February 5, 2024 |
DBS Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes – February 5, 2024
The meeting was opened at 9:30 with Sharon Harbach, Norris Drum, Suzanne Breedlove in attendance. Ken and Consie Javor were present as guests. Absent were Queenie Love and Anne Kyle.
Norris made the motion to accept the January 8 minutes, which had been emailed out previously. Sharon seconded it and the motion passed.
Sharon made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report, which had been emailed out previously. Suzanne seconded it and the motion was approved.
Ken gave an update on the upcoming tournament.
- Directors for each day have been set.
- Consie and Tawana for Thursday
- Sharon and Ken for Friday
- Norris for Saturday. Ken will confirm with him.
- Brochures have been mailed out with a personalized letter.
- Sign up sheet for workers, refreshments, etc. will be at the studio
Sharon reported that there were 5 candidates for the 4 Board member positions and they would like to get at least one more. MJ Cross is working with Sharon as nominating committee. Voting will be from Feb. 11 to Feb. 24.
Norris reported on the cards at the studio. He will replace them before the tournament so that the boards all have the bigger faced cards in them and worn cards will be replaced.
Norris reported that we as directors need to be cautious when we print out the hand records for the games.
Virginia is still looking into renters’ insurance. Will report back next meeting.
The books in the corner will be mentioned so that folks can check them out.
Beth DiTommaso has been working on the income tax. With her situation with her mother, Sharon will talk to Brian to see if he will take over that job.
Virginia passed out a sheet regarding a possible charity grant. The deadline to file the application for this is in August. This was tabled for future discussion. Suzanne mentioned supporting Senior Paws as a possible request for this grant.
The next meeting was scheduled for March 18 at 9:00 am as a Zoom meeting.
Norris made the motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Sharon. The meeting adjourned at 10:00.
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia Boudreau
Acting Secretary
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January 8, 2024 Minutes |
Denton Bridge Studio
Board of Directors’ meeting Jan 8, 2024
Present: Pres Sharon Harbach, Virginia Boudreau, Queenie Love, Suzanne Breedlove, Anne Kyle, Norris Drum
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am.
Minutes of the Dec, 4, 2023 meeting were emailed previously and after the date change on the Tournament to June 6-8, approved. Motion made by Virginia to approve and seconded by Norris, motion carried.
Treasurer report that was sent out by email and copies given at meeting was discussed and Anne made motion to approve, Norris seconded, motion carried.
Subject of who to get to do IRS stuff was discussed and Virginia offered to find someone.
Whether to renew Microsoft subscription was discussed and tabled for another meeting.
Carol Welch resignation as board member and secretary was accepted and Anne will temporarily cover this position.
Website calendar information was discussed and Virginia will check into updating the calendar to the site.
To reduce excess clutter in Studio a discussion followed on getting rid of old boards, cards, books. Virginia will check around to see best way to eliminate. Agreed to offer them to members first.
M.J. DeBusk has volunteered to take over partnership duties.
Nomination committee of Sharon and M.J. Cross will be making phone calls to find those who might be interested in serving on the board.
As the refrigerator is no longer functioning, the board decided to purchase a new one. Larry Kyle was assigned to buy and install a new one.
The club insurance is up for renewal and was discussed. Norris made motion to renew it. It was seconded by Suzanne and motion passed.
The board agreed to meet again February 5 @ 9:30 a.m. to discuss plans for February tournament.
Norris made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Suzanne seconded, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Kyle
Interim Secretary
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Dec 4, 2023 BOD meeting |
Denton Bridge Studio
Minutes
04 December 2023
Meeting called to order by Sharon Harbach at 9:30 A.M. at Denton Bridge Studio.
Members present: Sharon Harbach, Virginia Boudreau, Suzanne Breedlove, Anne Kyle, Norris Drum, Queenie Love, and Carol Welch.
*Minutes of October’s DBS Board were approved.
*Financial updates for September and October were approved; November’s budget not finalized yet. Development of a forward going budget will help to determine discretionary income for DBS parties, meals, gifts, etc.
