ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – INSPIRE INVERARAY – NICOLL HALL, INVERARAY, 1ST DECEMBER 2022.
PRESENT
A. RODDEN (CHAIRPERSON), A. STEWART, J. MACDONALD, L. DIVERS, I. MACKAY, M. MATHER, M. WALKER, B. SPALDING, K. CLARK, A. SINCLAIR, T BENNETT (CES), J. KERR, S. WOODROW, J. HENDRY,
K. MCTAGGART, M WALLACE (TSI)
1. WELCOME – A. RODDEN WELCOMED ALL IN ATTENDANCE TO TONIGHTS MEETING
2. APOLOGIES – A. CAMERON
3. DECLARATION OF INTEREST – N/A
4. MINUTES OF 2021 AGM – THE MINUTES WERE CIRCULATED PRIOR TO THE MEETING, APPROVED BY LINDA DIVERS, SECONDED BY JACQUI MACDONALD
5. DRAFT ACCOUNTS – THE DRAFT ACCOUNTS WERE CIRCULATED AND APPROVED BY LINDA DIVERS AND JULIE HENDRY
6. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS/INDEPENDENT – SIMMERS & CO WERE APPOINTED AS AUDITORS
7. CHAIRPERSONS REPORT – A. RODDEN CONVEYED HIS THANKS TO L. DIVERS AND HER TEAM AT INVERARAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION, AND COLLABORATIVE AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THANKS WERE ALSO GIVEN TO R CAMPBELL FOR HIS FANTASTIC WORK IN SUPPORT FOR THE PIER VIA HIS SPONSORING THE WEBSITE, CARDS AND STICKERS ALL OF WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR FUNDRAISING SUM. THE PIER FUND NOW STANDS AT £31, 793. A. STEWART HAS SOURCED FUNDING COVERING THE STRUCTURAL SURVEY OF THE PIER. A POSITIVE VALUATION OF £55,000 HAS BEEN ACQUIRED. A STEWART HAS RECENTLY APPLIED FOR FUNDING FROM THE SCOTTISH LAND FUND FOR GRANT AMOUNTING TO 95% OF VALUATION FIGURE PLUS HEALTH & SAFETY COSTS AMOUNTING TO OVER £100,000. DEPENDING ON AWARDS SUCCESSFULLY BEING ATTAINED, WE ANTICIPATE BEING IN A POSITION TO HOPEFULLY PURCHASE THE PIER IN THE SPRING 2023. REWARD OF £30,000 RECEIVED IN RESPECT OF ONGOUING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. FYNE COMMUNITY SHED HAS RAISED A FAIR AMOUNT OF INTEREST. L. DIVERS HAS SOURCED SPACE FROM DONALD MACDONALD AT THE FACTORY. ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AS TO TYPE OF PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE HOUSED ON SITE – CONTAINER, METAL/WOODEN SHED OPTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION. PORTABILITY DUE TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LAND SALE AND POTENTIAL NEED TO MOVE PROPERTY ON REQUEST. A. STEWART HAS APPLIED FOR £10K FUNDING TOWARDS PURCHASE AND SET-UP OF UNIT. NATIONAL WARM SPACES HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS. APPRECIATION GIVEN TO K. CLARK AND HIS TEAM AT THE GEORGE HOTEL, FOR THE PROVISION OF FOOD, DRINK AND ENTERTAINMENT, AS WELL AS THE WARM, WELCOMING SPACE. RIDGE CLEAN ENERGY’S CONTRIBUTION TOO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. HOWEVER, THE TIME AND ENERGY GIVEN BY KRIS AND HIS TEAM TOWARDS THE WARM SPACES INITIATIVE CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.
