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ASSOCIATION OF MARINE SURVEYORS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held February 10th, 2007 At: The Executive Plaza Hotel, North Road, Coquitlam, B.C.
In Attendance:
Alistair Beaton Capt. Andrew Korek Capt. Donald Tranter Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones Cecil Noronha Dave Atkins George Patterson Laurie Langill Pat Haliburton Philip Oldham Ram Sudama Roy Sluyter Sid Pearce Tim Amy
Regrets:
Capt. Augustine Rebello Darryl Martins Kenneth Rorison Richard Smith
1) Call to Order:
Alistair Beaton called the meeting to order at 11:12 hours.
2) Agenda:
Alistair Beaton read the Agenda for the Meeting and the motion to accept was proposed by Phil Oldham, seconded by Capt. Andrew Korek and all present voted in favour.
3) Minutes of Previous Meeting:
The minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on February 11th, 2006 were read by Roy Sluyter.
Cecil Noronha pointed out that the Minutes should not include the items “New Business” and “Old Business” and this is corrected in the current Minutes.
The motion to accept the minutes was proposed by Cecil Noronha, seconded by Capt. Donald Tranter and all members voted in favour. 4) Directors’ Reports:
- Membership Director’s Report:
Pat Haliburton stated that in 2006 there had been 12 enquiries for AMSBC Membership. The outcome of these enquiries had resulted in 3 new Ordinary Members, 1 Probationary Member and 5 possible cases awaiting further paperwork to be completed.
Tim Amy had been accepted as Ordinary Member at the last AGM and had since received his Stamp and Certificate.
George Patterson had recently become an Honorary Member and had also received his new Stamp.
New Stamps for George McHugh and Darryl Martins had also been received.
Phil Oldham enquired about the number of current Members and this was answered by Roy Sluyter.
The current Membership is as follows:
- 5 Honorary Members - 28 Ordinary Members - 1 Probationary Member
5) President’s Report:
Alistair Beaton read out his report which was well received by all present, especially the numerous references to nautical terms. The President thanked all the Members and the Board of Directors for their loyal support, dedication and hard work. He went on to mention the numerous Events that the AMSBC had been involved with in the year 2006 and those planned for 2007.
The detailed report has since been e-mailed to all Members and will be posted on the website at the earliest.
6) Committee Reports:
None
7) Financial Report:
Roy Sluyter read the Financial Report for the year ending January 31st, 2007. Copies of the report were available for each Member present to review and comment upon.
As of January 31st, 2007 the AMSBC had a balance of $5194.94 in the savings account. From this account, $1200.00 was transferred out to pay for the AGM.
The chequing account balance on January 31st, 2007 was $946.06.
A copy of the Financial Statement will be e-mailed along with these Minutes and posted on the website at the earliest.
8) Acceptance of Financial Report:
Motion to accept: Capt. Don Tranter Seconded: Cecil Noronha Voted: All in favour
9) Election of Office Bearers:
Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones handed out the Nomination forms and called for nominations from the Members present according tom the by-laws. There were no nominations from the floor and a brief recess was called while Members voted.
The recess was extended to the Lunch Hour by consensus as the Hotel staff had begun setting out the buffet during this time.
Following the excellent lunch which was enjoyed by all present, the Meeting resumed around 13:10 hours.
After votes were counted, Capt. Iuean Lampshire-Jones announced to the Members that the Following Members had been elected:
Alistair Beaton Capt. Andrew Korek Roy Sluyter Pat Haliburton Cecil Noronha
The elected Members had a brief meeting to elect the President and Vice President.
Alistair Beaton was elected as President of the Association and Capt. Andrew Korek was elected as Vice-President.
10) Repeal of any Association Rules:
None
11) Close of Meeting:
Dave Atkins inquired about the Points to be submitted by Members and Roy Sluyter suggested that Members could submit their points to the Secretary via e-mail.
Motion to Adjourn: Phil Oldham Seconded: Capt. Don Tranter Voted: All in favour
Presentation:
Members were treated to a video presentation of Mega Ships berthing at the Port of Rotterdam. The video showed in detail how the Port Authority dealt with and overcame problems in berthing the “Mega Tall”, the “Mega Wide” and the “Mega Deep” ships calling at the Port around the same time.
The Members thanked Roy Sluyter for his selection as the video presentation was very well done and held everyone’s interest.
Members started to disperse around 14:30 hours after the video presentation as another AGM successfully drew to a close.
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