PVA Minutes     August 19 2004     Ramada Inn     Lanham, MD

 

Attendance:

George Harris

President

Maxine Tunstall

 

Barbara Smith

Treasurer

Art Tunstall

 

Felix Rogers

First Vice Pres., Randallstown

Michael McCoy

 

Bill Price

Officials Chair

Cleophas Atkins

 

Jan Price

Vice President

Walter Bell

Natural Resources TC

Al Morris

Mens LDR Chair

Craig Chasse

Potomac Valley TC

Sharon Good

Racewalk Chair

William Vaughan

Mustang TC

Herb Nichols

Member Services Chair

Garfield Thompson

Mustang TC

Richard Neal

Baltimore City

Robert Platt

Race Packet

 

                                                                                         

 

            The 8/19/04 PVA meeting was called to order at Ramada Inn, Lanham, MD. by President, George Harris at 7:35 pm.  In the absence of the secretary, Bill Price moved to dispense with the reading of minutes until the next meeting; seconded and passed.

            Treasurer Barbara Smith presented a report for May, June and July.  Several question and discussion followed.  Art Tunstall moved to amend the financial report for more details, seconded.  Al Morris moved to table failed and the motion passed.  Felix Rogers moved the PVA body request a formal report on the Youth National meet as soon as it is ready for USATF National.  George Harris proposed  adding "available at a meeting or by request by members, not on the website" as a friendly amendment.  This was accepted by proposer Rogers, seconded and passed.  Treasurer Smith said the report should be prepared in thirty days.

Committee Reports:

            Bill Price, officials chair, reported that about half of the 100 officials at Age

Group Nationals were PVA, 18 Mid-Atlantic, seven each from VA, OH, NE.  Due to requirement for recertification each Olympiad, a number of clinics will be held after 1 October.  An LDR official’s clinic will be held October 23 at meet HQ of Army Ten Mile which Nancy Betress helped arrange.  Univ. MD hosts ACC Cross Country on October 30 and another meet on September 25 and is requesting help.  MEAC indoor plans a contract with PVA and help with mid May outdoor Championships.  There are over 300 PVA officials and an officials meeting will be held in mid September probably at Curry Sportsplex.

            It was reported that official Lamont Gonzales is hospitalized.  Al Morris moved that PVA send a plant; seconded and passed.

            Membership Chair Herb Nichols reported current PVA membership is 3156, up 500 from last year partly due to the National Youth meet.  Of these, 850 are over 18.  A breakdown of members by sport was requested.


Felix Rogers reported there is some interest in a one day Development Coached Ed class and he will help if others organize.  Would want fifty or more to attend; need a site.

            Jan Price is on Youth National Anti-doping Committee and reported that in 2004 eighty-four boys and eight girls age eighteen or below have died from steroid use.  She had statistics for some other sports with total 3200 youth deaths from steroid use and eating disorders in 2004.  She has an anti-doping program that she has presented to youth and college groups.

 

Unfinished Business:

            According to the Associations certification standards PVA was two items short in compliance and thus unable to vote at convention until corrected.

 

1)     The finance report is being prepared by Barbara Smith. 

2)     That PVA bylaws are not compliant in Operating Regulation One.

 

Thus it is proposed to substitute the model Association Bylaw in its entirety for current PVA Regulation One.  Since PVA bylaws require a three-step process, a motion is needed to put on web and two meetings to pass.

 

Bill Price moved to accept the three-page draft for posting on the web; seconded and passed.  Meetings on September 20 and 27 will be held to pass the amendment.  Changed can be proposed at the first, none on the second.  Voting will be one per club plus PVA board.  Since web master Phil Quinn is retiring a new web master may be needed.

 

            Felix Rogers brought up the Platt grievance for clarification of the meaning:

 

1)     against George Harris, Francis Brown and Bill Price about who was eligible to vote in the 2003 bylaws drafting meetings;

2)     about number of terms served by officer Harris.

 

            On August 4 the review board ruled in favor of Platt, however according to President Harris no remedy was proposed since 1) was obviously long past and Mr. Harris his election was a non-issue.  Mr. Platt who arrived late felt that the grievance panel had ruled that Mr. Harris could no longer be president after July.  Al Morris moved to table, seconded and passed.

 

            During this discussion Platt became out of order, as the President did not yet recognize him, while other were talking.  He was asked to set down and he would not.  He continued this disruptive display for several minutes.  He was disrespectful to Mr. Harris, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Bell, and would not follow the rule of order.

 

      Walter Bell moved "to look back and see about how to exclude Mr. Platt from meetings".  The motion narrowly passed.  A motion by Mr. Platt on audit of the National Age group meet was ruled out of order due to previous motion passed at time of treasurer’s report.

 

            Felix Rogers moved to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm.

                        Sharon Good, Acting Secretary, Amended by Felix Rogers