COMMUNITY HALL HAVING RIGHTLY BEEN FOCUSSED ON THE PIER, IT MAY BE TIME TO BROACH THIS SUBJECT AGAIN DESPITE DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS AND TIME, OUR EMPHASIS BEING ON ONE LARGE PROJECT AT A TIME. DANIELA JENKINS FROM RIDGE CLEAN ENERGY SPECIALISES IN VILLAGE HALLS SO SHE MAY BE FIRST PORT OF CALL FOR A CONVERSATION FOR DIRECTING OUR PLANNING. THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK RECEIVED RE: FYNE COMMUNITY SHED AND WARM SPACES HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR A COMMUNITY SPACE IN INVERARAY. INSPIRE WE HAVE RECEIVED POSITIVE INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY AND NOW HAVE 52 MEMBERS. WE WELCOME NOTES OF INTEREST IN ONGOING PROJECTS AND ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HEARING NEW IDEAS FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY TO GET IN TOUCH. THE CHAIRMAN ALSO WISHED TO PLACE ON RECORD HIS THANKS TO THE ORGANISATIONS WITH WHOM WE HAVE WORKED WITH THIS YEAR; INSPIRALBA, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE, TSI AND RIDGE CLEAN ENERGY.
8. FINANCIAL POSITION 2022/23 – A. STEWART REFERRED ATTENDEES TO THE FINANCIAL REPORT WHICH WILL BE CIRCULATED WITH THE MINUTES, THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS
9. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
a. CLAUSE 21: THE QUORUM FOR A GENERAL MEETING SHALL BE THE GREATER OF a). 10 ORDINARY MEMBERS OR b). 10% OF THE ORDINARY MEMBERS PROPOSED THAT a) BE REDUCED TO 6 ORDINARY MEMBERS. AMENDMENT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
10. ELECTION/RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS – BY ROTATION LINDA DIVERS AND AL RODDEN RESIGEND AND AGREED TO STAND AGAIN AS DIRECTORS. IAN MACKAY, BRIAN SPALDING AND ALYSSA STEWART HAD SUBMITTED A LETTER OF INTEREST IN BEING CONSIDERED AS DIRECTORS. ALL WAS AGREED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVED L DIVERS; SECONDED J MCDONALD
11. ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS – OFFICE BEARERS WERE APPOINTED:
KRIS CLARK AS CHAIRPERSON
ALYSSA STEWART AS TREASURER
BRIAN SPALDING AS SECRETARY
12. AOCB –
TONY BENNET ATTENDED TO DISCUSS THE MOORINGS. AFTER MEETING WITH AL RODDEN AND IAN MACKAY TO DISCUSS MOORING POSITIONING HE IS HAPPY FOR A DRAFT APPLICATION TO BE DISCUSSED AND THEN SUBMITTED ONCE THE PIER IS UNDER INSPIRE INVERARAY OWNERSHIP. AN APPLICATION CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR 10-15 MOORINGS ALTHOUGH HE STRONLY ADVISED THAT 3-4 WERE INSTALLED INTITALLY, AS OFTEN THERE IS INTEREST FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS AND THEN IT CAN DWINDLE, RESULTING IN COSTLY UPKEEP FOR LITTLE INCOME. THE LICENCE FOR THE FIRST YEAR WILL COST £80-100 APPROXIMATELY PER MOORRING, PLUS BUYING, INSTALLATION, AND INSURANCE. TONY BENNET EXPLAINED THAT THE AREA WILL NOT BE EXCLUSIVE TO INSPIRE INVERARAY, HOWEVER ANY APPLICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC WILL BE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO GRANTING, ENSURING THAT ANY MOORING DOES NOT OBSTRUCT ACCESS TO THE PIER. ALYSSA STEWART ASKED TONY ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE SHORE, AS THERE HAS BEEN SUGGESTIONS THAT THE ARGYLL ESTATE OWN THIS LAND, TONY WILL LOOK INTO THIS AND LET IAN KNOW THE OUTCOME. ANDREW SINCALIR RAISED CONCERN THAT HE HAD JOINED INSPIRE INVERARAY PREVIOUSLY BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION NOW NOR DID HE SEEM TO BE A MEMBER. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS MISSING PAPERWORK FROM HANDOVERS FROM NOW RESIGNED DIRECTORS, IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR ALL INVOLVED HOWEVER AL RODDEN WILL SPEAK TO KYLE RENTON AND DEREK ANSTEE TO CONFIRM WHERE THIS INFORMATION IS. MARGARET MATHER ASKED WHERE THE KEY FOR THE NEW NICOLL HALL NOTICE BOARD WILL BE HELD, KRIS CLARK AGREED THAT IT CAN BE KEPT AT THE GEORGE HOTEL RECEPTION FOR EASE OF
ACCESS.
Accounts Download Link: SOFA DECEMBER 2022 AGM AS
