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Minutes of January 12, 2011 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Secretary- Lynn Acre, Ray Maddox, Ron Bradfield, Brian
Masschaele, Jean Woon, Cheryl Peters, Mat Schafer, Anna Schafer, Mayor Paul Ens
Regrets: Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by R.Bradfield that the
agenda be approved as presented. Motion Carried.
4. MINUTES: It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by L.Acre
that the minutes of the November 10, 2010 meeting be approved as written.
Motion Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE: None
6. REPORTS:
A) Marine Museum Report:
6.A.1) Donation of Great Lake Vessel Model by Sharon Moore:
Chairman B.Hickey reported that a plaque has been placed on the case to
recognize their donation using the wording as suggested by the Moore
family and a letter of thanks has been sent to the Moore family
6.A.2) Donation of Ship Photos by Railway Hall of Fame: B.Hickey
will pick up the framed photos in late January.
6.A.3) Christmas lights for Lighthouse: B.Hickey reported that he spent
$87 for the purchase of new LED Christmas lights as directed. The
lighthouse, anchor and storage shed all looked wonderful for the holidays.
Some additional electrical work needed to be done to stop the breaker
from blowing. Both Koolens Electric and Thomson Electric were
contacted.
6.B. Edison Museum Report:
6.B.1) Repairs to Brickwork: Although M.Schafer has contacted KC
Emerson and has discovered who was hired to do past brick point work, he
has been unable to connect with this craftsman. It was decided to approach
some local craftsman from Tillsonburg instead.
6.B.2) Dehumidifier: B. Hickey reported that the dehumidifier has been
emptied and unplugged for the winter months.
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6.C. New Edison Building Committee: No report
7. MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES:
a) EON Meeting: C.Buchanan attended and will give a report later.
The Chairman reminded the committee that Bayham will host the March 3, 2011
EON meeting. It will be held at 9:30 am at the Municipal office. J.Woon will check
with Mary Gladwin to see if they would like us to arrange for lunch at a local
restaurant afterwards.
b) Tillsonburg Home & Rec. Show: B.Hickey reminded the committee that the
annual show will be held March 25,26,27 and volunteers will be needed.
c) Elgin Historical & Genealogical Society Christmas Dinner: Six committee
members attended a dinner on Wed. Dec.8 at St.John's Anglican Church on Flora
Street in St.Thomas. They enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner and were entertained by
a talented harpist and percussionist duo.
8. NEW BUSINESS:
A) 2011 Election of Executive Officers
It was moved by M.Schafer and seconded by R.Bradfield that Bev Hickey be
nominated for the position of Chairman. Motion Carried.
It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by R.Maddox that nominations for
Chairman be closed. Motion Carried.
B.Hickey accepted the nomination
It was moved by R.Bradfield and seconded by J.Woon that Chuck Buchanan be
nominated for the position of Vice-Chairman. Motion Carried.
It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by J.Woon that nominations for Vice-
Chairman be closed. Motion Carried.
Since C.Buchanan was absent, acceptance of this nomination is forthcoming.
It was moved by C.Peters and seconded by M.Schafer that Lynn Acre be
nominated for the position of Secretary. Motion Carried.
It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by R.Maddox that nominations for
secretary be closed. Motion Carried.
L.Acre accepted the nomination.
B) 2011 Draft Operating Budget
After reviewing the draft operating budget as submitted by Bayham staff, it was
moved by C.Peters and seconded by B.Masschaele that the draft Operating budget
be approved with the following amendments: the "Grant Revenue" be increased
to $30,000 and the "Telephone/Fax/Internet" expense be increased to $2,500.00.
Motion Carried.
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C) Young Canada Works Grants: It was noted that the deadline for
applications for this funding is February 1, 2011. The committee is confident
that Lynda Millard will submit the annual application as usual.
D) St. Thomas Home/Garden & Outdoor Living Show: Since this show takes
place the week following the Tillsonburg Show, it was decided to let the
County of Elgin take the lead. Museums Bayham will collaborate with the
County Museum to determine what artefacts will be loaned for a display.
E) Doors Open East Elgin 2011: This event is scheduled for Saturday
September 24, 2011. Museums Bayham participated in 2009. It was moved by
J.Woon and seconded by C.Peters that Museums Bayham participates in this
event on 2011. Motion Carried. It was noted that councillor Tom Southwick
is the Bayham rep on the organizing committee.
9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday February 9, 2011 at 7:00 pm Municipal office.
10. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by J.Woon that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:40 pm.
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