Minutes

An Executive Board meeting of the Houston Hockey Club, Inc. was held on Thursday, July 14, 2005 at SRO Bar and Grill Northwest in Houston, Texas. New President Melanie Ogren presided over the meeting.

The Executive Board members present were Melanie, Mark Strace, Joel Konkel, Ivan Kusjanovic, Christiane Pitts, Sharilyn Prideaux, Stephanie Hayes and Fred Trask. Also in attendance were Patrick and Dale Humphrey, Sheri Bolch, Camryn Pitts and Erika Kusjanovic.

A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order at 7:08 PM. The minutes of the previous Executive Board meeting and membership meeting were tabled until the next meeting.

The treasurer’s report showed a balance on hand as of June 30, 2005 of $ 5,817.00. The report was filed for audit.

A discussion was held to address complaints and concerns from last year and ideas on improvements and activities for this year. Everyone in attendance was recognized and given an opportunity to speak.

Under Unfinished Business, the By-Laws committee distributed copies of the amended incorporation By-Laws to the Executive Board members. A special Executive Board meeting was scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 7:00 PM to vote to adopt the By-Laws as written and present to the general membership for a vote at the next membership meeting.

Under New Business, a motion made by Fred to appoint Erika as Charities Chairperson and Patrick as Webmaster was adopted. A social event for a night at the Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, August 6, 2005 was announced. A motion made by Fred to appoint Patty Gunning as Activities Chairperson was adopted. A motion made by Fred to appoint Patrick as Editor and Jean Strace as Scrapbook Chairperson was adopted. A motion by Fred to appoint Ivan as interim Membership Chairperson was adopted. Melanie distributed an updated membership application form to the Executive Board members. The amended form will be voted on at the special Executive Board meeting scheduled for July 28, 2005.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:49 PM.

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