Present: Jeff Allen, Bill Ball, Ken Block, Ed Doernberger, Jeff Gray, Mike Huffman, Cathy Koelle, Bill Krumm, Susan Lecza, Jason Paige, Christine Pelham, Barry Silver and Judy Snow.

Not Present: Peter Boucher, Kayleigh Boucher, Eryn Crane, Ed Dunn, Sean Farrell, Ellen Johnson, Todd Stevens and Haley Smith.

Also Present: Nan Cooper

Chairman Bill Krumm called the meeting to order at 7:38 PM.

Approval of the Agenda: Agenda approved as published.

Approval of the Minutes: A motion to accept the minutes of January 18, 2006 was made, seconded and approved.

Bylaws Revisions: Jeff Gray will assemble a small committee to review the bylaws.

Slate of Officers: Christine Pelham, Nominating Committee member, presented the proposed slate of officers for the 2006 May elections at the House of Delegates. The slate was approved: General Chair, Jeff Gray (PSDY); Administrative Vice-Chair, Chris Hug (CAC); Program Development Vice Chair, Rick Lewis (SHKS); Finance Vice-Chair, Jeff Scobee (BEAR); Senior Committee Chair, Henk Jensen (PSDY); and Secretary, Dave Heller (NTSC). The election of officers will be held at the House of Delegates.

2006-2007 Proposed Budget: Ken Block presented a balanced budget. Motion made, seconded and passed to accept the 2006-2007 budget. The budget will be presented to the House of Delegates for approval.

Athlete Representation on LSC Committees: USA Swimming requires that all LSC Board of Review Committees be 20% athlete members. Selection is to be made first from "Class A" athletes within the LSC and if none are available, then from "Class B" athletes (see attachment). Bill Krumm will contact Class A athletes before the House of Delegates meeting. Athlete Board of Review members will be elected at the May House of Delegates meeting.

Swimposium: A Swimposium will be held October 7, 2006 at the Graduate Club in New Haven. Discussion centered around workshops, clinics and combining the Swimposium with a House of Delegates meeting. It was decided to hold workshops for officials, coaches, athletes and parents. An 8&U swim clinic is scheduled at Hopkins School and the Yale University pool has been reserved for limited hours during the Swimposium. If necessary, the athlete portion will be held at the Graduate Center and a parent workshop, specifically for 8&U parents will be held at Hopkins School. Possible coach workshop topics include educating coaches about how the LSC functions, coach involvement and programs that USA Swimming offers. Athlete and parents topics would include the roles of the athlete, parent and coach. It was suggested that a short House of Delegates meeting be held after lunch. It was decided not to hold a Club Business and Management Seminar since CSI has no new member clubs and because attendance at the 2004 seminar was quite low.

House of Delegates: Reminder to board members to forward accomplishments/goals for the Semi-Annual Report to Nan Cooper.

USAS Convention: Board member representation at the 2006 USAS Convention was discussed. CSI bylaws dictate the following attend: General Chair, Administrative Vice-Chair, Senior Coach Representative, Senior and Junior Athlete Representative, Age Group Committee Chair and Program Development Vice-Chair. Board members that hold these positions will forward their intentions to Bill Krumm. Others that indicated interest were Jason Paige, Ellen Johnston, Nan Cooper, Mike Huffman and Bill Krumm.

Service Award Committee: A committee was formed for the purposes of recommending a USA Swimming Service Award recipient to the Board of Directors. Bill Krumm moved that Ed Doernberger, Mike Huffman and Bill Ball serve on this committee. Seconded and approved.

Purchase Hytek Meet Software: Barry Silver moved that CSI purchase Hytek Meet Manager software for approximately $800. This will give championship meet directors the option of
 using Hytek. Seconded and passed.

Administrative Vice-Chairman – Jeff Gray
Jeff summarized activities with Nominating and Budget Committees.

Treasurer – Sue Lecza
CSI income compared to this time last year is down. Not all income from short course championship entry fees and meet surcharge has been collected.

Finance Vice-Chairman – Ken Block
No report.

Age Group Committee Chairman – Peter Boucher
Not present.

Senior Committee Chairman – Jeff Allen|Jeff reviewed some new programs that USA Swimming is offering for clubs and identified them as good ways to get CSI clubs involved with USA Swimming. Effective September 1, 2006, the YMCA will adopt USA Swimming rules.

Program Development Vice-Chairman – Sean Farrell
Not present.

Program Operations Vice-Chairman –Barry Silver
Barry reported that it proved difficult to secure multiple hosts for Regionals. The LC meet schedule is full including 3 meets run by NE Swimming clubs. Ideally, Program Operations would like to see a full meet schedule run by CT clubs. July 11, 2006 is the Meet Sponsorship Committee meeting for the 2006-2007 Short Course meet schedule. CSI will no longer subsidize Regional Championship awards effective 2006-2007 short course schedule.

Technical Planning Committee Chairs – Ellen Johnston
Not present.

Coaches Representative – Todd Stevens/Christine Pelham
Christine Pelham reported that discussion regarding a coach clinic is underway.

Coach-at Large – Bill Ball
No report.

Athletes Representatives- Eryn Crane, Kayleigh Boucher and Haley Smith
Not present.

Safety Committee Chairman – Cathy Koelle/Jason Paige
Cathy and Jason reported that a CPR, FA and Coaches Safety Training classes will be offered to coaches in early May at SCSU. USA Swimming reported that CSI had 3 safety occurrences filed for the 3^rd quarter. The Safety Committee will research the necessity and feasibility of lifeguards at CSI meets.

Officials Committee Chairman – Mike Huffman
CSI was represented by officials at the World Cup in NY and USA Swimming Nationals in Federal Way, WA. The officiating at CSI championship meets went well.

Registration/Membership Coordinator – Judy Snow
Judy reported that 2006 registration totals for athletes are down compared to 2005 athlete registration.

Meeting adjourned. Next meeting is June 14, 2006.

Respectfully submitted,
Nan Cooper

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