*Norris will update suggestions for finances at our next meeting.
*The DBS Thanksgiving Dinner, held on November 16, was a great success. Thanks to Tony Boudreau for arranging for and delivery of the Babe’s chicken dinners. Yum.
*Gift for the Patels, a Harry and David basket, was unanimously approved.
The idea of gifts for outstanding service to the Club was approved.
*Thanks to Donna Gibbs for heading up the Christmas Party on December 16. Food and possible door prizes were discussed.
*Announcement of the increase of ACBL dues will be made at beginning ofall December club games so that current members may renew their memberships immediately at the current, lower price
- also a reminder to those who may have inadvertently let their membership lapse, to renew.
*Thanks to Lynda Bradley for arranging Partnerships. If help is needed in 2024, more discussion will follow.
*2024 Elections: the following Board members’ terms expire in 2024: Anne Kyle, Carol Welch, Norris Drum, and Queenie Love. Nominating committee to be identified by the next board meeting in January, 2024.
2024 Tournament Dates: February 29 - March 2, June 13-15, and Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
It was decided to prepare a 2024 calendar of games, tournaments, room cleanings, and meetings to the Patels for their information.
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, January 8, at 9:30, at DBS.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 A.M.
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August 25, 2023 BOD Minutes |
Denton Bridge Studio
Minutes
28 August 2023
Meeting called to order by Sharon Harbach at 9:26 AM.
Members present: Sharon Harbach, Virginia Boudreau, Suzanne Breedlove, Norris Drum, Carol Welch.
Tournament Updates: Ken Javor joined the meeting to give his report as Tournament Chair.
1. July 9 - ACBL approved both tournaments
2. 12 packets of tournament information and a personal letter were given to all bridge clubs/directors in the AREA. Outstanding PR 3. Sign-up sheets were also given to all bridge clubs to encourage their members to participate
* People needed for tournament sign-in, bring snacks, collect money, greet players, serve food, etc. 4. Directors are being arranged for the tournament and the accompanying side games on Thursday and Saturday for Open players
5. Because results of Open games must come in AFTER the tournament results, Norris (thanks) will take care of this tricky problem
6. Lunch Thursday: Ham; Lunch Friday: Fajitas; Lunch Saturday: King Ranch Casserole. YUM!
Ken left meeting at 9:48. A big THANK YOU to KEN.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved
The financial report was approved, with Norris volunteering to discuss our reserve with individual board members. Our thanks again to Tony Boudreau for lending a hand while Anne is on vacation.
Financial issues
1. Plumbing bill was never presented so it is now not an issue
2. Dealing machine repair in the future
3. Overhead clock/screen needs repair
Virginia is having lessons on bid boxes and other things new players need to know on Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM. The players will be given a chance to play for fun and practice at no charge through the end of this year.
The Tuesday Group can also absorb the new players who need to know how cool it is to earn master points.
Also under discussion is a possible evening Open game. New playing cards will be available immediately
Studio needs to be cleaned after each game. Virginia will devise a list for directors.
1. Check bathrooms, turn lights out, leave open
2. Wipe crumbs off counters
3. If obvious mess on tables or floor, wipe off or do a quick vacuum
4. Make sure no one is still in the studios or the bathrooms
5. MAKE SURE BOTH DOORS TO STUDIO ARE LOCKED.
Virginia needs coverage for club manager in October while she is gone. Lynda Bradley has offered to take on the partnership desk.
Ken and Consie have volunteered to train any directors for the online games in November
Next Board meeting: Monday, September 25 location TBA Meeting adjourned at 10:23 AM.
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June 14, 2023 BOD Minutes |
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July 17, 2023 BOD Minutes |
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2nd AUGUST 2016 BOD MEETING |
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June 2022 BOD MINUTES |
The Denton Bridge Studio Board of Directors held their monthly board meeting on Zoom in June, 2022.
