ACBL Unit 503 Meeting Minutes 12/10/07
The meeting was called to order by President-for-Life Alan Cummings. All board members were present except Gabriella Bowling. Also present were new board members Steve Lubeck, Nita Girand, Elinor Tanck, Mike Atherton and Trina Bowman.
Last month’s minutes were approved
Elinor discussed the next month’s Kibitzer. It will be a six-page issue. She will be away, but will come back on Sunday to do a last minute check.
Eric discussed the next month’s forum article. It is written.
Alan T. gave the treasurer’s report. The Unit has a balance of $44,286.25, and the Center has $33,157.85 including approximately $10K in deposits held by Twisters. Table counts to date are 5.3% above 2006.
Alan C. mentioned that we have 775 members.
Alan C.’s between-meetings activity consisted of his talking personally with Chuck and Margo about improper use of bridge members’ addresses. The matter is now closed.
Old Business
We briefly discussed the holiday party. Martie did a great job with a major assist from “Martie’s Partner” on the pre-meal munchies. We collected 150 toys which Roy took to toys for kids in Palo Alto.
Alan C. gave a status report of the Unit 503 Educational Fund. It is fully operational. Now we can talk specifically about what to do with the fund. It will have a board member administrator next year.
Steve talked about the 2008 Firecracker. It will run from July 2 to July 6, 2008 and will be back at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. He already has flyers for the event. They will be available at Monterey.
The dealing machine is now set up in the old kitchen area by the front door. It has its own computer and printer and is, therefore, totally independent of the game computer. Now the directors can make a set of boards in about 1⁄2 hour instead of 1 to 1 1⁄2 hours. Also, the machine is in a locked room, so, in theory, only authorized people will use it. The dealing machine is now so popular, that scheduling appears to be a minor problem. The board will look into setting up an informal signup sheet.
Martie is looking into getting a better director’s workstation. Alan C. assures us one will be donated.
Eric talked about the Stanford Bridge Club. It will take place on Thursday night and be an open game. It will be listed in the Kibitzer. Also, Eric gave a ten-week course for credit at Stanford this fall. I don’t know if this will be repeated in the future.
Alan C. mentioned the defibrillator again. Next year’s board will seriously address the question. Maria Brabb expressed a strong interest and may be available to head a task force to purchase one.
New Business
We then had our 2008 elections. The results were as follows:
Treasurer Alan Templeton
Secretary Susana Krulevitch
Vice President Martie Moore
President David Wheeler
It appears as if Alan C. was not President for life. He didn’t seem too unhappy about stepping down. This year’s board gave him kudos for an incredible job well done which may have been part of the reason he was smiling so much at the end of the meeting.
We then discussed on which day our meetings should be held. We decided to go back to the first Tuesday of the month because Eric has a problem with Mondays. January’s meeting, however, will be held on January 15th because of the Monterey tournament, and the President not being available on the 8th.
We then adjourned.
Dave Wheeler
Erstwhile Secretary