President - Dave Blanchard

• This will be held via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions
• Approval of the minutes from the last three board meetings
• Six weeks ago GRF allowed us to play tennis again on the Buckeye courts after the complete shutdown due to the risk of spreading the Corona virus.
  • The rules say Singles Only and Rossmoor residents only. People are, for the most part, obeying the rules. We continue to have incidents of non-residents appearing on the courts even after posting additional signs asking them not to play. When asked to leave, they have done so without incident.
  • I am pleased with the way you board members have gotten the courts ready for play under the new rules and the way you helped handle questions and complaints about them.
  • Some of our players have complained that other clubs allow Doubles play and have suggested that we, the RTC Board, should lobby GRF to drop the no-doubles ruling. We will discuss this under new business.
  • I still have an action item to propose new club rules regarding respectful behavior on our tennis courts. I am drafting a proposal which I will be submitting for Board review soon.
  • I also have an action item to lay out thoughts on why Rossmoor residents should want to be members of the RTC and will be getting that to the Board for review too.

Vice President - Larry Barclay

• BALL Teams New Format Discussion. Discussion with the two captains of each of the two teams turned into a discussion about the women trying to set up something like the men's SMIL league. Post that, the Buckeye's are rethinking how to proceed.

Secretary - Joyce Decker

• Not attending. Minutes by Slee

Treasurer - Ken Steiner

• Distributed Treasurer's Report. 

Tournaments - Chris Slee

• Nothing

Social - David Hickey

• Nothing

Membership - Terry Quinlan

• 189 members + 1 to be paid
• Sharing player information with new members to get them introduced the club

Facilities - Jerry Quinlan  Repair and backboard bid    bungee cord experiment  ball machine   clocks

• Crack repair ... got bid. Courts were probably last resurfaced 6+ years ago. Typically courts are resurfaced every 5-8 years.
• Backboard Bid. Revisit in a time of limited play.
• Bungee cord experiment 3 removed, 5 still in place
• Ball machine -- 290 pressureless balls in the machine + spares
• Clocks -- Kern put up 2 new clocks

Publicity - Rowena Slee

• Report

Information Technology - Chris Slee

• Report

Old Business

• Club etiquette Rules (Dave B)
• Why should people being willing to pay to join the Rossmoor Tennis Club (Dave B)

New Business

• Potential for a list of players looking for playing partners, given that there is no open tennis to meet up
• Shall RTC Board lobby GRF to open the courts for Doubles play? dlb ... No because this is State/County/City concern
• Develop a mentoring program for new tennis players? 
• Special "Return to Normal" event when restrictions lifted? BBQ? Invite former club members? Special "General Meeting" celebration.
• Add "Club entry date" to Members Directory?
• Mods to make Singles easier for older players? Put in a center line to extend the service T to split the court in half.

Next Meeting ... see Board / Admin Calendar on this site