MINUTES FROM THE HOUSTON AREA ROAD RUNNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING

MARCH 16, 2009

 

The following people were in attendance: Annie Hadow, Jen Brown, Audrey Christiansen, Roger Boak, Jay Hendrickson, Sadie Greenman, Helen Grant, Bob Hoekman, JoAnn Luco, and Erin Foley.

 

Roger called the meeting to order at 6PM.

 

Race Recap:

 

Bayou City Classic 10K: Everything appeared to go smoothly. Observations were made that the chip times were about 10 seconds fast and the 5K chip mat may have been in the wrong place.

 

Park to Park Run: Everything appeared to go smoothly. Anna received correspondence from a runner who expressed disappointment over door prizes. Another recommendation was made to provide signage to post race bathrooms.

 

Road Race Requirements:

 

Law Week 8K: No one at meeting to represent the race. Bob confirmed that the EMT’s are set. Jen agreed to follow up with Rusty at the Houston Bar Association to confirm.

 

Bellaire Trolley Run: Marie Hutchinson, Race Director, contacted Jen and confirmed that the race is prepared to meet the race requirements.  

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Member Appreciation Picnic/ Bayou Bash Relay: Annie will contact Mark Fraser, who is planning the Membership Appreciation Party to begin coordination of the relay and party.

 

Activity Updates:

 

Footprints: Roger reported for Jon that Jon is working on the May/ June issue. Jon would appreciate any suggestions for content for future issues.

 

Membership: Helen presented that we currently have 1519 active members.

 

Treasurer’s Report: Audrey announced that our income for the fiscal year is about $7,000. There were some large expenses in February – for RoTS and storage. We had good income in February due to PIM registration monies collected.

 

Website: Jay advised that Tour de Bayou and Law Week event information has been posted on the website. Jay will post the RoTS/Team/Club rankings as soon as he receives the final corrections.

 

RoTS/Club/Team/TdB: Roger provided updates on the Fall 2008 competitions. There will be a slight change to the RoTS standings, no change to the Ironfoot list, and he is completing the team and club standings. The Tour de Bayou venues have been posted on the website. Roger initiated a conversation about the Tour de Bayou awards. After discussing, Jen moved that we give socks as awards. Annie seconded. Due to attendance, we will hold an e-mail vote to finalize. Roger will check with Raymond Copper about selling any extra socks at Finish Strong.

 

PIM: Roger reported for Lisa that PIM is in its 3rd week. They have 239 registrants this spring. The goal race is the Cinco de Mayo 5K on May 2.    

 

VVIP: Roger advised that Bruce needs the volunteer list for the Park to Park Run.

 

Member Discount Program: No report

 

CPR/AED: Bob reported that his spring training courses are complete. The team is strong, and staffed with solidly participating members.

 

There was no additional business to discuss. Roger adjourned the meeting at 7:40.