December 12, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes – (A. Caschera) Minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by L. Maliszewski and seconded by T. Flores to approve the minutes as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Treasurer's Report - (B. DiBella) Bob presented the treasurer's report and reviewed the summary and transaction report and stated that the account remains in good shape as of December 31, 2006. A motion was made by R. Urbano and seconded by L. Maliszewski to accept the treasurer’s report as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Spring Tournament – (D. McDermott) The tournament will be held on April 20-21, 2007. . Flyers are being updated and will be distributed. All in attendance agreed that a mandatory meeting for all coaches and managers should be scheduled. The success of this tournament depends on the recruitment of teams.

Travel Team – (A. Caschera) Angelo asked each coach for any updates. Each one provided an update on their teams. Discussed was registration process, players, how each team is performing and uniforms.

Old Business – Giulio updated everyone on the uniforms. The order has been placed and he anticipates having them by the end of January. Once all the embroidery is finished, arrangements will be made with coaches for pick up. Giulio also mentioned that in the future we’ll have uniforms in stock for faster turnaround time. He has also contacted the company and they have agreed to allow the Club to place partial orders without affecting the price and the Club will be able to purchase individual pieces instead of the entire uniform. Family Fun Night is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Afrim’s in Colonie from 5pm - midnight. The Club rents two fields plus the upstairs for the entire evening. We will have pizza and wings. Each team was given flyers for this event. It is encouraged that anyone attending this event hands in the bottom portion of the flyer along with payment to their coach/manager by March 10. This will give the Club an idea of how many will be attending. Envelopes with payments are due back to the Club at the March 13th meeting.

New Business – All in attendance handed in their outdoor team placement form, which are due to CDYSL on Friday, January 12, 2007. Angelo mentioned that the Spring Soccer program will be held May 12 – June 23, 2007. This six-week program is held on Saturdays for children from 5 to 10 years of age and it is an instructional-development program. Help is needed on registration days being held March 3 & 10 from 9am-12pm at the RYSC fields. Angelo mentioned for the Club to possibly hold a goalie’s clinic. Dave will check with Front Street to see when that facility would be available and Cesare will check with the instructor. It was decided that the clinic will be held one night a week for approximately 1 ½ hours for four weeks. This is opened to all goalies. Also discussed was having different age/experience levels. Also discussed was the upcoming coaches’ clinic being held on Saturday, January 20, 2007. An email went out to all coaches. Anyone not certified is encouraged to attend. Joe stated that he anticipates receiving the contract from Draper allowing the Club to use gym space. It was suggested that Draper be used for U12 and under teams. The Club has requested gym space on Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm. The question was asked as to whether or not the Club will be using Draper for individual skills. The Club will begin with the goalie clinic and then work on other training sessions for its players. Rocco mentioned that he found a machine that picks up grass after it cuts the grass.

With no other topics to be discussed the meeting was adjourned. A motion was made by L. Maliszewski and seconded by B. Hirsch to adjourn the meeting at 8:30pm.

Next, A. Caschera called the annual general to order at 8:30pm for election of RYSC members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. Dave stated that Board members serve a two-year term. At this time the question was asked if anyone present was interested in running for the board. Giulio Santorio announced that he would be interested. Ballots were distributed with the following nominees: Dave McDermott, Bob DiBella, Lynn Maliszewski, Angela Bush, Rita Beerle, Kim Corbitt, Eugene Mednikov and Giulio Santorio. After all ballots were counted, the follow were elected for a two-year term: Dave McDermott, Bob DiBella, Lynn Maliszewski, Angela Bush, Rita Beerle and Giulio Santorio. Next, election for the executive board was held. All board members in attendance agreed and the following board members will serve on the executive board for a one-year term: Angelo Caschera, President; Dave McDermott, 1st Vice President; Bob DiBella, Treasurer, and Fil DiCristofaro, Secretary. Discussion was held regarding the 2nd vice president position. Currently the position is being held by Terri Ward. This position remains open since the Club didn’t receive any notice of her intentions. Therefore, the Board was asked if anyone would be interested in the 2nd Vice President position. Rocco Urbano expressed interest. All board members in attendance agreed the executive board will consist of Angelo Caschera as President, Dave McDermott as 1st Vice President, Rocco Urbano as 2nd Vice President, Bob DiBella as Treasurer and Fil DiCristofaro as Secretary.

Angelo next thanked the outgoing board members, Joe Lomonaco, Nick Piccirillo and Tony Flores for their many years of service to the Club.

Next, Angelo reviewed the current committee members. This will be discussed at the February meeting which is being held on Tuesday, February 13, 2007.

With no other topics to be discussed, a motion was made by L. Malsziewski and seconded by G. Santorio to adjourn the annual general meeting at 8:50pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fil DiCristofaro