Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main Street
Call to Order: Scott Jaeger @ 1h30 pm
Roll Call: Céline Turenne
Board Attendance: Robert Belcham, Ryan Bissell, Darren Clay, Scott Jaeger, Alex Tung, Céline Turenne, Chris Whittaker, Neil Wyles
Guests: Christine Beard, Colin Stauss
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from April 25, 2017
1st: Chris Whittaker; 2nd Ryan Bissell
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- Financial Report
- 80k in the bank – 3.6k outstanding SPF expenses
- Motion: It is requested that an expenditure of $2500 to $3000 to resolve outstanding income tax situation be accepted - Motion passed
- Membership
Members: 276
- Sustainability/Growers/Green Initiatives Committee
No report
- Marketing & Branding
- Culinary Library - Sauders School of Business was contacted through Fred Lee’s contact to see if we can get support for the development of our business plan through. We missed the May 1 deadline for application and will apply in the fall. This will give us time to organize the project and supply a more structure plan.
- Celine to send letter to remaining board members; create list of potential people to get the letter; add contacts to the list. – To be organized over the summer once a plan is more detailed
- Celine to follow up with Roberta (Farmers’ Market): no response received to date after follow-up done via email – FOLLOW UP DONE, no answer received
- Picture of the board to be taken at the AGM – POSTPONED
- 2017 EVENTS
- May 13 - Spot Prawn Festival postmortem
- This event is now a board event – no Chair;
- ED will organize all logistical details and coordinate as in past years;
- Each chef on the board will be assigned an area of responsibility;
- August 26 - BC Wild Salmon Festival (Chairs: Chris Whittaker, Ryan Bissell) concept to be defined; budget is approved and moving forward; stay away from word “festival”;
- September 12 - Chef meets Truck (Chairs: Alex Tung, Danny Markowicz) - Yaletown chefs 3 to 4 chefs – YBIA is a sponsor again this year; all permits have been requested: Liquor permit on hand, FASE (Film and Special Event) permit in progress, Green plan submitted.
- September 23 – Chef Anton Mosimann (Neil is coordinating Vancouver Club, Scott is coordinating Chef (s))
- send a priority invitation to our chef members; contact Culinary Schools
- Talk to include all chefs participating in the dinner
- Saturday pm. Dinner at Vancouver Club dinner for 12 on site
- how many people classroom style? Celine to follow up with Katie at VC
- Les dames are paying for travel expenses – CTS will donate a silent auction item;
- October 15 – Slow Fish Dinner – (Chairs: Darren Clay, Robert Belcham) - Jesse Vergen is confirmed;
- November - Greatest Bake Sale Ever! – details to be confirmed (Chairs: Neil Wyles, Christine Beard)
- 2018 “Dinner with a chef” – project for next year; world renowned chef to be invited?
- 2020 chefs’ event
- in conjunction with event organizer; at what cost? Partnership? Meeting to be organized be Robert Belcham to meet organizer (with ED)
- Chefs / supporters wanting to get involved – please advise by next board meeting on June 27.
- Fundraising/Scholarship Committee
No report
- Miscellaneous
- Tent canopy replacement: stock item purchased for $200 – do we need to order a made to measure one – Mike Loy to suggest a place to have it altered
- Proposed sponsorship money to Christine Beard to ship “Agatha” to Montreal for the Chocolate Masters Competition for a maximum of $1000.00 to cover total expenses. Accepted unanimously.
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Adjournment: 14h55 by Scott Jaeger
Next meeting: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 @ 1h30 pm
Location: Campagnolo upstairs, 1020 Main Street