From: Dennis Mccarthy <dennismccarthy216@gmail.com>
Subject: MRRA Club Meeting Minutes 2/9/21
Date: March 8, 2021 at 11:19:56 AM EST
To: dennis Mccarthy <dennismccarthy216@gmail.com>

MRRA Club Meeting Minutes
February 9 2021

Item 1. Review meeting minutes. Club voted to approve minutes for December and January.

Item 2. UML update. Karen stated the club will develop two scenarios for 2021, a summer rowing start and a fall rowing start.
Brenda Evans the Dean of Student Affairs and Event services, is not ready to talk about opening the boathouse.
Dottie and Mark know Jackie Maloney and will develop a plan to try to move the university in addressing the clubs use on the boathouse.

Item 3. The clubs April payment maybe deferred as it was last year. Its to early to know when our payment will be required.

Item 4. The sweep program will not happen this year. We hope to start a learn to row and returning masters sculling program.

Item 5. Carl stated that if the university doesn’t have a coach that the club could reach out to the students to join our rowing program.

Item 6. Safesport policy is something the club needs to incorporate for the USRowing membership. We will develop a draft for the club to review.

Item 7. The club may have rack space for an additional 3 or 4 singles. Bob is to review the waiting list 

Item 8. Carl stated the HOTC is going to be mostly a singles event this year. If we host the TRR, we will mostly follow the same type of event. The festival can only happen as virtual event maybe with Resport.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Dennis McCarthy