April 20, 2005

Minutes of the Board of Director’s Meeting, Unit 215, South Alabama Bridge Assn.

CALL TO ORDER
President Phyllis Haydel called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m.  Present were Phyllis, 
Martha Steele, Margaret Miller, Sue Hanlein, Jane Mahoney, Ed Stephens, Howard 
Deck, and Barbara Slaughter.  Absent were Rhoda Herzog and Betty Strickland. 

MINUTES
A motion was made and seconded (Sue, Jane) to dispense with the reading of the minutes 
of February 23, 2005.  Motion passed. 

TREASURE’S REPORT
Jane reported a balance in the checking account of $7,652.97 as of March 31, 2005, and 
$23,985.87 in the Building Fund.  The treasurer’s report was accepted (Martha, Barbara).

MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Phyllis read a letter of resignation from Rhoda Herzog. A motion was made that Howard 
Deck replace Rhoda as Membership Chairman and Howard Deck accepted the position. 
As Membership Chairman, Howard is automatically a member of the Board.  Phyllis 
reported that we have 241 members as of March 1, 2005.  In accepting this position, 
Howard mentioned he would like to encourage new members by allowing “free play.”  
He will present a letter to the Board at the next meeting.

OLD BUSINESS
It appears there is no place to hold the Winter Tournament.  Ed said he had spoken with 
Jim Roberts and there is no place in Foley to house the tournament. Phyllis reported that 
New Orleans wants our date, since we can’t use it; Phyllis will talk to ACBL (Charlie 
McCracken) about retaining the date for future tournaments.
Summer Sectional Tournament.  Phyllis reported that we need to give thought to 
appointing a Hospitality Chairman for the Summer Tournament to look into food. We 
also need to check with the chef at Las Brisas on the Bay about the Sunday dinner. 
Property Damage:  The fence has been fixed and paid for.  The awning has been repaired 
and paid for.  We are still waiting for the gutters to be replaced.  Phyllis will call again. 
She also reported that the awning can be taken off and put back on when the gutters are 
replaced, so as not to tear the awning.
Table Purchases.  Barbara is still checking on the cost of purchasing the bridge tables. 
Lessons: Phyllis reported that Mickey Groggel was not able to get enough people to give 
lessons. Phyllis reported that Reuss Kirkpatrick is certified to give lessons and she will 
call and talk to him.  If that works out, we could transfer the $300 budgeted to him.  
Phyllis will report back. 
Update of  Clubhouse:  Martha presented two proposals--one from Mark W. Pratt and 
one from Do Right Construction Company.  After much discussion, a motion was made 
to propose to the general membership that we accept the bid for $8,500 from Do Right 
Construction Company to add a 12’ X 12’ storage shed to the existing building. The 
motion passed, (6-1).  Phyllis will call a meeting of the general membership to discuss 
and vote on the motion. 
Income Tax:  Phyllis is in the process of trying to file it. She needs a copy of last year’s 
return. 

NEW BUSINESS
Air Conditioning Repair:  Barbara reported that the Air Conditioning unit was replaced 
and the ice maker was repaired for $2200.  Jane wrote her a check to cover her expenses.  

Meeting was adjourned (Ed, Howard) at 2:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,



Margaret Miller, Secretary