An executive board meeting of the Houston Hockey Booster Club, Inc. was held on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at SRO Sports Bar in Houston, Texas. President Margaret Martin presided over the meeting. Executive board members present were Tom Huber, Barbara Pride, Renae Rives, Joy Lister, Patrick Humphrey, and Ivan Kusjanovic. Also in attendance was Dale Humphrey. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm.

  Margaret welcomed everyone and congratulated them all on winning their positions.

  No copies of the meeting minutes were available; therefore, the approval of the minutes was tabled until the next meeting. Also, Barbara stated that she did not receive a copy of the minutes that were emailed so Margaret will re-send using the Booster Club's GMail account.

  No Treasury report was made as we are giving time for Barbara to look over the information that David Mauger; last year's Treasurer gave to her.

  It was decided that all board meetings will take place on the second Tuesday of every month and the general meetings will take place on the third Tuesday of every month. This is the most convenient for all board members. However, if this takes place during hockey season and a game is on that night, the meeting will be moved. The next board meeting was scheduled for August 12, 2008.

  Margaret stated that we are looking for new places to have the Booster Club's meetings at. The restaurant or place needs to have a free meeting room and provide separate checks.

  We then discussed Committee Chairs. Kristen Bennington stated to Margaret that she is interested in the position of Sergeant of Arms. Ivan made a motion to accept Kristen Bennington as Sergeant of Arms. It was seconded by Tom and approved. Kelli Stohs, who is a new Season Ticket Holder, stated to Margaret, that she's interested in the Booster Club and becoming the Activities Chair. However, she is not a member yet and is waiting for the club to do their new membership forms so she can join. Approval was tabled until she becomes a member. Margaret Martin stated that she is interested in keeping her position of last year as Charities Chair and this was approved by the board. Ivan Kusjanovic volunteered to become Membership Chair and this was approved by the board. Barbara Pride said that she would become Table Chair again this year and would ask Basil Reyna to co-chair as well. This was approved by the board. Tom Huber stated that he would do the Bylaws Chair and Renae Rives and Ivan Kusjanovic agreed to co-chair. This was approved by the board. Tom stated he though several items in the bylaws need to be reviewed. Joy Lister agreed to become Banquet Chair and the board approved. Patrick Humphrey stated he would be willing to be Website Chair and the board agreed. We also discussed whether or not we want to continue with the Newsletter Chair and this was tabled until our next general meeting, where we will put it up for vote with all the Club's members. It was stated by Margaret that she will ask Kristi Parrott if she's interested in staying on as Scrapbook Chair.

  Margaret then went through the list of items that Melanie asked the board at the last general meeting; everyone was in agreement that we like bowling, Feed The Team, the race track, bus/road trips, Kid's Unlimited, general meetings with players, and charities. Margaret stated that she would like one charity event and one activity per month.

  The bank account was then discussed and the need to have Margaret, Tom, and Barbara put on as signers on the account as soon as possible. It is not known by us at this time if Kristi Parrott is on the account yet or not; so if not, she will need to be added as well. Margaret will get with Melanie to find out what needs to be done and will have this information for the next board meeting.

  Margaret then discussed the renewal of the Booster Club's domain name. Our current expiration date is September 20, 2008, for $9.99. Ivan was given the information and he stated that he would renew the name for us as he's done it in the past. Tom made a motion to allow Ivan to renew the domain name for 3 years if it's less than $100. Barbara seconded the motion and it passed.

  We then discussed the possibility of an early bird drawing. As this would bring more work to the Table Committee, Tom suggest deferring this to them. The board agreed. We also talked about discontinuing the early bird special and/or raising cost of membership and this item was also deferred to the Table Committee.

  Changing the Banquet to a picnic was the next topic and the pros and cons were discussed. It was suggested that if we have a picnic, we could talk to Kids Unlimited about using their ranch. Some of the cons discussed were if it rained and if the Aeros would be able to give us the players on a Saturday. For the rain, it was discussed that people could bring tents. It was also discussed that we could have a picnic just as a social for the wives. Tom stated that he would like to see more appearances at our general meetings. He said he'd like to talk to the Aeros' front office about getting more dates for player appearances and would even like to see about getting player's wives out.

  We then discussed the upcoming Offshore Fishing Trip with Kids Unlimited. Barbara stated that she has a friend, Cynthia, who works with a foundation and they are willing to donate caps, kites, and punch balls for all the kids. They would also like to donate $1,000 towards the trip.

  Margaret purchased a copy of Robert's Rules of Order and stated that if the Booster Club was willing to reimburse her, she would make it the property of the Club. The book cost $7.52. Tom made a motion to reimburse Margaret $7.52 for the cost of the book. Barbara seconded the motion and it passed. The receipt will be turned in at a later date when someone is there to reimburse her.

  The board was asked if all board members who were board members last year received their padfolio. Ivan will check with Erika to see how many are left.

  We then discussed the Table and Barbara stated that she would like to do the wheel for prizes again. However, this year, she would like to limit it to only people who become members. She would like to see about getting some better items and will contact Jim for donations. Barbara also stated that she would like to keep copies on the table of Hockey 101.

  We then talked about the premium item that we give to membership. Barbara stated that many people coming to the table asked about her pin. She stated that she would like to do a pin again this year. She and Tom will research and bring information to the next meeting.

  Barbara also said that she would really like to see the Club get shirts of some kind. The board agreed and she and Tom stated they would research this as well. It was also discussed that if we agree to go with the shirts, that we put order forms in with the membership forms that the Aeros send for us in their mass mall for season ticket holders. Margaret will check with Melanie to see who to get approval from with the Aeros to put our Club info into the packets.

  Tom then made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Barbara seconded the motion and it was approved. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.