Retrosheet Board Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ
June 26, 1999; start time: 1:30 pm; adjournment: 2:30 pm
Sixth Meeting of the Board (First with all members present)
Present: Absent:
David Smith, president None
Sherri Nichols, vice-president
David Vincent, secretary
Luke Kraemer, director
Clem Comly, director
Non-voting attendees:
David Nichols Doug Pappas Michael Schell Mark Pankin
Tom Tippett Neal Traven Don Zminda John Rickert
Marc Stephenson Arnie Braunstein Rob Neyer John Matthew IV
Pete Palmer Brad Sullivan Vince Vaillancourt Phil Birnbaum
David Stephan Lyle Spatz Dick Thompson Doug Stagner
John F. Jarvis Bob Tiemann Paul Matthew Tom Ruane
Victor Wilson Scott Fischthal Greg Spira Jerry Wachs
Dixie Tourangeau Tom Howell Joe Dittmar Steve Mau
Motions:
Sponsor Purpose Result
Nichols Adopt Agenda with change of 5-0
location from SF to Scottsdale
Comly Accept 1998 Minutes as amended 5-0
Nichols Accept Nominating Committee report 5-0
Nichols Election of Board members
David Vincent, secretary 5-0
Luke Kraemer, director 5-0
Comly Accept Secretary's report * 5-0
Kraemer Accept Treasurer's report 5-0
Nichols Accept President's report 5-0
Vincent Amend Policy Manual * 5-0
Nominating Committee
Vincent To adjourn 5-0
* - separate document
Other discussion:
Old Business:
Web site schedule program changed from box scores to schedules
(will be running soon and request made for advice on next step)
Tax-exempt status update (in process - expected this fall)
New Business:
NL Daily player sheets - a copy to be made from The Sporting News microfilm
with permission of the NL; delivered to Dave Smith by Steve Gietschier;
possible digitizing instead of another film copy
Data release policy change (follow-up to "View from the Vault" in The Retro
Sheet, vol. 6, #2)
Nomination policy update (amend Policy Manual)
Data release - 1984 through 1990 from Total Sports
1984-85 immediately
1986-87 10-1-1999
1988-89 Opening Day 2000
1990 All-Star game 2000
Other:
Montreal scoresheets via FedEx contribute to high postage costs
"Most Wanted" list on web site needs updating
Missing games in 1960-70 era
Data collection (request for help finding games in newspapers)
Impending birthday of Secretary