* NEXT MEETING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2006

Roll Call of Board Members

Present = X behind name
Jerry Baerg	X	Ron Evan	X	Jack Lauer	X
Bert Brinks	X	Rick Fleming	X	Todd Marten	X
Marv Dandurand		Paul Gaspar	X	Candy Mortenson-Klimpel	X
Jon Dickerman	X	Kelly Holland	X	Dan Olson
Mark DeFor
Kris Erickson	X	Paul Johns	X	Leonard Woelfel	X

Visitor(s): Ken Ambrose, Warren Sandmann

Meeting called to order by Leonard Woelfel at 7:30 PM after interview.

Topic	Discussion	Action Plan
Treasurer’s Report Jerry B.	· MUSC will uphold the “no pay, no play” guidelines for MYSA registration.  Coaches need to remind player about funding available with completion of required club forms demonstrating the need. · Report of income and expenses given.	Motion to approve report by Ron E.. and seconded by Rick F., motion carried.
Secretary’s Report Candy MK.	· August minutes reviewed with one correction in SW District regarding thank you note.	Motion to approve minutes by Rick F. and seconded by Paul G., motion carried.
Southwest District Representative Todd M.	· SW District meeting was August 20. · Fairmont has expressed an interest in sponsoring districts.   · A new girl’s director is needed for SW District. Tim Rollins term is ending. The position is a 2 - year term with 15 meetings a year. · The Mankato U13 girls team can play C2 or C3. · Red Card results for the season was, girls = 0 and   boys = 6. Cards given were at the older team level and less than year.	The question was raised if they have access to referees. Todd M. will ask this question at the next meeting. Anyone interested in this position, please contact Todd M. After the MUSC October evaluations/tryouts, people will have a better idea about numbers and skills.
V.P. Administrative Paul G.	· One interview done tonight.	Motion made by Rick F. to accept Warren Sandmann as new board member; seconded by Bert B., motion carried. Position will by offered by Paul G. and to work with Mark D. for Rec Plus. Rick F. and Bert B. will mentor this fall if position accepted.
Registration Kris E.	· Reports that Rec U8 boys team still open for more players. The Competitive U11 and U13 boys teams both one team each are full. Rec team report tonight by Ken A.
V.P. Development Jon D.	· All the fall league teams have coaches.  Already have had a coach meeting. MSU consultations already used this fall by coaches during practice.	Encourage Rec/Rec Plus players to attend MSU development clinics.
V.P. League Play Marv D.	· Evaluations/Tryouts will be Saturday, October 28 at the MSU soccer fields behind Gage Towers. · Paul G. presented the cover letter for Evaluations/Tryouts presented and reviewed. Discussion whether the event is an evaluation or tryout. For the younger teams it is an evaluation, but for the older teams, U13 and up, it is more of a tryout especially if there is more than one team for an age group. · All City Soccer Team Banquet planned for Sunday, November 5, 2006 at the Mankato Country Club. Planning Committee includes Marv D., Jack L., Paul G., and ……?	Jack L., Marv D., and Paul G. will finalize cover letter for the Evaluation/Tryout day. Jon D. and Marv D. will be arranging for 6 evaluators for the day. If evaluators come from the Cities it costs more, $200.00 and if from Mankato, $125.00. Board members will be invited this year.
Fundraising/Publicity Dan O.	· Recommend to Dan O. to arrange box lunches with sub sandwiches for the volunteers and evaluators October 28.
Rec Plus Bert B./Rick F.	· There was a problem with getting the referee list submitted and the first few in-house games were without referees. Parents did accommodate the need. · MUSC does reimbursement for tournaments.  What other info do you want Rick and Bert?
Recreation Soccer Ken A.	· Total of 56 players (a little under last year) with 8 teams. There are 4 fields at Land of Memories for play.	Recommend future considerations for more accessibility and communication (suggest using email) about soccer play at this level such as where and when for getting players involved.
Old Business ·  United Way Ron E.	· United Way has the annual “kick-off” for fundraising campaign September 8 and invites MUSC to participate and club to provide a table.
· Storage Unit Jack L.	· Paul J. and Ron E. have keys.  Storage unit behind Rickway Carpets in North Mankato already being used.	Jack L. will contact interested volunteers (as noted on registration forms) regarding equipment manager job.
· LOM field use Paul J.	· Requests to MUSC continue to come in from other groups beyond MYSA organizations, to play at Land of Memories, a county park.	Continue to monitor for any conflict in scheduled MUSC play.  Policy for use of equipment (goalie) and fee may need to be considered.  The playing fields are also groomed by MUSC.
New Business · Goalie Grants Todd M.	· Todd M. will apply for 2 U10 nets and goals from MYSA Goalie Grant money in January 2007.
New Business · Certificate of Liabilities Jerry B.	· All coaches and board members must have this notarized.  Forms can be downloaded from the MUSC website. Jerry B. is able to notarize.

MUSC Secretary: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel

Date:  9/10/2006 adjourned at 9:30 PM.