Not Present: Brian Carey, Mary Anne Condon, Clark Cooper, April Haskell, and George Miles.

Also Present: Nan Cooper.

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The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by General Chairman Steve Carroll.

Approval of the Agenda: The agenda was accepted as published.

Announcements: Steve Carroll thanked the outgoing Board members, Ken Block, George Miles and Lauren Taft for their service to the Board, and he welcomed the new Board members, Bill Ball, Technical Planning; George May, Junior Coaches Representative; and Barry Silver, Age Group Chairman.

LSC Equipment: Nan Cooper reported that the lane counters at Wesleyan University were in bad condition. A motion to purchase 12 lane counters for approximately $600.00 was made, seconded and approved. A key computer operator said that we needed a new printer to use at championship meets. Since the printer is used infrequently, it was decided that it would be more economical to rent one on the few occasions when it is needed.

Club Standards: It was agreed that the standards for admitting new clubs should be more stringent. Some suggestions included having a probationary period, having the club make a presentation and having someone help new clubs get started. Jeff Allen, Pam Libertiny and Judy Snow will come up with new guidelines by the end of the year.

Treasurer: Susan Lecza presented the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. She has obtained tax-exempt status for New Jersey.

Finance: John McCann advised the group that our investments are improving.

Age Group Chair: Barry Silver is seeking new Age Group Committee members. Ed Doernberger will be the meet referee for the LC LSC Championship meet. Barry's committee is working on the development of standards and zone procedures and they are attempting to activate adapted swimming and age group camps.

Senior Committee Chair: Tim Quill discussed the Elite Training Camp, which will take place from August 29 to September3. Sara Massa will be the head coach. Sixteen swimmers have accepted invitations to attend; most of them do not have the times needed to qualify for USAS funding. Tim requested a financial variance. He does not want the swimmers to have to pay more than $350.00 for the trip. The airfare projections are $500-$600 per person, the flume will cost $75 per swimmer, and there is a charge of $35 per day for room and board for swimmers who are not funded. Tim anticipates needing three coaches and a chaperone. Steve Carroll said that CSI should fund the additional money needed. He, Tim and Nan will work out the figures. The cost of the trip and the amount CSI is funding should be placed on the web. Tim would like to have a social event (pig roast) for the CSI coaches after finals on the Saturday night of the Senior meet. Steve suggested that he send out invitations requiring an RSVP to see how many would attend.

Program Development: Bill Krumm's committee is planning for next year. Steve Carroll will have the meeting schedule set by the next Board meeting.

Program Operations Vice Chairman: Pam Libertiny announced that SC bids should be in by next Wednesday. The committee will meet on July 17^th. Pam questioned why the short course senior invitational meet was moved back a week. It was moved because of the availability of a pool and workers and to allow two weeks before the entry deadline for Sectionals. Steve explained that the issue of handicapped accessibility to pools must be addressed. We will need a rating system for each pool based upon the degree to which it is accessible to the handicapped (wheelchair, crutches, walker, cane and elderly).

Coaches Representative: Sara Massa and George May said that everything was running smoothly.

Safety Chair: Kathy Walsh had no report.

Athlete Representative: No report.

Coach at Large: Jeff Allen had no report.

Registration and Membership: Judy Snow announced that there are 4,400 swimmers and 457 non-athletes registered so far. There are 173 legal coaches and 29 who do not have current credentials. Forty-one coaches must take the ASCA test. Steve would like electronic registration.

Officials Chair: Bill Repass reported that his committee had run a few clinics. The officials committee will meet Saturday of the LC Senior Open at UCONN.

A question as to whether or not we were using the web for OVCs was asked. The answer is, yes.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Ehmer