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Minutes of the General Meeting held January 17th, 2007 The Mission to Seafarers, Vancouver, B.C.
In Attendance:
Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones Capt. Don Tranter Alistair Beaton Roy Sluyter Pat Haliburton Darryl Martins Philip Oldham Laurie Langill George Patterson Richard Smith
Regrets:
Capt. Andrew Korek Kenneth Rorison
1) Call to Order:
Alistair Beaton called the meeting to order at 19:01 hours.
2) Agenda:
The Agenda for the Meeting was read and the motion to accept the Agenda was proposed by Capt. Don Tranter, seconded by Pat Haliburton and all present voted in favour.
3) Minutes of Previous Meeting:
The minutes of the previous General Meeting held on November 15th, 2006 were read and the motion to accept the minutes was proposed by Darryl Martins, seconded by Phil Oldham and all members voted in favour.
4) Old Business/Matters arising from the last General Meeting:
The matters arising from the minutes of the previous General Meeting were briefly discussed and it was noted that matters had been dealt with as follows:
· Darryl Martins’ stamp has been received. The Certificate and stamp will be presented at the next opportunity. · George McHugh’s stamp has been renewed and mailed. · AMSBC advertisement in the Ports Handbook has been reduced in size and the cost for the advertisement has been lowered accordingly. · The AGM will be held on Feb 10th, 2007 at the Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre, 405 North Road, Coquitlam, BC. · The Boat Cruise is scheduled for March 17th (first Saturday after Clocks advanced). 40 tickets @ $40 per ticket are available.
5) Executive Highlights / Director’s Reports:
At the Board Meeting held on Jan 12th 2007, the matters outlined above were discussed and presented to the Members.
The Schedule of Meetings for 2007 was proposed as follows:
This was accepted by all present.
· Membership Director’s Report:
Pat Haliburton informed the Members that Astor Drego had sent in his application. Applications from Jim Moser, Peter Strathdee and Alan Hart had been reviewed at the Board Meeting and the recommendation was to accept these individuals as Members. The matter was put before the Members and voted upon as follows:
Jim Moser – proposed by Pat Haliburton, seconded by Capt. Don Tranter and voted in favour by all present. Peter Strathdee – proposed by pat Haliburton, seconded by Phil Oldham and voted in favour by all present. Alan Hart – proposed by Pat Haliburton, seconded by Darryl Martins and voted in favour by all present.
These new Members would be informed accordingly and their stamps and Certificates mailed after membership dues had been received. Their contact details would also be included in the AMSBC website upon receipt of the same.
An incomplete application with supporting documents has been submitted by Colin Vidian Jones who would be considered for Ordinary Membership upon completing and signing the application.
· Treasurer’s Report:
Roy Sluyter reported that as of January 17th 2007, the balance of funds in the ING Direct account was $5,185.20 and the balance in the chequing account was $600.46.
Only 1 member – Capt. Paul Urbanski – had yet to pay his dues for 2006.
· Director’s Report – AMSBC Website:
Richard Smith informed the Members that there were some technical difficulties with the website. Once the problems had been resolved, the requests of some Members to update contact details would be dealt with.
6) New Business/Any Other Business:
Annual General Meeting: The Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre at 405 North Road, Coquitlam, BC had been booked for the AGM.
Please view the attached Parking Plan issued by the Hotel for the convenience of Members attending the AGM.
This is the same venue as last year and Members are offered a special discount on room rates ($109.00) for those wishing to stay overnight.
The Notice and Agenda for the AGM will be finalized and sent at the earliest.
7) Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 19:37 hours.
NOTICE
The next General Meeting of the Association of Marine Surveyors of British Columbia will be held on March 17th, 2007 on the Boat Cruise. Details of time and place will be forwarded in due course.
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