The Chairman of the Board, Donna Gibbs, called the meeting to order with the following board members present: Jo Bryan, Bill Layman, Denny Reid, Ken Javor, Sharon Harbach & Charles Brow. Absent in attending was Eddie Bigler.
The motion to accept the reading of the minutes was made by Donna and a second by Ken. CARRIED - Jo B made the motion to accept the reading of the Treasury's Report. Second by Ken. CARRIED.
STAC GAMES will be played on Thursday and Saturday. Must have 5 tables per game.
Jo Kuhn has agreed to check the telephone for DBS and refer the message to the proper person. Lynda Bradley will be responsible for taking care of all g-mails and directing them to the correct person.
Bill Layman will compile an email list of 0-1000 masterpoint players.
Ken reported the carpet will be stretched on a Monday. BC will repair the floor under the carpet.
Discussion and decision was made not to close the Studio for the Arlington Tournament.
A budget of $300.00 was given to Ken to make a recognition display of our member achievements and to also update the decor inside our beautiful studio. Denny made the motion and Ken made the 2nd.
Denny reported a check in the amount of $200. has been mailed to Erin G. in appreciation of her filing our taxes for the past two years with no charges.
Our NLM Tournament is in place. Mary Lou Collins will be the Director for the Friday & Saturday games and Tawana Arnett will direct the Sunday Swiss Game.
Donna made a motion to adjourn and Denny made the 2nd. We will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, July 13th. at 10:00 am.
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May 2022 BOD |
The Denton Bridge Studio Board of Directors met on May 25. 2022. All board members were present plus the Club Manager, Eddie.
Ken & Consie Javor were recognized for successfully passing the ACBL Director Course.
Motions were made and seconded to accept the reading of the April, 2022, minutes and also the Treasurer's report ending in April, 2022.
Tawana Arnett's letter of resignation from the Board was read. Eddie made the motion to accept and Ken made the second and the motion reluctantly carried.
Ken made a motion to appoint Jo Bryan as Secretary and Denny made the second. The motion carried.
Charles Brown was nominated to become a board member. Jo Bryan made the motion and Ken Javor seconded the motion. The motion carried and we welcome Charles as a new board member.
The proxy vote to cease all online virtual games with option to restart if needed was announced. At the present time we have canceled the games. Noted: the 0 - 50 teaching game on Monday Afternoons will continue. This is taught by Kim Brinkman and sponsored by District 16.
Ken Javor offered his services to shadow Eddie to learn the duties and responsibilities of club manager. Denny made the motion to accept his offer and Donna made the second. The motion carried.
Charles Brown reported the Bridge Lessons are ongoing and successful.
Ken Javor reported the NLM Tournament is on the calendar for October 14-15-16.
The board discussed rules of conduct during any game played at DBS. Appendix A to DBS Bylaws, under Play of the Game, 5.02 item (3). The studio enforces the ACBL Zero Tolerance Policy for conduct. A copy is posted at DBS and also available on the DBS and ACBL websites.
In the Bylaws under Section VIII: Item B, (2) The Secretary shall conduct correspondence of the studio as directed by the President and the Board of Directors.
A discussion on game time for the Saturday open game was held. A motion to move the starting time to 1:00 pm was made by Ken and a second was made by Bill. The vote was carried and beginning June 4, 2022, the Saturday game will begin at the new time of 1:00 pm.
The DBS Board Meeting for June was set for June 14th at 9:30 on zoom.
The meeting for May was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted by,
Secretary DBS.
Jo Bryan
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April 2022 MINUTES |
The Denton Bridge Studio Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on April 6th., 2022. The zoom meeting was held with the following board members present: President, Donna Gibbs, Denny Reid, Jo Bryan, Ken Javor, and Sharon Harbach. Club Manager, Eddie Bigler was also present. Board members Tawana Arnett and Bill Layman were absent.
The minutes from the board meeting held in March, 2022, were approved as read.
The Treasurer’s report was given by Denny Reid, The report was approved.
