December 5, 2006

Minutes

Minutes approved from previous Board Meeting of November 7, 2006

Secretary Items

By Brian Marantz

Still need remaining board members to complete volunteer forms for WSP background checks, including drivers licences.
Getting access to process them through WSP.

Finance

Don not present. Email sent earlier regarding his absence. Detailed report will be at January 2007 meeting.

Offseason workouts

Continuing. No real news.

Registration

Report by Julie Byram

Registration counts via handouts as of 12/4/06
Baseball: TBall-38, Rookie-52, AA-63, AAA-60, Minors Eligible-66, Majors Eligible-58, Jr-21, Sr-3
Softball: Farm-23, Rookie-31, Minors-29, Majors-9, Jr-2, Sr-0
Numbers are lower than last year by up to 10%, so far.
16 Waivers requested, for children to play in WLL and live outside of the district boundaries. Most of these are Lake of the Woods East, Fallbrooke, and just west of Cottage Lake Elementary.
Will need to discuss boundary change / possible annexation for 2008.
Face to Face Registration, with Woodinville West. January 6^th. Possibly at the Woodinville Library?

2007 Manager Selection

Committee members (President, VP, UIC and 2 board members).
Julie Byram and Barbara Ching added to committee by motion – passed.
Meeting for selection is Thursday, Dec 28^th @ 7pm Jack’s house.
All levels for baseball will be discussed and selected.

Jr/Sr and Softball

Discussion of registration numbers.
Registration numbers are 10% lower than last year, to date.
Will need to combine with Woodinville West again.
Discussion of costs and coordination, to ensure we pay our fair share.

At Large Member

Todd Bult, nominated and motion passed, to become the WLL Board At-Large member.

NAF/Interleague/D8 Update

Report by Paul Johnson

Official Name is the Northshore Athletic Fields, not “The Complex”
Washington State 501(3)(c) entity
Members: Woodinville, Woodinville West, Northshore, and North Bothell
Purpose: Operation and Maintenance of the facility, and fundraising for the facility.
3 Directors

Russell Sarbora, Position: President, Member of Northshore LL
Brett Bader, Woodinville West
Paul Johnson, Position: Secretary, Member of Woodinville LL

Paul’s responsibilities include Maintenance, Concessionaire
3 Committees: Finance, Operations, and Outreach
2 Planned Committees: Fundraising and Capital Improvements.
Will need help on committees. Looking for volunteers.
NAF has a lawyer and architect, both pro-bono
NAF needs improvements:

To blend in with winery, brewery, new facilities under construction
Field 5 is horrible. Under renovation
Beautification, Parking Lot renovation, new/permanent concession stand
Fundraising is underway
Won’t all be done by spring, but we are moving forward with both short-term and long-term plans.

Investigation of renting out the facilities to other baseball clubs, organizations, school districts, etc.
Discussion of lease agreement extension beyond current lease of 2015 with King County. Possibly to 2045 or 2060.
Again, looking for volunteers to help on committees.

NAF items for WLL

From Jack Winter.

4 LL Presidents request that Field 5 be ready for the opening of LL season, 3/18 or 3/25.
Field Day for NAF and School Fields, March 11th
WLL takes field 3 & 4 for our Field Day.
Northshore Field designations occur in January. Same 4 fields. We will share with other leagues.
Jamboree 4/21

Calendar

From Jack Winter

New calendar posted on the web site.
Meetings, events, picture day, practice start, game start, playoffs, TOC, training sessions, etc., all posted.

Player Review

Baseball, 1/27/07
Softball, 1/28 and 1/31
Jr/Sr – Discussion of having one for Jr/Sr. There hasn’t been one in the past. Rob Schwend will help coordinate, if we have one.

Special report by John Hamilton

Pitching machine

Name: Ultimate Pitching Machine.
Woodinville West used them last year.
Cost is $150 each
Proposal is to assign one to each coach as part of the “equipment package”
Replacement parts are available for $20.
Coordination of user settings was discussed.

Motion to purchase enough units for each team at Rookie, AA, and Softball levels

Tabled (see below).

Portable Mounds

Type: Synthetic Rubber, 60 lbs, easy to store, holds up to the weather, 6” tall, astroturf top
Manufacturer: Port-o-lite
Used at the school fields.
Cost is $710
Discussed sharing cost with Woodinville West at Cottage Lake Elementary.
Needs to be stored and locked. Logistics to be investigated.

Motion to purchase 4 portable mounds and storage/locking mechanisms (2 for Eastridge, Cottage Lake, Bear Creek) AND purchase enough pitching devices for each team at the Rookie, AA, and Softball levels.

Vote approved unanimously.

Fundraising Report

Report by Richard Janshen

$800 for a sign at the NAF.
2006 - $3,750 raised in fundraising for signs.
2007 – goal is $5,000
Microsoft matching: Brought in ~$4,000 in 2006, Goal is $5,000 in 2007.
Jamboree: In 2006, raised $4,100. Goal is $5,000 for 2007

Breakaway bases:

Required by Little League USA for 2008 season.
NAF is purchasing them and is going to use them this year at the NAF fields.
We will need to discuss usage of them for 2007, including purchase, installation, and usage. Will be discussed at the January meeting.

Meeting adjourned 8:20pm

Attendance at start of meeting - 17