American Contract Bridge League Unit 522 – Fresno, Inc.

A Non-profit Corporation Serving Fresno, Madera and Mariposa Counties

2415 East Clinton Avenue, Fresno, California 93703

April 1, 2007

DIRECTORS PRESENT: Richard Meffley, Mary Lou DaCosta, Paul Boyd, Kay Chrisman, Dora Gostanian, John Oakshott, Bert Rettner, Antia Penny, Margaret Mahaffee

DIRECTORS NOT PRESENT: Dave Shuster

RICHARD MEFFLEY called the meeting to order at 5:00 p. m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the March 4, 2007 and March 14, 2007 meetings of the Board were unanimously approved as read.

TREASURER REPORT:

Paul Boyd presented a Profit & Loss Previous Year Comparison report for the period January through March 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006.

• Income was down 3.8% ($707.00) from the same period in 2006.
• Expenses are down 9.7% ($1,130.00) from the same period in 2006.
• Net income being $423.35

SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE:

Judy Nicholson reported that an offer to purchase the property at 2515 W. Shaw Avenue would not be made at this time. The realtor, Denver Butler, is unable to assist the committee for the next three weeks but Judy hopes to continue discussions when Mr. Butler returns. In the mean time, Judy will retain additional realtors to continue the search for a site. It seems that the Club’s parking requirements make the search much more difficult, so the committee will be exploring alternatives.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE:

· Beginning Bridge lessons presented by Michael Molinari will begin Wednesday, April 11^th. Pre-registration is going well, but it is unknown at this time how many players will be attending.

· Paul Boyd reported that the phone survey is almost completed and a summary will be presented at a later date.

CLUBHOUSE:

A total of 32 new insert sets have been ordered for the existing bidding boxes and should arrive within the next few days.

DISTRICT 21:

The Board appointed Bill Wood as the Unit’s representative to District 21’s Board.

SUNDAY UNIT GAMES:

• There will be a Pro-Am Team game on Sunday, April 15, 2007. The Board will call members to publicize the game in hopes of making it a large, successful game. Players who attend will not need to bring a partner, as teams will be assigned at the game.
• The annual Peggy Och Party is scheduled for May 6, 2007.

NEW BUSINESS:

Anita Penny introduced two items for discussion:

1. Because of complaints from players, Anita recommended that the Board make a policy that Directors should not play in games they are directing unless it is a small game and the director is needed to fill what otherwise would be a half table.

President, Richard Meffley, reminded the Board that Club Owners are not governed by the Board and therefore, no policy requiring a non-playing director could be made.

2. Because of complaints from players and the safety of the player’s vehicles, Anita recommended that the Board make a policy that the gate to the parking lot be locked once the game has started.

President, Richard Meffley, stated there could be a Board policy requiring the gate be locked, as this pertained to the safety of the players and their property. The motion to require the gate be locked during all games received a first and second and was unanimously passed.

Bert Rettner introduced two items for discussion:

1. As all players are required to have a completed Convention Card, Bert suggested that as a courtesy to our players, convention cards could be held at the clubhouse in a filing cabinet. Bert suggested that this has worked well at other clubs and is a real convenience to the players. Additionally, player’s convention cards could be inputted into the software program on the Club’s computer and printed out and/or revised when necessary. Bert presented an example of his Convention Card that was printed from the software program and then laminated. Anita Penny offered to donate a filing cabinet to the club. No action was taken by the Board.

2. Bert offered for consideration of the Board, that food be limited at all games to “healthy munchies” such as celery sticks, carrot sticks, pickles and cheese. It was suggested that limiting the food to that which does not drip and spill would keep the tables, cards, bidding boxes and carpet much cleaner and allow for a more presentable card room for the players to enjoy. The motion to limit the kinds of food served at the games received a first and second, however the motion did not pass.

Margaret Mahaffee stated that she was no longer able to take the empty soda cans to the recycle facility and asked for a volunteer. The discussion was that to make at least $200 per year, the plastic bags of empty cans needed to be stored until at least 30 bags of cans were accumulated and then deliver them to a facility in South/East Fresno. Discussion ensued as to the inconvenience of storing the bags of cans and the need to drive such a distance to deliver the cans for such a minimal amount of annual income to the club. No action was taken by the Board.

THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING WILL BE MAY 6, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 p. m.

AS THERE WAS NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 6:30 P.M.