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Minutes of November 29, 2010 General Board Meeting of the TA

President Bruce Chambers called the meeting to order at 3:15 P.M. with 21 members in attendance a quorum was not met, so the meeting would recess at 4:08 PM and continued at 5:45 PM to vote on the 2011 budget and the five new TA members of the board.

Board members present: Bruce Chambers, John Paulhus, Anne Skinner, Donna Waikel, and Petra Stimmel. Board member excused: Don Larsen.

Fun Day Chairman Report

November 20^th, 46 members enjoyed the 17 minute cycle of round robin tennis and lunch afterwards. Nancy Williams thanked the Fun Day volunteers. April 9^, and November 19 have been scheduled for 2011 Fun Days. The Sun City Center 50^th Year Anniversary will be celebrated at the November Fun Day with an added activity.

Secretary

Anne Skinner read the minutes of the Nov. EB meeting, which generated discussion from the floor regarding outside tennis activities such at the tournament in Feb. at Delray Beach, the Jim Courier Tennis Exhibition in January at the St. Pete Forum, possible reduction of dinner/dances to two a year, the addition of ice cream social and/or wine and cheese general meetings to attract more members. Also discussed were ways to grow membership.

Membership

Donna Waikel reported 226 members as of November 29, 2010. The Visitor’s Center does have TA flyers in their file cabinet, and the TA is represented with photos and information in the book provided to inquiries and new residents.

Treasurer

With seventy members present, the 2011 budget was approved by unanimous vote.

The dues will remain the same for 2011. With projected income of $16,800 and expenses of $19,000, approximately $43,700 should remain in the cash reserve.

The 2010 treasurer report, and the 2011 approved budget are available on the web site. In the event a new ball machine is purchased, the funds will come from the maintenance budget.

Social Events

Petra Stimmel thanked all those volunteers to helped her during her term on the board. She announced the menu and entertainment for the evening’s dinner and dance.

Facilities

Tony Holbrook announced that lines would not be changed with the upcoming addition of new material. No date has been set.

Nominating Committee

Chairman John Paulhus thanked his nominating committee members.

The seventy members present voted Elaine Davis, Dave Mohl, Dave Vallo, Ozzie Swett, and John Skinner onto the 2011 board unanimously. A meeting with the old and new board members will be held the first week of December. Bruce Chambers, Petra Stimmel, Don Larsen and Donna Waikel were thanked for fulfilling their terms. John Paulhus and Anne Skinner remain on the board for 2011.

Kudos

Ed Cantrell continues with the help of volunteers to schedule the matches. He has been using his printer to make the cards and would like someone to volunteer to make the cards in the future. Ed was thanked for going above and beyond the call of duty, and for saving the association a lot of money.

Paul Davis was thanked for creating the History of SCC Tennis available on the web site.

Adjourned

President Bruce Chambers adjourned the meeting at 6 PM

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