Ken gave a report on solving the problem with the dangerous hump in the floor underneath the carpet located in the walkway of foot traffic directly in the pathway of players. He presented a drawing showing the replacement of the director’s desk and mechanical equipment. (Dealer, printer, computers, etc.)
The motion was made to move the Director Desk & Equipment to allow a table to be placed over the hump by Denny and seconded by Sharon. The motion was approved.
The plaque for reaching higher levels of master points recognition was tabled for further thought and discussion.
Suggestions from members of club: Please make sure the outside entrance door is locked during the play of the game. This will be passed along with instructions to all directors.
Motion was made by Sharon to change the Tuesday Game to a limited game of 1000 MP. The motion was seconded by Ken. The motion was approved and will be effective on April 12th, 2022.
NLM tournament report by Ken. Clarification is needed on who has the lead in setting this tournament up. No further action was taken.
The time change on the Sunday Virtual Game is working well. No further action is needed at this time.
OLD Business:
An Assistant for Eddie (Club Manager)
Donna has spoken with Virginia Boudreau and will have a report on this item at next month’s board meeting.
Ken made a motion to allow free play in all games for the two current directors, Sharon and Norris. Denny seconded and the motion was carried.
Discussion on Mary Lou’s lifetime silver membership and Bill Layman’s one year silver membership. Bill will play the remainder of this year for $5.00 per game plus any uncharge. Mary Lou will continue with $5.00 per game plus uncharge.
Report on the In & Out: Donna has contacted by telephone all people who might be interested in attending our games.
The free lessons are being held on Thursday Evenings with 4 students attending. We want to make sure they have a game to further their game.
Donna made the motion to limit the awarding of monies to qualifiers in the NAP and GNT games to qualifying players who have played in our club at least 20 times during the previous year. Sharon made the second and motion was carried.
The May board meeting was set for May 11 2022 at 10:00 am.
The meeting was adjourned.
Jo Bryan (in absence of DBS Secretary)
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DECEMBER 2022 MINUTES |
The DBS Board of Directors met on December 14, 2022 via Zoom.
Donna Gibbs, Ken Javor, Denny Reid, Jo Bryan, Charles Brown, Sharon Harbach, Ross Ramsey were present. Beth Ditommaso was absent.
The Reading of the minutes from the November 2022 meeting.
Denny moved to accept and Ken made the second. Motion carried.
Financial Report : Ken moved to accept and Ross made the second. Motion carried.
Monthly Rent: Denny & Ken reported they are working with a Realty Company to explore other locations. Our current location is asking for a rent increase. Our table count will not support an increase in the rent. The item was tabled until our January board meeting.
NLM tournament: April 12-13-14 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) are the scheduled dates for DBS NLM tournament. All three days will be pair games.
Beginning Bridge Lessons: beginning in January with Ross Ramsey.
Coffee Machine: We will use the Mr. Coffee Pot and delay repair on our broken large coffee pot.
Virtual Games: Plans for a virtual on line BBO game are being finalized.
Denny made motion to adjourn and Ken made the second. The meeting was adjourned
with January 11, 2023, planned as the next DBS Board Meeting.
Respectfully Submitted by
Jo Bryan, Secretary
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NOVEMBER 2022 BOD MINUTES |
The Denton Bridge Studio Board of Directors met on November 16, 2022. Via Zoom.
The meeting was called to order by president, Donna Gibbs. All board members were present.
Denny Reid, Jo Bryan, Ken Javor, Charles Brown, Sharon Harbach, Ross Ramsey, Beth Ditommaso & Donn Gibbs.
The reading of the October minutes was approved. Beth making the motion to approve and Ross made the second.
Denny Reid gave the treasurer's report. Jo made the motion to approve and Donna made the second.
Ken reported the internet problem has been solved.
Rent Issue:
B. C. is asking for $1,650.00 rent in December & January. Beginning in February, 2023, the rent will be increased to $2,250.00.
Ken made a motion to authorize Denny to make the following offer to B. C.
Offer $1,500.00 per month and sign a 3 year lease. Stipulations: Lessor will furnish toilet paper and keep the bathrooms clean. Beth Made the second and the motion carried.
