Co-ordinating Committee: 21 May 2010

Minutes of the Co-ordinating Committee meeting, Jeffreys Bay Region, held on 21 May 2010, at 15:00.

Attendance
N. Botha, J. Thiart, H. Thiart, M.Ungerer, B. Vosloo, P. Butler, J. Perils, J. Bosch, T. Kruger, D. Benson and D.Aldendorff.

Chairman N.Botha welcomed D. Benson to the meeting, which P. Butler opened with a prayer. D.Benson, a former colonel in the defence force and a resident of Ashton Bay, is interested in working with the DA. After discussion it was agreed he should assist P.Butler and T.Kruger in Ward 14.

Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting
The minutes of the previous meeting were considered and accepted. Proposed H.Thiart and seconded B. Vosloo.

Matters arising
The Chairman reminded all the Wards that the closing date for membership was 31 May 2010. However, branches should continue recruiting new members even though these would not count towards establishing the number of delegates for congress etc. All new membership applications after 31 May 2010 cut-off date should be dated 1 Oct. 2010. It was agreed that those responsible for the money collected to date would meet at the Humansdorp office at 10h00 on 28 May 2010 to finalise payment.

Branches reported on their progress to date with regard to collecting subscriptions and recruiting new members as follows:
P. Butler reported that a meeting for the establishment of the new Paradise Beach branch, with a projected membership of 77, would take place on the 27 May 2010 at 16h00 to be held at the NG Church Hall.
J. Perils reported that despite difficulties, the Pellsrus branch would be launched on 26 May 2010 at 18h00 at a meeting to be held at the caravan park.
Wards 3, 8, and 11 reported progress in collecting subs and recruiting new members.

It was noted that house meetings were proving very popular and with all the meetings planned for June, it was becoming difficult to schedule these.

Strategic plan for the 2011 municipal election
B. Vosloo reported that the telephone number for M. Ungerer in the pamphlet “Working together to build a betterJeffreys Bay and surroundings” was incorrect. It should be 042 296 1546.

The meeting noted that O. Bellingan had resigned from the committee and it was decided that N. Botha, M. Ungerer and D. Aldendorff would present an outline of the proposed action plan for the 2011 at the next meeting.

B. Vosloo introduced J. Bosch, who has agreed to assist setting up a DA Blog for the Jeffreys Bay region. After a presentation, the meeting agreed that B. Vosloo should go ahead with the project. He would act as Blog Master with the sole authority to edit content from any contributor, while each Ward would be responsible for the upkeep of news in their Ward. There would be no cost for this service. The Chairman congratulated B. Vosloo for the hard work he put into the project. P. Butler requested B.Vosloo email the details of the proposed blog to him and he would distribute this to his members in Paradise Beach.

Finance
M.Ungerer reported that a meeting with farmers in Patensie to collect donations for the DA golf day had been successful and further meetings were planned.

The sale of tickets for the fundraiser scheduled for 5 June 2010 were encouraging. Tea and refreshments would be served on the day. All committee members should report to M. Ungerer with regard to the number of tickets sold by the 2 June 2010 to assist with catering. Volunteers are required to meet at 13h00 on the 5 June 2010 to assist with the tables and chairs.

The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to M.Ungerer for the use of her home.


The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. M Ungerer, 11 Cherry Street, Wavecrest, on Friday, 25 June 2010, at 15:00.