MLA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Monday, October 24, 2016 7:00 PM 9:30 PM Davanni s (St. Paul) I. Call to order II. III. IV. Roll Call a. Board Members Present: Kristy Visich, Matt Dempsey, Matthew Meyers, Scott Hugdahl, Tom Rhee, Makenna Borg, and Joni Canney b. Board Members Not Present: Nick Shermeta September 2016 Meeting Minutes a. Matthew Meyers made a motion to approve September 2016 meeting minutes. b. Matt Dempsey seconded motion. c. September Minutes approved. Update on ATG Legacy Project Guest Speaker Mary O Brien a. Mary O Brien (attorney for Gott to Lax Initiative) provided ground rules for how the restricted gift can be applied. b. Restricted gift is supposed to be used to continue the mission of Gott to Lax c. Mary handed out $10,000 check and a letter to the MLA i. MLA can use GTL logo ii. The letter provides the rules for using the funds and restricts what the MLA can do with the funds 1. For example, yes for low income students, mentoring for HS students, and promoting and growing the game of lacrosse in MN 2. For example, no for travel and elite teams, club fees, tournament travel, and coaches stipend. iii. MLA cannot use funds for other organizations d. Tom will update the MLA website with information on the Gott to Lax and how to apply for a donation or grant for equipment or financial assistance for a US Lacrosse membership, league fees, etc. The Board will need to decide on the process from request to actual grant of equipment or funds. Matt Dempsey will take the first pass at putting together the process.
V. CEP Update a. Fall Level 2 & 3 Update - Mak i. Super weekend for Level 2 and 3 will be on December 10-11, 2016 at Hamline. Dara from USL approved. ii. Mak will blast save-the-date message on social media. iii. USL will set up the registration online. iv. Dara will send updates on who is registered. b. Mak spoke with Brent Lindstrom for USL CEP Level 1 training in the Grand Forks/Moorhead area. i. Location :Moorhead Youth Hockey Arena ii. Date: March 25, 2017 iii. Meeting rooms are free iv. Field space is $50/hour v. Brent was going to reach out to Cory in the Bismark area to include them as well. vi. Mak will try to confirm all the details by mid-december and submit to USL VI. Joint MLUA and UMLOA initiative Kristy (10 min) a. Joint brainstorming session held with MLUA and UMLOA reps, along with Matthew Meyers, Kristy, Mak and Tom at Poor Richards in Bloomington on October 5, 2016. b. High School & College : i. Student officials for MLUA and UMLOA will be creating short (20 second) video clips to post on social media to promote positive aspects of officiating youth lacrosse games. First drafts to Tom by 11/15/2016. ii. Student officials will also be creating digital posters (also to be distributed via social media) to promote officiating. First drafts to Tom by 12/1/2016. c. Adult : i. MLUA sees recruiting opportunities with girls officials from other sports; whereas UMLOA see parents of players as the best growth area for boys officials. ii. Tom had recruiting flyers made up for MSLax and YLM to hand out at their annual meetings. d. Next Joint Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2016 at 6:30. Location: Poor Richards in Burnsville. VII. Elections - Tom (5 min) see attachment a. Matt gave an update on the applications. As of 10/24/2016, we have 3 applicants, including Mak. b. 3 full term positions up and 2 partial positions. Kristy s position would be incremental and is a 2 year position. c. MLA does not have an obligation to fill all the open positions, but we will fill the longest open positions first and then the shorter term. d. Geographically, we should recruit applicants from east side and north.
e. Joni is making announcement about open positions at the MSLax Annual Meeting on 10/25/2016. f. Matthew and Scott will make an announcement at the YLM Annual Meeting 11/13/2016. VIII. Grant Request Follow-up Discussion Kristy (10 min) a. Tom emailed letters on 10/14/2016. b. Need to send checks to the organizations that were awarded grants. Checks will go out in 2017 typically in the spring. c. Tom will follow up with grant recipients to let them know grant is subject to final funding from US Lacrosse. IX. Kristy s resignation from the MLA Board and as MLA Board President a. Kristy is official resigning from the MLA Board effective October 25, 2016 because she has accepted a full time role as Midwest Regional Manager with US Lacrosse. b. Kristy will join MLA board meetings as needed and the MLA can request information where appropriate. c. Matthew Meyers moved to have Tom Rhee fill the remainder of Kristy s President role through 12/31/2016. Mak seconded motion. Motion approved. d. Matthew Meyers moved to have Matt Dempsey fill the remainder of Tom s Secretary role through 12/31/2017. Kristy seconded motion. Motion approved. X. Board Member Roles & Responsibilities Tom (5 min) see attachment a. The board entered additional tasks in the roles and responsibilities table. XI. Activity Updates (10 min) a. Syracuse Girls Clinic took place on September 24, 2016 at Stillwater HS. b. Makena Borg, Matthew Meyers, and Kristy Visich were there to represent the MLA Board. They handed out USL headbands and talked to every girl checking in about opportunities to become officials. c. Mak drafted an event summary for the clinic. XII. Tabled Items a. Grow the Game Day table until 2017 Motion to close meeting by Makenna Borg. Joni seconded. Meeting adjourned. Next meeting will be November 14, 2016 in Burnsville at 6:30 PM. Elections will take place on December 18, 2017 at Scott s Office at 7:00 PM.
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MLA Roles and Responsibilities Tom Julie Scott Nick Joni Matthew Matt D. Makenna Interim President* Secretary* VP* Treasurer* Relationship mgmt. with local lax stores for discounts MLL Playoff Fanfest.Volunteers Interim Secretary* Website co-support CEPs and sponsorships Elections Chair Website co-support Learn-to-Play Sponsorships Learn-to-Play Nomination Committee Nomination Committee Communications & Social Media (Facebook, Twitter) * See position description