02/16/08 Waikoloa, Hawaii Page 1 PROCEEDINGS UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION 92nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING Waikoloa, Hawaii Hilton Waikoloa Village February 16, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Reported by Kathleen A. Kopta, RMR, CRR Annual General Meeting, U.S. Soccer Federation RESLING SPORTSCRIPT (719)632-6391; (719)661-7226 (cell) 02/16/08 Waikoloa, Hawaii Page 2 Page 4 1 AGENDA 2 Page, Line 1 PRESIDENT GULATI: Good morning. Let me 3 I. Opening Remarks and Introduction 4 1 2 officially welcome you to the National Council 4 II. Moment of Silence 4 12 3 Meeting, to Kona and to this wonderful room and 5 4 wonderful setting. We were going to start with a III. Pledge of Allegiance 4 18 6 5 quick video from the event last night, but apparently IV. Roll Call 8 11 7 6 Sid Bloom has refused to release the rights to the V. Credentials Committee Report 4 22 8 7 video and didn't pass some decency laws in the state VI. Approval of AGM 2007 9 National Council Meeting 8 of Hawaii. So we're going to dispense with that. Minutes 24 24 10 9 If we could please stand for a moment of silence for VII. Reports of Officers and Committees 11 A. President's Report 25 18 10 those who are near and dear to us in the sport who we B. Vice-President's Report 44 24 12 C. Treasurer's Report 47 14 11 have lost during the course of the last year. D. Secretary General's Report * * 12 (Moment of silence.) 13 E. Appeals Committee Report * * F. Athletes Council Report * * 13 Thank you. Before I ask Mr. Monaco to 14 G. Budget Committee Report * * H. Credentials Committee Report * * 14 lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, please turn off 15 I. Disability Soccer Committee Report * * 15 any cell phones, two-way beepers, all those things 16 J. Open Cup Committee Report * * K. Physical Fitness, Sports * * 16 that might make noise. Mr. Monaco, if you would 17 Medicine Committee Report * * L. Referee Committee Report * * 17 please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. 18 M. Rules Committee Report * * N. Player Development Task 18 (Pledge of Allegiance.) 19 Force Report * * (*All reports are contained in the 19 Thank you. Mr. Kepner of our Credentials 20 2008 AGM meeting book.*) 21 VIII. New Business 20 Committee for roll call and a Credentials Committee A. Proposed Budget Fiscal Year, 21 report. 22 2009 48 23 B. United States Power Soccer 22 MR. KEPNER: Thank you very much, Sunil. 23 Association Membership Application 49 8 23 First of all, I'll extend on behalf of the 24 IX. Election of Vice-President 51 9 24 Credentials Committee and the entire staff of U.S. 25 X. Election of Independent Director 52 9 25 Soccer a welcome to Hawaii. In mentioning the staff, Page 3 Page 5 1 1 I want to personally give them a very strong XI. Election of Foundation 2 Board Members 53 12 2 endorsement and a note of appreciation for the 3 XII. Proposed Amendments to the 3 phenomenal job that they've done. It's not an easy Federation Bylaws 4 A. Bylaws 301, 302, 4 job getting all of this together, keeping up with it 401, 402 & 412 (Sunil Gulati) 54 1 5 and organizing it. I've been attending these events 5 B. Bylaw 401 (Stephen Flamhaft for Eastern New York Amateur 6 for many, many years; and it is my very, very strong 6 Soccer Association 55 8 7 feeling that this is the best we've ever had. I'd 7 XIII. Affirmation of Federation policies adopted since 8 like to ask that you give a round of applause. 8 2007 AGM (Proposal A is 9 (Applause.) to be considered at the 10 I want to thank also the members of the 9 February Board meeting and, if approved, details 11 Credentials Committee. The job that we have is 10 will be distributed in a 12 really to certify the delegate credentials and when separate packet on the 11 day of the National 13 issues come up, address them. A key element, also, Council meeting) 56 10 14 is to put into play the system that U.S. Soccer has 12 A. 102(3)-1 B. 241-1 15 in determining the votes. That's an important 13 C. 531-1 16 element. D. 531-1 Historically, we had three basic 14 E. 531-1 17 15 XIV. For the Good of the Game 58 1 18 components to our