December 11th is the planned date for our annual Christmas party.
The plans for our Spring NLM tournament are in place with flyers ready for distribution. The event will be in March, 2023.
Motion was made and carried to allow Beth to purchase a Quicken bookkeeping program and be responsible for presenting our income & expenses to the board.
Denny made the motion to adjourn and Ken made the second.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, December 14th, 2022
Respectfully Submitted by:
Jo Bryan, Secretary
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DOB Minutes January 12, 2023 |
The DBS Board of Directors met on January 12, 2023 via Zoom.
Donna Gibbs, Ken Javor, Denny Reid, Jo Bryan, Charles Brown, Sharon Harbach, Ross Ramsey, and Beth DiTommaso were present.
The minutes from the December 2022 meeting were reviewed. Denny moved to accept and Ken made the second. Motion carried.
The Financial Report for 2022 was presented by Denny. It showed a loss of $1928. Ken made the point that it would not be difficult to make up the shortfall in the future with additional tournaments and special games if everything else were to stay the same. However, rent is subject to change. Ken moved to accept and Donna made the second. Motion carried.
Monthly Rent: Ken and Denny have been looking for alternatives to our existing space The owners of our current location are asking for a rent increase up to $2500 effective March 1. Our table count will not support an increase in the rent in excess of approximately $1500. Ken and Denny have looked at numerous alternatives including local churches, schools, senior centers, hotels, and government buildings. The best alternative at this point is part of the bottom floor of a building at 412 S. Carroll. The space is sufficient if we eliminate our custom table tops and nice chairs. The owner has proposed a three year lease at $1455 per month with first two months at no charge. However, we would be responsible for utilities and all maintenance including HVAC which is unacceptable. We will continue negotiations to see if we can find a mutually acceptable agreement. We're continuing to look for other alternatives. Ken and Denny intend to meet ASAP with the current landlord to see if they are flexible at all regarding our current space or another room in the building which has minimal usage.
NLM tournament: April 23-25 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) are the scheduled dates for our next NLM tournament subject to resolution of our space situation. All three days will be pair games.
Virtual Games: We would like to continue to run the D16 0-50 game on Monday afternoon but provide the director ourselves. We are also trying to restart a virtual, on line BBO game on Tuesday evening at 6:30. The board agreed to leave this to Ken's discretion.
The next board meeting was set for February 8th. Ken will request a special meeting before then if any action is necessary regarding the space issue.
Beth made motion to adjourn and Donna made the second. The meeting was adjourned.
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March 8, 2023 BOD MINUTES |
The Denton Bridge Studio held a business meeting on March 8, 2023, via Zoom.
Donna Gibbs, President, called the meeting to order at 9:30 am. Board members present were: Charles Brown, Donna Gibbs, Ken Javor, Beth DiTommaso, Sharon Harbach & Jo Bryan. Denny Reid & Ross Ramsey were absent. Club members attending were Jo Kuhn, Virginia Boudreau & Lynda Bradley.
Jo Bryan, Secretary, read the minutes from the February 20, 2023, called business meeting. Two Correction were made and Ken moved to accept the corrected minutes and Charles made the 2nd. Motion Carried.
Beth, Treasurer, gave a report with explanations and Donna moved to accept. Jo made the 2nd and the motion carried.
Ken made a report saying the NLM tournament is all set to be held in April. He has requested the sanction for two more NLM tournaments for 2023.
Ken made a motion to raise game fess to $10.00 per game with a $1.00 up charge effective on April 1, 2023. Beth made the 2nd and motion carried.
Donna made a motion to appoint Suzannne Breedlove as Facility Manager. Beth made the second and the appointment was approved.
Ken reported a problem with Tawana, club manager, at Robson Ranch on scheduling The Longest Day. Stating, he played in a game at RR and Lynda Garrett and Tawana made announcements before the game about Friday, June 24th, being the Longest Day Game at RR. They made no mention of a game being held at DBS. Donna asked Ken if he could talk with Tawana and Ken said No. Donna then asked Jo Bryan if she could speak with Tawana and report back to the club. Jo replied, Yes with the board’s permission, I will comply & report back to the board.
