2015 LWC meeting
January 31 2015
St. Paul Mn, Little
Oven
Meeting called to order by LWC president
Roger Sadecki.
Handouts distributed by Roger Sadecki. (records, last years minutes, etc).
Members signed in.
Membership Report; by Dan Foerster: 545 members,
21 clubs = 370 members, 381 athlete members, 140 general members (some combined
with athletes). 24 technical members (coaches
administrators etc).
202 youth, 95 junior, 107 senior, 23
masters.
Roll Call by Dan Foerster 9 people present, 8 voting members.
2014 minutes; included in
handout, also on website. Discussed some issues addressed as new
business from 2014, (LWC reimburse new referee background check).
records, opened for questions, comments, etc, Motion to approve Greg Sonnabend,
2nd by Don Witt. approved.
Treasurer Report;
by
Kate Henry.
She gave a verbal summary as to expenses & revenue, rebates from USAW, etc.
Roger S. discussed cost of medals, etc. Motion to Approve
made by Don Witt, second by Neil Nelson, Treasure report passed.
By-laws; addressed by
Roger Sadecki; Made some grammatical corrections to
existing By-laws. A copy of the bylaws was included in the handouts, Dated as
"Revised" 1-31-2015. As the Athlete Representative for the LWC was
brought up, there was discussion as to athlete membership at the national level
as well. Open for questions & comments. Motion to approve
by Neil Nelson, second by Greg Sonnebend & Phil Markert, Approved.
MN Cup. 2014; State Records
& Mn Cup handed out. Noted that participation in
events calculated in Cup are down, John Drewes is
contributing expense money to winners.
MN Cup Winners are;
Men: winner; William Meacham, Runner-up; Uli Manzanilo, Women: Winner; Natalie Johnson,
Runner-up; Kate Henry. (prize is $200, Runner-up
$100).
John Drewes
commented that last year, only one winner claimed the prize, (based on use for
competing at National events). Discussion as to how to increase participation,
should LWC increase financial incentive? etc.
Motion made Greg Sonnabend;
"LWC matches John Drewes contribution in this
reimbursement". second by Phil Markert, motion passed. (Standards for MN Cup will be noted
on the website).
Thank You John for what you do for this!
Event Schedule; by Roger Sadecki. May meet, both Rosemount HS &
Lakeville HS want to hold qualifier for National Youth Championships.
Discussed upcoming National Youth Championships, hosted by MN LWC.
Need many volunteers to host this event!
New Business: None.
Hall Of Fame; Presented by
Phil Markert. This years
Nominee is Sean Kline. Motion to accept made by Neil Nelson,
Second by John Drewes, HOF nominee approved.
Motion to adjourn made by Don Witt,
second by John Drewes.
Respectfully
submitted, Neil Nelson - Recording Secretary.