Lehigh Valley Soccer League
Lehigh Valley Soccer League November 2009 Meeting
 
Meeting started at 7:30 pm, ended at 8:20pn, and attendees included:
Dave Walton - Push The Rock SC
Gary Toth - Guest representing LV Scholar Atthlete Award Banquet
Ned Strong - President
Tom Shickle - Allentown SC
Tim McDaniel - Secretery, Treasurer & Registration (and author of these meeting notes)
 
President's Report:   (Ned Strong is the President)
Revision to last meetings vote on the LVSSA banquet contribution.  $260 to include the scholarship donation, cost of half-page advertising in both the Boys & Girls banquet brochure, and a dinner at each banquet verses the $235 + $60 deal approved last month.
Treaurer to revise nexct year's budget to reflect $260 for this line item.
 
Ned to attend the Boys Banquet, Sunday, January 31st and also the Girls banquet, Sunday, May 23rd.  Other officers and/or Team Managers are encouraged to attend this prestigious banquet.
 
From October Meeting:
 
Ned took the KNBT signaute form with him to return to KNBT to become an authorized
signaturee for signing LVSL checks.  Tim McDaniel is the other authorized signaturee.
Pete Csoingradi is to complete the signature authorization form also to ensure he is the
third authorized LVSL person to sigh LVSL checks.  All LVSL checks require two signatures for the check to clear.
 
Vice President's Report:   (Officer position is currently vacant)
 
EPASA Delegate:   (Officer position is currently vacant)
Note the EPASA October meeting was held without a LVSL delegate present.
The forfeiture fine of $25 was not imposed on the LVSL by the EPASA due to lack of attendence from most the other leagues as well (good news to us).
 
Referee Assignor Report:  (Pete Csongradi was absent at the November Meeting)
Most teams are sending in their Referee Reports.
 
Games Chairman Report:   (Pete Csongradi was absent at the November Meeting)
Pete has done a great job keeping the schedule, standings and statistics current.
 
The November 8th games are a go as scheduled.  TMcD to attempt to get EPASA office to talk directly to COB to ensure the last Saucon Park Field C game can be played as scheduled.  Note the EPASA has "dropped the ball" on processing COIs this fall.
 
Pete to revise the schedule to get each team to play each other team 5 times total, Fall and Spring, to make it easier to fit games in this Fall and the Spring Season window.
 
TMcD to continue to follow-up with EPASA on LCFs COI as well and initaite a COI for Fountain Park in Allentown for all LVSL teams to use as needed.
 
Push The Rock is considering the use of Fountain Park on Sunday, November 22nd, 2:30pm kick-off against Allentown Sports Club due to lack of field availablility at LCFs.
 
Push The Rock is also considering use of Fountain Park on Sunday, December 6th, 2:30pm kick-off agaisnt United FC due to anticipated closure of LCFs.
 
It is emparative that each Team Manager contact his scheduled opponent Team Manager to ensure game time, location, directions...etc..  The home team responsible to ensure referee coverage, date, location, etc...
 
Webmaster Report:   (Alan Angulo maintains the www.LVSL.org web page from his castle fortress in the mountains, far far away).
 
Alan has updated the web page as soon as he is given new inforamtion.
 
Alan has implemented the web page game score reporting link.  Teams are encouraged to use it or continue to phone in the scores to Ned.  Also note the game scores from last Sunday were posted in the Morning Call Thursday paper this week (thansk Ned).
 
Pete to advise Alan on what is required to implement the referee reporting link, although Alan can use the e-mail format developed earlier and used by ASC.  Teams can continue to mail in the referee report cards or direct e-mail to Pete. 
 
Publicity Chairman's Report:   (Vacant Officer Postion)
This may be the sungle most important officer opostion, like sales for a company.
We need to find a positive, communicative and energetic candidate to fill this postiion before the league dwindles to non-existance.  Nuff said ! 
 
Registration Chairman's Report:   (Tim McDanie is acting RC for a third year)
Each team has been contact seperately summarizing the status of their team registration.  See the November 4th e-mail summarizing each team's registration status that serves as the RC Report.
 
