February 21, 2007
Royal Oak Facility
Present:
Ed Warkentin(Chair), Alan And Chris Barnard, Karl Boerner (Sec.), Ray
bremner, Clarence Diebold, Ted Howard, Yvonne Jack, Derek Knox, Ted Marchant, Ted Scratchley, Murray Sharp.
Regrets:
Ian Dean
1. Call To Order:
- The meeting was called to order at 10:05.
2. Approval Of The Agenda:
- The motion to approve the agenda was seconded and carried after Travel had been added to the Reports.
3. Adoption Of The Minutes Of The Meeting Held On October 25, 2006.
- The motion to adopt the minutes was seconded and carried after the following corrections had been made:
- under PRESENT: CHRISTINE BALLARD was changed to CHRIS BARNARD;
- under 7. Membership Survey, the sentence beginning: "He intends to ..." is corrected to "The Council intends to ..."
4. Business Arising From The Minutes.
- The necessary corrections were made.
5. New Business.
A. Correspondence.
- We received a request for volunteers from a dance company.
- Cosco mailed us the minutes of their Annual General Meeting of Delegates on February 9.
B. Reports
- Alan presented his report for the month of January. He mentioned the one-cent interest adjustment and the refunded dinner payment to a member who had a family emergency.
- The Cosco fee has been paid.
- 2. Benefits and Liaison, COSCO
- Clarence reported that Cosco was busy with the Conversations on Health that are taking place in B.C. Cosco members are handing out leaflets. Other topics were sustainable health care and mandatory retirement.
- 3. Fellowship and Communications
- Ted Scratchley stressed that it was time to set a date for the Spring Luncheon. After some discussion about the Luncheon, the Wine Tour , and a short Cruise and when to programme them, the date picked for the Luncheon is April 29 and the restaurant is Bedford House.
- Murray had researched wineries and recommended Domaine de Chamberton, Township 7, and Blossom Winery. The tour shall take place on March 29. A mail-out to be done March 5, with the return date set for March 19.
- The committee for Fellowship and Communication consists of Yvonne and Ray.
- 4. Membership, Recruitment, Recognition and Support
- Chris stated that we have 162 members who have paid their membership fee. A reminder will be mailed to those who are in arrears.
- The committee members are Chris and Alan.
- Ted Marchant mentioned changes he has made to the Page with regards to lists of members who have and who have not paid.
- He is also keen on having a photo of the Council for the Page.
- Ted Scratchley had a list of short cruises handy, cruises from San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle to Vancouver. They were so-called repositioning cruises at a reasonable rate, generally for three or four days. No selection was made.
- Committee members are Murray and Karl, to be assisted by Ted S.
The motion to accept the reports was seconded and carried.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
- The committees have been established. It was questioned whether some titles should be changed to more precisely reflect the work of the committee.
- The topic will be raised again at the next meeting to give Members time to reflect on changes they would like to see implemented.
- The main point of the discussion was the date for the next AGM, since the venue must be booked early. The AGM has to be held before the end of March; a date will be chosen to avoid a clash with the Spring Break.
- The results of the survey will be posted on the Web Page. Volunteers will have to be found to lead the various interest groups. Karl is willing to organise beer brewing and walking. Other activities to be considered were tours of film studios, of a waste disposal firm that creates energy, and a chat with Bob McKenzie to hear what's new on Campus.
7. Next Meeting:
- The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 21 at 1000 h at the Royal Oak Facility, SE40-140.
8. Adjournment.
- The meeting adjourned at 11:50.