Little Illini Soccer Club Board Meeting
March 6, 2006
Savoy Recreational Center

Attendees: Adam Jenkins, Pat Kemme, Mike Kobylinski, Paige Lewis, Cathy Moe, Lance Olson, Gary Sullan, Ron Walton, Mike Wilson, Joan Wingo

Guests: Amy Hall, Mike Wingo, and Jennifer Clarke

Approval of Feb 6 minutes = Paige motioned, Lance seconded: Motion Passed

Secretarial appointment = Ron nominated Mike Wilson to fulfill the term of resigned secretary Pat Kemme. Rick seconded: Motion Passed

Financial committee, Board modus operandii, and Review and approval of the annual membership agenda

Discussion tabled on these topics, and Ron announced his intention of calling a special meeting of the board to discuss them. No meeting date has been set.

Parent Rep Update = There was some discussion has to whether or not two individuals had expressed interest in running for the Parent Representative position on the board. It was decided that only one individual had completed the necessary requirements for nomination. Mike K. motioned to acknowledge Joan Wingo as Parent Representative. Paige seconded: Motion Passed.

DOC report/update = Mike K. issued a Director of Coaching report/update. A copy of the report is available from the Secretary of the Board.

Spring cup updates/discussion = Paige Lewis gave a report on the Spring Cup

• 39 teams and 4 college coaches have registered (including LISC teams). This number is slightly ahead of last year.
• The online registration system is working well.
• Jennifer Clarke is the assistant tournament director, and is doing a great job.
• Hotels are beginning to fill.
• It was hoped that we could get a league logo developed; that is coming along slowly. If it is not completed in time, we will come up with a different idea for the tournament t-shirt.
• Volunteers were discussed. It was decided that parent reps should be contacted to coordinate their team’s parent involvement. It was mentioned that letting parents choose their own areas of involvement tends to work better than simply assigning them.
• Ron suggested that maybe scholarship player families should be expected to take on a bigger volunteering role during tournaments. That will be looked at for next season.
• Coordination is going well with the University of Illinois for the fields.
• Paige is working to coordinate all vendor contracts at the tournaments to be the same - $450 or 20% should come to LISC, whichever is greater.
• The Ref Assignor will be Dan Lusisic, from Granite City. Dan has been around for a long time and is a very experienced assignor. We are working on deal with him for about $7/game is assignor fees.
• We are working with Suzi Davis Travel to get more rooms.

Fall Cup update = Paige gave a Fall Cup update. There is another big event in Champaign/Urbana during the scheduled weekend of the 2006 Fall Cup, so hotel space is limited. There was talk about trying to change the date of the Fall Cup, but there were concerns that the first weekend in October was our “niche” and it would be tough to change the dates and maintain the quality of the tournament. The hotel contract needs to be developed and analyzed. Things seem to be moving slowly with Suzi Davis Travel.

New Business =

• Ron has named John Wagner has a special advisor to the LISC board. John is a sports marketing consultant with extensive experience. John is convinced that the Champaign/Urbana area should have a soccer facility and is interested in assisting in getting that accomplished.
• Peter Fox is still involved in possible land acquisition for a soccer complex – there are some possibilities at VERY early stages.
• There has been no word on the potential LifeLines development project.
• Gary opened discussion on his pending resignation from the board, and his potential replacement. He has agreed to stay involved with the board until the replacement has been selected and properly trained. After limited discussion, Gary motioned to go into executive session. Joan seconded: Motion Passed.

Executive Session = meeting adjourned during executive session.

Submitted by Mike Wilson

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