence, as members considered the
impact of Marie leaving!) Laurel agreed to take minutes at meetings after Marie
departs.
Follow-up on Erickson Park proposal:
David Shargel gave summary of meeting w/ Glenn Cutler, and said that the tennis
complex proposal has been added to the list of Capital Improvement Projects that
groups involved with the Parks are prioritizing to present to City Council. The
City Council will make the decision on final priorities. We are late getting
into the prioritization process, but Dave will continue to preach tennis courts
to Parks & Rec at every opportunity.
Laurel told of additional $1.5M in grant money available
from the USTA for public park tennis court construction and repair. Laurel will
complete the on-line application for a grant (which would fund a maximum of 20%
of our project), to get the process started. The grant deadline is May 1.
Various old business status:
New Business:
Scholarships:
The scholarship committee has identified 2 PAHS and 1 SHS for awards. Awards
will be $500 each. Consensus in discussion was that it remains important for
the club to continue to fund the scholarships for PR and community goodwill.
Storage Shed / Ball Machine:
Rosemary will arrange a meeting with Scott Brodhun (athletic director at PAHS)
to discuss securing access to the PTC storage shed. Bob Daugherty & Bob
Ritchie will co-ordinate a “Ball Machine Co-op” to purchase a good ball
machine that would be available for rent to other PTC members. Bob D. stressed
that it is critical that there is safe, secured storage for the ball machine in
order to make the plan viable.
Membership Goals:
The group set a goal to sign-up 80 PTC memberships for the 05/06 membership
year. Bob D. and Laurel will get together and discuss the membership brochure
and possible promotions to bring in more members.
Spring/Summer Events:
The club would like to host a Free-Lesson day in Sequim in June. Bob D. &
Laurel will look for a Sequim-ite to organize the event. David Shargel
suggested a tennis social in September to tie in with the PA Senior games.
Summer calendar:
Facilitated Open Play:
Laurel suggested designated Open times be supervised: ie someone is responsible
for being there and welcoming & organizing play for newcomers. The group wasn’t
in favor, though they said the MWF 9:00 am open times were reliably attended.
Monthly Board Meetings:
Lee observed a need for monthly board meetings. Laurel will try to coordinate a
time to schedule a regular meeting, preferably at the PA Library.
