Arizona Croquet Club
FOUNDED 1975
Minutes:
Minutes of the ACC board on January 22, 2003
The board of the Arizona Croquet Club met at Stan Patmor's house.
Present: Stan Patmor (President), Don Fournier (Treasurer), Rory
Kelley (V.President), Ren Kraft (court owner), Paul Bennett (Sec
retary), Carter Crane (at large) Ed Cline (Past President), John
Fournier (at large)
Absent: none
Meeting was called to order at 5:18 PM.
The agenda of the Board was presented. I. Arizona Open re
port to date and delegation of jobs II. Set the annual meeting
III. Review tournament schedule for the rest of the year.
Carter arrived at 5:20 PM.
The following tasks were assigned:
Registration - John F.
Lunches - Ed Cline
Ren arrived at 5:27 PM.
Court - Donny would handle Nancy's, John would setup Ren's
and Rory would coordinate mowing, Stan would setup Gainey and en
sure that the trash was picked up at the end of each day.
Record Keeping - Ren K.
Toast and Tally - Donny would coordinate (Sun, Mon, Tue,
Thur)
Final Lunch - Stan will arrange for cater at Krafts (bar
beque style)
Opening Party - Madeline Stansbury will host at McCormick
Ranch
Stock Club House, Liquor and Soft Drinks - Carter C. with
Rory's assistance
Equipment - Paul B.
Tournament Director - Paul B.
Scheduling - Stan P. and Ren K.
Tournament Referee - Ren K.
Tournament Manager - Stan P.
Trophies - Kachinas would be handle by Rory K.
Gift - Stan P. (coffee mug w/kachina)
Rory retired meeting at 5:51 PM.
Hotel - recommendation to be added to website, Paul B.
Mid Week - Stan P. to arrange cater @ Ren's
Program - Stan
USCA sanctioning - Don F.
MOTION: Set the annual meeting date to June 7th. (John F., 2nd by
Paul B.) Motion carried.
In addition to the schedule of events that Rory provided for
February, Stan wants to add a tournament on February 15th that
can include the majority of the Board members. Other partici
pants are encouraged to play as well.
MOTION: With no further business pending, a motion to adjourn was
made by Don Fournier, Jr. which was seconded by Carter Crane and
unanimously accepted.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:21 PM.
Respectively submitted,
Paul Bennett Secretary of the Arizona Croquet Club
Minutes of the ACC board on February 20, 2003
The board of the Arizona Croquet Club met at Stan Patmor's house.
Present: Stan Patmor (President), Don Fournier (Treasurer), Rory
Kelley (V.President), Paul Bennett (Secretary), Carter Crane (at
large) John Fournier (at large)
Absent: Ren Kraft (court owner), Ed Cline (Past President)
Meeting was called to order at 5:29 PM.
Secretary report:
MOTION: The minutes of the past board mtg (22 Jan) to be accepted
as written. (John, 2nd Carter; vote carried)
Treasurer's report:
Donny reports $953 in checking and balance of $2300 with checks
in hand. There remains $1575 due from players in AZ Open. This
leaves an expected balance of $4000 at the start of the AZ Open.
Donny reported that the ACC had a balance of $1600 in May of
2002.
MOTION: Accept treasurers report as stated. (John, 2nd Carter;
vote carried)
New business:
MOTION: The Bisque committee (still standing of Paul Bennett, Ren
Kraft, Rory Kelley) is directed by the Board to convene and re
port the Bisque standings by Mar 3rd. (John, 2nd Carter, vote
carried 4-2).
AZ Open business:
Registration: John F. is worked out; Stan to provide gifts, pro
grams to John prior to Saturday.
Lunches: Ed C. covering lunches and program cover. Garth is
placing ad.
Courts: Don F. will get with Paul for additional equipment re
quired at Fourniers court.
Courts: Rory and Kraft are mowing club court, John to setup.
Courts: Stan work with Ross to setup court.
Courts: Rory will setup Venture Out first day.
Tally: Kraft and Bennett to handle tallying each day, post stand
ings and results.
T&Ts: Sunday, Hermann with chili; Monday, Carter; Tuesday, Patty;
Thursday, Ed with cornbread. Stan to bring hot plate for use at
all toast and tallys.
