LCIHA Board Meeting Minutes
Time/Place:
Present: Cyndy Clark, Pat Coughlin, John Jacobs, Peter Kane, Tom King, Ray Meyer,
David Rockstraw, Patty Walters, Derrik Wootton, Hugo Vilchis Jr., Hugo Vilchis
Sr.
Minutes:
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Abuse Screening: The BOD discussed how to handle situations where red flags occur
during the screening process. The signed consent form
gives the Board authorization to look further into any potential problems. Once clarifying information has been obtained, the BOD can
reconvene to discuss appropriate action. No action may
need to be taken, depending on the nature of the problem. These
will need to be examined on a case by case basis with an eye toward the safety
of our youth members.
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NMSS: The draft of the proposed LCIHA agreement with NMSS was gone over
line by line, with the BOD and Officers making suggestions for additions,
deletions and clarifications. Some of the items
discussed were:
o Insurance -- getting NMSS to co-insure while we are using their facility.
o Equipment -- We need to follow minimum USAHI guidelines whether we play
with a puck or a ball.
o Advertising on the Boards -- Try to share in revenue for advertising
that we sell.
o Specify the hours per week that we want to use the facility so that we
can set our schedule for the entire season, as we have been at the slab.
o Covers for the lighting (mesh, caging) is a must for the safety of the
players.
o Ask permission to bring in water for the players/coaches/refs for the
games and practices (not required to buy at the Snack Bar).
o The LCIHA BOD agreed upon a course of action for securing a contract
with NMSS, which was provided to President King for purposes of
negotiation.
o The initial agreement will be for the Spring Season only, after which
the LCIHA and Andrew Lucht , owner of NMSS, will renegotiate a new contract
for the Fall season. The new contract will take effect
o The agreement was subsequently "tweaked" several times with
further input from both Andrew and the League. The
final agreement will be made part of the official minutes
book.
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Advertising: J.P. Rodriguez will once more handle the advertising for the Spring season.
·
High School League: Dave Rockstraw pitched the idea of starting a High School League
within the LCIHA. USAHI provides the guidelines for
setting up this type of League or program. It is a
competitive League, and players would have to try out for spots on the (3)
teams representing each of the three local High Schools. The
proposed schedule for the inaugural season would have 6 games, with a three
game play-off for the top two teams. The BOD and
Officers debated at length the pros & cons of starting this type of League
at this time. A motion was made to start a competitive
High School League under the administration of the LCIHA, fielding a team from
each of the three high schools. Season to be six games
with a three game playoff for the top two teams. The
motion was seconded and passed, with four in favor and three opposed. Dave is to be the administrator of the High School League.
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Fun Tournament -
Registration Day: It was decided that with
so much else to do to get ready for our first season indoors, we would not have
time to prepare for a tournament on Feb. 7th. We will
have pick-up hockey on that day instead, for players who are properly
credentialed and covered by our insurance.
·
Borders: They have not been fixed yet. Chris
Christeson has been too busy at work to take on this project.
Dave proposed an alternative way to repair the borders with a rivet that
would not involve as much money or time as taking them to an upholsterer would. He will need some volunteer labor to accomplish the task. A motion was made to allow Dave to buy the necessary
materials and oversee the repair of the Borders on February 7th, registration
day. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted by Patty
Walters, Secretary, LCIHA