Minutes of 5 March 2002 LVOTSL Meeting

Attendance: Tim Gilman (Gold), Tim Steber (Parkland), Tim Golden (hostwindows), Vince Garcia (Jeff's Demos), Alfredo Perez (Cementeros), Joe Dueh (ASC), Jeff Hixson (RCN), Bill Wagstaff (WL Strikers), Dave Leidig (HFA), Fred Farbod (Cementeros), Steve Pease (Deep Run II), Jeff Clark (WL Seniors), Aldo Ormeno (Inca Peru), Jim Lauchmen (Deep Run I), Adam Florkowski (Deep Run I), Milton Martinez (Latins) and Hamdija Todorovac.
Meeting at Bethlehem Jeff's was called to order at 8:23 PM.

All teams represented except Western Lehigh Kickers.

Previous meeting minutes
Minutes from 15 October 2001 meeting were read. Alfredo asked that the meeting location be noted in the minutes.

Vice President's Report (Bill Wagstaff)
Bill reported on the following:
1. Both Bill and Hamdija, accompanied by their spouses, represented the LVOTSL at the recent Lehigh Valley Scholar Athlete banquet. A good time was had by all.
2. Vince noted that the league should make recommendations on potential inductees into the Old Timers Hall of Fame.
3. Candidates for the Hall of Fame will be accepted at the next league meeting.

Registrar's Report (Alfredo Perez)
Alfredo handed out copies of each teams current roster to their respective league rep. Alfredo made the following reminders:

1. Ensure the roster is accurate and up-to-date. Please send corrections to Alfredo.
2. Make sure that new registration forms (with co-signer) are used for new team additions.
3. Alfredo will also send electronic copies of the roster to team reps.
4. Finally, Alfredo noted he had a request from Chis Cunnane on the possibility of forming an over 50 league. Interested parties can contact Alfredo.

Treasurer's Report and Web-Site Manager (Fred Farbod)
1. Fred handed out the treasury report. The league's checking account contains $1,763.86 and the savings account stands at $3,277.71. A copy of the financial report is attached to the minutes.
2. All league fees have been paid except for ASC and the Latin's.
3. Remember, game scores must be reported to Fred by Sunday noon following a Saturday game by the HOME team. The league would also like the visiting team to call in the score as a backup measure. This can be done through the website or via telephone 610-837-1146.
4. Forfeit fees are still outstanding from Parkland and Inca-Peru.
5. Jeff's Demos owe a fee for missing a league meeting. Vince paid the $5 at the meeting.

Fred also gave an update on the website (home.netcom.com/~ffarbod/lvotsl.htm). Here's the latest:

1. The web-site is currently under construction for upgrades and improving the layout.
2. The site now has a link to minutes of league meetings.

Referee Assignor (Hamdija)
1. Hum noted that the Latin's owed ref fees for games vs HFA and Inca-Peru. Both fees have been paid by Milton.
2. Hum also noted that the Lehigh Valley Soccer Official Association now has a link to our web-site.

Games Commissioner (Dave Leidig)
1. Dave handed out a copy of the latest yellow/red card report. Dave noted that it would be possible to display this list on the web-site.
2. A copy of the current standings were also handed out.
3. Dave thanked the league reps for playing the last game in December despite inclement weather.
4. The Inca-Peru vs Western Lehigh Strikers was a forfeit since Inca could not supply a team. Inca-Peru owes $40 ref fees (payable to Western Lehigh Strikers since they paid the refs) and the $50 forfeit fee.

Over-40 Update (Tim Gilman)
The LVOTSL over-40 program resumes on 9 April at Air products and the Lehigh County Fields with 9 teams competing. The format is 11 v 11 on full fields with a 6:30 PM start. Interested parties need to contact Jorge Camacho (610-250-1107) or Bryan Snapp (610-774-4397).

Old Business (Tim Gilman)
Nothing under old business.

New Business (Tim Gilman)
1. Schedule has not been completed. Tim will e-mail the schedule to league reps. Games will resume on 23 March.
2. There was significant discussion on referee failure to file game reports. Leidig made a motion that refs should be forced to call or e-mail Fred within 48 hours after a game with a game report consisting of at least the final game score and who got carded and the type of card. This information should be on the web-site prior to the next weeks' play. The motion was seconded by Joe Dueh and passed unanimously.
3. Next meeting is scheduled for late August at the Bethlehem Jeff's

Meeting adjourned at 10:10 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Tim Golden