Donna asked for 4 current board members to remain on the board and elect 3 new board members. The rotation of board members would resume the following year and promote continuity for the board. Sharon made a motion to remove all board members and elect 7 active board members. 3 for a two year term and 4 for a one year term. Beth made the 2nd. Jo Kuhn asked the chairman for permission to speak. The chair recognized Jo Kuhn to speak. Ken objected saying Jo Kuhn is not a board member. Jo Kuhn objected to removing all board members saying no where in history has this move been made. You must not remove all board members at one time.
Jo Bryan asked for a reading from the By-Laws. Donna read (page 3, section VI B) Four Board Members shall be elected in even number of years and three in odd number of years. Jo Bryan spoke according to DBS by-laws four incumbent board members should remain and three newly elected board members will come on the board each year. The vote was called for and the motion carried. Donna & Jo voted no. Charles, Ken, Beth, Sharon, voted yes.
An election of seven new board members will be held. Sharon said she would chair the nominating committee and get a slate of members on the ballot. Voting will end on March 30th. Who can vote in the DBS Board Member election? Ken suggested a legal voter would be defined as one who has played at DBS 10 times in the past year. Ken said he would make a list of eligible voters. Jo Bryan noted that each player can look at their own record on ACBL membership page.
At this point Donna Gibbs made a verbal resignation from the board effective March 31, 2023.
Ross Ramsey has notified the board via e-mail of his resignation effective immediately.
Ken Javor had notified the board of his resignation as club manager vial e-mail effective April 30, 2023.
Beth made a motion to accept the resignation of Ross, Ken & Donna. Ken made the 2nd. The motion carried unanimously.
Ken said if Donna was resigning he will now withdraw his resignation and be available if the new board will consider him for the position of club manager.
The voting for board members will begin on March 16, 2023, and end on March 30th. The annual membership meeting will be held at the regular game day, April 6, 2023, at the DBS Studio.
The zoom meeting was turned off.
Respectfully Submitted By:
DBS Secretary,
Jo Bryan
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Minutes February 20, 2023 |
DBS held a called business meeting via zoom at 7:00 pm on Monday Night, February 20. 2023.
All board members were present: Donna Gibbs, Jo Bryan, Beth DiTimmaso, Ken Javor, Charles Brown, Denny Reid, Ross Ramsey, Sharon Harbach
Club members: Lynda Bradley, Jo Kuhn, Virginia Boudreau, Ann Kyle were present via zoom with no input into the board agenda discussions.
The minutes from the February 8th, 2023, board meeting were read by Jo Bryan, Secretary. Beth made a motion to accept the reading of the minutes and Sharon made the second. The motion carried.
The Rental Agreement with Budget Inn (BC) was presented. $1,700.00 monthly charge with 90 day withdrawal notice by Budget Inn or DBS. DBS will clean both bathrooms twice monthly and supply toilet paper & paper towels. The agreement will be signed by Donna Gibbs and B.C. and be effective on March 1st, 2023. Jo made the motion to accept and Charles made the second. The motion carried with 7 yes and 1 No (Ross Ramsey)
Donna Gibbs will be the contact person between DBS & B. C.
Jo Kuhn & Lynda Bradley have offered their services as PR committee to lead the effort of getting the Spring NLM Tournament to all available bridge players.
Discussion on game fees was lengthy. Ken suggested we wait until after the first quarter of 2023, to address game fees with more knowledge on table count for that period. Donna made motion to change game fee to $10.00 with $1.00 additional up charge for special games. Charles Brown made the second. Discussion followed. Donna amended the motion to $10.00 for all games with no up charge on special games. This vote ended with 4 yes and 4 no. (a tie vote) The Board members agreed to postpone any increase in fees for this meeting and will address the item at a later time.
