Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists

Board of Directors Meeting

November 7, 2002

Home of Sandy Atack

Attendees: Sandy Atack, Jim Bendell, Yvonne Bendell, Cliff Bennett, Tine

Kuiper, Reiner Hollbach, Michael Macpherson, Karen Richter, Pip Winters,

and Franziska Von Rosen – representative for Community Stewardship Council

for Lanark

Regrets: Susan Fisher, Eileen Hennemann

1. Remarks from the Chair Sandy Atack welcomed the Board to her home.

2. Approval of the agenda moved by Cliff Bennett, seconded by Jim

Bendell that the agenda be approved. All in favour. Carried.

3. Approval of minutes from September 5, 2002 moved by Karen Richter,

seconded by Michael Macpherson that the minutes be approved. All in

favour. Carried.

4. Correspondence – Cliff Bennett received a letter from OMB stating

the dates for the hearing on November 25 at 1 p.m., and November 26 as needed.

5. Business arising from the minutes Cliff Bennett reported that the

renewal for incorporation has been sent; Michael Macpherson now has the

file on insurance; a copy of the MVFN incorporation document has been sent

to OMB; Cliff Bennett and Susan Fisher took the winning bidders of the

Noreen Young Bursary silent auction on the promised canoe trip.

6. Treasurer’s report thank you to Reiner Hollbach for donating a low

tech pointer. Tine Kuiper has purchased a laser pointer. Reiner reported

that now that EEPP has been considered as a separate identity in the

financial records, MVFN has a deficit. Discussion followed on ways to

eliminate this deficit. The Board will consider the amount of deficit at

year’s end and consider recommending a membership fee increase to the AGM

in May. Moved by Tine Kuiper, seconded by Cliff Bennett, that effective

January 2003, the fee for non members to attend to events will be increased

to $5. All in favour. Carried. Moved by Reiner Hollbach, seconded by Cliff

Bennett that the teasurer’s report be approved. All in favour. Carried.

Michael Macpherson talked about an application for charitable organization

status. MVFN might qualify on educational grounds and community service in

the protection of the environment. Moved by Michael Macpherson, seconded by

Reiner Hollbach that MVFN apply for charitable status. All in

favour. Carried. Michael and Reiner will process the application. Cliff

Bennett initiated a discussion on funding to assist the OMB hearing. MVFN

participation is for the integrity of wetlands. Moved by Cliff Bennett,

seconded by Jim Bendell that MVFN send out a letter through our email

network asking that members consider supporting financially the OMB hearing

process on the swimming pool issue in the provincially significant wetlands

in Clayton, and a copy of letter will be forwarded to the BOD for perusal