Rossmoor Tennis Club - September 18,2017

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Approval of August 21, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes
Ron suggested adding information to next year's 2018 Membership Application form offering a place for members to volunteer their services and expertise to the club.

Discussion regarding the board's usage of our website's new features. Les emphasized that every event promoted in an email blast be complemented with a full description of that event on the website where additions and corrections can keep the event information up to date.
Discussion regarding future development of the club's website. The responsibility for the website will soon be transferred to new board members and volunteers. It is envisioned that a fourth major website revision will incorporate a number of improvements to allow members to be kept better up to date with the club's activities.

Financial Report was approved
Clarification on Kentucky Derby figures in May and June Monthly Budget Reports were discussed. We made money on this event.

Update on tournaments
Rossmoor won over Trilogy after a two-year dry spell.
Rossmoor Games event was a success and well run by Bernie Wolf
Senior Men's Team will have their first match of the season on Wednesday September 20, 2017. The board discussed ways to encourage new or lower-ranked players to participate in the team's activities. A variety of segmenting schemes were discussed. Nothing was resolved at this time.
The 2018 tournaments schedule has been finalized with dates / venues and will soon be on the website.

This year's Calcutta Party and Tournament was cancelled due to lack of signups. The board discussed a number of possible reasons for this lack of interest.
Carol discussed progress on the 2017 Holiday Party. A caterer and band are lined up, the price may go up slightly.
The 2018 social events schedule has been finalized with dates / venues and will soon be on the website.

On vacation
Four new members joined in last few weeks for a total of about 34 new members
Larry will be asked to distribute new members' contact information to the membership at the end of September.

Update on court conditions. Clocks are a continuing problem. Members are asked to NOT move the clocks.
GRF has redone windscreens on most courts using metal ties.
GRF has initiated orders to fix water fountains.
GRF has provided a new protective cover for Grill. Carol Pillsbury brought the cover to our attention.

Joan had to leave the meeting before her report.
Publicity procedures and how they relate to updating the club's event history pages. (Not discussed)
How to handle Rossmoor News articles for 2018. (Not discussed)

2018 Membership Directory --- turnkey outside service vs in-house technical preparation. Partially discussed.
The meeting was adjourned at this point. The remainder of agenda items were deferred to next month's meeting.

Discussion of a Tennis Clinic using the club's new Ball Machine
Discussion of the Nominating Committee's thoughts regarding the social director position. Discussion of different ways of securing volunteers for social events.
Several boxes of historical photos and newspaper clippings dating back to the late 60s need a new home. They're currently stored at the Pattersons. Probably, the storage of this collection of club history should be addressed by the club's historian.

The 2018 Nominating Committee has concluded it's work, submitted it's report to the board, and disbanded.
Discuss the remaining work to be done regarding 2018's board member nominations.

Location Creekside Complex - Bunker Room