Board Minutes

Date of Meeting:                October 24, 2007

Date of Issue:                  October 28, 2007

Location:                          Newtown Middle School Cafeteria

Recording Secretary:            Randy Coppola

Attendees

Tom Rogers- President

Howard Lemonick- D30                                        

Kevin O’Shea- Director

Randy Coppola- Director

Keith Terry- Director

Bill Reading- Director

George Whitney- Director

Dave Buten- Director Elect

Bill Wert- Parks & Rec

Prior to the Board Meeting, CRNAA’s Annual Reorganization Meeting was conducted.  *Tom Rogers was nominated, ran unopposed and secured a second one-year term as League President.

*The following people were nominated and ran for two Director positions:  Keith Terry, Joel Grosso, Jim Miller, Dave Buten, Glenn Siebert, Mike Hartwell.

*Keith Terry and Dave Buten were both elected to three year terms.

*Miscellaneous comments/suggestions during Q&A Session:

   -Ed Rowen replaces John Dugan as Treasurer; John has some tax work to complete.

   -Consider $20 for NL umpires and $15 for kid umpires in AL.

   -Equal playing time

   -Redraft for Majors Division (not a guarantee for parity).

   -Concentrate on developing kids and sportsmanship.

   -Clarify playoff pitching rules.

   -Extend the season.

   -Change selection process for all stars.

   -Consider publishing meeting minutes.

BOARD MEETING –

I.                   Parks & Recreation Update-  Bill Wert, Director

Bill explained how he interacts with CRNAA and Newtown Township’s Board of Supervisors.  He distributed Pre and Post Game/Practice Field Guidelines.  Also, he distributed a job list for Chandler Fields that describes the status of fourteen tasks that are underway.  He encouraged good communication between him and us.  Tom Rogers explained that we will soon appoint a Board Member to be a Township Liaison that is dedicated to working closely with Parks & Rec in order to streamline contacts.

Bill mentioned that there is a Township meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 30 @ 7:30 pm and one item on the agenda will be the Planning Commission’s final approval for the Woll Tract.  He expects public support will be needed and suggested that our attendance would be helpful.  If approved, groundbreaking could be in 2008.  This project is nearly four years old.  It will include lighted baseball fields (one w/ bases 60 feet and one w/ bases 90 feet).  If successful on October 30, the new park will be reviewed for approval on November 14 by the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors.

II.                Bucks County Baseball Update

*Coaches Clinic to be conducted mid- February 2008.

*CRNAA at CR North game April 2008

*We anticipate their support for Bat-a-thon.

III.             District 30 Update- Howard Lemonick

Little League’s new pitching rule in 2008 will require a game rest and a day rest after 41 pitches.  However, this could encourage coaches to squeeze even more pitches out of a kid.

Mike Sullivan is Upper Makefield’s new baseball commissioner.

IV.              League Staff

We’re starting early and trying to fill all slots asap.

V.                 CRNAA Constitution

Tom Rogers will review league by-laws for discussion and updates.  Last updates were in 2000.

VI.              Next Meeting-  November 7, 7:30 pm at The Clubhouse

*Set registration dates.

*Discuss fundraising for new shack at Pickering.