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<DIV>Obviously there is a history here of which I am not aware, and maybe there
is reason to be rigid with Next Gen Bridge. </DIV>
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<DIV>However I thought the flavor of the discussion at the board meeting was
that we were giving John authority to negotiate within the parameters and
guidelines we set out. That may not have been explicit in the motion but
that was the feeling I came away with. If we meant the offer to be a take
it or leave it, we should have just sent Anne an email.</DIV>
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<DIV>Larry</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tsukata@tsukata.org
href="mailto:tsukata@tsukata.org">JC (TsuKata)</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 17, 2016 1:34 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com
href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com">Seattle ACBL Unit Board</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SBU Board] Our Contribution to Seattle
NextGenBridge</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>I mostly want to +1 on Kim's comments. While there is nothing in this
compromise that I would not have voted to approve had it been presented this
clearly and succinctly at the initial meeting, I am concerned about the
precedent and practice of how this has happened. Part of the reason we put
so many controls on the funding is that Anne Farmer has a history of
re-allocating the board's funding without communication and because the initial
proposal we got from Anne was so unclear. <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>That having been said, it is entirely reasonable for NextGenBridge to come
back with an alternate proposal for a vote given logistics and/or improved
information, but we're now without a meeting to do that motion and handle it in
the way we need to do via by-laws, right? Don't we have to have an in
person meeting and quorum to approve this or do the by-laws allow for us to have
an adjunct via email?<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If we can't handle this properly within our by-laws, I think we need to
stick with the dollar amounts we allocated. We can contribute the amount
allocated for an award, which Anne and/or NGB can add to as they see fit to get
to the awards Anne intends to distribute and/or add to the awards that Anne
wants to distribute. We can contribute the amount allocated for need-based
travel expenses. <BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,<BR></DIV>
<DIV>JC<BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Eng, Kim <SPAN
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target=_blank>Keng@forestridge.org</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I have to admit I am a little
confused. I am not clear why we as a board vote on a proposal and agree what
we want to do, and then Anne decides that she wants to do something different.
And we let her.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">This is bridge. There aren’t 4
winners. There are 2. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">To be clear, I am sorry John,
that you and the others on the next gen board have to deal with this
craziness. But, how are we going to stop the craziness if we let it
happen?<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">As a matter of policy, I am
uncomfortable with the board approving one number and then a subset of members
agreeing to a different number. This is true no matter what the money is going
to.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Does this mean that we are
only offering $600 as a financial scholarship instead of $750? I get that Anne
thinks there is only one family that may need it this year. What about the
following years?<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I would much prefer giving
Seattle Unit money to kids in need and not pretending that there are 4
winners.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Clearly I’m frustrated.
Probably not half as frustrated as you were, John, during the phone
call.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d"><U></U><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Kim<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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target=_blank>forestridge.org@mailman.celestial.com</A>] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>John<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 16, 2016 2:34 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Seattle ACBL Unit Board <<A href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com"
target=_blank>sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com</A>><BR><B>Subject:</B> [SBU
Board] Our Contribution to Seattle NextGenBridge<U></U><U></U></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Greetings, all!<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As we decided at our board meeting this week, I called Anne
Farmer to work out the details for our contribution to the kids in her
group.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As always seems to be the case in this relationship, things
did not go entirely smoothly or as expected.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>But I think we have worked out a resolution which will
satisfy just about everybody.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As you recall, Anne is running the end-of-season tournament
for her kids on May 6.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Our intention was to give $125 cash to each member of the
winning pair.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Her organization is also taking some of the kids in the
group to the Youth NABCs in Washington D.C.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We offered to pay up to $750 total to kids who could
demonstrate to our satisfaction that they needed the subsidy.
<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Here is what has developed since then.
<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>At the tournament May 6, there will be four winners – a
North-South pair, and an East-West pair.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Also, Anne wants to award an Amazon gift card of $100 to
each of the winners.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As to travel to D.C., she expects a total of four kids to
go, all from the McClure Middle School.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Of those, she thinks three of the families are financially
self-sufficient; and only one kid needs a partial subsidy to be able to
go.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Anne says she is prepared to pay that subsidy herself (or
maybe it is Seattle NextGenBridge money).<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>She and I discussed it (at some length!); and here is what
we worked out, subject to your approval.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We propose that the Unit buy the four Amazon gift cards,
for a total of $400.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Patti, or Ann Romeo, will be present at the tournament, and
will award those prizes to the four winners, on behalf of the
Unit.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Travel subsidies will be totally up to Anne Farmer and
NextGenBridge.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I have discussed this proposed resolution with Tim, and
with Patti and Ann Romeo.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Patti, Ann and I are the members of our Unit board who are
also members of the board of Seattle NextGenBridge.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The four of this are agreeable to this resolution –
although I think all of us are a little frustrated as to the bumpy road which
led to it.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The purpose of this e-mail is to see if any of the other
members of the Unit board object to this resolution.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If so, please “reply to all” this
weekend.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>But if I don’t hear any prompt objections from anyone, I
will let Anne know that this will be the arrangement.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>John W.<U></U><U></U></P>
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