The meeting was called to order at 12:15 PM by member Suzanne Simpson representing Rice Fencing Club at Katy Blades Fencing Academy on Grand Parkway, Katy. Including Suzanne, the members present were:

• Giorgio Bassa representing Alliance Fencing Academy
• Tom Bone representing Katy Blades
• David Mayerich representing Texas A&M University Fencing Club
• Kathy Machol representing Galveston Fencing Club
• Steve Moss representing Westchester Fencing Club
• Mark Ritchie representing Clear Lake Fencing Club
• Suzanne Simpson representing Rice Fencing Club
• Russell Stovall representing Salle Mauro

Division Secretary Matt Delevoryas served as secretary for the meeting.

0. Election of Chairman Pro Tem

Russell Stovall moved that Suzanne Simpson serve as chairman pro tem. The motion passed without debate or objection

1. Reading and Approval of Minutes

The minutes for the December 18^th meeting were not entertained at the normal time in a standard order of business.

2. Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees

There were no reports of officers, boards, or standing committees.

3. Reports of Special (Select or Ad Hoc) Committees

There were no reports of special committees.

4. Special Orders

There were no special orders of the day.

5. Unfinished Business and General Orders

There was no unfinished business and there were no special orders of the day.

6. New Business

Steve Moss moved that the Division Board recommends and endorses the membership of the Division amending the Bylaws so that any club entitled to representation on the Division Board but without designated representation not be counted for purposes of quorum. The motion passed without objection.

Giorgio Bassa moved that the Division Board recommends and endorses the membership of the Division amending the Bylaws to delete Section 5 from Article IV. The motion passed.

Russell Stovall moved that the Division Board recommends the membership of the Division not amend the Bylaws to establish a specific time limit by which the Chairman of the Division must convene a special meeting requested in writing by five Division members. The motion passed by a vote of 7 for, 1 against.

The assembly then considered the draft minutes of the December 18th meeting. The Secretary read the minutes. One amendment was suggested, the removal of two quoted titles of items of business at the start of a paragraph. The minutes were accepted as amended by general consent.

In regard to an item of business Matt Delevoryas (who, at the time, was still a member of the Division Board) sought to have on the agenda titled "Proposal to amend existing policy on Division schedule access and limitations on authority to deny sanction in advance to include authority to deny sanction for violation of any applicable Section rules, policies, or agreements", Russell Stovall moved to amend the resolution enacted in September concerning both guarantee of access to the Division schedule and conditions relating to denial of sanction in advance of a tournament to append "or any applicable Section rules, policies, or agreements". After debate, the motion passed by a vote of 5 for, 3 against. The resolution, as amended, became: "Any local organizing committee in the division which wants to hold a divisional-level tournament in conformance with the rules of fencing should automatically have its tournament added promptly to the Division's published schedule, without advance review. USFA sanction would be withheld in advance only after any explicit decision by the Executive Committee or the Division Bout Committee that it not have sanction, for violation of USFA rules or policies or any applicable Section rules, policies, or agreements."

Suzanne Simpson moved that the Division Board wishes Matt Delevoryas to reword the "Proposition 4" which had been brought to the March 4^th Division meeting and postponed to the March 21^st Division meeting to make the very same change to the Bylaws but have greater clarity. The motion passed.

Kathy Machol moved to adjourn. The motion passed by general consent. The meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM.