Meeting February 14, 2006                                      Back to Meeting Minutes

In Attendance-
Board Members: A. Caschera, B. DiBella, T. Flores, B. Hirsch, L. Malisziewski, D. McDermott, T. Ward, and F. DiCristofaro
Coaches: R. Beerle, M. Buono, A. Bush, D. Canary, P. Canary, C. D’Ambrosio, M. DiCristofaro, D. McBride, J. McCrum, and C. Van De Mark

A. Caschera called the January 2006 monthly Board meeting to order at 8:15pm at the Colombo Club in Rotterdam.

January 10 Meeting Minutes – (A. Caschera) Minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by T. Ward and seconded by L. Maliszewski to approve the minutes as
submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Treasurer's Report - (B. DiBella) Bob’s presented the treasurer's report and reviewed the summary and transaction report and stated that the account is in good
standing. He also stated that the new garage came in at $8,000, well under budget. A motion was made by L. Maliszewski and seconded by F. DiCristofaro to accept the
treasurer’s report as submitted. All in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Fields/Grounds – No report was given at this time.

CDYSL – (T. Ward) Teri stated that they discussed the issue of players playing up two or more levels. Players have to be dual roster to play up. Visit the CDYSL website
for complete rules. Also discussed was the concern regarding payment to referees. The concern is the 1099 forms. It was suggested to perhaps use vouchers. Teri will
mention this suggestion at the next CDYSL meeting. CDYSL will consult with counsel and will let everyone know at the next meeting what has been decided. It was also
mentioned that we should be paying by check.

2006 Committee Members – Angelo reviewed the following committee members: Tournament – D. McDermott; Fall Rec Soccer – D. McDermott (asking for Board
members to alternate weekends. A schedule will be distributed with available dates); Building/Grounds – R. Urbano; Concession Stand – K. McDermott; Equipment – N. Piccirillo; Uniforms – G. Santorio; Player Development – A. Caschera; Spring Rec – A. Caschera & L. Maliszewski; Web – B. DiBella; Gym Space – J. Lomonaco; Referees
– M. DiCristofaro.

Spring Tournament – (D. McDermott) It was mentioned that Saratoga is hosting their tournament the same weekend as ours. Dave mentioned that no teams have signed
up at this time. We need to heavily recruit teams. We are looking for at least four teams plus our own in each age group. The Academy teams will also participate since it
was included in their registration fee.

Travel Teams – (D. McDermott) – There are still teams that are not registered. It was discussed that if teams are not registered, they will not receive their uniforms.
Coaches are to collect all monies and forward to Dave along with the proper paperwork. Uniforms are expected within 10 days.

Old Business – Items will be moved from the old garage to the new one. Angelo proposes to seal up the old garage and install a smaller door. Bathrooms need to be redone and perhaps adding heat to the building. There is concern regarding the cost of heating the building. Angelo believes the cost to renovate the building would be approximately $2,000. Next discussed was Draper Gym and it continues to be very dangerous. The Club believes that we will probably need to look elsewhere for gym
space since we will probably lose Draper within the next year or two. Mohonason and Schalmont’s gym space is booked and it was suggested to look into investing in an
indoor facility. Dave mentioned that new goals with wheels will be purchased at approximately $4,000. Also discussed was the possibility of clearing more land in the back
of fields and replacing cleared trees with line of pine trees.

New Business – AC Milan Camp will be held July 31 – August 4 at $295 per person. Attendees will receive full uniform, a bag and a ball. Ten kids will be selected to go
to the AC Milan training camp in Italy.

Angelo has requested that all coaches meet on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 at the Colombo Club to discuss Family Fun Night on April 1. Our Club will be hosting a family fun night at Afrim’s in Colonie for players, parents, coaches and kids.

Angelo also discussed the camp that Matt Fiske holds each year. We will be suggesting the donation be increased from $1500 to $2000 this year. All in attendance agreed to the increase. Also, discussed was the idea of running our own camp. It was emphasized that we need to be sure that we select the right kids/coaches to work with the kids.

Angelo provided a recap of the Board meeting that was held on February 5. Family Fun Night was discussed. We will be renting two fields and it will run from 6pm to midnight. 4v4 games will be held. The price is $10 per person which includes food, DJ and soccer games. Ages 4 and under free.

Angelo also briefly discussed the four day convention that he, Dave and Cesare recently attended. He suggests that if anyone gets the opportunity to attend, to do so.

Also discussed were referee courses which are listed on the CDYSL website. Available is an 18 hour course for 14 years and older and Club will pay for ˝ of the fee.

All coaches are required to have an F license by August or will not be allowed to coach CDYSL games. Angelo proposed club to host a D license 36 hour course for our coaches. It would be challenging to arrange with everyone’s schedule.

Next Meeting - The next Board Members’ meeting (closed meeting) will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 7:30pm followed by the general board meeting (open) at 8:00pm at the Colombo Club in Rotterdam.

With no other topics to be discussed the meeting was adjourned. A motion was made by T. Ward and seconded by D. McDermott to adjourn the meeting at 9:15pm. All
in attendance were in favor. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Fil DiCristofaro