General Meeting-January/2014

Meeting started at 19.40ATTENDANCE: Ray Fitall, Roger & Lyn Jutte, Joanne Wells, Clint & Sherry Carlson, Guy Hoyrs, Colin Hewitt, Sandy Chun, Luke Farenden, Geoff Weaver & Dave Wright.APOLOGIES: Jeff & Dee Mazey, Jeff Thomas, Marilyn Wright, Dave Moore & Dick Watson.NEW MEMBERS/GUESTS: Luke & Sandy, Clint & Sherry, Guy.PREVIOUS MINUTES: - Matters Arising 

• Dave – I gave Peter Wood (the Bike Show) a bottle of wine and personally thanked him for his continual support to the MRA.
• The fighting fund (for Queensland) Haven’t done it yet.

SECETARIES REPORT:

• Emails – Brookton Old Time Motor Show – send onto Jeff Mazey.

Glenda Maloney – Road Trauma Support WAMember Dannae about merchandise.

• Mail – Centrestand mag.

Vintage Chatter mag.M/C Racing Club WA Inc.Telstra account.PRESIDENTS REPORT: - Dave

• RAC Street Smart show to be held at the Arena for students. Display for the show.
• The RAC have given a damaged M/C to the MRA for display. It is a Hyosung which has been crashed and the motor has seized. I took to Steve’s M/C to be told there is nothing wrong with the engine. It could be used as a rally bike.
• Dave - Motion – To spend $300.00 - $400.00 for work required to get the Hyosung running.

Ray – Second it . Motion approved.

• There still seems to be a problem people doing memberships online. You either get application and no money or money and no application (with no way of knowing who to contact).
• Dave – Motion – To change the application form to include credit card section.

Lyn – Second it. Motion approved.VICE PRESIDENTS REPORT: None tabled.TREASURERS REPORT: Joanne – We have got quite a few new members.Dec/Jan Credit - $195.15    Debit - $645.59    Total - $6285.59EDITOR: None tabled. Dave – With new members we are not sending hard copy Edge (as we are not getting many extras printed) instead emailing them a copy.Next 15^th February.RIDES AND EVENTS:

• Sun 19^TH Jan – Lunch ride to Pinjarra. Leave Kelmscott 10.00 am.
• Sun 9^th Feb – Breakfast ride to GigGin. Leave Gingers 8.00am.
• Sun 23^rd Feb – Lunch ride to John Forrest Tavern. Leave Herne Hill 11.00am.
• Sun 9^th March – Breakfast ride to Margaret River. Leave Success 5.00am.

ROAD SAFETY: Dave –

• The crash stats for M/C last year were down. Car crashes were also down, but pedestrian incidents were up.
• I am attending a Rd Safety meeting next month with other attendees being the Police and Main Rds.
• Attending a meeting with the Dept. Of Transport about the trials in the Bus lanes. It has been signed off but the Ministers Buswell and Lisa Harvey want a relook at it. Will still go ahead.
• M/C/ Scooter Advisory group have had their funding withdrawn, but after the reactions it has been reinstated. The funding won’t be through the RAC, but through the Office of Rd Safety.
• Looking at criteria for Black Spot funding. At present is only for car oriented crashes, but needs different criteria for M/C crashes, with Mains Rds looking into it.

MEMBERSHIP: Michelle is away. We have about 200 members at present.GENERAL BUSINESS:

• Anti association Laws in Queensland – There will be a High court challenge in April.
• The Numbat Rally is on this year. Need to organise a Sub-committee.

Meeting to be held at Lyn & Rogers 22^nd Jan at 19.00.Lyn to do a ring around, include Bruce.

• Trailer – The blind auction didn’t work Get Jeff T. To put into Gumtree.

Next meeting 19^th February.Meeting finished 20.30.