PEBBLECREEK SENIOR
SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 16, 2014
Tuscany Falls
Board
Members Present
Dan Rea, President
Chuck Tredway, Vice President
Steve Fletcher, Secretary
Norm Smith, Treasurer
Board
Members Absent
Fred Schmidt, Dir. of Player Development
Lyman Rinehart, Dir. of field Mtce.
Rich Elliott, Dir. of Marketing
Call to Order: President Dan Rea
called meeting to order at 4:00 PM
The minutes of the November 21, 2013
Board Meeting were approved as written
Old
Business:
Ø
New Bats & Balls-New bats will be put into play next
Saturday. It was suggested that we take
our old bats to Play it Again Sports and see if they will take them. Lyman is checking on this.
Ø
Playoff Summary-Dan pointed out the league equality
by saying that the number 2, 3, & 4 rated teams all were eliminated in the
first round and that the 6th rated team won the tournament.
Ø PIR Update-Chuck
said the PIR offered us 5-additional spots and that Dan and he were meeting
with them tomorrow. We need to keep our
options open with them, even if we don’t take the additional spots as we will
lose the Oakland A’s revenue next year and the PIR wants us to do more. We are all set for the March PIR.
Ø HOA Update-shade cover-Dan said that the trees in back of the 3rd base
bleachers have been removed and the space will be cemented in making way for
the new shade covers. This only needs
final approval by the HOA.
Committee &
Director Updates:
Ø Financial Update-Norm Smith-Norm reported that this is the time of year when the monies
are being expended, but we are in good shape.
Ø Marketing-Rich Elliott-In Rich’s absence, Dan reported that all the sponsors were
lined up for the Spring league.
Ø Player Personnel-Fred Schmidt-Fred was out of town.
Ø Field Maintenance-Lyman Rinehart-In Lyman’s absence Dan announced that maintenance was
working on the over watering problem down the right field line and that the
additive to the infield dirt had been working to perfection and that the field
was in great shape.
Ø Events Coordinator-Dennis Miazga-Bill Gainer reported on the upcoming golf tournament
scheduled for Wednesday, February 26th. He said that the details will be finalized
next Thursday during their meeting. He
said that it will again be a 4-man scramble requiring 2-drives per person. Registration will be available Saturday, Jan.
25th either online or at the ball park. He noted that there would be 3-flights with
payments of $25 for 1st, $15 for 2nd, and $10 for 3rd. The cost to play which includes lunch and
prizes is $49 or $10 if you have an annual play card. He also noted that next Thursday they would
sort out how the teams would be put together; either by players or computer. They will utilize both the blue and white
tees.
Ø Balancing Committee-Paul Zuckerbrow-Paul announced that every new player had been placed
except 2. New players are to be placed
on a team for a 3-game trial to verify their ratings. He also announced a need to develop new
pitchers and that was going well; the thought is that new pitchers will be
allowed to pitch on their teams during the Spring league to get them into shape
for the Fall. He said that all players
will be re-evaluated prior to the start of the Spring league.
New Business:
Ø Oakland A’s Update-Jim Rains-Jim announced that there were 375 slots to fill and that
presently there were 115 guys eligible X 3-games which totals 345. We are 30 slots short. Paul Z said he would contact the new players
and try to get them involved.
Ø New USA Senior Softball Rule Changes-Dan announced that there would be a mandatory
requirement that pitchers wear protective masks and the consensus in the room
was for the most part in agreement so this will be given to the rules
committee. It was suggested that we put
this into effect in the very near future.
It will be voted on at the next board meeting. The league will purchase masks for those who
don’t want to buy their own.
Another rule that the USA put into place was to move the
“commit line” down the 3rd base line from the present 20’ to 30’
Ø Spring Softball Registration/Registration-It was agreed that the play days
will be on Tuesday’s and Saturday’s. We
will start on April 12th and play 20 games by June 14th. The cost for Spring league will be that same
as last year-$35
Ø New League Revenue Source (tentative)-Dan announced that the Board continues to investigate
new revenue possibilities; we visited the Phoenix Suns facility today to see if
anything they presented might be feasible for us to pursue.
Questions/Answers
(time allowing)-
Ø The question came up again about
options to replace working to earn monies to take care of league expenses as
well as ways to cut down on expenses.
This is under review.
With no further business, it was moved and seconded that
this meeting be
adjourned. This meeting was adjourned at 5:19 PM. The next meeting will be on
February 20, 2014-Thursday 4 PM-Milano Room
Respectfully Submitted,
Steve Fletcher