MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 28, 2007

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE GOLD COUNTRY SENIOR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

 

 

2007 GCSSA Board Members:

 Attending: Mike Shatz, Frank Kasparian, Bruce Reinhardt, George Calkins, Bill Howland,  

Absent: Gordon Mangel was absent due to injury. 

GCSSA Members Present: A complete list of attendees was not prepared.

Bill Wilson, helped take minutes. 

 

 Action Items: 

Frank Kasparian Treasury Report: 

<     GCSSA is in the red until next year due to field repairing.

<     Treasury will be $400-$500 ahead when sponsors pay

<     Uniform cost is $3,000

<     Field Improving cost is $1,610 from Rare Earth.

<     Masters were to pay $500 toward field work.

<     Gordon paid $537 for extra dirt and was reimbursed.  $487 each was paid to Gordon and Bob Swarthout  Total cost was $3,725

<     Treasury was $3,000 at the start of the year.

       George Calkins gave $50 for use

 

Mike Shatz (Presiding over meeting)- New Board Members

 

New Board members will be selected without a vote per bylaw provisions since there were five vacancies and five nominees for the board.  Nominees are Rich Ramirez, Bill Wilson, Gary Silveria, Jerry Furman and Grant Montgomery. 

        General Discussion on Improving the Playing fields at Western Gateway Park

 

Funding for Improvements: 

<     The park has no funds to take care of the fields (mowing and holes in outfield)

<     GCSSA does not have enough funds to keep up the fields (needs volunteers)

<     Rich Ramirez suggests that players pay for their team shirt and hat.

<     Bob Swarthout recommends Board send out a survey to players for volunteer work on the fields.

<     George Calkins says the outfield needs flailing to remove grass so the bad spots can be identified.  We will have to rent a flail mower and do it ourselves.  Liability problems keep Cal Trans from volunteering.

<     Don Heyfron says to think about having a tournament and raffle to make some money for GCSSA.  We need to get tournament application to make it legal for Norcal.

<     Raffle is a good way to make money instead of tournament says Calkins.

<     Ramirez has a friend to consult on what the field needs.

<     Little League needs to help out on field 1 as they use it early in the season. 

 

Next Board meeting is on December 12,2007 at 6:30 at the Northridge Restaurant in Penn Valley, CA.

 

Bill Wilson

Acting Secretary