organization, three different 16 XV. Adjournment 65 6 19 councils; professional, adult and youth. Several 17 18 20 years ago, another council, the Athletes Council, was 19 21 added. I believe that was back here in Hawaii when 20 21 22 that was first introduced, if my memory serves me 22 23 well. 23 24 24 The role of the Credentials Committee is 25 25 to determine, starting with basic player registration 2 (Pages 2 to 5) Annual General Meeting, U.S. Soccer Federation RESLING SPORTSCRIPT (719)632-6391; (719)661-7226 (cell) 02/16/08 Waikoloa, Hawaii Page 6 Page 8 1 information, compiling all of that, and then apply 1 weighted vote, 191. Total votes, 950. If all 2 mathematical standards to make sure that the three 2 delegates vote, and that very rarely occurs, you 3 councils, the non-athlete councils all are weighted 3 would have to have 50 percent plus one. In this 4 absolutely equally. 4 case, that would be 476. If all delegates vote, a 5 Clearly the youth, with the largest in 5 two-thirds majority vote, and I don't think we're 6 number of players, ends up being the weighting of 6 having anything of that nature today, would be 634. 7 one. The pros and the adults, you have to weight 7 The point that Larry was asking about 8 each vote so you end up absolutely equivalent to 8 was: Are the other members, life members and 9 exactly what the youth is. 9 National BOD, included in that non-athlete total 10 You add in the Board of Directors, other 10 weighted vote, and the answer is yes. 11 voters as well, life members, past president. All of 11 Roll call. I will ask that you state as 12 these combined constitute the total non-athlete 12 clearly as possible whether the organization that I'm 13 weighted vote, and then you bring in the factor of 13 mentioning is present or here. When you're way up 14 the athletes. We follow the standards of the U.S. 14 here and you're trying to keep up with it, it's not 15 Amateur Sports Act in applying our mathematical 15 easy sometimes to hear. So I would ask that you 16 wizardry to pull it all together. So that's an 16 declare it rather forcefully. I'll start with the 17 important process that we have to follow very 17 youth. 18 precisely, and I thank the members of the Credentials 18 (The following represents the roll call 19 Committee and also the members of the staff in making 19 by Bob Kepner; the answers by the respective 20 that very possible and so easy. 20 parties.) 21 Prior to roll call, though, I will give 21 Q Alabama? 22 you -- and by the way, the roll call has the purpose 22 A Here. 23 of establishing which organizations are actually 23 Q Alaska? 24 present here in the room at the time of the beginning 24 A Here. 25 of the meeting. The reason that we do that is so 25 Q Arizona? Page 7 Page 9 1 that we can determine whether or not the keypads will 1 (No response.) 2 be used. There are members of the committee that are 2 Arkansas? 3 around the room. When I go through the roll call and 3 A Here. 4 then repeat those, the organizations do not declare 4 Q Cal North? 5 that they're present or here, and we'll repeat them a 5 A Here. 6 second time after I've gone through the whole group. 6 Q California South? 7 We'll actually pick up those keypads and take them 7 A Here. 8 over to this side of the room. If that organization 8 Q Colorado? 9 appears later on, they're welcome to pick them up and 9 A Here. 10 then they'll participate fully in the process. The 10 Q Connecticut? 11 reason that we go ahead and pick them up is so that 11 A Here. 12 only members of that group would be using those 12 Q Delaware? 13 keypads, but they're certainly welcome to pick them 13 A Here. 14 up if they show up later on. 14 Q Eastern New York? 15 I'm going to give you in advance of the 15 A Here. 16 roll call the weighted multipliers that we developed 16 Q Eastern Pennsylvania? 17 for this particular meeting. For the Youth Council, 17 A Here. 18 1.00. Every vote has a weight of one. For the Adult 18 Q Florida? 19 Council, 1.42. Each vote is weighted that amount, 19 A Here. 20 and you end up with the equivalent overall impact for 20 Q Georgia? 21 the Adult Council equal to the Youth Council. For 21 A Here.