Peace River Branch
Meeting Minutes

Thursday,June 28, 2001

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:20 pm
The Focus Corporation Limited, Grande Prairie
Recorder: Sylvain Cadieux


Present:

Heidi Yang - Chairman - Weyerhaeuser
Lisa Hall - Vice Chairman - Weyerhaeuser
Sylvain Cadieux - Secretary - Focus Intec
Cheri Berns - Treasurer - Mcelhanney Land Surveys Ltd.
Dan Ropchan, Past Chair - Danette Electronic Engneering Services Inc.
Hasan Rizvi - Member - Risely

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

ACTION BY

1.0

Introductions of new executive (as above)

Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer need to go and get signing authority at the bank

Cheri, Heidi and Lisa

2.0

Budget Review

  • Budget now $2483.91 (From Jan to present)

  • If we do remaining events we will be $1266.09 in the hole

  • Lost on president’s dinner and lunch

  • Contact Len Shrimption regarding reimbursement from head office on president’s dinner

  • 2001/2002 draft budget into Len Shrimpton ASAP. Cheri to create next year’s budget after business plan and share with exec. Finalize by August

Cheri

 

 

Heidi

Cheri

3.0

Review of new APEGGA Branch Manual (April 2001)

Dan

4.0

Business Plan Development

Activities to focus on:

    • Student Night

    • Join other organization with Activities (ie ASET) – Golf, Technical Night, Invite ASET chair to our Branch meeting

    • Have an event in a more remote location – ie Rainbow Lake/Highlevel

    • Teacher Award event – should followup and contact schools to ensure that program is being executed and promoted

    • Send out notices 2 weeks prior to events (Avoid last minute notices)

    • Quarterly news letter to inform members of items with APEGGA and Branch

    • Technical night to invite MLA’s and City council members –topic green fuel to be of interest

Heidi

4.1

Contact Trent and confirm Outreach coordinator section is acceptable with him.

Heidi

4.2

Followup with APEGGA in regards to EIT receiving mentoring information booklet.

Heidi

4.3

Ask Jim Davis if he will do PD Day or speaker night.

Heidi

4.4

Update Business Plan and draw up calendar of events referring to Business Plan.

Sylvain

4.5

Dan moved to adopt the business plan as draft. Hasan seconded it.

Dan

5.0

New budget as per 2.0

Cheri

6.0

Council meeting in Grande Prairie Sept 13 and 14

  • Call Neil Windsor re: VIP list

  • Exec invited to BBQ at 6-8 Sept 13, and VIP luncheon 12-2 Sept 14

Heidi

7.0

Heidi moved to present to Focus a gift of our appreciation for letting us have our meetings in their building. Dan seconded it.

Heidi and Dan

8.0

Next meeting will be Tuesday August 7th, Focus, 7 pm start. Heidi will create a list of meeting dates.

Heidi

9.0

Lisa moved to adjourn the meeting.

Lisa