Minutes

An Executive Board meeting of the Houston Hockey Club, Inc. was held on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at SRO Bar and Grill Northwest in Houston, Texas. President Melanie Ogren presided over the meeting.

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

A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM.

The minutes of the Executive Board meeting on July 14, 2005 were approved. The minutes for the general membership meeting on June 15, 2005 and the special By–Laws committee meeting on July 28, 2005 were tabled until the next meeting.

The treasurer’s report showed a balance on hand as of August 23, 2005 of $ 6,224.27. The report was approved and filed for audit.

Under Unfinished Business, it was announced that 27 people attended the outing to Sam Houston Race Park on August 6, 2005, and the evening was a successful event.

Under New Business, it was announced that the Houston Aeros will have a Meet the Coach event in September. It was announced that the Sugar Land Ice Center would like to work with the Aeros, and that there may be opportunities to cross–market with them. It was announced that any Booster Club members who participate in the Go Wild contest of the Houston Aeros will receive double points and the Aeros will give the Booster Club $100. It was announced that Ryan Stanzel will try to arrange a Feed the Team during training camp. It was announced that the Aeros will try to arrange viewing parties for away games since the B2 network is offering “bar packages” of hockey games. A motion was made by Fred Trask to offer Booster Club table space to have an interpreter for Hockey 101 for the Houston Aeros Deaf Night on November 12, 2005. The motion was adopted. The next Executive Board meeting will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2005. The next general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2005. A Feed the Office is planned for the week of September 12^th. A motion to approve the By–Laws approved by the committee and present the By–Laws to the general membership for a vote was made by Joel Konkel. The motion passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

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