RiverRock Baseball League

Date: 10/21/09
Type: General
Location: Croation Club

Present: See Sign-In Sheet

 Minutes from 8/19/09: Manny motions to approve, Kim seconds. Approved with one abstention.
 1. Officer Reports:
> Equipment:  Frank tried to call Don Morris re: wooden bat order but hasn’t heard from him. He has a call in to Laux and Superior bats for prices. His plan is to get new equipment for those divisions that did not get it last year. This way, there is no division that has equipment more than 2 years old.  It was decided that any equipment that was still usable but not newer could be sold as we do not have a lot of room to store everything.  He is looking at getting new batting tees. 
> Baseball Commissioner: PJ was excused. Dave mentioned that there were many coaches who wanted to move up in divisions. We cannot guarantee anything because we do not know how many kids we will have per division. Coaches in good standing who are already in that division get first priority. PJ stated he does want to focus on coaching clinics versus kid’s clinics. If we have good coaches, the rest will follow.
> Rules Commissioner: Brian has a list of rules he needs to revise based on problems from this past year. Some rules to review: Playing time for call ups, suspended games and the conflicting rules, playoff rules, ejected player/suspended game rules, Grass rotating every inning, playing a percentage of games versus 1in 4 or 1 in 3, coaches in the box, Jr. Ponytail playing in the infield, call ups pitching, eliminate drop 3rd strike for Jr. girls.  Brian will bring his ideas in writing to the next General Board meeting.
> Treasurer: Financial report and the 2010 budget was presented. We have about 12k in the bank. However, we do have money earmarked for some field improvements next year. Budget for next year approved with a 15% increase in expenses for equipment. .
> Grounds Manager: He will have the water shut off once the Fall League and high school football are done. Target is first week in November.  Dave announced that Joe Golombek met with him and Darrell to discuss monies appropriated for Riverside Park. The decision was made to fix the Babe Ruth diamonds as that is the field that gets the most use between RiverRock, CEBA and the city high schools. There is a bidding process happening so we are not sure who will be doing the work. The major diamond will be our next focus.  We are still looking for the Olmstead money so that hopefully, the major diamond can be fixed before next year.
> Sergeant at Arms: Nothing
> Player Agent: Paul is excused. He is looking at the player evaluation format and making the draft guide part of the by-laws.
> Concession Manager: Kim and Dawn Italia will run the shack together and will open 6 days a week. It was approved to bring the fire suppression system up to code through an agreement with member of the League who works in the industry.
> Publicity: Darren is excused. Dave reported for Darren that the website is updated for emails. Pat Murray has agreed to assist Darren by writing the articles and press releases. Pat has experience with this and we think they will make a good team. Let Darren know if there is anything you want on the website.
> Member at Large: Plaques are in. Please try to deliver your plaques personally, thank them for sponsoring the team. If you are unable to do so, Dave and Missy will deliver them for you.
> Fundraising Manager: Missy has sweatshirts and bags left. She is working on sponsors for next year. We asked Lisa Grigsby about Starline donation. She is waiting to see if her aunt gets her seasonal job there before we ask for anything.  Missy wants to have the Applebees fundraiser again and continue with the Saturday fun items.  She also wants to try the skills fair fundraising event. It was asked if there should be a theme tray with Applebee’s breakfast. Not really sure. 
> Softball Commissioner: He is working on a rocker to raffle off.  He has firmed up playing games with Shoshone next year and is looking at 3 tournaments. There was some interest in an 18 year old league- much like CEBA. Lori has to order 6 ASA rule books (need baseball rule books as well).
> Secretary; Yearbooks sold out. We will be looking for a new photographer. Schedule for meetings next year is set.

2. Other
      Dave announced Frank Milazzo has resigned as Vice President. He has appointed Vinnie Pecoraro.

Kim motions to adjourn, Jim seconds. All in favor 8:31pm

NEXT MEETING JANUARY 20, 2010 AT 7PM