Woodinville Little League

Board Meeting

May 1, 2007

 

Meeting called to order at 7:42pm

Attendance at start of meeting

Brian Marantz

Jack Winter

Don Gracia

Richard Janshen

Scott Thornber

Rob Root

Susan Zoba

Kathy Huck

John Hamilton

Doug Moore

Scott Day

Minutes

Approval of Minutes from April 3, 2007

Finance Report

Report by Don Gracia

• Current Assets as of April 30, 2007:  $72,625.28
• Monies have been received from fundraising.

Safety:

• Breakaway bases have been installed at the NAF. NAF is trying to determine force needed to breakaway bases. WLL has recommended changing magnets to lower force.
• LL requires breakaway bases at all levels in 2008.

D8/NAF/Interleague

• Woodinville West (WWLL) has the first game scheduled on Field 5.
• Manual scoreboard for Field 5 has been built and installed, thank you John Hamilton (WLL).
• NAF is discussing changes to scoreboards on other fields.

Games / WLL Tournament / TOC

• Feedback about Majors interleague play: WLL uses game results in standings but North Bothell (NBLL) does not use games in standings.
• Implementation differences in pitch counting has been handled at each game.
• WLL Minors and Majors Tournament: Last regular season games on 5/12. First tournament games on 5/13. There is no pitch count reset at the start of the tourament. Championship games to be on 5/23-24. Schedule is posted on WLL website.
• TOC: Tournament games start date is 5/29.
• WLL is responsible for pins and web site updates/schedule/posting. All games results for all teams/leagues/games go through WLL coaching coordinator. Umpires are using the D8 website for scheduling.

All Stars:

• Player commitment forms must be completed and turned in by 5/6/07
• Players and coaches vote around mid-May.
• Teams to be announced on 6/15/2007.
• BB Coaches
  • 9/10: Manager-Joey Wyrick, Coach-Todd Fredrickson
  • 10/11: Manager-Brad Zaback, Coach-Todd Lundberg
  • 11/12: Manager-John Hamilton, Coach-Paul Spencer
• Jr/Sr and Softball are TBD
• Jr/Sr & SB: Need a commitment for All Stars. League will sanction teams if teams can be formed. There was no JR/SR BB team in 2006. VP’s will follow up with president ASAP.

Sponsorship/Fundraising

Jamboree: Fundraising brought in more than expected/budgeted.

Committee shows $9,616 deposit.

• $4,480 income for helmets. 58 helmets.
• $275 misc clothing
• $4,861 in raffle tickets
• 872 dunk tank tickets sold
• 424 home run tickets sold
• 484 pitching accuracy tickets sold.
• 4,461 tickets for baskets sold.
• WLL should be getting a percentage of Food sales.
• 2006 Jamboree fundraising amount was $5,073

Board Members:

• Need an email from all current BOD if they are planning on returning for next season or not.
• Board/Umpire appreciation dinner: June 10^th at Italianissimo. Kathi & Eric to talk with restaurant about menu.

LL Int’l/ D8:

• WLL requires Social Security number for all volunteer applications which are run through Choicepoint.
• Current count of approved volunteers is 239.
• LL has eliminated population limits but frozen current boundaries.

Other:

• Need to consider benches for Bear Creek Elementary.
• The Cottage Lake backstop needs repair.
• Player agents to distribute and collect confidential manager/coach evaluations in mid-May.
• Managers are responsible for locking school district gates where applicable.

 

Meeting adjournment:  8:52pm