Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main Street
Call to Order: Scott Jaeger at 13:57
Roll Call: Céline Turenne
Attendance: Robert Belcham, Andrea Carlson, Scott Jaeger, Céline Turenne, Chris Whittaker, Neil Wyles, Ned Bell
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from January 27, 2015
1st: Scott; 2nd:Chris
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Scott Jaeger announced that Robert Clark resigned his position as Chair Sustainability/Growers/Green Initiatives Committee and as a member of the Board. We want to thank Robert for his dedication to the CTS, his effort in building the Spot Prawn Festival to what it is today and his efforts to promote and grow CTS.
- Financials
- Fiscal 2015 Budget – presentation of budget as a guidelines for revenues and expenses for fiscal 2015 – to be voted on at next meeting: voted all in favor;
- Neil to follow-up with RBC re on-line access problem;
- Financial status: accounting (pending), bank account transfer (pending) and credit card (received) – will be completed in March;
- Change Mailchimp to the CTS credit card;
- Membership Committee
No report
- Sustainability/Growers/Green Initiatives Committee
- No report;
- Ned Bell will be head of organizing committee for Slow Fish dinner in September; Celine to assist
- Marketing & Branding
- Stickers project confirmed
- Members event in May at SPF
- Business plan – Robert to email summary to board members
- Dumpling cook-off in Chinatown – sponsor give money back $1000 – Mid Summer to be discussed further; email communication; Robert to send more info to board
- TV segment from Chefs Table Society: Leeann is coordinating
- Marketing agreement with TownHall Communication - vote all in favor
- Robert is in contact with Linda Morris (Van City)
- Spot Prawn Festival
- Ryan could not attend – SPF meeting scheduled for Feb. 25 at 11h00 at PICA; in all likelihood, gala will not be held this year but will be planned for next year. Tickets should go on sale late march/early April
- Liquor license to be set-up asap (Celine)
- Double contribution for 10th year (2016)
- Curry Cup
- 101 tickets sold as of February 24 – still need to sell 69! All are asked to tweet and facebook and promote the event
- No reply from Mijune and Nathan re membership
- Attending as volunteers: Neil and wife; Robert;
- Wine sponsor – Leeann confirmed Mt. Boucherie
- Chai tea from the Chai Company
- Beer – R&B sole sponsor;
- Give away from Three Farmers (roasted chickpeas for all and gifts for judges)
- Fundraising/Scholarship Committee
- Hawksworth Scholarship: still committed to 3rd year;
- Miscellaneous
PSF – Costanza – Costanza to contact Scott; to help with breaking convention center; Oceanwise – canapés section to be taken over by CTS; heavy in salmon; April 16? Lead time might be to thight for this year.
Guests presentations:
International Tequila Expo:
- Samantha Schofield, International Tequila Expo may 30 grand tasting – afternoon trade and evening consumer event;
- Alan Sacks, BCHF
- Manual Otero, International Tequila Expo
Proceeds to hospitality foundation set aside to create a scholarship for CTS (CTS to confirm participation in event). Interested in working with tequila expo to fill 2 stations; ask for 1200 people (3 sous-chefs working together; station from CTS – 1 captain each) in the evening; bartender scholarship with BCHF; increasing profile of mescal and tequila in market; see agave week;
CTS to review and advise (Samantha to send info to Celine; what has to be done and ...) – no per diem; logo for sponsor, etc. Criteria for scholarship to be developed by CTS and BCHF – professional development not just for young chefs
Membership nights: tequila focus?
Oceanwise:
Kathy Muenster and Teddy Geach
10th anniversary – engaging the public Seafood Symposium on April 27 – new chefs engaged in Oceanwise; – 3 hours then party; networking option afterwards; resource for all chefs; sold out; Members’ events to stream event – viewing party?
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Adjournment: By: Scott Jaeger at 1532
Next board meeting: Tuesday March 31, 2015 at 14h00
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main St.