RNBRA Fullbore Section: MINUTES OF THE FULLBORE SECTION AGM

Sunday, December 25, 2016

MINUTES OF THE FULLBORE SECTION AGM - 2016

Thanks to Don Coleman for taking and preparing these minutes

(and my apologies for being tardy in posting them)

MINUTES

FULLBORE SECTION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The Annual General Meeting of the RNBRA Fullbore Section was held on October 30th, 2016 at the All Seasons Inn in Sussex.

In attendance were George Cook, James Cook, Linda Cook, Daniel Chisholm, Don Coleman, Bert DeVink, Gordon Holloway, Conrad Leroux, Michael Lutes, Jim Lutes, Adam MacDonald, Ron Mason, Mark McMullin and George Chase.

The Chairperson for the meeting was Bert deVink and Don Coleman recorded the minutes.

1. New Business arising from a call from the Floor

Item xvi) - Precision and 3 position rifle shooting and access to other ranges at CFB Gagetown by Mark McMullin.

Adoption of the Agenda moved by Daniel Chisholm and seconded by Don Coleman.

2. Business pertaining to the Fullbore AGM - 2015.

Moved by Dan Chisholm and seconded by Michael Lutes that the minutes of 2015 be adopted as read.

3. Business arising from the minutes of the AGM -2015.

i) Range Officer certification - Gordon Holloway will investigate and contact Steven Stewart.

ii) The Range Officer course being developed by the DCRA remains on hold due to Staff shortages.

iii) First Aid - Members will be reimbursed by the Fullbore section for 1/2 the cost of an Emergency First Aid Course. At the 2015 AGM Ron Surette stated that the St. Antoine Club could provide this course if enough people are interested. The Fullbore section will check if the St. Antoine Gun Club will still provide this service.

iv) AED - Motion by Daniel Chisholm to investigate the procurement of an AED for the Fullbore section. Seconded by Conrad Leroux.

4. NEW BUSINESS

a. Presentation and Adoption of Reports

i) Chairperson’s Report - Bert deVink read the report which is available on RNBRA Fullbore blog http://rnbrafullbore.blogspot.ca/ . It was also circulated to the members.

Moved by Daniel Chisholm to accept the report as presented by Bert deVink. Seconded by Mike Lutes. Carried

ii) Vice Chairman’s Report - Gordon Holloway stated that we should have two persons dedicated to running the APM, one person to act as Range Officer and one to look after E-Target issues. The simplified course of fire with long range on the second day worked well in 2016.

A brief discussion regarding the hiring of people to fill the two positions required for the APM. Deferred to the executive.

Moved by Gordon Holloway that the Vice Chairman’s Report be accepted as presented. Seconded by Adam MacDonald. Carried

iii) Treasurer's Report - Daniel Chisholm presented the financial statements of the Fullbore Section as of October 29, 2016. Daniel expressed some concern that income from running the Fullbore shooting program just managed to cover the expenses incurred. This issue was deferred to the executive. Overall the Fullbore section is in good shape heading into 2017 and reports can be viewed on RNBRA Fullbore blog.

Moved by Daniel Chisholm that the Treasurer's Report be accepted as presented. Seconded by Mike Lutes. Carried

iv) Secretary's Report - Don Coleman reported that two meetings were held besides the Annual Fullbore meeting and they are on the Fullbore blog maintained by Bert deVink. Adam McDonald recorded the minutes on the second meeting.

Moved by Mike Lutes that the Secretary’s report be accepted as presented. Seconded by Daniel Chisholm. Carried

v) E-target Custodian Report - Adam MacDonald reported that the two E-target systems worked well but required maintenance. Maintenance was freely given but in the future the Fullbore section will have to pay for this service. Match directors will have to be more responsible for setting up the E-Targets. Additional moneys need to be allocated to develop standard operating procedures and for E-Target maintenance. Adam will develop a recommendation for executive.

Moved by Daniel Chisholm that the E-target Custodian Report be accepted. Seconded by Gordon Holloway. Carried

vi) Report of Fullbore Section Liaison Person to RNBRA - Don Coleman presented brief verbal report. It was expressed numerous times during to the RNBRA meetings that the Fullbore section would like to promote competitive Marksmanship as the main goal.

Moved by Don Coleman that the report be accepted as presented. seconded by Mike Lutes. Carried

vii) Report of RNBRA Representatives to Atlantic Hi-Power Committee - Adam MacDonald and Daniel Chisholm attended and Adam gave a brief verbal summary. Jeff Jenkins will be the target rifle captain at the CFRC in Ottawa. Adam MacDonald will be the co-ordinator for the mini-Palma. Some Palma team members will be selected from each of the Provincial APMs instead of all being selected at the Atlantic Championships.

Teams competing in the Intermaritime and British Team Matches will be selected in a new manner. Nova Scotia will field it’s own team and NB and PEI will combine resources to form an A and a B team. Teams will be comprised of eight shooters, 4 TR and 4 FTR. The full minutes of this meeting may be read on the RNBRA Fullbore blog http://rnbrafullbore.blogspot.ca/ when published.

Moved by Adam MacDonald and seconded by Daniel Chisholm that the report be accepted as read. Carried.

viii) Report of the Liaison Person to the DCRA - by Daniel Chisholm. It should be noted that RNBRA members should purchase DCRA membership directly through the DCRA rather than going through the RNBRA. Adam MacDonald and Daniel Chisholm will the RNBRA and Fullbore representatives respectively for 2017.

Moved by Daniel Chisholm that the report be accepted as presented. Seconded by Gordon Holloway. Carried.

b. OTHER NEW BUSINESS

ix) Purchase of and additional E-Target was already approved.

x) Gordon Holloway presented a motion that when purchasing an additional E-Target that the server would be exchanged for a repeater. Seconded by Mike Lutes. Carried

Noted that the maintenance plan would be based on three targets.

xi) The Fullbore section decided to use NFA for insurance coverage in 2017.

xii) Mini-Palma discussion deferred to scheduling.

xii) Strategic Planning discussion led to the following goals.

1. Increase number of competitors by two per year.

2. Improve the level of shooting to be competitive at the National level.

3. Maintain and encourage casual competitors.

A discussion followed and it was proposed that the Fullbore section focus resources on an F-class team which would attend the world championships. Deferred to the executive.

xiii) List of Duties (SOP) for Fullbore ROs running a match will be incorporated in a training session before shooting begins in 2017. This will include setting up the E-Target system. Deferred to the executive.

xiv) NB will host the InterMaritime Match and British Team match as well as the Atlantic Championship with St. Antoine being the preferred location. Range bookings to be confirmed and it should be noted that costs to the Fullbore/RNBRA will be involved. The Mini-Palma will be held at Batouche and using the traditional distances of 700, 800 and 900 meters.

xv) Eastern F-Class Championships 2018 - The Atlantic region was asked if they would be interested in hosting the Eastern F-Class Championships and the only range suitable for this is the Batouche range and by default we would have to host the event. This item was deferred to the executive and Gordon Holloway will take leadership in gathering information required for a decision.

xvi) Mark McMullin - Positional Rifle Shooting was discussed and Mark will contact CFB Gagetown Shooting Association and Paul Mcllveen to discuss positional shooting matches.

6. Long time service award - the M. Ellen MacGillivray Award was given to George Cook this year for his outstanding contribution to Fullbore Shooting over many many years.

7. ELECTION OF OFFICERS -

a) Chairperson

Bert deVink agreed continue on as Chairman.