Members Present:

* NEXT MEETING SUNDAY, March 11, 2007

Roll Call of Board Members

Present = X behind name
Jarred Aspelund	X	Kris Erickson	X	Todd Marten	X
Jerry Baerg	X	Ron Evan	X	Candy Mortenson-Klimpel	X
Marv Dandurand	X	Paul Gaspar	X	Dan Olson	X
Mark DeFor	O	Paul Johns	X	Warren Sandmann	X
Jon Dickerman	O	Jack Lauer	X	Leonard Woelfel	X

Visitor(s): Bukata Hayes

Meeting called to order by Leonard Woelfel at 7:10 PM. (Interview done prior to meeting)

Topic	Discussion	Action Plan
Treasurer’s Report Jerry B.	· Reported interest earned from CDs. · 1099 will be sent by March 1. · Following-up on insufficient fund checks (number is small) with registrations. · Presented a financial aid request letter for soccer scholarship for registration fees. · Competitive U9 Girls (3) refunded registration fees for various acceptable reasons (moving, transfer to Rec Plus).	Motion to approve 2007 Budget and December report by Ron E. and seconded by Candy M-K., motion carried. Jerry will respond to family that scholarship is justified and will include the standard financial aid request forms.
Secretary’s Report Candy MK.	· January 2007 minutes reviewed with a few corrections as noted by Paul J.	Motion to approve minutes by Paul G. and seconded by Dan O., motion carried.
Southwest District Representative Todd M.	· Next SW District meeting is Sunday, March 4, 2007. · SW District U14G team needs to decide whether to play at the C2 or C3 level (not a travel issue). The U13G opted to play C2. They currently have 11 to 12 players.
V.P. Administrative Paul G.	· Interviewed candidate for secretary position.	Motion made by Paul G. to offer position to interviewee; seconded by Candy MK, motion carried. Candy MK has offered to mentor and share secretary documents and templates.
Registrar Kris E.	· Reported the walk-up Rec and Rec Plus numbers down from last year. There were about 60 to 70 walk-ups, however, mail registrations continue to arrive. Part of the reason is that U12 is now competitive. Also, last year the uniforms changed and that was a “push” for registration in person as well. Registration event at store didn’t seem very prepared for the registration event.	Communicate with store about registration preparation.
V.P. Development Jon D.	· No report.	Jon D. at soccer coach convention in Kansas City, KS for gaining information about coach and player development.
V.P. League Play Marv D.	· Reported most team numbers are good except for U13G and U15G. It was proposed to send flyers about MUSC summer league opportunities to surrounding area schools. · Three boys from U14 C1 team request to play at U15 C2 team. Age, numbers, and player background determine team “play” levels.	Proposed flyer reviewed and approved to begin process of distribution to schools. Dan O. will contact Ian Gallagher concerning team placement.
Fundraising and Publicity Dan O.	· Planning hotdog strand fundraiser for the summer months with adding a few holidays and weekends to increase revenue. · Suggested having a media release regarding new board members. Will investigate who to contact and cost.
Rec Plus Mark D./Warren S.	· Registration forms are printed and ready to mail. Sample registration forms shared. U14 age group is now included in Soccerfest. Payment and registration deadline is May 14, 2007. The question was raised if there should be skill stations at Soccerfest this year. While they are enjoyed by players, there are issues regarding space for play especially with including U12 player level and people to organize and operate the skills stations. Governnaires also use LOM for practice. · Will begin to pursue plans for Soccerfest to be a sanctioned tournament for 2008. This is important from a liability standpoint for the club.	Soccerfest is June 9, 2007 at LOM and Tom O. Anderson fields from 9 AM to 3 PM. There will be t-shirts this year. Ron E. and Paul G. will reserve tables/chairs. It was opted not to have the skill stations this year and evaluate the tournament this year for interest. Deadline is August 1. Planning includes completing forms and attending meetings with MYSA.
Old Business United Way Ron E.	· Reported that goals have been met and funding on track. · Next meeting is Feb. 13 at 10 AM.	Shared letter from new President of United Way. Dan O. has requested any fundraising items to be forwarded to him.
Paint Contract Ron E.	· Paint contract costs with Diamond Vogel have increased slightly by less than $.10/gallon. About 100 gallons of paint is needed every year to paint the field lines.	Paul G. made a motion to approve using Diamond Vogel again this year for field paint and any fees needed for maintenance of the paint machine; motion seconded by Candy M-K and motion approved.
New Business 7^th Grade Soccer Jerry B.	· The junior high age group is a challenge for schools in regard to soccer play.	MUSC will continue to monitor Fall league play.
New Business Referee Clinics Leonard W.	· New Referee Clinics and Referee Clinics are scheduled in Mankato for March 24. The MYSA website also has listings of many other referee clinics throughout the state. There is interest to recruit 14 year olds if possible because they can ref at their age level or under. Rick F. and Peter J. are the club referee liaisons.

