July 2024 General Meeting

President -  Emily Van Vleet 

• Call to Order
• Roll call -- all present except Richard Schulman and David Hickey
• The  Minutes from  June 2024 Board Meeting were approved.
• We were hoping to welcome Anne Mottola, Director of Community Services but apparently she was on vacation. 

Vice President - Mary Benin

• No report

Secretary - Barbara Landberg

• No report but she will be sending a card to Kathy Devine who had a bad fall.

Treasurer - Ken Steiner

• Monthly report as of 7/12/2004 
• We have $12.555 in the bank.

Tournaments - Richard Schulman

• Well, the weather is saving money on balls but we'll get going again next month.

Social - Laura Townsend

• Request volunteers for Holiday Party
• She will send an e mail asking for people to help  plan and coordinate

Membership - Terry Quinlan

• 17 new members in 2024
• 208 total membership
• Our membership is down from last year probably due to slow -down in home sales
• 80 Ball Machine Users
• Oct. 17th will be a welcome party for new members at Stanley Dollar.
• The New Members Tournament was cancelled since not enough people signed up.

Facilities - David Hickey

• Good quality sun shades are needed for court 4 and 6 because the SMIL team practice is Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:00 am in the summer months when it is very HOT and sunny.

Publicity - Linda Hague

• People seem very pleased with the Newsletter and Linda asked for feedback and suggestions to include in future issues.

Information Technology - Chris Slee

• Technology support team members

• David Besenfelder, Dave Blanchard, Bart Ostro, and Richard Schulman are available to help members with using Wild Apricot on the web or with the phone app.

Old Business

• Hopefully Ann Mottola -will come to a future Board Meeting and  talk about   Resurfacing and 2025 project for Courts 7 and 8 
• It is important for many members of RTC to  attend GRF Meetings and speak up about the importance of fixing up courts 7 and 8 and getting the project included in  the 2025 budget.

New Business

• Open Forum - Five minutes per member
• There was a lot of discussion about the need for awnings on courts 4 and 6 and possibly court 2
• Each awning costs about $800. and it is important to prevent heat exhaustion especially for the mens' team playing in the heat of the day
• Should we purchase them or ask GRF? Last year we had an anonymous donor.
• There was discussion about getting about 12 more chairs --brown ones are sturdier but hotter, cream colored chairs are less expensive and cooler.
• Al Peters felt that chairs should not be left in the back of the courts where it might be shadier but present a tripping hazard.
• Members of the Board will make some decisions on awnings and chairs.
• Upcoming 2025 Board positions --Treasurer, Membership, and Secretary positions are open for next year. The nominating committee is made up of 4 non Board Members and past president, Al Peters. Let Emily or Al know if you are interested in a position or can suggest someone.
• Raffle!

Next Meeting: August 19th