Vancouver CRA Branch Executive Meeting
Date: April 23, 2025
Location: Earl’s Station Square, 6070 Silver Drive, Burnaby
Attendees: Mauro Defeudis, President
Thomas Kirkpatrick, Vice President
Lauren Kunimoto, Secretary
Gurpreet Khera, Treasurer
Greg Day, Member-at-Large
Tajinder Dubb, Member-at-Large
Amanda Hong, Member-at-Large
Colin McBride, Member-at-Large
Ingrid Tan, Member-at-Large
Absent: Mike Chow, Member-at-Large
- Mauro Defeudis called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm.
- Branch Executive Meeting Minutes March 13, 2025
Emailed Branch executives March 13, 2025 meeting minutes. Reviewed minutes. Approved minutes. Moved by Mauro Defeudis. Seconded by Colin McBride. Carried.
- Planning AGM
Attendees
Have 141 confirmed attendees and members on a waitlist. Discussed menu, budget and option to increase the number of tables to 17 (170 attendees) to accommodate the ones on the waitlist. Approved to increase the number of tables to 17.
Budget
The budget would be amended from the increasing number of attendees. Confirmed funding from Simon Chiu and Doug Mason to cover one drink ticket per attendee.
Menu
Selected menu 650.
Elections
No elections this year. Election date discrepancies tabled to 2026 AGM.
Prizes
Morgan Cranny will be providing 25 travel tumblers.
Executive Table
Morgan Cranny, Simon Chiu, Doug Mason, Mauro Defeudis, Tom Kirkpatrick, Gurpreet Khera, Greg Day, Amanda Hong, Colin McBride, Vinay or Mei-fen.
- Branch Bank
Signatures were updated.
- Elections
Branch By-Law 9.2 indicates that at least three weeks notice prior to the date of election must be given for any elections. This prohibited any elections to be held this year’s AGM.
Branch By-Law 6.2.2 indicates that in calendar years that are evenly divisible by three (3) , the positions of President, Treasurer and two (2) Members-at-Large shall be elected.
Branch By-Law 6.2.3 , in the years immediately after a year that is divisible by 3 , the positions of Vice-president, Secretary and any remaining members- at-large shall be elected.
Last year we had elections but they should have been for this year per By-law 6.2.2 . In order to correct the years of elected positions to the by-laws, next years elections will encompass both By-law 6.2.2 and 6.2.3 with the caveat that the positions pertaining to By-law 6.2.2 will be slightly shortened in order to be in accordance with the Branch By-laws.
When this was proposed at the last meeting, it was agreed to by those in attendance.
- Roundtable
Mauro Defeudis – discussed posting executive meeting minutes on PIPSC website to keep members informed on activities of the Branch. Lauren Kunimoto will post the approved executive meeting minutes.
- Mauro Defeudis adjourned the meeting at 7:48 pm.