SYHA Board Meeting
January 14th, 2008

January 14, 2008
 Meeting Minutes 

In Attendance:  Dan G., Justin L., Kristy E., Dawn L., John G., Randy W., Cherie L., Debbie Q., Gerry L., Steve H., John M.

Motion to approve December Minutes by Justin L, 2^nd by Steve H. 

Financial report given by Kristy E.  Motion to approve by Randy W., 2^nd by Justin L. 

Dan – Past due receipts are, Tartan Girls, a letter will need to be sent out.  Should that not work we will turn over to the attorney.  The Fire is past due, however, they consistently run past and it is not a major concern right now.  Projections through June look very promising.  Ice sales, tournaments, and Circus (not including concessions) total over 49K.  The upcoming concert June 19 – 21 is also not included. 

Building Maintenance Report:
Breakers on compressors keep popping fuses and cause us to run below 90% last month.  If we run below 90% we do not get our energy credit on the bill.  Dan is checking regularly to be sure the breakers are working properly.  Motion to approve by Cherie, 2^nd by Kristy.

New Business:

Skate sharpening – We need to establish a more consistent set of hours of operation.  We will establish a person form each team that can sharpen or train them.  It will qualify towards work hours.  This way sharpening can be done before or after practice. 

Dan would like to have a gift card in the amount of $25 for Ed Sampair, Jack Lyons, Dan Kelly, and Phil Lahde to General Sam’s in appreciation for all they have done for the outside ice.  To be included a thank you card signed by all board members. 

Parental Code of Conduct – We would like to see something a little more formal for next season. 

Tournament dates for next season – Gerry will work with Dan and it will be advertised in Lets Play Hockey over the summer.  We will send to all surrounding associations to see if they will schedule their tournaments around ours, hopefully to eliminate multiple tournaments on the same weekend. 

Computer for music is getting donated for the scorebox.  This does not include a keyboard, monitor, ect.  Cherie will take care of the process of this and keep us posted. 

Government Support – Call all surrounding areas with a specified list of questions to see if they receive any government support for their outdoor rinks.  We would like to use this information to present to our town/village to see if we can get some support for our outdoor rink.  We would like to create a committee to get the research compiled, and organized.  We may also be able to get the school district on board with this.  Randy will bring the process to order and discuss at the February Meeting.

Semi-Formal Spring Hockey – March and April, until baseball begins, have a 90-minute session with a volunteer coach that would supervise on the side for safety.  Two teams worth of kids to do a shinny hockey style play.  Tues and Thur for mites and squirts and Mon and Wed for bantams and peewees.  Dawn will work on the details and see if there is any interest. 

Fundraising – No team fundraising unless it is presented to the board in advance. 

Motion to adjourn by Justin L., 2^nd by Randy W.