Presidio Soccer League 2009 General Meeting

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1 Presidio Soccer League 2009 General Meeting Meeting Date: May 19, 2009 Meeting Time: 7:00 PM Location: Lopez Ridge Recreation Center Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7:11 PM Board member Attendance: President (Doug Haserot), Vice-President (Bob Turner), Secretary (Terry Cords), Treasurer (Toni Thompson), Director AAA (Rick La Salle), Director North (Toni DeCarlo), Director South (Mabel Martinez), Assistant Director North ( Bj Kelly) and Assistant Director South (Jack Dobransky). Board Member Absent/Excused: Director Premier (Kathy Stanton), excused. Member Organization Attendance: 1. Member in Attendance: AYSO Matrix 11-S, Carlsbad Lightning, Carlsbad Wave, CV Rangers, CV YSL, Coronado, Crusaders, Del Mar, Escondido SC, FC Bratz, FC San Diego, Hotspurs, La Jolla, Menifee, Mesa SA, Murrieta, Nomads, North SD FC, Poway, Quest, Rancho Santa Fe, Rebels, SD United, Oceanside SC, Temecula United, Tiffiny s, Valley Center, Vista, Oranje and Hemet Juventus. 2. Members not in Attendance: 4S Ranch, Arsenal, Atlante, AYSO Matrix, Aztecs, Barca, Carmel Valley, Encinitas, Fallbrook, Imperial Valley, Kodiak, National City, North County United, Olympicos, PYSL, Penasquitos, Peninsula SL, Ramona, Surf, Scripps and Temecula Valley SA. Introduction of New Presidio Representatives: None Introduction Guests: Ted Griswold Review and Approve Agenda: Motion to approve by Rick Flores, 2 nd Keith Haugen, approved by unanimous consent. Approval of previous meeting minutes: Motion to approve by Rick Flores, 2 nd Keith Haugen, approved by unanimous consent. Board Reports: Treasurer: Financial reports presented by Bob Turner. Motion to accept and approve the Treasurers Report made by Rick Flores, 2 nd Peter Minkoff, approved by unanimous consent.

2 Secretary: All minutes for 2009 posted on Presidio web site for review. Director Premier: No report. Director AAA: Provided a number of important reminders to member leagues and contacts; League Contacts; Please make sure you leagues have listed all the important points of contact. There are a number of clubs that still have not listed their Presidio Reps and/or Assistant Reps. One league has only the league Treasurer listed. Team Applications; Team applications for Older Teams are due June 1 st, Remember team must have a minimum of 12 players to be accepted by the system. Teams applications not submitted by the June 1 st deadline or not submitted with 12 players are on the waitlist. Team Fees; Due by June 16 th, Team and league fees can be turned in Tuesday, June 16 th at Lopez Ridge Recreation Center between the hours of 6:30 and 7:00 PM. Team Drop Fees; Game Scheduling; After June 18 th, 2009 drop fees are $ per team. After July 15 th, 2009 drop fees are $ per team. After August 1 st, 2009 drop fees are $1, per team. June 1 st, 2009 through July 10 th, 2009 is the game scheduling period for Younger teams. Clubs need to start think about this now. ACT, SAT and PSAT don t schedule games on these test dates before 2:00 PM for U-15 and above teams. ACT Test Dates: September 12 th and October 24 th. SAT Test Dates: October 3 rd and November 7 th. All important date information is on the Presidio web site under News & Notices, Presidio Timeline Assistant Director North: No report. Director South: No report. Assistant Director South: Reported he will start holding the Referee Committee meetings this month. Noted Presidio is adding 5 minutes to the between games start times going from 10 minutes to 15 minutes between games. Director North: No report.

