Minutes of the 2005 CAFA Annual General Meeting

August 5, 2005

Call to Order

Tom Lightfoot called the CAFA AGM to order at 6:10 p.m.
The meeting was held at:
Room 1600
Simon Fraser University Harbour Center Campus
555 West Hastings
Vancouver, B.C.

Attendance

Tom Lightfoot (Chair), Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, Kirk Krack, Helen Lightfoot (Minutes), Andrew Brownsword, Greg Fee, Giovanni Cirillo.
Regrets Matt Charlton, Peter Scott.

Last Year’s Minutes

Minutes from last year’s AGM were read. A motion to approve the 2004 AGM Minutes was made by Kirk Krack, and seconded by Andrew Brownsword. All in favour. Motion carried.

President’s Report

Tom Lightfoot presented the President’s report. Mandy-Rae Cruickshank moved to approve the President’s Report, seconded by Greg Fee. All in favour. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report

Helen Lightfoot presented the Treasurer’s report. Tom Lightfoot moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report, seconded by Greg Fee. All in favour. Motion carried.

Webmaster’s Report

Tom Lightfoot presented the Webmaster’s report. Kirk Krack moved to approve the Webmaster’s Report, seconded by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. All in favour. Motion carried.

Judges Committee Report

Kirk Krack presented the Judges Committee report. Andrew Brownsword moved to approve the Judges Committee Report, seconded by Greg Fee. All in favour. Motion carried.

Marketing and Promotion Report

Matt Charleton not present.

Old Business

2004 AIDA Worlds Website

How much longer do we keep the aidaworlds2004.com website? Discussion ensued. The domain name costs $15 per year, and hosting the content costs $20 per month. Tom Lightfoot moved to keep the aidaworlds2004 site as finances allow, with priority if CAFA’s next Board bids to host the 2007 Championships. Seconded by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. All in favour. Motion carried.

New Business

Insurance

Tom Lightfoot had sent the following background by email: Discussion ensued. Mandy-Rae Cruickshank moved that CAFA tries a one year trial period of Tec Clark’s insurance package. Seconded by Kirk Krack. Vote: 5 for, 2 opposed. Motion carried.

Individual World Championships 2007

Kirk Krack moved to submit a proposal to AIDA for CAFA to host an indoor and outdoor, with and without fins Individual World Championships in 2007, subject to being able to get insurance. Seconded by Tom Lightfoot. All in favour. Motion carried.

Election of Officials

Nominations for the 2005/06 CAFA Board were open in the week leading up to the AGM, with elections in the week after the AGM. Election ground rules are posted here.

The following nominations were made by email during the week leading up to the AGM:

  • Kirk Krack, nominated by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. Accepted.
  • Tom Lightfoot, nominated by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. Accepted.
  • Helen Lightfoot, nominated by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. Accepted.
  • Mario Gomes, nominated by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. Accepted.
  • Matt Charlton, nominated by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. Accepted.
  • Peter Scott, nominated by Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. Declined.
  • Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, nominated by Kirk Krack. Accepted.
  • Perry Gladstone, nominated by Grant Graves. Declined.
  • Jason Billows, nominated by Peter Scott. Declined.
  • Doug Sitter, nominated by Perry Gladstone. Declined without response.
  • Eric Fattah, nominated by Perry Gladstone. Declined without response.
  • Tyler Zetterstrom, nominated by Perry Gladstone. Declined without response.
  • David Maifrini, nominated by Perry Gladstone. Declined.

Adjournment

Helen Lightfoot moved to adjourn, seconded by Andrew Brownsword. Meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.