SPMA MASTERS SWIMMING

Minutes of the March 23, 2006 Meeting

Call to Order: 8:05pm

Attending: Connie Barrett (MVN), Trisha Commons (SWM), Julie Heather (UNAT.), Michael Heather (UNAT.), Allen Highnote (LBG), Mary Hull (SWM), Wayne McCauley (MVM), Mark Moore (MVN), Jeff Moxie (UNAT.), Steve Schofield (SWM)

MSP to amend and approve the minutes to change the deadline for the SPMA Coach of the Year to March 30, 2006 instead of March 20 of the January 12, 2006 meeting

Officer Reports:

Chair: Wayne will post his report on the website.

Vice Chair: Steve has purchased six stop watches for a total of $191.35. Steve has also ordered enough medals to last thru December for a total of $3,198.00. Short Course Yards schedule is as follows: Mission Viejo March 26, UCLA April 8, and Short course yards regionals at Santa Clarita April 21, 22, and 23. Long Course Meters meets are as follows: Mission Viejo May 21, Las Vegas June 24, Santa Barbara July 8, and the Zone meet at Mission Viejo July 14, 15, and 16. Worlds will be August 3-17at Stanford (swimming events are August 4-11) and the USAS Convention will be in Dearborn Michigan from September 13-17, 2006. The schedule for Short Course Meters is as follows: Mission Viejo October 1, UCLA October 14, Santa Clarita November 14, Turkey Shoot at Pierce College November 19, SCM Regionals at Belmont (hosted by the Long Beach Grunions) December 1,2,and 3. Our starting unit is very old and a new one is $1000.00. This will likely be asked for at the next meeting. MSP to issue a sanction and waive the sanction fee for a meet on March 31, 2006 at the Ventura pool that Jim McConica is going to swim in.

Treasurer’s report: MSP to approve Jeff’s report as written (also posted on the website).

Registrar’s report: Julie has submitted her report in writing and it will be posted on our website. MSP to allow Julie to purchase up to $800.00 in DVD’s to add to SPMA’s library.

Awards: Trisha reported that Steve will announce at regionals that Jim McConica was the SPMA male swimmer of the year.

Open water: Shannon has contacted the known swims and they will be listed on our website.

Old business: Nominations for 2006 USAS convention delegates are Errol Graham, Trisha Commons, Wayne McCauley, Shannon Sullivan, Michael Collins, and Mo Chambers.

MSP to waive attendance requirement of SPMA meetings to be nominated for a delegate to the USAS convention for this year only.

MSP to remove Michael Collins from the nomination list.

MSP to reopen nominations for the remaining delegate spot until our next meeting on May 11, 2006.

MSP to elect the five remaining delegates by acclimation. Delegate compensation not including convention registration will be $750.00 ($280.00 for ½ a room for 4 nights, $20.00 shuttle, $80.00 food, $350.00 for airfare). Jeff Moxie will take care of the convention registration fees. Automatic delegates are as follows: Tom Boyd, Steve Schofield, Mary Hull, Lucy Johnson, and Jessica Seaton. Elected delegates are as follows: Errol Graham, Trisha Commons, Wayne McCauley, Shannon Sullivan, and Mo Chambers. USMS automatics are as follows: Julie Heather, Michael Heather, Connie Barrett, Mark Moore, and Jeff Moxie. The USMS delegates will only get the $80.00 for food from SPMA.

New Business: The USAS convention in 2007 will be in Anaheim. We will need to start planning our involvement at the convention.

Next Meeting: May 11, 2006 conference call

Future Meetings: August 24, 2006 in Long Beach at 8:00pm

Adjournment: 9:18pm