3 Vice President: Identified the clubs still owing Presidio fees from previous years. Counseled those clubs to speak with Presidio and resolve the fees issues prior to June 16 th, 2009 so as to not interfere or impact the 2009 Presidio gaming season. Reported he is working with Cal South on rules update and will report the results at the July 2009 meeting. Presidents Report: Reminded the body of the ACT, SAT and PSAT test dates are mandatory reschedule dates. Noted and spoke to a question from Bj Kelly about the 10 4 schedule rule change. Toni DeCarlo to provide a guideline at the July 2009 meeting. He reminded member clubs of the responsibilities of coaches, clubs and club officials of their need to deal with any illegal or overage players immediately at the time of discovery. He described the recent events concerning an overage player from Kodiak discovered at the 2009 State Cup Tournament. Clubs or Leagues who have not paid overdue 2007 and 2008 Presidio fees by June 16 th, 2009 will not be eligible to game in the Presidio League in the 2009 season. League applications need to include the names and addresses of the league or club officials. Presidio conducts 99% of business communications via . Team applications need to include 501 (c) 3 confirmation letters from the IRS. Immediate Action Items: 1. General Body to vote on Treasurer and Director North appointees: Presidio President requested approval by the general body of Toni Thompson and Toni DeCarlo to fill the vacant Treasurer (Toni Thompson) and Director North (Toni DeCarlo) positions. Motion to approve was made by Lu Tejada, 2 nd Rick Flores, approved by unanimous consent. The Presidio Treasurer (Toni Thompson) is authorized to expend funds in the course of Presidio Soccer League business activities as are Doug Haserot and Robert Turner. 2. Illegal Players: Previously discussed. 3. Presidio North: Doug described the events as they developed and the meeting with the District 5 Leagues. There will be no action for the 2009 season and will be reconsidered in the future. 4. Past monies owed to Presidio by leagues: Previously discussed. Leagues identified as North County United, Barca FC, Vista SC, National City Bandits, Rancho Santa Fe SC, Olympicos SC, Carlsbad Wave and Peninsula SL (Albion). 5. Presidio Spring League: The Spring league resulted in more re-scheduled games being played than regular scheduled games due to conflicts with State Cup as well as baseball and lacrosse leagues playing at the same time. Additional start up notification

4 (October or November of the preceding year) was requested to allow the clubs and leagues to get the word out to their member teams. There was general appreciation for the open roster concept to allow for additional players on game days. Manny Neves suggested playing the games on Sundays instead of Saturdays. 6. New applications (to Presidio) on line. What does it mean? New Requirements: Review and discussion of the new Presidio league application which has been in development for two years and the need to provide a copy of the IRS 501 (c) 3 letter with the application. Most but not all league 501 (c) 3 letters are on file with Cal South. Contact Steve Marquez or Victor Villanueva for assistance in obtaining a copy. 7. State and Federal non-profit letters: Previously discussed. 8. By-law change for nominees. Need to be in two weeks prior to elections: Doug discussed the need to obtain nominations for Presidio Board positions prior to the election meeting. The following motion was made by Rick La Salle and 2 nd by Phillip Gagnon and approved by unanimous consent. Presidio Board nominations must be made at least 30 days in advance or at the preceding regularly scheduled meeting prior to the elections. 9. (a). Younger Seeding and Appeals: Appeals have been heard, Kathy Stanton will send response notices out by Friday May 22 nd, (b). Older Seeding: Older applications must be submitted by midnight June 1 st, County line change. Start times for games: Doug, Bob and Toni DeCarlo spoke of the need to modify the 10 AM 4 PM County Line Rule. The following motion was made by Rick Flores and 2 nd by Manny Neves and approved by unanimous consent. Modify the game scheduling boundary (10 AM to 4 PM Rule) to a line even with Fallbrook (East Mission Road exit off I-15) versus the San Diego Riverside County line The following leagues will not be subject to the 10 AM to 4 PM Rule: Escondido Soccer League/FC Heat, North County United, Soccer Club of Oceanside, Valley Center Youth Soccer and Vista Soccer Club. Toni DeCarlo will present a guideline at the July 2009 meeting. Old Business: None. New Business: Temecula representative asked why the AA-B, AA-C U-14 circuit s play 11 games versus 14. Doug and the board explained the background and the decision 3 years ago was based on the need to play the schedule between the start of the Presidio season and the beginning of the high school season as well as the impact on fields,

5 players, coaches, referee availability and the adult leagues in September and October each year. Priority was given to the AA-A, AAA and Premier Circuits. Good of the Game: None Adjournment: Motion to adjourn made by Manny Neves and 2 nd by Keith Haugen, approved by unanimous consent. Meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM. Submitted by Terry Cords