Minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting
February 2002
Year-to-date income totals $51,161.42 and expenses total $53,081.48. Included in the expenses are $7,582.49 in competitors' support, $7,649.00 in dues to USFSA, and $29,862.50 for rink and program. Figures reported for the New Year's Adult Invitational show income of $6,248.45 and expenses of $5,991.12.
Club membership is now 741 with 656 home club members. The club Membership Directory was printed by the company from which Ed Picken has retired, as was the New Year's Adult Invitational competition announcement. The board approved a motion to pay honoraria of $75 and $25 for printing those items. With the shortened membership year in 2001-2002, the board decided not to offer a discount to members joining late in the year.
Dates are in place for the club's spring sessions. The Sunday dance session (3:45-5:15 pm) will run through 6/2/02, excluding 4/14 (maintenance), 4/28 (Cherry Blossom), and the weekend of the Ice Club of Washington dance event, but including 5/26 (Memorial day weekend). Special events at Mt. Vernon include the Adult Nationals Send-off (March 17) and an August test session (date to be confirmed). The Annual Meeting is planned for June 2. At Cabin John, the Moves in the Field and Family sessions (10:15 am- 12:15 pm) are confirmed through 5/19/02. The sessions will be held on the Olympic rink except 4/28 and 5/5 (on NHL rink due to maintenance). On March 3, a moves critique session was held in conjunction with the Moves-in-the-field session, with off-ice discussion at 9:30 a.m. and on-ice observation at 10:15 a.m. The walk-on fee is $7.00. The Monday Plié Power class and dance session (6:30-9:00 pm) will run through the summer on the Olympic Rink (except 4/29 and 5/6, on the NHL rink). Moves-in-the-field and freestyle test sessions (8 am-4 pm) are scheduled for June 1 and July 7. The Reston Saturday dance session is confirmed (8:20-9:50 am) with possibility of scheduling 8:30-10:00 am if preferred. A MIF-freestyle test session (8 am-4 pm) is scheduled for April 7.
The board passed a motion to accept Justin Pekarek's application to teach on the Saturday and Sunday dance sessions. Pekarek was the World Junior Dance champion with partner Jamie Silverstein.
The New Year's Adult Competition had over 70 participants. The board recommended the dates of Feb. 1 and 2, 2003 for next year's competition. The Club Freeskating Competition had 112 entries. The board will reconsider the issue of whether to permit "skating up" for next year's competition.
The Skating Club of Northern Virginia sent a letter of complaint regarding WFSC's participation in the send-off and award presentation for Michael Weiss held at the Fairfax Ice Arena, claiming the club "used this time to promote their personal interests at a rink that is not associated with their clubo/oo without sending SCNV a written request for permission to use their facility. The board endorsed a letter in response which states that "this event was not organized or sanctioned by the Washington FSC but was planned and organized by the Weiss family and Henry Weisiger (owner/operator of the Fairfax Ice Arena)."
The board passed a motion granting Bowie FSC permission to hold the Maryland States Games at Cabin John rink if they select that rink as a venue. The slate of delegates to the 2002 USFSA Governing Council includes Marcia Sowles, Ed Picken, Judy Reiner, Pat Brockner, Vera Spinner, Deveny Deck, Barb Kapinus, Beverly Kimes, and Konrad Huppi. The board approved a motion to donate $100 to the Chesapeake Skating School ensemble teams, coached by Rob McBrien, to assist with travel expenses to a competition in France. The board also approved a motion to pay the entry fee ($250) to the U.S. National Synchronized Skating Championships for Ice Force One, which qualified in sectional competition.
