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46 WESTERN CANADA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION WESTERN CANADA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA 51st Annual WCTA Conference & Show – Vancouver Convention Centre 12:00pm Wednesday, February 19, 2014 – Vancouver Convention Centre East Building 1. CALL TO ORDER: President Keith Lyall • Quorum (need 10 voting members present) • Necrology report - Minute of silence for WCTA Members and Turf Industry Colleagues • James Plummer, Carnoustie GC, Port Coquitlam, BC • Michael Kendall, Keso Turf, Ladner, BC • Additions/approval of AGM agenda 2. MINUTES • Adopt minutes of AGM Tuesday, March 5, 2013 • Business arising: 3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT 4. FINANCIAL REPORT 2013 FISCAL YEAR END (Sept 30, 2013) 705 members (717 in 2012) a) Balance in bank accounts • General operating: $58,710 • Research: $9,160 • Turf Industry Development Fund: $1.00 • Term Deposits: $113,590 b) Adopt September 30, 2013 year-end Statement of Revenues and Expenditures c) Appoint Evancic Perrault Robinson, Certified General Accountants, to review WCTA financial statements for fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 5. RESEARCH REPORT: Peter Sorokovsky 6. COMMITTEE (PORTFOLIO) REPORTS 7. NEW BUSINESS ± The WCTA Board by special resolution, puts forward the following changes to the constitution requiring a majority of not less than 75% of the votes cast by members in good standing in attendance at the annual general meeting: "The purpose of the Association is to promote the inter-change of scientific and practical knowledge through education, discussion and research relating to the care and management of turfgrass." ARTICLE 1. MEMBERSHIP (A) Members shall be from all groups and professions, amateur or professional, who are interested in the growing and management of sound, healthy turfgrasses. (B) There shall be 3 categories of membership: 1. Regular (voting) 2. Associate (non-voting) 3. Life (non-voting) Defined as follows: (1) Regular Members – All those defined under clause (A) and (B). ARTICLE 2. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND DUTIES (A) (a) The management of the association shall be vested in a Board of Directors, consisting of 8 duly elected directors: two of whom shall be elected officers of the association i.e. the President, the Vice-President; plus the Past President (c) Directors shall be elected each year for a two year term and any mid-term vacancy(s) shall be filled in an election by the Board of Directors, for the balance of the year. (d) The board of directors at the first board meeting of the new board, shall amongst themselves appoint a Treasurer. (C) Officers and/or directors who, during their term of office fail to attend meetings shall after 3 successive absences be removed from the Board of Directors. ARTICLE 4. FINANCES To strike article (B): (B) All expenses of the Association over and above $200 must be voted on by the Board of Directors before being sanctioned. (C) All cheques or documents concerning the financial responsibil- ity must be signed by the Executive Director and be countersigned by the Treasurer and/or President and/or Vice President. 8. NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT / ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Tab Buckner Executive: President: Trevor Smith – Keso Turf Vice President: Past President: Keith Lyall – SunPeaks Resort Two-Year Directors to be Elected: Peter Sorokovsky – City of Burnaby Stan Kazymerchyk – Kwantlen University Casey O'Connor – Turf Canada Garett Squire – Talking Rock Golf Course Guy Martin – City of Abbotsford Hugh Norris – City of Surrey Jed McGeachie – Corix Water Products Four Directors with One Year Remaining: Mike Schellenberg – Calgary Board of Education Brett Lamontagne – Mid-Island Landscape Consulting Brett Finlayson – Arbutus Ridge Golf Course Jason Pick - Olds College 9. PRESIDENT ELECT REMARKS 10. ADJOURNMENT