The meeting was adjourned.
The next board meeting is scheduled via zoom on
March 8th at 9:30 am
Respectfully Submitted by
Jo Bryan, Secretary DB
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April 3, 2023 BOD Minutes |
The new Board of Directors for Denton Bridge Studio met on Zoom at 9:30 am, Monday, April 3 to elect officers.
Those present were: Virginia Boudreau, Suzanne Breedlove, Donna Gibbs, Sharon Harbach, Ken Javor, Anne Kyle, and Carol Welch.
Virginia Boudreau was asked to open the meeting. She asked for nominations for President. Sharon Harbach was nominated and agreed to serve if elected. The motion was made and seconded to elect Sharon Harbach as President. The motion carried unanimously.
Sharon then presided over the meeting.
Ken Javor, then resigned as both Board member and Club Manager. A motion was made to accept this resignation. It was seconded and passed with a vote of 6 in favor of accepting his resignation and 1 vote of no. The motion passed and Ken’s resignation was accepted.
Donna Gibbs, then resigned as a board member. A motion was made and seconded to accept this resignation. The motion carried with a vote of 5 in favor and 1 vote of no. The motion passed and Donna’s resignation was accepted.
Ken Javor and Donna Gibbs then left the meeting.
Anne Kyle was nominated as Treasurer. A motion was made and seconded to accept her as Treasurer. The vote was unanimous in favor of Anne Kyle serving as Treasurer. Anne requested that the books be audited and Tony Boudreau, CPA, will be asked to complete an audit of the books.
Virginia Boudreau was asked to serve as the Club Manager. A motion was made and seconded to accept her as the Club Manager. The vote was unanimous in favor of accepting Virginia Boudreau as Club Manager.
Carol Welch was nominated as Secretary. A motion was made and seconded to accept her as Secretary. The vote was unanimous in favor of Carol Welch serving as Secretary.
Suzanne Breedlove was asked to serve as the Facilities Manager. A motion was made and seconded to accept her as the Facilities Manager. The vote was unanimous in favor of accepting Suzanne Breedlove as Facilities Manager.
Lynda Bradley had agreed to continue working to maintain the membership database.
A Partnership Chairman needs to be found. Everyone was asked that they consider who they thought would be someone willing to work in that capacity.
A discussion ensued concerning how and when to fill the 2 vacant positions on the Board. It was decided to wait and make the decision at the next meeting.
Sharon said she and Ken were continuing to work on the upcoming NLM tournament and cover all the areas.
The next meeting was scheduled for May 8, 2023 at 9:30 via Zoom. With no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia Boudreau
Acting Secretary for Carol Welch who was called out of town on a family emergency
Addendum:
On April 4, an email vote went out asking that Norris Drum be added to the board.
The vote was unanimous to ask Norris Drum to fill one of the vacant positions on the board. He has accepted the position.
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February 8, 2023 Minutes |
On February 8. 2023, the Denton Bridge Studio meet via Zoom.
All Board members were present: Donna Gibbs, Denny Reid, Jo Bryan, Beth Ditammaso, Charles Brown, Sharon Harbach, Ross Ramsey & Ken Javor.
The January minutes were read. Denny made motion to accept and Beth second and the minutes were approved.
The treasurer's report was given, Jo made motion to accept and Charles second and the report was approved. Our treasurer, Denny Reid, resigned his position but will remain on the board for his remaining tenure. Jo made a motion to appoint Beth as Treasurer effective on this date and Donna seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Beth made a motion to combine the on line bank account and the face to face account. Charles made the second and the motion carried.
Ken reported the April NLM Tournament is all set.
Ken presented a lease agreement ready to be signed with the Church on Bell Street in Denton.
Donna presented an offer of $1,700.00 per month to stay in our current location. No signed lease with a 90 day vacate notice by the Lessor or Leasee. The vote carried with Sharon abstaining.
Sharon made a motion to offer BC $1,750.00 and have a signed lease. Ken made the second. This vote also carried.
