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USATF/CT MINUTES FROM 2006 Return to USATF-CT Minutes/Bylaws Page MAY 10, 2006 Attendance-
Fontaine, Baiardi, Graustein, Grimes, Hawley, Barber, Gemske, Young and
MacDougall. The
meeting was called to order at 7:20 P.M. Motion
to accept minutes from previous meeting was proposed by Will Graustein and
seconded by Bob Gemske AGENDA President-
Bob Fontaine announced that our USATF outdoor meet with the JO meet is Sat. June
17th. The location of SCSU will be confirmed by Jim Barber and will
be posted on our website. The youth meet will be from 11a-3p and the adult meet
will start with field events from 3p-7p. Adult entry fee will be increased to
$15.00. We will again feature master’s events and will be adding the 800m run
and the hammer throw to that list. The JO regional championships are July 7-9 at
Randall’s Island, ICON Stadium. The National JO event is July 25-30th
at Morgan State Univ. in Maryland. Vice-President-
no report Treasurer-
Mark Young reported that our NOW account has $7,333.12 and our IMMA account has
$18,989.09. Membership-
Jim Barber reported that our membership is now 993. 402 adults and 591 youth. AREA
CHAIRPERSONS LDR-
Will Graustein reported that the road race Grand Prix has started with the
Warren Street 4 mi. in March. Next is the Branford 5mi. road race in June. One
change in the schedule is the July, 5k Independence Day
Milford race is now going to be July 2nd. RACEWALKING-
Ron Daniel reported via e-mail that the racewalking judges seminar he and
Marianne held in March had 9 attendees. Four were certified officials with the
other 5 being athletes. MASTERS-
no report OFFICIALS-
Yvonne Grimes questioned the payment of officials at our June meet. This was
agreed to be done at the event with the amount to be determined. OLD
BUSINESS- none NEW
BUSINESS- none Next
meeting-Sept 13, 2006 at 7pm Meeting
was adjourned at 8:10pm Respectfully
submitted by Joyce Baiardi
SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 Attendance-
Fontaine, Baiardi, Graustein, Hawley, Daniels, Barber, Gemske, Davis and
MacDougall. The
meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. Motion
to accept minutes from previous meeting was proposed by Jim Barber and seconded
by Peter Hawley. AGENDA REPORTS President-
Bob Fontaine reported that he attended the Association workshop in Pittsburgh.
Most was dedicated to understanding what a non-profit organization is. National
has proposed to proceed with background screening for those working with youth.
Checks will have to go through national. Discussion
followed on ways to go about it. A vote to implement the proposal will probably
take place at the national convention in Dec. Vice-President-
no report Treasurer-
no report Membership-
no report
AREA
CHAIRPERSONS LDR-
Will Graustein reported that 5 of 6 of the Cross Country Grand Prix are done.
9/30/06 will be the last race. Open
Grand Prix info will be on our website within the week.
A fourth race and a trail championship has been added this year. RACEWALKING-
no report MASTERS-
no report OFFICIALS-
no report OLD
BUSINESS- Bob Fontaine led a discussion about our Outdoor/JO meet in June. There
will be planning meetings before our meets from now on. He discussed the
necessity of better numbers of officials, a more ready computer system for
entries and possible pre-entry. Our
annual meeting is now in October. Votes will be taken on our by-laws, budget and
delegates to the national convention. NEW
BUSINESS- Bob Fontaine informed the board that the national USATF board of
directors recently increased the annual membership fees. They set a standard of
$19.95 for youth and $29.95 for adults. There is a multiple year discount for
the adults. The cost for youth seemed very high to us. Much discussion followed.
Different suggestions were talked about including possibly not charging youth
for our meets. Any decisions will come at a later date. The
06-07 annual budget proposal was available. It will be voted on at our next
meeting. Next
meeting-Oct 11, 2006 at 7pm Meeting
was adjourned at 8:20pm Respectfully submitted by Joyce Baiardi
OCTOBER 11, 2006 Attendance-
Fontaine, Baiardi, Graustein, Hawley, Daniels, Gemske, Davis, Young, Grimes and
MacDougall. The
meeting was called to order at 7:15 P.M. Motion
to accept minutes from previous meeting with amendments of 4 out of 5 of the
Road Race Grand Prix are done and that a 4th XC race has been added,
was proposed by Will Graustein and seconded by Peter Hawley. AGENDA REPORTS President-
Bob Fontaine reported that there is no convention info available yet. You can
register on line. 11/29 is the opening session in Indianapolis. Hotel info is on
the USATF website. Vice-President-
no report Treasurer-
Mark Young reported that our NOW
account has $10,370.41 and the IMMA account has $22,010.42 Membership-
no report AREA
CHAIRPERSONS LDR-
Will Graustein reported that the Road Race Grand Prix is done. Feedback has been
favorable. The Cross Country Grand Prix started on Sunday in Waterford. There
are 3 more races. Criticism of the increase in the annual membership cost was
high. Most said they may be unwilling to pay it. RACEWALKING-
Robert Daniels reported that racewalking wants a championship in the area. They
may need to postpone it until the spring as it is difficult to get a commitment
from a facility. MASTERS-
no report OFFICIALS-
Yvonne Grimes reported that the outdoor meet in June had $300 allocated for
officials payment. She proposed that it be split amongst the 5 officials that
stayed the entire time. It was unanimously agreed upon. She would like to see a
rule requiring master’s certified officials be required to work a certain
amount of our USATF meets per 4 year Olympiad. SANCTIONS-
Doug MacDougall reported that some sanctions are still not being mailed to him.
