Oct 15, 2025 Surfside Board Meeting - Oct Attendees John York Elisa Nye Surfside Swim Coordinator Ramya Sivasubramanian Rich Fernandez Kayo Libiano Jered Lindsay Minutes Approval Board approved the June, July, and September board meeting minutes. New Member Tryouts Elisa reported that Romi offered pool lanes on Saturday, October 25th, for stroke and turn clinics and potential tryouts. John indicated that multiple coaches can be available for tryouts. Kayo expressed that she could help manage the number of participants based on eligibility criteria (sibling preference, club transfer / prior experience,...

Present: Elisa Nye, Yvonne Abt, Jered Linsay, Ramya Rivasubramanian, John York, Rich Fernadez, Kayo Libano Housekeeping Aug minutes have been approved Pool / Schedules Confirmed that Fri Begg schedule remains the same Confirming 8-9 timeslots for A/Snr at Begg Wed; looking into 2nd workout for A/Snr in the week Connect with Romi for C and B Wed at RUHS Targeting late Aug for transition back to pool (from Wed Beach workout) MCHS shed has been cleaned out Coaching A number of coaches still need to complete mandatory training Dry land...

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes Present: Elisa Nye, Rich Fernandez, Yvonne Abt, Jered Lindsay, Ramya Sivaubramanian, John York, Kayo Libiano September Minutes Approved by Board Minutes in Attendance Pool situation / scheduling Pending confirmation from Begg on Friday schedule Targeting 10/8 for Wed Ocean swim transition to pool (RUHS - 45min B’s and 60mins A/Snrs) Rest of RUHS schedule to remain the same No new news from MCHS Coaching Team endeavoring for all mandatory trainings to be completed Dry land coaching- to be discussed in Oct mtg Swim Meet Due to...

Surfside Board Meeting July 2025 July Minutes Approved by Board Members in Attendance Detailed Summaries Pool Updates and Facility Maintenance The meeting covered updates on pool availability, with John confirming no news from Begg for the next two months and potential scheduling conflicts due to El Segundo pool closures affecting water polo team practices. John discussed plans to clean and dispose of items from the Mira Costa storage space Surfside Beach Party The group discussed the upcoming beach party, with John noting that while children enjoy beach games, they often...

Surfside Board Meeting June 2025 June Board Meeting Minutes Approved by Board Members in attendance Summary The team addressed volunteer recruitment challenges for an upcoming swim meet and discussed creating a way for team members to sign and confirm behavior and volunteer expectations. They also tackled issues with the registration system's waiver functionality and planned updates to the code of conduct, waiver language, and website content. Additionally, the team considered branded items for the summer party and discussed reopening team registration to ensure all members are properly registered with necessary...

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes May 16, 2025 7:30 pm Present: Elisa Nye, Rich Fernandez, Yvonne Abt, Jered Lindsay/Ramya Sivasubramanian, Eileen Brown Absent: Kayo Libiano, John York Board Members The board approved the meeting minutes of April 10, 2025. Kayo is still looking into why Ramya was left off USA Swimming and will hopefully get her added soon. Pool Situation No practice this Sunday because of International Water Safety Day at RUHS. Surfside will have an information booth at the event. A few older Surfside swimmers will help lead games and...

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes April 10, 2025 7:30 pm Present: Elisa Nye, Kayo Libiano, Yvonne Abt, Jered Lindsay/Ramya Sivasubramanian, Eileen Brown, John York Absent: Rich Fernandez Board Members The board approved the meeting minutes of March 20, 2025. Kayo is still looking into why Ramya was left off USA Swimming and will hopefully get her added soon. Pool Situation No practice the next two Sundays – Special Olympics and then Easter. There will be an extra practice this coming Saturday for the B, A, and Senior Groups. The following Saturday,...

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes March 20, 2025 7:30 pm Present: Elisa Nye, Rich Fernandez, Kayo Libiano, Yvonne Abt, Ramya Sivasubramanian/Jered Lindsay, Eileen Brown, John York Board Members The board approved the meeting minutes of February 14, 2025. Kayo is looking into why Ramya has been left off USA Swimming and will get her added. Pool Situation Currently, the B group is overcrowded. John will talk with Lelei, Mary and Robert to come up with a plan to move the kids around so that one group won’t be so crowded. Elisa...

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes February 14, 2025 3:00 pm Present: Elisa Nye, Ramya Sivasubramanian/Jered Lindsay, Kayo Libiano, Yvonne Abt, Eileen Brown, John York Absent: Rich Fernandez Board Members The board approved the meeting minutes of January 7, 2025. Yvonne will take over secretary duties after Eileen leaves. Board members who need to renew their certifications through USA Swimming will follow up. Pool Situation RUHS will have a schedule shifting due to the end of water polo season and the beginning of swim season. Beginning in March, Surfside will swim at...

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes January 7, 2025 8:00 pm Present: Elisa Nye, Rich Fernandez, Ramya Sivasubramanian/Jered Lindsay, Yvonne Abt, John York Absent: Kayo Libiano & Eileen Brown Board Members The board approved the meeting minutes of December 12, 2024. The board discussed the addition of Yvonne Abt to the board. She will help with marketing & communications. Board members who need to renew their certifications through USA Swimming will follow up. Pool Situation We will continue with the current schedule at RUHS and Begg Pool for the month of January....