LOUISIANASTATE
WRESTLING & BOXING COMMISSION
MINUTES
BATON ROUGE, LA
JULY 5, 2012
1)ATTENDEES:
ALVIN TOPHAM (AT)
BUDDY EMBANATO (BE)
JOHN GREEN, JR. (JG) – ABSENT; WORK OBLIGATIONS
PATRICK MCGINITY (PM)
DR. THOMAS FERGUSON (TF)
HAROLD WILLIAMS (HW)
BOBBY DUPRE (BD)
GENE LEMOINE (GL) – ACCOUNTANT
2)APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
BE MOVES TO ACCEPT AS WRITTEN; HW SECONDS; PASSED, ALL AYES.
3) FINANCIAL REPORT: GL SPOKE TO THE AUDITOR ON COMPILATION; GOOD THROUGH 2012; SURE WE'LL USE THE SAME CPAAS IN PAST; WILL GET ALL TO CPA BY 8/1 AND HE WILL GENERATE THE REPORT.
BILL FOR PAYROLL/GL SOFTWARE UPDATES. BE MOVES TO PAY; BD SECONDS; BE TURNED IN BILL FOR NEW SCALE $863.00 FOR WEIGH-INS. BILLS TO PAY:
AT - TRAVEL - $881.60
TF - $268.92 - TRAVEL
AF - $275.00 - MINUTES
RN - TRAVEL & SHOWS $1,165.00
E. BOUDREAUX - $269.00 – SHOWS
JEFF LEBLANC - $267.00 - SHOWS
BD MOVES TO PAY ALL BILLS & SALARIES; BE SECONDS; PASSED, ALL AYES.
NO LEGAL FESE EXPENDED FOR LAST QUARTER OF 2012.
BE: LAST COUPLE OF YRS @ ABC CONVENTION WE HAVE SPONSORED A DINNER OR WELCOME HOSPITALITY SUITE PARTY; DO WE WANT TO DO THE SAME THIS YEAR? YES IF WITHIN ACCOUNTING RULES.
A.T. THANKS GENE L. FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE, 34 YRS., AND AUGUST WILL HIS LAST MEETING.
4)INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:
NONE.
5)PROMOTER LICENSE/APPLICATIONS:
BE: LAST YEAR, LES BONANO WANTS TO DO A SHOW THIS 8/22; DIDN'T HAVE A SHOW LAST YEAR AND WANTS TO KNOW IF HE HAS TO RENEW HIS $500 PROMOTERS FEE FOR THIS YEAR. ANSWER: YES. BE WILL LET HIM KNOW.
6)OLD BUSINESS:
PENDING LAWSUIT: PM SUGGESTS DISCUSS ONLY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN J.G. IS HERE.
7)PAST EVENTS:
2 WWE SHOWS LAST WEEK; WELL ATTENDED IN LAFAYETTE AND OTHER IN MONROE WAS SOLD OUT.
JUNE 16 – WRESTLING – GARY GIRARD
JUNE 16 – MMA – GIL GUILLORY
JUNE 16 – BOXING – EVANGELINE DOWNS – OPELOUSAS; BD SAYS HE GOT GOOD REPORTS ON THIS SHOW; NICE CROWD; ONE OF THE BETTER CLUB SHOWS IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
JUNE 22 – WRESTLING – CITYPARKRECCENTER – NEW IBERIA
JUNE 23 – MMA IN GONZALES; WELL ATTENDED & NO PROBLEMS
JUNE 29 – WWE – MONROE – SOLD OUT
JUNE 30 – WWE – LAFAYETTE – WELL ATTENDED
8)UPCOMING EVENTS:
BEEN PRETTY SLOW; FOOTBALL SEASON STARTING; CASINO IN B.R. MAY WANT TO HAVE A COUPLE SHOWS THIS FALL; OTHER THAN THAT IT'S BEEN PRETTY QUIET.
JULY 7 –MMA – SCOTT DAWSON IN LAKECHARLES
JULY 7 – WRESTLING – LAFAYETTE; RODNEY MACK
JULY 14 - MMA – PAULINA (KERRY)
JULY 14 – WRESTLING – GIL GIRARD – AMITE
JULY 15 – WRESTLING – BIG DADDY D – HOUMA
JULY 21 – MMA – RAXX – TROY CARRUTH
AUGUST 11 – EVANGELINE DOWNS – BOXING
FELIX PALOMA HAS GOOD VENUE IN GONZALES; BEEN WANTING TO DO CASINO SHOWS IN SEPTEMBER & DECEMBER, PROBABLY IN BATON ROUGE; A.T. STRESSED TO HIM THAT HE WON’T GET CONCESSION DOLLARS, ETC., LIKE HE’S USED TO . HE REVIEWED WITH FELIX QUESTIONS HE SHOULD ASK THE CASINO MANAGER ON OTHER ISSUES (ADVERTISING, ETC.).
9)NEW BUSINESS:
BELLATOR CONTACTED A.T. ON NEW NETWORK THEY ARE DEALING WITH. UFC IS NO LONGER WITH SPIKE T.V. THEY ARE DEALING WITH FOX NETWORK NOW. IT LEFT SPIKE LOOKING FOR A NEW DEAL AND HAVE HOOKED UP WITH BELLATOR. GOOD DEAL FOR BELLATOR AND THEY LIKE LA. A LOT. THEY HAVE A LOT OF TAX EXEMPTIONS & GRANTS THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN LA; A REALITY SHOW IS IN THE WORKS ALSO. THEY WILL WANT THE COMMISSION TO HELP THEM WITH THE REALITY "FIGHTS". WE NEED TO DECIDE HOW MUCH THE COMMISSION SHOULD CHARGE FOR OVERSIGHT AND OFFICIALS; THIS IS NEW TERRITORY FOR US. THEY SHOULD COVER REF/OFFICIAL PAY, PLUS EXPENSES & THEN AVERAGE OUT WHAT GATE TAXES WOULD BE IF THE SHOW WAS IN A REGULAR VENUE; GUESSTIMATE ABOUT $1,500; PRIVATE SHOWS ARE NEW TO US.
BE: HBO IS DEVELOPING A SENSOR FOR GLOVES TO TRACK VELOCITY OF PUNCHES, ETC. WHAT DO THE COMMISSIONERS THINK ABOUT THIS? DOES COMMISSION WANT TO SAY YES OR NO...BUT REQUIRES FURTHER DISCUSSION. WHO GETS ADVANTAGE OF KNOWING THAT?
10)ADJOURNMENT:
NEXT MEETING IN AUGUST: THURSDAY THE 9TH IS GOOD FOR ALL.
BE MOVES TO ADJOURN; PM SECONDS; MEETING ADJOURNED.
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