DMBC BOARD MEETING

January 18, 2010

President, Jim Geary, called the meeting to order at 4:55 p.m.

Members in attendance were Jim, Chet, Donna, Judy, Scott, Mary, Al, and Lynn. 

Financial report:

Judy gave some preliminary figures from the January Sectional. The total table count was 251, the highest we have ever had. It appears our profit was very good but we are still awaiting additional receipts before a true figure is available. In regards to the Sectional, the board members complimented the kitchen staff. The food was very good and everything seemed to go smoothly.

For the year of 2009, both the club table count and the number of games were up.

Membership:

Mary stated that we now have 289 paid members. She is working on setting up a phone tree to reach inactive members. Seeking to get a handle on membership, Judy inquired about the possibility of getting a printout of inactive members.

Liability insurance:

Al and Jim have been looking into our liability insurance. Al reported that we seem adequately covered with $500,000 per incident and $10,000 medical for non litigation incidents.

Building issues:

It was noted that our club owns our building but rents the property from the city for $275 yearly.

Our building needs to be painted. It was moved and seconded that we refer to the Grounds Committee to start the process of getting bids. It was also noted that the doorway tends to flood during heavy rains. We will ask the Ground Committee to also look into possible solutions to that problem.

Another issue that was discussed was the likely need of a new refrigerator in the coming year or two. During tournaments we have a significant space problem with our existing refrigerators. Judith McCall has suggested that a commercial refrigerator would be extremely useful to the club. This subject has been tabled until the July meeting. Meanwhile several board members volunteered to do some research looking for discounts.

Other building/equipment problems discussed were:

1. The leaking large coffee urn. Don Beecher pointed out that it needed an o-ring.

2. Donna agreed to look into the need for a strainer of some sort over the drain on the kitchen sink.

3. It was suggested that the bathrooms could possibly use a paper towel rack which will be referred to the Spruce-up committee.

4. The issue of the slippery bathroom floors which occurred during the tournament, most likely a condensation problem from the unusually cold weather, will be referred to the Grounds Committee.

District 9 News:

Betty Sandifer has notified the club that, starting in January of this year, the District will be accessing each club an additional $2.00 per member. One dollar is to defray the cost of the Sunshine News publication. The other dollar is for the CFFK Fund – an endowment for promoting bridge for youth. The board noted that this may lead to an increase in annual dues for the next year.

Games:

Betty Bayard has requested to increase her Wednesday morning game limit from 0 – 199 to

0 – 249. The motion was made, seconded and approved to do so.

Directors:

The club is still in need of directors and Spike has offered to help anyone interested to meet the requirements. Jim will advertise this in the Newsletter.

Miscellaneous:

The cordless microphone is now working.

Some users have been having a problem with printer jams, especially when doing double sided copying. One theory is that paper quality may be the cause. The board will ask Bob Danielson to look into this problem.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

The next board meeting will be Monday, February 15.

Respectfully submitted – Lynn Brown, Secretary