He hopes to have things ironed out by the beginning of the year. OLD
BUSINESS- Bob Fontaine led much discussion about annual membership increases. It
was decided that we would go along with the increase but waive the entry fee for
youth at our USATF meets. Dave Driscoll’s expenses would be covered by us. This
will be posted on our website right away with a suggestion to renew before the
11/1/06 increase.
NEW
BUSINESS Proposed
budget- The budget was reviewed by the board. Bob Fontaine recommended that we
increase the officials allocation to $1200.00 to cover the numbers of officials
we need for our events. The 2007 budget was unanimously passed. Background
screening program- Bob stated he hopes to get more info at the convention. It
isn’t known when this will go into effect. Many questions were raised by the
group. Bylaws-
Bob proposed that the bylaws remain unchanged with the exception of the month of
our annual meeting being Oct. and that there will now be a website committee
formed. Doug MacDougall proposed that the bylaws be accepted and was seconded by
Mark Young. They were unanimously passed by those present. Newsletter-
Bob stated that he would again be willing to put this together this year. Next meeting-Nov.
8, 2006 at 7pm Meeting
was adjourned at 8:30pm Respectfully
submitted by Joyce Baiardi Attendance- Fontaine, Baiardi, Graustein, Hawley, Daniel, Gemske, Davis, Grimes, Mongovan and MacDougall.
NOVEMBER
9, 2006 The
meeting was called to order at 7:10 P.M. Motion
to accept minutes from previous meeting with correction of
the names Ron Daniel and Alan MacDougall was proposed by Jim Barber and
seconded by Bob Gemske.
AGENDA REPORTS President-
Bob Fontaine reported that he had been contacted by a member from the midwest
who wants support in his attempt to readdress the course certification process
at the national convention. He stated that he would be in favor of that. There
is still no info on the convention on the website. He said he would call them
tomorrow. He will also review delegates and their coverage of the seminars and
votes. Vice-President-
Bill Mongavan discussed our upcoming indoor meet in March and the possibility of
changing the order of events to better utilize the time when the sprint races
are being contested. He also wants to look into pre-registration programs. Treasurer-
Mark Davis reported for Mark Young that our NOW account has $11,922 and the IMMA
account has $22,025 Membership-
Jim Barber reported that we now have 1568 members with an expected increase
after Sunday’s event. AREA
CHAIRPERSONS LDR-
Will Graustein reported that the Road Race Grand Prix is done. The Cross Country
Grand Prix has 2 out of 4 complete. The next race is Nov. 12th in
Litchfield and the 4th is the 8k race in Hartford on Nov. 18th. SANCTIONS-
Alan MacDougall reported that he will be putting his and Jim Gerweck’s
paperwork together and determining monies owed and spent. RACEWALKING-
Robert Daniel reported that they have been able to secure a local track for a
10k championship association race. It will be on Nov. 18th at 10am.
Also after a level 2 seminar, Maryann Daniel was awarded certification in
racewalk judging for North America, Central America, the Caribbean and
the NACAC. MASTERS-
no report OFFICIALS-
Yvonne Grimes stated that we need to think about numbers of officials needed at
our association meet and who to contact. Jim Barber said he would be able to get
some of his students to help as well. OLD
BUSINESS Background
screening- Bob Fontaine said he would find out more info at the convention. We
will not contact teams until after that. Jim Barber offered to be the contact
person for our association. Membership
cost increase- Will Graustein made a motion to request national put the increase
on the agenda at the convention. Rob Daniel seconded that motion and it was
voted on unanimously. Bob Fontaine said that he would draft a letter that can be
sent from the association. NEW
BUSINESS Bob
Fontaine reported that our association indoor meet will be March 18th
’07. He also stated that the Wilton Track Club and the New Fairfield Flash
track club will be combining and renamed the Fairfield County Track Club. This
will happen sometime in the coming year. Next
meeting-Feb. 21, 2007 at 7pm Meeting
was adjourned at 8:40pm Respectfully submitted by Joyce Baiardi
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