Time/Place:
Present: Eli Best, Bernice Castelo, Tony Castelo, Cynthia Clark, Curtis Clark,
Patrick Coughlin,
Minutes:
v
Derrik briefed the Board
on his meeting with Jimmy and Sonya. We will be
allowed to practice according to our existing schedule for the time being. We still may be asked to give up some of our practice time
on the pad in the future, but they will try to give us more notice so that we
will have time to make alternative arrangements for practices.
Sonya and Jimmy are supportive of our goal to have our own facility, but
it is going to be up to us to make this happen. We
will continue to look into obtaining private sector funding and/or public or
private grants.
v
Derrik updated the BOD on
the current status of NMSS. The rink has arrived,
but they are still waiting on some critical funding.
v
Dennis asked Cindy Clark
to present her complaint against Joe Short to the Board. Cindy
was not comfortable doing this in front of the Short children, and Dennis
requested that they leave the room during this portion of the discussion so
that the adults could have a candid discussion. After
they left, Cindy read a prepared statement outlining her concerns and presented
a copy to the Board. Summarily, she
feels that the removal of her son from the Scorpions was a violation of the
Coaches’ Code of Ethics and several of the LCIHA by-laws, including but not
limited to Article 11, which governs team formation. She
asked that sanctions be imposed on Joe and/or his team. A
lengthy discussion ensued, and pertinent comments are paraphrased below:
o
Cathy: I was not prepared
for this, I thought we were here to discuss the forfeit of the Scorpion/Iguana
game last Saturday. The Coyotes were disbanded and the
Scorpions were formed, so it is not the same team and the same players did not
have to be included on the team.
Respectfully Submitted: Patty
Walters, Secretary, LCIHA