Charlotte Bridge Association

 

                Minutes of the January 9,2008 Board meeting

 

The Board of Directors of the Charlotte Bridge Association met on Wednesday,January 9,2008, at  4:15 P.M. at the Bridge Center. Ross Andresen,Don Lassiter,Jean Davis,Craig Poplin,Jerry Pontius,Bill Sutton,John Glover,Jackie Key and Susan Young were in attendance. Janet Case also attended.

           Don Lassiter called the meeting to order. The minutes of the December meeting were approved as corrected,with a slight change in the hours of the Sectional tournament.in June.

 

 The following officers were elected :

 

Ross Andresen ,President

Craig Poplin ,Vice-president

Sue Young ,Secretary

Jerry Pontius ,Treasurer

 

Ross conducted the rest of the meeting.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT

Jerry distributed the treasurer’s report,which was accepted and approved.

 

OLD BUSINESS

Jean Davis will present the NLM Report at Hilton Head

The directory should be finished very soon,perhaps tomorrow.

                                                                                                           

Facility Update

Jerry will order a site plan, costing $2800 , to be made for the parking pad. There will be room for 10 cars,and the construction cost would be about 14 or 15 thousand dollars, Nothing can be done before the neighborhood committees approve the site plan. There’s a possibility the city would make more vertical parking spots across the street.

 

The bids are back for the party room and the remodeling will come to about $6255.The Board voted to go ahead with it. The low bid for cleaning the carpet was $688 submitted by Metro Steamway,and Jerry will have it done shortly before the open house.Jerry will look into recycling bins from the park commission.

 

Jane Smith will be the new facility manager,and Jerry will provide her with all the information he has collected.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Gretchen Smith’s committee has selected Jerry Pontius as the winner of the Unit 153 Goodwill Award.This was approved by all.

 

Carol and Harold Winecoff will be asked to chair the NLM tournament. Pat Bradshaw will be partnership chairman.There will be an open game in the small room scheduled for a later hour.

Jean Davis and John Glover will work together on publicity.

 

 Gene Manion will chair the November Sectional.Jackie Key will be in charge of food.

 

Gene wants to use cabinets in a back room to store boards for Jerry .The Board approved.

 

Ross will look into acquiring a defibrillator,and the problems of an inexperienced person using it.

 

LindaWesterfield will make welcoming packages for newcomers,adding a coupon for one free play.

 

Coffee urns were discussed with no decision arrived at.

 

Craig and Debo will be chairmen of Awards day in June,Craig in charge of plaques,Debo in charge of food.

 

Craig will work on a mentor program with John Sharpe.

 

The Grand Opening of the Bridge Center will be Saturday morning,March 15.The local neighborhood will be invited ,as well as park commission people and Historical Society members.Cypress people will be invited ,and Pat Cole will be asked to manage a special time for them.

 

A charity game was discussed,to be determined later.

 

Next meeting will be February 6 at 4 P.M.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Susan Young,Secretary