Minutes of the General Meeting held November 28th, 2007

The Mission to Seafarers, Vancouver, B.C.

 

 

In Attendance:

 

Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones

Capt. Don Tranter

Capt. Tom McLean

Roy Sluyter

George Patterson

Pat Haliburton

Cecil Noronha

 

Regrets:

 

Alistair Beaton

Capt. Andrew Korek

Capt. Mike Fothergill

Kenneth Rorison

Richard Smith

Dave Atkins

Darryl Martins

James Moser

Tim Amy

 

1) Call to Order:

 

Capt. Don Tranter called the meeting to order at 19:00 hours.

 

2) Agenda:

 

The Agenda for the Meeting was read by Capt. Don Tranter. Suggestions to add items to the Agenda were noted.

 

The motion to accept the Agenda was proposed by Roy Sluyter, seconded by Cecil Noronha and all present voted in favour.

 

3) Minutes of Previous Meeting:

 

The minutes of the previous General Meeting held on September 19th, 2007 were read.

 

Corrections made to the Minutes were as follows:

·         Capt. Ralph D’Rozario’s name had been included in the “Regrets” list by mistake and the error was corrected.  

·         Capt. Don Tranter and George McHugh had attended the reception held to commemorate Capt. George Vancouver’s 250th Anniversary.

·         Cheque offered to Company of Master Mariners for the Remembrance Day Tea was for $150 and the same was handed over.

 

The Minutes of the General Meeting held on September 19th, 2007 were corrected and Cecil Noronha proposed to accept the Minutes, seconded by Pat Haliburton and all present voted in favour.

 

4) Old Business/Matters arising from the last General Meeting:

 

Boat Cruise – Roy Sluyter confirmed that Alistair Beaton had been given a cheque of $360 as reimbursement for the tickets. 

 

An earlier proposal for the President to send a letter to the Chamber of Shipping, promoting awareness of the AMSBC was reiterated. Capt. Don Tranter had experienced some problems at the CoS when renewing his Port Pass.

 

5) Executive Highlights / Director’s Reports:

 

Some of the items noted at the Board Meeting held earlier were as follows:

·         The Company of Master Mariners had conveyed their thanks for the contribution made towards the Remembrance Day Tea and appreciation for the increased amount.

·         The AMSBC thanks Capt. Jones for procuring the wreath and representing the AMSBC at the Remembrance Day ceremony.

·         Planning for the next AGM was to be included in the Agenda for the General Meeting and discussed under “New Business”

 

·         Membership Director’s Report:

 

Pat Haliburton reported that he had received enquiries for Membership from Andrew Murray and Vladimir Bondarev. He had replied to these enquiries and sent the required forms and was awaiting responses.

 

Don Kimura’s completed application was handed to Pat Haliburton.

 

An application made earlier by Capt. Ivan Pichugin seems to have gone astray and it was decided to offer an apology to Capt. Pichugin and find out if he was still interested in becoming a Member. Cecil Noronha offered to try and contact Capt. Pichugin to convey the decision of the Members.  

 

·         Treasurer’s Report:

 

Roy Sluyter read out the current financial report and the details are as follows:

 

Our balance in our ING Direct account as of November 28th, 2007 is $5,282.69.

The balance in our chequing account as of November 28th, 2007 is $2,612.06.

 

28 Members have paid their 2007 dues and 5 members are outstanding.  Capt. Paul Urbanski #93 has not yet paid his 2006 dues.  Regular notices have been sent and assurances given that payment will come shortly.

 

Roy Sluyter informed the Members that the Ports Handbook for 2007 had been cancelled and the new advertisement for the AMSBC would be in the 2008 Handbook.

 

6) New Business/Any Other Business:

 

The Company of Master Mariners will be holding their Annual Christmas Dinner on 8th December, 2007. Details of the function have been sent to the Members in an earlier e-mail and a reminder will be sent again at the earliest.

 

The AGM will be held on the first Saturday of the Annual Boat Show in February 2008. The specific date will be notified to the Members in due course. Suggestions and ideas from Members for Speakers and presentations for the AGM would be most welcome.

 

Capt. Jones has been the sole Nominating Committee for a number of years and would like to pass on the duties. The AMSBC thanks Capt. Jones for taking on this responsibility and for the great job done. It was proposed that Philip Oldham could take on the job from Capt. Jones and the Members will be kept informed.

 

Pat Haliburton informed the Members that Jan de Groot was still using a modified AMSBC stamp in spite of the cautions and legal directives issued. This matter will be discussed by the Board and the Members informed of any further developments

 

7) Adjournment:

 

 The meeting was adjourned at 19:45 hours. This is the last meeting for the year 2007.

The next General Meeting is scheduled for January 16th, 2008 at 19:00 hours at the Mission to Seafarer’s.