Red Deer Masters Lacrosse Association

Annual General Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order by Owen at 10:30 PM June 4, 2007

Minutes: Mike Koselek

Old Business From Last Meeting: None.

Treasurer’s Report:
      Previous Balance: $5,558.97
      League fees paid to date: 1,450.00
      Outstanding City of Red Deer fees: ~1,800.00
      Outstanding web site fees 2006: 400.00
      Outstanding web site fees 2007 250.00
      ALA registration fees: 22.00
      Outstanding Balance: $4536.97
Braden moves the Treasurer’s report be adopted as indicated. Cam 2nd. Carried

Nominations for RDMLA Office:
President: Shawn nominates Gord. Gord accepts nomination.
Cam moves nominations cease. Mike 2nd. Carried.
Gord is President.
Vice President: Owen nominates Cam. Cam accepts nomination.
Mike moves nominations cease. Braden 2nd. Carried.
Cam is Vice President.
Treasurer: Braden remains as Treasurer.
Secretary: Mike remains as Secretary.
Referee & Chief: Gord nominates Steve. Steve accepts nomination. Jason moves nominations cease. Cam 2nd. Carried.
Steve is Referee and Chief.
Directors: Shawn, Owen and Jason are Directors.
Web Site: Braden moves RDMLA renew the web site for 1 year @ $250.00. Cam 2nd. Carried. Steve, Gord and Cam to look at web site for advertisers, content, etc.
Fund Raising: Gord looking into getting RDMLA onto the casino list for 2 nights. 50% of funds must go to a youth group. Other Possible money makers: Pub night with silent auction,
Pancake breakfast, Tournament with a cash bar
   
Tournaments Provincials for over 30-year olds is July 27-28-29 in Okotoks July 7th RD vs. Edmonton. 2 games: 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Cost is $5-$10 per player.
   
New Business: ALA insurance $22.00 per person. RDMLA to pay this fee this year. Next year this cost will be added to registration fees. July 11, 18, 25 at 8:00 PM in Blackfalds.
   
Hosting Tournament: Will investigate Blackfalds
Timing to be determined
Gord to contact Calgary & Edmonton for interested teams
Need sponsors for the tournament
   
Sponsorship: Longhurst Consulting
Apex Distributors
Sepps Fine Foods
Any new sponsor donating $50 or more will have their name on the web site.
   
Other: Cam to contact the Rage to see about acquiring their old jerseys.
Braden to look at booking the Collicott for next fall.
Wind-up on July 21, 2007
   

Gord adjourned the meeting at 11:30 PM.

Next meeting: Sept. 19, 2007 at Shark’s Garage.

 

 

Annual General Meeting

Meeting Called to Order: March 1, 2006 At 8:15 PM

Present: Rob, Greg, Mike, Owen.

Minutes Taken By: Mike Koselek

Mike moves: “Minutes of previous meeting be adopted as read.”  Rob seconds.  Carried

Treasurer’s Report:

  • Masters/Field Account Activity
    • Opening balance:~19,000.00
    • Field money9,200.00
    • Masters money9,232.00
    • Masters winter costs-2,600.00
      • Total$7,332.50
    • Winter lacrosse deposits~2,800.00
    • External floor games139.00

*- RDMLA has 3 sponsors if the league goes ahead.

Rob moves the Treasurer’s Report be adopted as read.  Mike seconds.  Carried.

Rob moves: “RDMLA pay tournament fees for traveling team.”  Greg seconds.  Carried.

Rob moves: “RDMLA purchase a set of jerseys for the traveling team.”  Mike seconds.  Carried.

New Business:

  1. Owen moves: “RDMLA Board creates a new position of Traveling Team Coordinator.  Duties to include locating tournaments, phoning to get the team in, handling jerseys, getting a roster for the tournament and organizing a year end party.”  Rob seconds.  Carried.
  2. Owen moves: “RDMLA Board creates a new position of RDMLA Coordinator.  Duties to include registrations, schedule, RDLA interface and floor times.”  Rob second.  Carried.
  3. Braden Kilpatrick to approach Big Rock Breweries as a potential league sponsor.
  4. All requests for web site update or additions to the web site are to go through Owen Rush.
  5. Tentative dates for 3 tournaments are May 12/13/14, July 7/8/9 and July 29/30.
  6. Any suggestions on how to conduct the draft can be forwarded to Owen.  Board to finalize draft rules once all registrations are in and suggestions to do the draft are reviewed.  Registration closes April 12th for people to be in the draft.  After the 12th the Board will assign late registrants to teams.
  7. Rob moves: “All RDMLA 2006 games to be played at the Dawe.  Games will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays and will go for 2 hours each night.”  Greg seconds.  Carried.
  8. Owen moves: “In light of work put in by members of the Board they be given a break on their registration fees.”  Rob seconds.  Motion defeated.
  9. Greg moves: “A year end party be held with $700 from RDMLA going towards the costs incurred.”  Owen seconds.  Carried.
  10. Owen moves: “The 2005-2006 RDMLA Board be dissolved.”  Mike seconds.  Carried.
  11. Nominations for Board positions opened.
    1. President:  Owen Rush agrees to remain on as League President.  Carried.
    2. Secretary:  Mike Koselek agrees to remain on as Secretary.  Carried.
    3. Treasurer:  Gord nominates Braden Kilpatrick.  Braden accepts.  Rob moves nominations cease.  Owen seconds.  Carried.  Braden elected Treasurer.
    4. Referee Chief: Gord nominates Shawn as Referee Chief.  Shawn accepts.  Braden moves nominations cease.  Greg seconds.  Carried.  Shawn elected Referee Chief.
    5. Directors: Braden, Warren, Steve and Gord nominated as Directors.  Shawn moves nominations cease.  Mike seconds.  Carried.  Braden, Warren, Steve and Gord elected as Directors.
    6. Travel Team Coordinator:  Braden nominates Gord as the Travel Team Coordinator.  Shawn moves nominations cease.  Rob seconds.  Carried.
    7. RDMLA/Registration Coordinator:  All names put forward would not accept the position.  Duties to be divided up amongst Board members.

Owen moves: “President, Treasurer and past Treasurer be given signing authority for the RDMLA account.”  Mike seconds.  Carried.

Shawn announces all referees must be carded under RDLA.  A clinic will be held March 17 & 18, 2006.  Once qualified you may referee other leagues or just Masters.

  1. Greg moves: “RDMLA complies with ALA regulations for pay to refs and level of qualification.”  Shawn seconds.  Carried.
  2. Greg moves: “Masters games can allow spares or subs to fill up a team so no games are cancelled.  Scorers and timekeepers will not join a team that is short players.  Rob seconds.  Carried.
  3. In an effort to get our numbers up we will be posting signs at arenas, gyms, coaches meetings, word of mouth and any other manner members can think of to help.
  4. Rob Kachor resigns as the RDMLA rep on ALA.  Rob thanked for his years of service as our rep.  Gord volunteers to include this role in his role as Traveling Team Coordinator.

Meeting Adjourned: Owen moves meeting adjourned at 10:50 PM.

Next Regular Meeting: Thursday April 13, 2006.

Next AGM: 1st week of March 2007.

Owen Rush: ORush@precision-es.com

Braden Kilpatrick: bkilpatrick@rdpsd.ab.ca

Rob Kachor: rkachor@shaw.ca

Mike Koselek: mkoselek@shaw.ca