At the Board of Directors meeting held on Wednesday 22 July 2009 it was resolved to:

1. Conduct a Members Night in late October/early November at Merimbula venue.
2. Approve the appointment of Coral and Stuart Walsh as contract caterers for Rockpool Café and to authorise the execution of contracts.
3. Approve the appointment of Avon Cleaning as the contract cleaners for Merimbula and Tura venues and to authorise the execution of contracts.
4. Hold the annual Volunteers Cocktail Party for internal club committee members on Monday 19 October.
5. Approve the Board’s submission to BVSC in response to Council Staff’s proposed traffic solutions for Merimbula.
6. To provide a Notice to Members outlining the Board’s submission (referred to in 5) when it is lodged with Council.
7. Remove 17 Berrambool Drive Merimbula from the Club’s defined list of core and non-core properties.
8. Amend the dates and length of the 2010 Merimbula Winter Carnival to ten days, being the Monday to Friday of the week before and week after the June long weekend.
9. Seek quotes to either install a members’ swipe card entrance facility or to close off fully, the external entrance adjacent to the Tura administration office.
10. Approve minor modifications to the kitchen equipment in Rockpool and Sapphire Room kitchens.
11. Approve the purchase of an additional till and bar code scanner for Merimbula.
12. Approve sponsorship of Merimbula Scout Group and Merimbula/Pambula Junior Rugby League and the purchase of decorative pavers as part of MACA fundraising for the installation of paving adjacent to Merimbula Lake in the town centre.
13. Seek advice on the prospect of extending the Club’s Liquor Licence to allow for serving beverages on the Merimbula Bowling Greens.
14. Approve MIMBC draft By-Law no 21 with minor amendment.
15. Accept, with regret, John Anderson’s resignation from Tournament Committee and to write to John to thank him for his fantastic contribution to the Club.
16. Approve draft schedule of dates relating to the 2009 election of the Board of Directors, with nominations closing at 8.00pm on 21 September 2009.
17. Approve 148 new or transferring memberships comprising:
    • Bowls Merimbula: 8
    • Bowls Tura: 9
    • Bowls/Golf Tura: 4
    • Golf: 5
    • Country Golf: 3
    • Golf Junior: 1
    • Gym Junior: 2
    • Social: 100
    • Holiday: 16

The next monthly Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 August at 3.00pm.

Damien Foley
Chief Executive
27 July 2009