Board Meeting - March 14, 2024

Eileen Brown

 

Surfside Board Meeting Minutes

March 14, 2024

7:00 pm

 

Present:             Elisa Nye, Kayo Libiano, Jered Lindsay, Ramya Sivasubramanian, Eileen Brown, John York

Absent:            Rich Fernandez

 

  1. The Board approved the February 8, 2024 Meeting Minutes.
  1. The Board approved two new candidates, Ramya Sivasubramanian and Jered Lindsay, to join the Board as Co-Meet Coordinators. They will complete their background checks and required certifications as soon as possible.
  1. Pool Situation
  1. No new updates on the Mira Costa pool status. We continue to keep in touch with some key contacts at the Manhattan Beach School District. The main issue continues to be the district’s lack of both a pool supervisor and lifeguard staff. We are hopeful that the school district will hire and train staff soon so that we may return to the pool.
  2. Surfside continues to practice at the Redondo Union pool on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings, as well as Sunday mornings. Elisa will follow-up with Romi to find out pool availability during the school’s spring break holiday.
  3. We continue to use Begg Pool on Wednesday evenings.
  1. Coaching
  1. Elisa continues to work with a lawyer to change all coaches from independent contractors to Surfside employee status. The goal is to have the contracts, along with FAQ sheet, ready for the coaches to review in April with an effective date of May 1, 2024.
  2. John will investigate the situation with USA Swimming to find out why our coaches are not currently listed under Surfside. John will remind Lelei and Robert they are not in “good standing” on their certifications and penalty charges will continue to incur each month until this is resolved.
  1. Swim Meets
  1. We had our first meet with our new league (SCSL – South Central Swim League). Surfside had 16 swimmers sign up. Thirteen swimmers showed up and participated in the meet. There are 7-8 teams in the league, covering all swim levels. It’s a good fit for Surfside.
  2. Upcoming SCSL meets: March 30, April 27, May 25, and June 29-30.
  3. John has been talking with Kathy at SOBA regarding dual meets (both pool and ocean) in the summer.
  1. Membership
  1. Kayo reported that currently we have 123 active members. (We are consistently in the 110-120 range.)  Rich will determine if we need to raise our quarterly dues, because of the increases in the new payroll status, pool rental costs, etc.
  2. John will reach out to current high school seniors to let them know to apply for our annual scholarship fund awards.
  3. Currently, we are doing rolling tryouts when availability in the different skill-level groups (C, C+, B, A, and Senior) match up with kids on our waiting list.