Minutes
OCTOBER 17, 2005
President Tom Gruver called the meeting to order with 4
board members present and 20 members present.
Treasurers Report- Motion to approve made by Wayne
Hulgren, seconded by Jon Seckinger.-Motion carried.
Minutes Report- Motion to approve made by Jon Seckinger,
seconded by Leon Stull-
. Motion carried.
Correspondence-
1. We received a thank you note from the DeFilece
Family for flowers sent .
2. We received a thank you note from Becky and
Danny Benack for our donation and our support and friendship
during the difficult time of Wally’s untimely passing.
3. We received a thank you letter from the Children’s
Home of Easton for our $500 donation toward their summer
program.
Comments from the floor- None
SPORTS REPORTS
Baseball-No Report
Cheering- Billie Weiss reported that the cheering banquet will
take place at the Eagles on Nov. 7th.The uniform return for the
flag squad is on Nov.24th. The rest of the squads will return
their uniforms after the playoffs. She introduced Linda Gruver
and Dana Guffy to the A.A. They are being nominated for
cheering commissioners.
Football- Fran Tone reported that the season is going well. 3
teams qualified for playoffs. There may be a home playoff
game. He will contact Wayne about the snack bars if there is a
game at Forks..
Soccer- Jon Seckinger and Cary Salkin reported that they held
the Easton Festival Tournament at Forks this past weekend. It
had been rained out the week before. They also asked
permission to borrow the township tent for the Blue Mt.
Tournament on Nov. 5th at Moore Township.
Wrestling- Joe Veres reported that the out of town participants
in the wrestling program came before the Rec board and it
went very well. The team will start practicing on Nov. 7th.
There were some weight changes at the League meeting .
Basketball- Don Miller reported that St. Ann’s and the Little
Hurricanes will be added to the CBL league this year.The
league is still dealing with the fight that happened at one of the
playoff games last year. They will take action about this matter
at the next league meeting.
Lacrosse- Scott Holland reported that he is still waiting to hear
from two closer leagues ( Jersey and Macungie). Bethlehem
Twp. Has started a program and if they form a league, he
would like to join that one.
Softball- Leon Stull reported that helmets and bats were cut out
of his budget. He feels that those items are needed. The
uniform shirts for the 9 and 10 year olds were also cut. He
would like to meet with Rick because he feels to many cuts
were made to his budget.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Dance- Wayne Hultgren reported that everything is set for the
dance this Friday. John O’Niell will represent football.
Snack Bar-Wayne Hultgren reported that everything is going
fine. The township will take care of the ice machines. The
contract with Pepsi is up. Wayne will make an appointment with
Coke and Pepsi about a new contract. Hopefully one of them
will offer to donate a new scoreboard. The scoreboard needs to
be replaced.
Registrations- Jerry Stefanelli reported that he and Phyllis
picked up the winter signups this past Sat.. There were only
about 100 signups for both sports. The new way does not
seem to be working. Do we want to have late signups? Yes- we
will extend them until Oct. 31st. The football and soccer
coaches are going to remind their players about winter
signups. Most of the out of township participants have gone to
a rec board meeting to get permission to participate in winter
sports. This rule was put in effect for all out of town
participants. All must attend a rec board meeting for permission
to participate.
Scholarship- Colleen Ziegenhorn reported that she will update
the forms and send them out to the schools by Jan.
Background Checks- Ron Barry reported that it is going well.
Rec Board- No report
Old Business:
1. Dan Martyak reported that he spoke to Ed Adamko and Ed
is going to meet with Maz about the web site .Ed’ s email
address will be given out at the Nov. 21st meeting.
2. Dan Martyak proposed a change to our Bylaws. This change
was read, and will be read at the Oct. meeting and then voted
on at the Nov. meeting. The proposal is to change:
Article XVII- Children (players) Now reads:
Section 2. Children from outside of Forks Township may
participate in F.T.A.A. programs in accordance with the
guidelines set forth by the Forks Township Recreation Board
and current leagues.
To:
Article XVII- Children (players)
Section 2. F.T.A.A. Sports are for Forks Township
Residents. Children from outside of Forks Township may
request to participate in F.T.A.A. programs from the Forks
Township Recreation Board.
New Business
1. Nancy Bonafonti that the new guidelines for forming
baseball teams and all star teams is done.The feedback form
will go to the commissioner . He will also receive a copy of the
parent and coaches signed code of conduct forms. Some other
suggestions were :
A. Have coaches attend coaching clinics- may be the
FTAA or baseball budget could make funds available for this.
B. Have the all star teams play practice games against
out side organizations on Sundays.
2.Dan Martyak has the call list from the front desk. It needs to
be updated.
3. Dan met with the township on Oct. 12th Here are some of
the items that were discussed:
A. Baseball , Softball, and Lacrosse need to meet to map
out the existing fields. There will be 2 new fields put in at the
wrestling complex park (near the airport).This meeting is set
for Monday, Nov. 21st at 7:00 in the community center. Bob
Dilts and Bob Mumbaur ( they line all the fields) will be asked to
attend.
B.The township is working on 3 programs: A sign on
Zucksville Rd. , lighting in the parking lots and fields, and
bathrooms at the Meco Rd. field and the wrestling complex
fields. The bathroom project will cost $120,000. They have
asked for $30,000 from the FTAA. The FTAA does not have the
monies- we have an escrow account that is in effect for
the “family fee”.This has to be discussed further. The township
is invited to attend our meetings.
4. Don Miller reported that commissioners can meet with Rick
again about their budgets.
5.Don has the township’s insurance policy that Joe Veres needs
for the wrestling league.
6. Tom Gruver asked for a show of hands about members
attending the annual FTAA Christmas dinner. It’s a go! Wayne
will look into making the reservation.
7. Nominations were held for the board and sports ( except
basketball and wrestling-they are held in the spring). The
following people were nominated:
Board
President- Tom Gruver
Vice President- Dan Martyak
Treasurer- Jerry Stefanelli
Secretary- Colleen Ziegenhorn
Sports:
Baseball- Tom Gruver
Cheering- Dana Guffy and Linda Gruver
Football- Fran Tone
Lacrosse- Scott Holland
Soccer- Greg Russell and Tin Woodard
Softball- Leon Stull
Voting will take place at the Nov. 21st meeting.
8.Dan Martyak reported that the township software program is
pre-loaded. It is still in the preview stage. For example, if you
want a specific requirement added to signup forms, e-mail it to
Dan. - Leon would like a coaches volunteer section. This may
be up and running by Jan. 1st.
Motion to adjourn was made by Steve Semanek and
seconded by Leon Stull.
Respectfully Submitted
Colleen Ziegenhorn