Toronto F-Body Motorsports

Minutes of General Meeting

November 7, 2004

1. Approval of Agenda

a. Agenda approved

2. Introduction of Executive Members

b. Murray Stevens - President, Greg Stanisci - Vice-President, Connie Stark – Secretary-

Treasurer, Chris Pippy – Drag Director, Jason Luinenberg – Solo Director, Chris Vagg – Social

Director, Ian Leppert – Membership Director

3. Establish a Quorum

c. 17 members present for a quorum, with 60% (10 members) required to carry any motion

brought forward.

4. President’s Report:

d. In general the club had a good year, with the exception drag due to circumstances. We had

an excellent location for the solo events and improved on the use of the equipment, and the

social events went well.

5. Changes to the constitution and By-laws:

e. Changes to the constitution:

i. Article 4 wording. Strike the word “the” before TFBM

f. Changes to the By-laws:

ii. Article 1. b. from “refusal to act of the president” to refusal to act by the president”

iii. Article 3: Dues – Section e. “Family memberships will be offered at a rate voted upon at the annual general meeting.”

iv. Article 6: Appropriation of funds – section a: from “All cheques drawn upon he club’s

account…” to “All cheques drawn upon the club’s account…”

v. Changes to Appendix 1 Article 1: Object section c: rain dates from “In the event a rained

out event cannot be rescheduled, the event will become a waiver event for ALL members”

to “Points will only be awarded for events that are held. Points are not awarded for

cancelled events.”

6. The subject of a Bulletin Board has been raised again as the primary form of communication for the club. The costs for this could be up to approximately $750 per year. It has been suggested that the club can promote better communication with both members and non-members as well as increasing potential club sponsors with this format. Further, this format could be easier for potential new members to browse as well as have a private and public forum. A motion to form a committee was approved and will be taken to the executive to set up. A deadline for this committee is to be set by the executive.

7. Motion for the club support of a charity was motioned and approved. The Children’s Wish Foundation was voted to be the charity of choice. At the upcoming banquet a raffle will be made and the winner will receive the tax receipt for the charitable donation made on behalf of the club.

8. Membership Dues: The executive proposed that the membership fee be reduced to $40 per year and a further decrease of $5.00 to $35 per year if membership is renewed prior to January 1, 2005. This is de to the reduction of fees required by CASC from $15.00 per member versus $300.00 per year for the club. This motion was presented and approved.

9. Election of the club officers: Prior to the meeting nominations were given to the nomination committee consisting of Connie Stark, Pomp Morra and Jeremy Hughes. The nominations were as follows: President: Greg Stanisci; Secretary/Treasurer: Connie Stark; Drag Director: Jim Mills; Social Director: Ian Leppert, Kevin Hatch, and Shannon Reeves. Prior to the commencement of the elections Claudio Battaglin was nominated for Drag Director by Chris Pippy and seconded by Murray Stevens. The results were as follows:

President: Greg Stanisci (by acclamation)

Secretary-Treasurer: Connie Stark (by acclamation)

Social Director: Ian Leppert (by ballot)

Drag Director: Claudio Battaglin (by ballot)

10. Other Items: Connie stark proposed the introduction of a club date for lapping. Suggestions from the floor included checking into Ian Law’s Lapping School to possibly arrange a club date and costs.

11. Items from the Floor

f. Questions were raised about the potential of seeking Sunoco as a sponsor as well as the standing of our Mobil 1 sponsorship. Greg Stanisci believes that we will maintain our Mobil 1 sponsorship for next year. It will be examined as to whether the club can accept Sunoco sponsorship without conflict from Mobil 1.

g. Thom Dickinson requested that if members are interested in volunteering for the Hall of Fame Inductees Gala to speak to him privately. This is a black tie event held on January 29, 2005.

h. Claudio proposed that a hard copy of the Constitution and all documents be kept by the Secretary-Treasurer so that they are not lost through the transference of servers as occurred earlier this year.

i. Jason Luinenberg extended a thank you to Thom Dickinson on behalf of the club for his continued participation on the executive as Past President and for his contribution as Webmaster for the club.

j. Kevin Hatch asked about the club’s intention for participating in Performance World in 2005 and inquired about setting up a committee. Kevin Hatch and Steve Lalanne volunteered to be on the committee when it is formed in the near future.

k. Pomp Morra inquired about trying to obtain other dealerships for club sponsorship.

12. Claudio Battaglin moved that the meeting be adjourned. Murray Stevens seconded the motion. The motion was passed.