Athletic Association
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees and the
Board of Directors of the University of Louisville Athletic Association, Inc.
In Open Session
Members of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees and University of Louisville Athletic Association Board of Directors met at 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, August 22, 2006, in the Brown & Williamson Club, Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, with members present and absent as follows:
Board of Trustees: Mr. J. Chester Porter, Chairman
Ms. Marie Abrams
Mr. Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr.
Mr. Ron Butt
Ms. Beverly Daly
Ms. Donna Tinsley Denny
Mr. Owsley B. Frazier
Dr. Salem George
Mr. Nathaniel Green
Dr. Robert Curtis Hughes
Ms. Margaret Handmaker
Ms. Rebecca Jackson
Ms. Jessica Loving
Mr. Darrell Messer
Prof. Bill Pierce
Mr. Steve Poe
Ms. Sandy Metts Snowden
Mr. Bill Stone
Absent: Mr. Jonathan Blue
Mr. Grant Helman
ULAA Board of
Directors: Dr. James Ramsey, Chair
Prof. Beth Boehm
Mr. Zach Brooks
Prof. Thomas Byers
Ms. Bev Daly
Dr. Henry Enck
Mr. Owsley B. Frazier
Mr. Brent Fryrear
Mr. Gordon Gahm
Prof. Brenda Hart
Mr. Wade Houston
Dr. J. Blaine Hudson
Mr. D. Harry Jones
Mr. Tom Jurich, ex officio
Mr. Darrell Messer
Mr. Larry Owsley
Dr. George Raque
Mr. Sam Rechter
Prof. Craig Roberts
Ms. Annette Schnatter
Mr. Mike Seebert
Prof. Robert Stenger
Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
Prof. Elaine Wise
ULAA Board of Directors
Absent: Mr. Bob Benson
Mr. Burt Deutsch
Prof. Bruce Kemelgor
Prof. Gerald Tolson
From the
University: Ms. Angela D. Koshewa, University Counsel
Mr. Mike Curtin, Vice President for Finance
Ms. Susan Ingram, Director of Budgets
Mr. Kevin Miller, Associate Athletic Director
Mr. Kenny Klein, Associate Athletic Director
Ms. Terri Rutledge, Associate VP for Business Affairs
Ms. Kathleen Smith, Assistant Secretary
Ms. Debbie Dougherty, Board Liaison
I. Welcome and Call to Order
Having determined a quorum present of the Board of Trustees and the University of Louisville Athletic Association Board of Directors, University of Louisville Board of Trustees Chair Porter called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
Approval of Minutes :
Mr. Frazier made a motion, which Ms. Snowden seconded, to approve the Board of Trustees minutes of July 13, 2006. The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Gahm made a motion, which Prof. Wise seconded, to approve the UofL Athletic Association Board of Directors minutes of July 13, 2006. The motion passed unanimously.
II. Briefing and Action on Proposed Louisville Arena
Vice President Jurich reviewed the elements of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Louisville Arena Authority and the University of Louisville. The agreement would, in its maturity, be beneficial to Cardinal Athletics. As the Board’s Task Force on the Arena recommended, any arrangements with the arena authority had to extend beyond the status quo arrangement with KFEC. Mr. Jurich asserted this agreement met the requirements of the Task Force report.
- Questions from Board Members
There were no questions from board members. They were addressed during Mr. Jurich’s explanation of the elements of the memorandum.
Mr. Porter then asked Dr. Ramsey to petition the Athletic Association Board to approve the University’s participation in the Memorandum of understanding with the Louisville Arena Authority. Prof. Byers made a motion, which Prof. Wise seconded to approve the
Chair’s recommendation that:
The Board of Directors approve the Memorandum of Understanding in substantially the form as attached hereto; and
The Board also authorize the President or his designee to execute any and all subsequent documents consistent with the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding.
The motion passed unanimously.
Subsequently, Trustee Chair Porter asked the Board of Trustees members to approve the University’s participation in the Memorandum of Understanding with the Louisville Arena Authority and to designate President Ramsey or his designee to authorize all future agreements with the Arena Authority. Ms. Loving made a motion, which Mr. Stone seconded, to approve the
Chair’s recommendation that:
The Board of Trustees approve the Memorandum of Understanding in substantially the form as attached hereto; and
The Board also authorize the President or his designee to execute any and all subsequent documents consistent with the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding.
The motion passed with Mr. Bridgeman abstaining. Mr. Bridgeman is a member of the Louisville Arena Authority.
There being no further business to conduct, Mr. Porter asked for a motion to adjourn.
IV. Adjournment
Mr. Porter thanked everyone for attending. The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
