GTA Branch Meeting, April 11, 2023
Present:
Stan Buday (President) Kuini Chuen (VP) Roy Philip (Treasurer)
Nuşin Brown (Secretary) Nathanael Mathi Nang Quach
Alice Da Silva Yu Gao
Absent: Keri Kwong, Nicole Henshaw, Stephan Moushian
Welcome by Stan Buday at 6:20 p.m. Approval of Agenda: Nuşin made a motion, Kuini seconded.
Review and approval of February Minutes: Nuşin made a motion, Nathanael seconded. Both Agenda and Minutes were approved.
Promotional items: We need to get promotional items such as thermos mugs, power banks, eye glass cleaners, USB splitters to give out at Branch events.
Action Item: Stan will get links from Pierre Touchette so the Executive can decide which items to order.
Review of Upcoming Events:
Steward Appreciation Dinner to be setup tentatively for June 22nd.
Retirement planning sessions to be setup for later in the Spring. Nuşin and Kuini will investigate using Eventbrite for ticket booking.
Ample info is available about the new Health Benefit Plan on the PIPSC website. Webinars will not be setup.
A Summer Social could be held Thursday June 15th.
Action Items:
- Nuşin and Kuini to work on planning of RPI retirement planning sessions.
- Alice to check with The Pilot about booking their deck for June 15th.
2023 GTA Branch AGM: The 2023 AGM is to be held on April 18th at the Granite Brewery. We will offer drink tickets and do a draw for gift cards. Guest speaker will be John Purdie in person. Executive members who are not up for election this year will run the elections.
Elections will be held for President and 4 members-at-large.
Up for election: Alice Da Silva, Stephan Moushian, Nang Quach and Roy Philip
Alice, Stephan and Nang will not run for the next election.
Action Items:
- Nathanael will get the gift cards for the AGM.
- Anyone who has promo items will bring them.
- Kuini to send the link to the 2022 AGM minutes to attendees with AGM RSVP responses. Nuşin to provide the link from the PIPSC website to Kuini.
- Nicole to check with the restaurant that they have a screen and projector.
- Roy to print 15 copies of the financial report and budget, to have one per table.
- 2 different colors of tickets are needed for drinks and door prizes.
ORC: The 2023 ORC is to be held April 28-29, 2023, at the Fern Resort near Orillia. The GTA Branch had 21 seats allocated, 19 of them have been filled. Stan will attend Branch presidents meeting the day before.
Financial Report: The Treasurer gave a Report on the current bank balance. The 2023 GTA Branch allocation will be requested after the AGM. Election results, AGM minutes, financial report and budget must be submitted to PIPSC for the allocation request.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Next meeting will be the AGM to be held on April 18th at 5:30 pm at the Granite Brewery.
A planning meeting with the new Executive will be held May 30th after the AGM.