Topic

Discussion

Action Plan

Treasurer’s Report

Jerry B.

· Reported interest earned from CDs.

· 1099 will be sent by March 1.

· Following-up on insufficient fund checks (number is small) with registrations.

· Presented a financial aid request letter for soccer scholarship for registration fees.

· Competitive U9 Girls (3) refunded registration fees for various acceptable reasons (moving, transfer to Rec Plus).

Motion to approve 2007 Budget and December report by Ron E. and seconded by Candy M-K., motion carried.

Jerry will respond to family that scholarship is justified and will include the standard financial aid request forms.

Secretary’s Report

Candy MK.

· January 2007 minutes reviewed with a few corrections as noted by Paul J.

Motion to approve minutes by Paul G. and seconded by Dan O., motion carried.

Southwest District Representative

Todd M.

· Next SW District meeting is Sunday, March 4, 2007.

· SW District U14G team needs to decide whether to play at the C2 or C3 level (not a travel issue). The U13G opted to play C2. They currently have 11 to 12 players.

V.P. Administrative

Paul G.

· Interviewed candidate for secretary position.

Motion made by Paul G. to offer position to interviewee; seconded by Candy MK, motion carried. Candy MK has offered to mentor and share secretary documents and templates.

Registrar

Kris E.

· Reported the walk-up Rec and Rec Plus numbers down from last year. There were about 60 to 70 walk-ups, however, mail registrations continue to arrive. Part of the reason is that U12 is now competitive. Also, last year the uniforms changed and that was a “push” for registration in person as well. Registration event at store didn’t seem very prepared for the registration event.

Communicate with store about registration preparation.

V.P. Development

Jon D.

· No report.

Jon D. at soccer coach convention in Kansas City, KS for gaining information about coach and player development.

V.P. League Play

Marv D.

· Reported most team numbers are good except for U13G and U15G. It was proposed to send flyers about MUSC summer league opportunities to surrounding area schools.

· Three boys from U14 C1 team request to play at U15 C2 team. Age, numbers, and player background determine team “play” levels.

Proposed flyer reviewed and approved to begin process of distribution to schools.

Dan O. will contact Ian Gallagher concerning team placement.

Fundraising and Publicity

Dan O.

· Planning hotdog strand fundraiser for the summer months with adding a few holidays and weekends to increase revenue.

· Suggested having a media release regarding new board members. Will investigate who to contact and cost.

Rec Plus

Mark D./Warren S.

· Registration forms are printed and ready to mail. Sample registration forms shared. U14 age group is now included in Soccerfest. Payment and registration deadline is May 14, 2007. The question was raised if there should be skill stations at Soccerfest this year. While they are enjoyed by players, there are issues regarding space for play especially with including U12 player level and people to organize and operate the skills stations. Governnaires also use LOM for practice.

· Will begin to pursue plans for Soccerfest to be a sanctioned tournament for 2008. This is important from a liability standpoint for the club.

Soccerfest is June 9, 2007 at LOM and Tom O. Anderson fields from 9 AM to 3 PM.

There will be t-shirts this year. Ron E. and Paul G. will reserve tables/chairs. It was opted not to have the skill stations this year and evaluate the tournament this year for interest.

Deadline is August 1. Planning includes completing forms and attending meetings with MYSA.

Old Business

United Way

Ron E.

· Reported that goals have been met and funding on track.

· Next meeting is Feb. 13 at 10 AM.

Shared letter from new President of United Way. Dan O. has requested any fundraising items to be forwarded to him.

Paint Contract

Ron E.

· Paint contract costs with Diamond Vogel have increased slightly by less than $.10/gallon. About 100 gallons of paint is needed every year to paint the field lines.

Paul G. made a motion to approve using Diamond Vogel again this year for field paint and any fees needed for maintenance of the paint machine; motion seconded by Candy M-K and motion approved.

New Business

7^th Grade Soccer

Jerry B.

· The junior high age group is a challenge for schools in regard to soccer play.

MUSC will continue to monitor Fall league play.

New Business

Referee Clinics

Leonard W.

· New Referee Clinics and Referee Clinics are scheduled in Mankato for March 24. The MYSA website also has listings of many other referee clinics throughout the state. There is interest to recruit 14 year olds if possible because they can ref at their age level or under. Rick F. and Peter J. are the club referee liaisons.

MUSC Secretary: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel

Date: 2/11/2007 adjourned at 9:00 PM.

Updated 3/11/2007 by Paul Gaspar