KKC committee meeting 9th August 2011

Minutes

Present: Alan Gough (chiar), Lorna Sherwood (vice chair and membership secretary),

Kev Theaker (treasurer), Bridget Oates (secretary), Russell Cathcart (junior rep),

George McMillan, Jeremy Webb, Maurice Cathcart

1. Club AGM – this will be held on Sunday October 2nd from 4pm at the Citadel

in Ayr. Items for the Agenda were discussed.

Chairman’s welcome

Minutes from 2010 AGM

Club activities 2010/11 – river (Alan), Slalom (Russell), Sea (Kev)

Treasurer’s report

Bo’sun’s report

Election of office bearers – Lorna has moved to Inverness and there will be a

vacancy for vice chair and membership secretary. None of the other committee

members have intimated that they are not willing to stand again.

AOCB – fees, pool sessions, club visibility

2. Electronic membership form and payment for membership – Jeremy was keen

to make an electronic version of the membership form that could be completed

and fees paid on line. He will work on this in order to get it ready for the AGM.

3. Membership fees – there was general discussion about whether to increase

the fees this year. This increase would be partly to cover the cost of using

paypal for on-line completion of membership. It was suggested that categories

of membership should be limited to junior (< age 16 years by Sept 31st) and

senior, with a family membership no longer available.

It was suggested that the fees for 2011/12 be increased to £15 for juniors and

£25 for seniors with pool fees at £5/2 and £6/3 for junior and senior non-

members and members respectively.

Non-members are not covered by insurance and therefore cannot come on club

trips. Nor can they use club kit outwith the pool.

These proposals will be put to the AGM

4. Pool sessions – there was general agreement that we should try and make the

pool sessions more structured with paddling skills specifically taught. Once

again it was mentioned that 90 minutes is too long for the younger paddlers to

concentrate, and maybe even some of the older paddlers.

Jeremy suggested that we make the first 30-45 minutes of the pool session a

coaching session with no other paddlers in the pool. Those not wishing to

benefit from the coaching would be asked to get in the pool only after the

coaching session was over. Russell volunteered to draw up a list of topics to

cover.

This proposal will be put to the AGM

JW/RC

5. Door cover at the pool – Kev and Maurice will share this duty. Kev pointed

out that a responsible club member must be at the pool at 1745 so as to be

ready for the session to start.

6. Slalom – Maurice and Russell tabled a proposal for managing the paddlers

taking part in slalom so as to optimize availability and security of the club slalom

boats. Russell will update the document following committee discussion.

RC

7. George suggested that we need to raise the profile of the club. Perhaps putting

information into the Ayrshire post and Kilmarnock standard. This will be

discussed at the AGM.

GM

8. The club website needs to be updated. Jeremy and Bridget to look at this. JW/

BDO

Bridget Oates 22.09.2011