Ives Pool, Sebastopol, Calif. 707 823-8693
 
WSCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Minutes of July 16, 2002
Present: George Boisseau, Alan Siegle, Suzy Heumann, Paul Archibald, Tom Hemphill, and Patti Bedell.
George Boisseau called the meeting to order at 7:07
The minutes from June 18 were approved as submitted
  • ACTION: Tom Hemphill will compile an action item list with status of each item.
    The next Board meeting will be on August 27 (a week later due to Alan’s vacation) at 6:30. George will arrange for a room at the Sebastopol Library.
Alan presented the Treasurer’s report:
  • a. He compiled a January-June snapshot report for years 1998-2002.
  • b. Alan recommended sending a letter of thanks to Karen Rust and Cindy Black for their long years of organizing the fireworks sales.
    ACTION: George will send the letter.
  • c. Alan recommends granting Brian Deedler permission to set up and maintain a vending machine at the pool. Brian will be responsible for stocking the machine and taking care of the money. WSCS will receive 20 percent of the profits.
    ACTION: Alan to put agreement with Brian in writing and obtain signatures.
Patti gave the Pool Manager report:
  • a. Ives Pool will shut down from September 3 to 13 for repairs. The only major work this time will be patching to a maximum of $10,000, which the City is paying for. She will be meeting with the City Engineer and Manager in September to develop a plan for more extensive refurbishment and repair of the pool.
  • b. The City MAY pay for replacing the pool covers.
  • ACTION: c. Patti to research how to deal with guard shifts being cancelled due to emergency shutdowns.
  • d. Due to swimmers increasingly trying to swim for free, swimmer will be required to show their swim card before swimming.
    ACTION: e. Patti is getting copies of contracts other pool have with their schools and/or cities.
  • f. Patti will be on vacation from August 12 (for two weeks). She has arranged for Tara Goethel to manage the pool during her vacation.
  • g. The guards signed a petition asking to be paid every two weeks or on set days each month.
    ACTION: Staff will be paid on the 7th and 22nd of the month
  • Patti had a big meeting with the staff to talk about rules, procedures, and responsibilities.
  • i. There is a shortage of guards due to decrease in certification programs available this year.
    ACTION: Patti will investigate setting up a certification course at Ives, which could be in income producing activity.
  • j. Instructors are sometimes giving the public inaccurate information about pool closures, fees, etc.
    ACTION: Patti will set up a meeting with instructors to explain rules.
  • l. There is still a great need for storage of pool accessories.
    ACTION: Suzy will research ways to accomplish the storage.
The Board considered the bill for the bathhouse upgrades and since some of the work is in need of repair decided to withhold payment until the stall doors and sink caulk are repaired satisfactorily.
ACTION: Patti will call the contractor and arrange repairs.
Revenue development was discussed and it was decided a sub-committee would be formed and report back to the Board.
ACTION: Paul, Patti, and Suzy will be the sub-committee
The By-Law revisions were discussed. It was agreed that they are ready to go to the public for review. They will be posted at the Pool and voted on by the Board at our August meeting.
ACTION: Tom will make the corrections noted and draft explanatory notes about the revisions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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