CMFC AGM 27th October 2011

The meeting was held within the Stables Bar, Cumbernauld at 7.30pm

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Committee: Kenneth Kennedy (Chair), Ryan McDonald (Treasurer), Rod Bird (Secretary), Iain Nicol, Kevin Schneweiss & Alistair Nicol (Ordinary Committee Members)

Club Members:

30 club members were present at the meeting in addition to Committee members.

Apologies:

Tom Shaw (Safety Officer), George Mungall and Sandy Kerr tendered their apologies.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the 2010 AGM were presented to the meeting and agreed.

Treasurers Report:

The Treasurer presented the club accounts as audited by club members Alex Calderhead and Stuart Gillies . The meeting agreed to leave the annual fee unchanged at £70 per member or family membership. The £30 joining fee remains in place.

Secretary’s Report:

The Secretary’s report had been circulated prior to the meeting. Few questions were raised. The Sec mentioned that the club web site had received over 250,000 visits to date. He emphasised that club discussions and indeed committee discussions are posted on the forum for all to see and encouraged members to browse. Going forwards online meetings or discussions are likely to outweigh face to face meetings.

Election of Committee Members:

The Office Bearers agreed to stay in post and this was fully supported by the meeting. Unusually we had more volunteers than seats for the remaining ordinary committee member positions. The meeting agreed to expand the committee by two seats to protect the voting structure. After a show of hands the following members were elected to the committee : Iain Nicol, Alastair Nicol, Alex Calderhead and in his absence Alistair Kean (That’ll teach him).

Events:

The following events were agreed for the year ahead. Other events may be held if the weather is kinder to us than last year.

• Sat 5Th Nov 2011 Fireworks party, 7.00pm sharp

• Sat 23th June 2012 Summer BBQ and camp out.

• Sat 25th Aug 2012 Late Summer BBQ

• Thu 25th Oct 2012 2012 AGM, Stables Bar, 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Safety:

The points highlighted in the secretary’s report caused some discussion. At the end it was agreed that pilots should not regularly stand behind a model on the runway whilst taking off. They should return part way to the pilot stance. Also hand launching should happen well in front of the pilot stance and into wind, not from the entrance to the pits.

Field:

The vandalism needs dealt with, the police are assisting and cctv may help. The field will be rolled when the ground conditions are right. The fencing bordering the lane will be patched up. It is still the intention to cut down the tall grass but ground conditions have not allowed it. The hedge will be tidied as soon as we can agree that with Palacerigg.

Provision of a toilet was aired and there are fairly opposing views within the club. It was agreed to get formal pricing for the various options. An EGM may be called when these are available.

Insurance:

The Secretary raised the issue of the club insurance. This is now costing c£600pa and it was suggested that this wasn’t really value for money. The insurance covers the tractor and the cabins and fencing on a market value basis, it has no public or employer liability cover.

The meeting agreed that we discontinue the insurance and set the funds aside. The Secretary will confirm with the SAA that their cover protects the club undertaking it’s flying activities on a public and employer liability basis.