ROL forms are required for registration of players.  Players injured withiout a signed ROL form will not be covered for insurance.  Also, the LVSL Player Package to be sent to the EPASA can not be submitted without the ROL forms complete.
 
Player registration cut off for the fall will be the November 4th meeting.  Players signed over the winter will be forwarded to EPASA in the spring.
 
Treasurer's Report:   (Tim McDanie has resumed Treasurer's duties)
See November 4th e-mail with attached financial staterments submitted with comments and highlighted items.  The Financial Statements e-mail serves as the Treasurer's Report.
 
TMcD to meet with KNBT to SET-UP 24 hour access to account information without transaction approval to maintain security on account.  Checking account currently requires two signatures on a check to clear the bank.  24-hour access circumvents this safety feature by allowing transaction to be made. 
 
Bar tab for tonight meeting was $78.
 
Secretery's Report:
TMcD to continue follow-up with EPASA on status of COI for Saucon park and Lehigh County Fields.  EPASA office is in disarray and causing a delay in the processing of the COIs on their end.
 
Next meeting to be confirmed. 
We may take December & January off to save costs.
 
Sincerely,
Tim MCDaniel
LVSL Secretery
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Tim McDaniel
LVSL Secretery, Treasurer & Acting Registration Chairman
www.LVSL.org
AYSC Inventory Manager, Site Coordinator & Youth Coach
www.AllentownYouthSoccer.org



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Meeting Held: 03/04/2009

Attendees:  Pete Csongradi    Referee Assignor
                  Gary Toth            Treasurer
                  Ned Strong          President
                  Tom Shickel        ASC Representative
                  Josh Brown         LI Representiative
                  Tim McDaniel       Registration Chairman & Secretery
 
Referee Assignors Report:
* All teams are in good standing regarding submitssion of Refere Reports for the fall.
* Pete checked EPASA By-Laws regarding what a team owes when they do not show up for a game.  The teams owes full fee and whatever the league penalty is *LVSL it is another $50).
* Pete says a team can call as late as two hours before game time to cancel the game if the team just can not field enough players to play the game.
* Pete's cell phone is (four eight four) eight nine four - zero five two two and requests the number not be called unless it is urgent, like a game cancellation.
 
Games Chairman Report:
* Pete submitted the proposed Spring Schedule with games starting April 19th and ending May 17th using May 24th as a raindate.  Exception being a May 31st game between Push The Rock and Evergreen at LC Fields.
* After a presentation by Williard Stratz about the Lions Club All Star game Classic,
the option to play the May 31st game at 1pm at the Nazareth Stadium was presented and the LVSL is to advise if this will happen or not.  Note the game is the Push The Rock vs Evergreen game listed above schedul3d for 2:30pm at LC Fields.
 
Webmasters Report: (Alan was not at this meeting)
* TMcD to contact Allan to see if referee reports can be submitted via the league web page (www.LVSL.org) and if those reports are automatically forwarded to Pete.
*  Web page has been considered a great success last fall and is getting more use by more people as the features are expanded.
 
Treasures Report:  
* We have $1700 plus in bank accounts but have O/S checks totaling about that much which leaves an effective balance just above zero on account.
* Gary will isuue statements soon.
* TMcD motioned to increase the Performance Bond from $200 to $300 starting next Fall to make the bond consistent with the increasing referee fees.  The bond amount has remained unchanged for twenty years plus.  Motion carried without objections.
* The LVSL will place a Half-Page add, similar to the add in the LV Scholar Athelete Banquet Brochure, in the Lions Club All Star Game Brochure.
* Gary to approach Jose Perna, CPA to perform a semi-formal audit of the Leagues Financial records as this has not been done since 1990's.
 
EPASA Delegate:
* Pete has elected to attend the March 9th EPASA meeting in Morgantown.
* We will need another volunteer to attend the June meeting.
 
Next meeting is Wednesday, April 1st, 7pm at Stahleys Restaurant.

Tim McDaniel
LVSL Secretary