ARIZONA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES March 12, 2012 – 6:30 PM – 9:45 PM Ice Den – Party Room Attendees Name Adam Mims Bill Wright David Kenyon (proxy to Jim Rogers) Donnalee Jerome Evan Gavrilles Geoff Pashkowski Howard Dye (no proxy given) Jim Rogers Joe Moorehead (no proxy given) Joe Petruzzella (proxy given to Vince Burke) Jeff Farr Jon Brooks Bryan Campo (proxy given to Bob Platt) James Emson Larry Gibson Paul Crane Sean Bonini Tony Radke (proxy given to Vince Burke) Bryan Eisentraut Kevin West James Goon (proxy given to Donna Goon) 3/12/2012 NV - Absent V - Present V - Present NV - Present V - Present NV - Present V- Absent V - Present V - Absent V - Present V- Present President -Present V - Present V - Present NV - Absent NV - Absent V - Present V - Present NV - Absent NV - Absent V - Present GUESTS Herb Haley NV Meeting Minutes Call to Order Call to Order and Verification of Quorum – o 6:48 pm MST meeting called to order o 12 voting team members present o Proxies: (5) Acceptance of March Agenda MOTION: Review and acceptance of March agenda Presented by: Donnalee Jerome Second by: Bill Wright Vote: All Favor Review and Acceptance of prior Board Meeting Minutes MOTION: Approval of February BOD meeting minutes Presented by: Donnalee Jerome Second by: Jeff Farr Vote: All Favor Treasurers Report: Jim will check out the service fees associated with our bank account and look into the possibility of changing to a no-fee account based on the volume and balance in our account Online Quick Books cost is $49 monthly which will allow view access to the Board Evan will check on file size and user requirements and whether that will increase the cost MOTION: Approve Treasurer’s Report Presented by: Jeff Farr Second by: Evan Gravrilles Vote: All Favor Coaching Report: No report given, Jim Rogers did state that Larry was still working on getting a Level Certification Class for Phoenix Officiating Report: No report given by Bryan It was noted that the invoice has been sent by Bryan for Tier I and Tier II Playdowns Registrars Report: Most unclaimed registrations are 19 yrs +, final numbers will be ready by April 1st to determine the final percentages Old Business: Review results of Tier State Championships and Teams Attending Nationals: Tier teams going to Nationals Playdowns went well no significant issues Status of Player Development Camp – registration update: 27 girls registered compared to 30 last season, 149 boys registered and 23 boys registered for the younger groups Good group of evaluators: women college coaches, Div III level head coach, Div III level assistant coach, Jr A coach New Business: Set up Exploratory Committee to review the opportunity to host a National Tournament at the Ice Den in 2014 – Application must be submitted by May 1, 2012: Ice Den can accommodate the number of teams based on three sheets of ice AAHA can provide financial sponsorship of $7,500 per division Tentative meeting date for committee to meet is March 26th Review Tier and Tier Guidelines which were sent our last month: the board decided to hold on implementation of new guidelines this season Only change will be the tryout guidelines already approved by the Board AAHA will look into new Tier I and guidelines next season MOTION: All travel associations must submit their tender letters along with their application fee in or to have their Tier and teams registered Presented by: Jim Rogers Second by: Evan Gravrilles Vote: All Favor Need to get the website updated with new director information: Jeff Farr reported that he will work with Jon Brooks and Herb Haley to update website Review next steps on the Girls Teams to attend a Significant tournament summer, need to set up committee, establish plans, budget and interview staff for this program: no action taken Committee/Officer Reports: No reports given MOTION: Adjourn the AAHA Board of Director meeting on 3/12/12 at 9:34 pm Presented by: Jeff Farr Second by: Evan Gravrilles Vote: All Favor