Minutes from LISC Board Meeting
July 27, 2004
7:30 pm

The meeting began at 8:25 pm after registration was completed.

Present: Ron Walton, Gary Sullan, Amy Hall, Ben Mueller, Robert Baird, and Rick Hazlewood.
Absent: Judith Hernandez and Trey Bradberry

1. Minutes were read and approved with some corrections.

2. Amy presented several offers from vendors who wish to be a part of the Fall Cup. The board left it up to her to make the decisions.

3. The board decided that teams may conduct individual fundraisers at the Fall Cup but they will contribute the same percentage of profits as the

4. Land Development Report: The estimated costs for establishing fields on 30 acres are $56,000. The estimated costs for annual maintenance is $19,000 ($125 an acre). While these are just estimates from experts in the field, they give us an idea of how much money it will cost.

5. The following is not for public discussion at this time. The following are the steps that we plan to follow if progress is made at each step. It is desired that a legal document be drawn up by the end of September.

a. The club has entered an agreement of confidentiality with Laura Kalman as we move further into negotiations.

b. The next step is a meeting of the board and members of Laura Kalman’s organization.

c. Following that meeting an exploratory agreement that outlines the concepts of the agreement should be drawn up. One of those concepts which is that the club has access to the fields regardless of what happens to the rest of the planned development of Laura Kalman’s organization.

d. The board and land acquisition committee will begin a publicity campaign aimed at the members of the club. We will need the assistance of the Lifelines staff to make the first meeting of the parents successful.

6. Gary Sullan reported that he had received several scholarship applications for the board to review at the next meeting.

7. Treasurer’s report. Gary reminded everyone that we changed the way we pay for tournaments. Each team gets $60 per player per season and any shortage will have to covered by the team.