Annual General Meeting 2008

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Meeting opened at 10.30am on 20th April, 2008

Apologies

Mr D Hazeltine

Members Present

Mr M Heptonstall, Mr, & Mrs J Taylor, Mr A Davies (Secretary), Mr P Jarvis, Mr J Mc'Connell, Mrs J Pegler, Mr & Mrs M Ruffle, Mr D Yeardley, Audrey, Mr G Barlow, Mr I Kershaw, Mr R Wall ( Chairman) Mr N Tavarozz, Mr G Healey, Mr J Hallas, Mr V Holban, Mr R Sanders, Mr Garvey, Mr D Murphy, Mrs A Rausz, Alan, Mrs P Fish.

Out of 39 plots, there were 24 plot holders at the meeting.

Minutes of Last AGM

Minutes of the last AGM held on the 22nd April 2007, having been circulated were approved.

Matters Arising

Did we get the water butts and shredder? Secretary informed the meeting that we had lost out on that bid, but would try again this coming year.

Treasures Report

The balance sheet was presented to the meeting, and was approved.

Matter arising

None

Secretary's Report

The secretary gave a verbal report and covered a number of issues.

New lease agreement, that will start next year and would be for fifteen years, that he was in negations with OMBC on behalf of all eighteen-allotment sites with regards to new rent changes to cover the fifteen years.
It will also come into effect from next year that all allotment holders will have to sign an agreement with the trustee of our society.
Secretary said that he had applied to have the meeting hut roof replace, one way was to have the material delivered and we fit it and the other was to get some company to do it.

Election of Officers

It was proposed and seconded that all officers and committee be re-elected, this was carried.

Secretary and Treasurers Honorarium

It was agreed that we leave it as last year.

AOB

Mr D Murphy informed the meeting, that the path between plot 27 and 26 was an H& S issue, and that the potholder on 26 be informed to put it right, the secretary agreed to write to Mr J Chadwick and to contact OMBC, to see if they can help.

Mr J Hallas said that the water bills for the last years were unbelievable seeing that all water butts were full all last year. After a full discussion it was voted that the water supply be bricked up and a lock put on it in the winter and only committee members to have keys to open it up in the summer.

Tipping outside our gates going into the park: Mr R Wall informed the meeting that someone was tipping green waste and this must stop as the parks department had made a complaint over this matter

Mr M Ruffle was concerned that no one was using our web site, and asked all members who had computers to go on line. Also that minutes of this meeting be posted on our web page, and copies be put on our notice boards

It was agreed to put up a list of Officers but nor their phone numbers.

Mrs S Swift has given notice on her plot, Number 33, it was agreed to split the allotment into two small starter plots, this had always been the committees intention, it was suggested in1999, but it never materialized.

Meeting closed 11.40am