Saturday cocktail: Madeline S.; Rory to provide tables, liquor,
and chairs. Mad to coordinate club potluck. Budget $60.
Clubhouse stock: Carter and Rory with Pat taking car of Ice
Chests for Venture Out, Ross's and Fournier. Check on Refrig at
Fournier's.
Equipment: Paul; Equipment has been checked and there is enough
for three courts. Paul will coordinate with Don F. and Tom Ross
to determine how to meet their needs. Hoops were powder coated
at a cost of $250.
Scheduling: Stan has started this. There are 18 Championship and
12 First Flight players. There will be a triple elimination lad
der playoff for Championship flight.
Tournament Referee: Ren, not present.
Tournament Director: Paul to determine how to collect and tally
the scores. Makeup score sheets.
Trophies: Dole has the trophies and is taking care of the bases.
Gifts: Coffee mugs are moving along
Mid week: Stan still thinking about this ... Surprise us.
Program: Stan is working on this. Paul to send addresses to John
to get maps for Cocktail party and four courts.
USCA sanctioning: Don reports that this is done.
Annual meeting: Meeting date is approved.
MOTION: Meeting adjourned at 6:27 PM. (Don motioned, 2nd Carter;
vote carried)
Respectively submitted,
Paul Bennett Secretary of the Arizona Croquet Club
Minutes of the ACC board on April 19, 2003
The board of the Arizona Croquet Club met at Ren Kraft's court.
Present: Stan Patmor (President), Rory Kelley (V.President), Paul
Bennett (Secretary), Ren Kraft (court owner),
Absent: Ed Cline (Past President) Don Fournier (Treasurer),
Carter Crane (at large) John Fournier (at large)
Meeting was called to order at 10:35 AM
Secretary report:
Minutes were delivered via email and are available on the
http://www.azcroquet.org website.
MOTION: The minutes of the past board mtg (20 Feb) to be accepted
as written. (Ren, 2nd Rory; passes)
Treasurer's report:
In Don's absence, Stan presented the treasurer's report.
$2287.12 bank balance.
$45.00 outstanding accounts receivable
$0.00 outstanding accounts payable
Stan and Rory anticipate spending $500 to treat lawn with Merit
and fertilizer. The mower needs $350 routine maintenance.
MOTION: Accept treasurer's report as stated. (Paul, 2nd Stan;
passes)
Bisque committee report:
The Bisque committee report was received.
Court maintenance report:
Lawn was mowed this morning. The maintenance of the mower is
pending. A treatment of merit to help the Bermuda grow should be
done soon. It was agreed to aerate the lawn before treating with
merit or fertilizing. A water leak out of corner 2 was recently
discovered which is probably due to a defective valve (estimate
$50 + digging).
MOTION: Accept the C.M. report. (Ren, 2nd Stan; passes)
Arizona open report:
MOTION: The accounting report (submitted by Stan Patmor tourna
ment manager) was received and accepted by the board. (Ren, 2nd
Rory; passes)
MacRobertson shield:
MOTION: Donate $250 to the USCA for the MacRobertson shield team.
(Rory, 2nd Ren; passes)
Annual meeting:
The annual meeting will be held June 7th at Ren Kraft's court.
Paul to send out invites by mail (and email).
Most improved player:
The Bisque committee was directed to pick the most improved play
er and prepare the trophy for the annual meeting.
Old business:
The Bisque committee presented its report to the board completing
this old business.
New business:
No new business was presented.
MOTION: Meeting adjourned at 11:20 AM. (Rory, 2nd Ren; passes)
Respectively submitted,
Paul Bennett Secretary of the Arizona Croquet Club
Annual report, June 2003
Minutes of the ACC board on September 14, 2003
The board of the Arizona Croquet Club met at Ren Kraft's court.
Present: Stan Patmor (President), Rory Kelley (V.President), Paul
Bennett (Secretary), Patty Dole, Ray Hamm
Absent: Ren Kraft (court owner), Don Fournier (Treasurer), Carter
Crane (at large) John Fournier (at large)
Meeting was not called to order. Discussion began at 12:15 PM
Secretary report:
There were no minutes read.