BC is requiring DBS to clean both bathrooms and provide all toilet paper. Charles Brown offered to take charge of that duty during the month of March.
Donna will speak with BC and we will have another called business meeting.
Jo made the motion to adjourn and Donna made the second.
Respectfully submitted By,
Jo Bryan, Secretary.
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October, 2022 |
The Denton Bridge Studio Board of Directors met on October 19th, 2022, at 9:30 am via Zoom.
Donna Gibbs, President, called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Donna Gibbs, Jo Bryan, Denny Reed, Ken Javor, Sharon Harbach, Ross Ramsey, & Beth Ditommaso. One board member, Charles Brown, was absent.
Jo Bryan presented the minutes from our September 2022, meeting. Denny made the motion to accept and Ken made the second. The minutes were approved. Denny gave the treasurer’s report. Donna moved to accept and Beth made the second. The report was approved.
Ken reported on the NLM tournament. The scores from the games were delayed in being posted due to ACBL. Their office headquarters in Horn Lake, Mississippi, was flooded and delays posting all tournament occurred. Ken reported the tournament net figure was $1,280.00. Planning another NLM tournament to be held the first quarter in 2023, has begun. Ken expressed a thank you to Robson Ranch for closing their Friday Afternoon game to all their players who are NLM to allow them to attend DBS tournament.
Printer Issue at DBS: A new drum for the printer was purchased. Problems with the DBS internet connection are being addressed. Conversations with BC are still ongoing regarding the requested rent increase. Denny & Ken will begin scouting for other possible locations. BC also informed us they wanted us to clean the bathrooms. A special Thanksgiving game will be held at DBS on Thursday, November 17th. The club will buy the ham & turkey. Pot luck will be provided by the players.
The 0 - 50 BBO game will continue. This game is funded by District 16 and directed by Kim Brinkman with Virginia Boudreau subbing when needed. Jo Bryan will work a list of players with interest in playing in an open BBO virtual game on Sunday afternoons. A new cell telephone is needed for the studio. This issue will be addressed at the November board meeting. Denny made a motion to adjourn. Beth seconded the motion. November 16th will be the date of our next meeting.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Jo Bryan, Secretary
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September, 2022 Minutes (Copy) |
The Denton Bridge Club Board of Directors met on September 14th, 2022 via Zoom
Chairman of the board, Donna Gibbs called the meeting to order with all board members being present: Denny Reid, Jo Bryan, Charles Brown, Sharon Hardback, Ross Ramsey, Beth DiTommaso and Ken Javor. Jo Bryan, Secretary, presented the minutes for the August meeting. Charles Brown made a motion to accept the minutes as read and Denny made the 2nd. The minutes were approved.
Denny Reid gave the financial report. Jo Bryan moved to accept the report and Ross Ramsey made the 2nd. The report was approved.
Ken Javor gave a report on the NLM Tournament which DBS is hosting in October. Mary Lou Collins is the tournament director in charge, and Virginia Boudreau is partnership chairman. Donna Gibbs is food chairman. Donna asked for volunteers for clean up each day. Beth and Denny pledged their help. Lunch will be provided on Sunday for the players in the Swiss games. Donna reported she would use Subway which she would pick up and bring to DBS in time for lunch break. Discussions are in place to plan another tournament during the first quarter of 2023, reported by Ken.
Ken Javor also reported on plans for a Thanksgiving game with food to be held at DBS on Thursday, November 17th.
Denny Reid gave a report on a conversation instigated by B. C., the manager of our leased property. We are currently paying on a monthly basis $1,125.00 and B. C. stated the property owners are asking for an increase to $1,650.00 for the months of November, December, & January. In February 2023, the rent will increase to the amount of $2,250.00
Increased Table Count was once again discussed and plans reviewed. It is noted that games with food produce a higher attendance.
Denny made the motion to adjourn and the motion was 2nd by Ken. The meeting was adjourned with October 19th set for October board meeting.
Respectfully submitted by:
Denton Bridge Studio Secretary,
Jo Bryan
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