Board News
Goose Creek United Board Meeting
A GCU Board meeting will be held on August 29, 2010 at the Ramada Inn at 7401 Northwoods Drive in North Charleston from 3:00PM till 5:00PM. On the agenda will be Officer's reports, status reports on any special projects and the upcoming fall season. The Club Membership is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Goose Creek United Board Meeting July 15, 2010 Minutes
I. Call to order Steve Evans, President, called to order the regular meeting of the Goose Creek United Board at 6:45pm on July 15th at the Ramada Inn on Northwoods Blvd in North Charleston.
II. Roll call Board members present: Steve Evans, Chad Pearson, Angela Scofield, Kim Malmgren, Cisco Agbunag, Pina Ernst, Angelique Cox Board members not present: Angela Gregg
Chair members present: Kim Milks, Tommy Lewis, Scott Fitzsimmons
Guests present: Chris Cohen, Sharon Lucarelli, Geno Lucarelli, Josh Lucarelli
III. Approval of minutes from last meeting Minutes from last meeting were approved.
IV. Member Reports a) President, Steve Evans Numbers for the fall are up and the Challenger Camp is going well.
b) Vice President, Chad Pearson No report.
c) Secretary, Angela Scofield Requested training for secretary board position.
d) Treasurer, Kim Malmgren Checking acct balance = $2163.23 with approximately $103.00 outstanding; Savings acct balance = $80.05; Money Market acct balance = $2196.25. Will be moving some money from checking to money market account. LSYSA fees will be paid in September once teams have been set ($75 U11 and under; $100 U12 and up.) PMSL fees ($500 bond, $500 club bond, $350/team fee.) PMSL starts 3rd week in August. Uniforms contract has been signed but they have not requested money down. Pina to get clarification.
e) DOC and Assistant DOC, Cisco Agbunag and Pina Ernst discussed DOC budget during executive session. DOC budget will be worked through by e-mail (DOC budget approved electronically at $40 per registration for skills and $10 per registration for DOC budget.)
f) Registrar and Assistant Registrar, Angela Gregg (not present) and Angie Cox 32 kids registered. Current registration period runs from May 17, 2010 to August 15, 2010. Need to set earlier deadline. Will change for spring season.
V. Open issues and New business
a) Uniforms Physician sponsorship fell through so discussed remaining with blue or changing to green. Approximately $1534 worth of blue inventory remaining including: 2 ball caps 13 old style GCU magnets 48 new style GCU magnets 80 GCU set patches 6 coaches polo shirts 60 t-shirts 12 GCU training t-shirts 14 GCU white training t-shirts. Steve showed uniform sample. Package will include a white shirt and a green shirt with logo and number, black pair of shorts with number, and one pair of socks. Cost of uniform package is $35-$38 depending on size. Discussed potential challenges of going to green including matching accessories from other companies, price of coaches shirts, and other clubs with green uniforms. Need to place uniform order ASAP. Delivery time is 3-4 weeks. Kim Malmgren made a motion to stay with blue uniforms. Seconded by Steve Evans. Votes tallied by email. Motion passed. Cisco Agbunag made a motion to require parents to pay for uniforms. Seconded by Tommy Lewis. Votes tallied by email. Motion passed. Color changes and player cost responsibility to be put on website, facebook page and online registration.
b) SCYSA Presidents workshop, July 17th. August 8th PMSL League scheduling meeting. Mandatory for coach of the following teams U16 boys, U17 girls, U18 boys.
c) August 13, 2010 Field Inspection form is due. Requires Steves signature.
d) October 1, 2010 all Volunteer Disclosure forms must be submitted.
e) Cisco tendered his resignation as DOC effective immediately. Pina will be the interim DOC and is the point person for uniforms.
VI. Chair Reports
a) Fundraisers fundraiser/registration drive to be held July 31, 2010. Dr. Cox of Palmetto Orthodontics will donate $25 per GCU player that is one of his patients. Possible fall fundraiser water bottles. Applebees pancake breakfast scheduled for Saturday after Thanksgiving.
b) Sponsorships - Glasspro requesting banner for U14 donation Geno Lucarelli will have banners made free or minimal cost. Scott Fitzsimmons has been researching other clubs sponsorship/grant information. Scott will make modifications to sponsorship form and send around for approval. Lots of grants are currently closed but should open up in September or October.
c) Scholarships No Report.
VII. Adjournment Steve Evans, President, adjourned the meeting at 8:27pm. Minutes submitted by: Angela Scofield, Secretary, August 12, 2010.
Goose Creek United Special Board Meeting
A GCU Special Board meeting was held electronically on June 8, 2010 at which the Board discussed the issue of the color change. At the root of the issue was the claim that not all members of the club knew that the color change was to be discussed at the AGM held on May 24, 2010 and did not attend the meeting to voice their opinion. The Board discussed the issue at lenght; should the original vote for the color change be set aside and a new vote taken? The Board concluded that the original vote complied with the By-Laws set forth for the Club. Although the issue of the color change was not specifically stated on the flyer handout, it was worded that "we are seeking solutions to any issues arising from our rapid expansion". This was followed by posting on this website that a possible uniform color change would be discussed. Although the Board realizes that not every member would agree with our decision, it was voted to not re-visit the color change issue. The Board also voted to "Grandfather" in the Royal Blue uniform for the U18 Boys only and for this season only. There were several compelling reasons for this vote to include it being their last season with the club.
Goose Creek United Board Meeting
A GCU Board meeting was held on May 26, 2010. The new Board officially took over and the results of the voting was tallied. Consistent with the public vote, the Board voted to change out colors to kelly green and black beginning with the Fall 2010 season uniforms. There were several other future changes discussed with more information to be gathered prior to any decisions being made.