Treasurer's report:
In Don's absence, Stan presented the treasurer's report.
$3150.16 bank balance.
$500.00 outstanding accounts receivable
$0.00 outstanding accounts payable
Pat Roach is changing membership from regular to corresponding.
Stan and Rory anticipate upcoming expenses for the next few
months.
350-400# of Rye seed x 0.90/# ~ $360
$100 chemicals
$30/mo. maint for mower
$60 rental of dethacting machine
$150 mower
?? fix sprinkler valve in SW corner
$100 construction of entry way
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~$1000 for overseeding and preparing lawn
There was a proposal to spend $2000 in the spring to rework and
level lawn. This would involve grinding up between 6" and a foot
of ground, adding the appropriate level of chemicals to improve
soil quality and treat the perl scale. The perl scale will be
treated a couple of times but most critical is to do so prior and
after the router tilling of the ground.
The present membership is estimated at 18 paying members (with 4
honorary members).
The AZ Open needs a chairperson to produce the tournament.
Rory is working on a tournament schedule for club play.
Discussed having Nov 8/9 as 1st tournament after over-seeding.
MOTION: A motion to adjourn was not needed since the meeting was
never called to order.
Discussion ended around 1:30 PM.
Respectively submitted,
Paul Bennett Secretary of the Arizona Croquet Club
Minutes of the ACC board on November 8, 2003
The board of the Arizona Croquet Club met at Ren Kraft's court.
Present: Stan Patmor (President, Treasurer protem), Rory Kelley
(V.President), Paul Bennett (Secretary), Ren Kraft (court owner),
Carter Crane (at large)
Absent: John Fournier (at large)
Meeting was called to order at 11:11 AM
Secretary report:
Minutes were hand delivered to Stan of the meeting Sept 17.
MOTION by Stan to accept minutes as written. (2nd by Carter;
passed)
Treasurer's report:
Stan is new Treasurer protem.
MOTION by Paul to instruct Treasurer protem to send out
billings for 4th Quarter dues. (2nd Carter; passed)
Bank account has been moved from Bank of America (that charges
for account) to Compass (free business account).
The bank balance is over $3000.
Arizona Open report:
The details of Arizona Open tournament were discussed. The size
of the tournament will be limited to around 30 players. The pa
rameters of the tournament are determined by the number of club
players/helpers, the number of available courts, etc. We have
been asked by the Phoenician to use one (or two) of their courts
for the Open. Rory will work with Venture Out to use their two
courts and we can use Kraft's court full time. We will have to
supply the equipment used at The Phoenician.
Assignments were agreed to to divide up the work.
Paul will print up labels for Stan. Also Paul will organize an
email list for the Open and we will consider using email to reach
our participants. Paul will setup a web page to allow players to
print out an entry form to be mailed to Stan to reserve a spot in
the tournament. There will not be invitations mailed out this
year. Stan will collect reservations.
We are looking at the tournament format similar to years past:
week long Sunday thru Saturday, American Rules, Barlow GT balls,
new deadness boards.
Ren will handle scheduling and act as the tournament referee dur
ing the tournament.
Paul will organize the program and tournament booklet.
Rory will work with Venture Out to secure the use of their courts
and recommend the dates for the Open based upon their feedback.
Stan will get commitment from the Phoenician for the use of their
courts.
Carter will oversee the equipment needs for the tournament which
may include purchasing an additional sets of balls or two. (Mis
sion Hills changed over from GT to Wilhoite's.)
Rory will coordinate the hospitality functions including the Mid
week Party and Toast & Tallys. Rory will see if he can get some
one to host the opening cocktail party.
Stan will coordinate the luncheon for the Finals.
No lunches will be provided this year. This decision allows us
to drop the entry fee $25 for each player.
Stan will develop the working budget for the Open.
Patty will be assigned the Trophies.
Other business:
Ren reported on the USCA Nationals. He witnessed one of the
finest Finals between Doug Grimsley and Bob Cherry.
MOTION by Stan to adjourn the meeting. (2nd by Carter; motion
passed).
Meeting adjourned at 12:19 PM
Respectively submitted,
Paul Bennett Secretary of the Arizona Croquet Club