MINUTES: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING January 27, 2006;

LOCATION CHRISTIAN CHURCH HALL

THE MEETING WAS BROUGHT TO ORDER BY BOB MILTON PRESIDENT AT 7:08 P.M.

IN THE HALL WERE PRESENT 60# MEMBERS OF W.P.B C.A   PLUS S.H.O.R.A.  AND INTERESTED RESIDENTS. 

THE GUEST SPEAKERS WERE

NICOLAS SIMONS AND JAN WILLIAMS.

THE MINUTES OF LAST YEARS A.G.M. WERE READ AND ADOPTED AS READ:  MOVED BY BOB LANCTOT 2ND BY

SANDRA SCOTT.

PRESIDENTS REPORT:  BOB MILTON THANKED KEN MATHESON FOR HIS SERVICE AS PRESIDENT KEN HAD TO GIVE UP HIS POST DUE TO A MOVE FROM THE W.P.B.C.A REGION. BOB MILTON WENT ON TO EXPLAIN HIS STEPPING IN AS PRESIDENT AND THE ADDITION OF TWO DIRECTORS BOB WARE AND BOB LANCTOT. 

THIS PAST YEAR S.H.O.R.A AND W.P B. C. A. JOINED FORCES FOR NUMBERS WHEN WE HAVE A COMMON INTEREST. THEY ALSO HAVE A MEMBER SIT AT OUR MEETING TO ACT AS A LIAISON THIS IS WORKING WELL.

S.C.A.F. ON MANY PROJECTS SUCH AS THE DUST PROBLEM ARISING FROM CAL.  THE ASSOCIATION ALSO FILED A LIST OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED BY D.O.S. AS PER THEIR REQUEST.

TRES REPORT:  THERE ARE AS OF JANUARY 23RD, 63 PAID UP MEMBERSHIPS: WE HAD $764.28 IN EXPENDITURES AND THERE IS A BALANCE OF $1022.00 IN THE BANK,

ADOPTION MOVED BY BOB MILTON: 2ND BY WENDY PEREIRA.

NEW BUSINESS:

CONCERNS OVER EMERGENCY RESPONSE WERE BROUGHT UP, THERE IS A COMMUNICATION CENTRE AT THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD

ON THE O.C. P. WAS PASSED THIS LAST YEAR THANKS WAS GIVEN TO SUSAN SRATIS, WE PARTICIPATED WITH MASON ROAD, J. WILKINSON’S NAME WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AS A RESOURCE, HE OPERATES A CITIZEN BAND RADIO ON CHANNEL #14 AT 8AM AND 8PM HE NEEDS SUPPORT.

THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINICKINICK ALSO HAS A EMERGENCY STORAGE BIN ON THEIR  

GROUNDS THIS  SHOULD BE EXPLORED AS TO AVAILABILITY AS WELL AS TO CONTENTS, PLANS ARE TO BE MADE TO CONTACT WITH THE DIRECTOR FOR THE DISTRICT FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

THE PICNIC WAS NOT A SUCCESS DESPITE AN ARRAY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES OF GREAT QUALITY AND  QUANTITY, WE HAVE TO RETHINK THE FORMAT FOR NEXT YEAR,

THE LOCAL FOOD BANK BENEFITED FROM WHAT WAS NOT USED, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF EVENT WAS SUGGESTED.

NICHOLAS SIMON: GAVE A TALK ON THE TOPIC OF THE L.R.M.P. AND EXPRESSED HIS NEED FOR INPUT ON THIS AND ANY OTHER CONCERNS WE MIGHT HAVE. LETTERS AND EMAIL ARE THE WAY TO GO.

OTHER TOPICS FROM THE FLOOR WERE: THE AIRPORT GOING PRIVATE, P, P.A MINE AND THE B.C. FERRIES. 

THERE WAS A MOTION FROM THE FLOOR TO SEND A LETTER TO CAROL TAYLOR RE: L.R.M.P. MOVED BY SUE LEATHER, 2ND BY LOIS PICKARD VOTED ON AND PASSED,

A MOVEMENT WAS ALSO BROUGHT FORWARD REGARDING THE STAIRS OR NOW THE LACK OF STAIRS TO THE FORESHORE FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS ON GALE NORTH THE ONE WHICH IS PAVED. MOVED BY JANE FORD 2ND BY JASON HERTZ PASSED. 

JEFF BERKNER RE: ST. ANDREWS- LINKS THE ROAD SURFACES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS TO PAVING GRADING ECT. TO BE BROUGHT TO D.O.S. , ALSO THE DUCK POND ‘’S STATUS WAS A CONCERN FOR WENDY PEREIRA AND ASKED IF WE WOULD PURSUE D.O.S. AS TO IT’S FUTURE.

ELECTIONS : THERE WAS ONLY ONE POSITION OPEN FOR ELECTION BOB MILTON WAS NOMINATED BY HUGH MUNRO 2ND BY JASON HERTZ. BOB MILTON ACCEPTED VOTED AND PASSED BOB MILTON WAS REELECTED. 

THE MEETING WAS THEN ADJOURNED BY BOB MILTON 2ND BY BOB LANCTOT

 GUEST SPEAKER: JAN WILLIAMS OF THE STOP IT GROUP GAVE US A UPDATE ON P.A.A.  AND WERE THEY ARE AT PRESENT, THEY ARE RAISING FUNDS ON THE BRITISH STOCK MARKET AND ARE MISREPRESENTING THE TOWNOF SECHELT AS LOGGING AND MINING ONLY CONCERN,   THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A ENVIRONMENTAL  ASSESSMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING AIR AND SOUND SAMPLES OF THE

SURROUNDING AREA.   A GOOD PRESENTATION  THANK YOU JAN .

PREPARED BY ALAN PICKARD SECT.