Present: Maxine Buckmeier, Pam Harp, Duane Hoffmeyer, Marty Holmes, Mark Johnson, Curtis McCline, Mike Moreland, Jeamie Strachan, Bob Sundlie, Lisa Soole.

Absent: Harlan Halverson, Deb Logsdon, Lynn Mills.

Guests: Roger Kelly, Chad Sheehan, Bill Yeakel

Minutes of the April 18, 2001 meeting were presented. Motion made by Buckmeier and seconded by Johnson that the minutes be approved as printed. Motion passed.

Treasurer's Report was given by Lisa Soole. Questions and discussion followed. Motion made by Sundlie and seconded by Harp that the treasurer's report be approved. Motion passed.

Director Reports: Coaching committee reported applications were due and the committee is in the process of selecting next year's coaches. Motion was made by Strachan and seconded by Johnson to nominate Noel White, subject to his approval, to serve on our coaching committee. Motion passed. Dates and times of the initiation program coaching clinic were discussed. Strachan indicated he would be traveling to that meeting.

Midwest League meeting was discussed by Moreland and a handout provided, a copy of which is attached hereto.

Tn-State meeting of April 28, 2001 and the USA Hockey Coaching Certification Requirements were discussed and a copy of those notes are attached hereto. These handouts were both provided to the board members and will not be attached to a copy of their minutes as it was previously provided and is presently on the SiouxCityHockey.com web site.

Old Business:
1. Concession stand: By all accounts this is something the board will not be pursuing.

2.Rink pledges: Mike Moreland indicated he will be following up with the individuals who still owe on their pledges so we can close out our books on the IBP rink construction and fundraising.

3.Skater recruitment: The last meeting was canceled due to conflicts, but the committee is discussing the issues of publicity, involvement in the school system, whether we can partner with the Sioux City Musketeers and their reading program, whether half ice should be utilized for the younger age groups, and the frequency of skating. These are all topics still under discussion.

Brick completion: Curtis McC line reported all of the bricks are in for completion of the "fundraising wall" and will be up and completed shortly.

New business: Chad Sheehan of the Sioux City Police Department appeared as a gUest and inquired if we would be interested in being involved in a benefit game put on and sponsored by the Sioux City Police Association with one-half of the proceeds going to Siouxland Youth Hockey and the other half to Make-A -Wish. They are talking about selling raffle tickets and obtaining prizes, and Siouxland Youth Hockey would not necessarily have to affirmatively take any action, but the celebrity players with the police officer team would play a high school alumni team. Talk is of this game occurring some time in September. General discussion followed and Officer Sheehan had permission from the board to discuss and develop this topic further.

Sioux City Musketeers: Bill Yeakel of the Sioux City Musketeers office was present and indicated they will be presenting a check to Siouxland Youth Hockey in the amount of $1,364 from the Outback Steakhouse Year-end Awards Banquet fundraiser and from the Hat Trick Promotion which provided for $2 off tickets to Siouxland Youth Hockey members with a donation being made. Bill stated a priority of the Sioux City Musketeers is to develop a partnership with Siouxland Youth Hockey and all hope to benefit in some manner from this association. We discussed the youth hockey program, the skaters, how they could be utilized for press releases, and the charity game they may be involved with. Bill was commended on how this relationship and the goal of developing this relationship further is something new and the board concurred it would be in the best interest of both associations to continue developing our partnership positions.

Hamilton Inn Rebate: During one of the Siouxland Youth Hockey tournaments, the Hamilton Inn agreed to give a rebate of $5 per room and Siouxland Youth Hockey received $250 from them.

The City contract is in the process of being finalized and will be reported upon at next meeting.

Banners: Avery will prepare a 3-by-8 banner for $198 which will set forth the league champions and provide for the skaters' names. We were going to check to see how many of these banners would be involved, knowing that for the 2000-2001 season banners would be needed for the Mites, PeeWees and Bantams.

Siouxland Y asked if they could be provided with a copy of our mailing list for the hockey program. This request was granted.

High school schedule: Roger Kelly reported the high school players will be skating a thirty-three game schedule; three games against each other and no divisional play. The top eight teams will be in the tournament. The varsity state tournament will be the first weekend of March in Dubuque and the junior varsity state tournament will be in Waterloo. The length of the junior varsity periods will be increasing from twelve to fourteen minutes and there will be a three-person referee crew for the junior varsity games.

Motion made to adjourn which passed.

Respectfully submitted, Duane Hoffmeyer

Index of Past Board Meeting Minutes