{"id":4615,"date":"2014-11-05T22:24:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T22:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2015-01-23T22:43:39","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T22:43:39","slug":"agm-minutes-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/05\/agm-minutes-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"AGM Minutes : 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }A:link {  }\n--><\/style>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Minutes of the:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Cycling Ireland Off-Road Commission <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Annual General Meeting<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Location: Bewley&#8217;s Hotel, Newland&#8217;s Cross, Dublin<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><b>Date:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"> Saturday, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">25<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">th October, 201<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">The meeting was called to order at 1:00pm. In attendance from the Offroad Commission were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Aine Conneff \u2013 Chairperson \/ Treasurer <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Conor Farrell \u2013 Secretary <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-IE\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Maciej Staroniewicz \u2013 XC Coordinator <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><!--more-->The 2013 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/40769\/MTB%20docs\/2010%20Commission%20AGMdocs\/2010_Offroad_AGM_report_docx.doc\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">AGM minutes<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"> were made available for consideration and accepted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Aine gave an update as to the commission structure since the departure of a number of commission members in addition to the further departure of BMX from the Commission in early 2014. <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Max gave a round up of the XC NPS Series including the and gave some insight to the planned Calendar for the 2015 Series including motivations for specific dates etc, due to other event clashes etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">It was also noted that this year had been a very successful one for Offroad Cycling in Ireland and Irish Cyclists abroad with specific events of note including the European Marathon Championships organised by Biking.ie and team and individual performances on National, British, European and World stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Bank Gothic,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Nominations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Aine Conneff has agreed to continue in the role of Chairperson on an interim basis until a replacement can be found, either for the role of Chairperson, or Treasurer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Kevin Ryan and Jon Hynes both tendered their resignation from the commission during the course of the year. We would like to thank them for their service and assistance during the year and hope they will remain in contact with the Commission in the future. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">The current team will continue in their current posts as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Aine Conneff &#8211; Chairperson \/ Treasurer<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Conor Farrell &#8211; Secretary<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Maciej Staroniewicz (Max) &#8211; XC Co-ordinator<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Prior to the AGM a new structure for the Commission was circulated via the website and Social Media outlining the new plan. A fantastically welcome interest in the commission was received in the form of a number of Nominations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Following the nomination and conferring process, with no objections, the Commission is delighted to welcome;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Robin Seymour &#8211; Discipline Coordinator CX<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paul McEneaney &#8211; Discipline Coordinator DH<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sinead Waters &#8211; Development Officer Connacht<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Brian Roban &#8211; Development Officer Leinster<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Noel Doherty &#8211; Development Officer Munster &#8211; Joint<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Chris O\u2019Callaghan &#8211; Development Officer Munster &#8211; Joint<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Stephen McDonald &#8211; Development Officer Ulster<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Iain Smith &#8211; Post TBC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The point was made to the floor that a number of nominations to the commission were of members from Team MOCO. There were no objections received with regard to same.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The role of Chairperson (or Treasurer as per notes above) is still available and we welcome any interested parties to make contact with us regarding same.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Bank Gothic,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Motions<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following motions were submitted for consideration by the members at the AGM and were debated and resolved as follows (resolutions in <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Red<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">):<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><b>I, Adrian Finnegan, 14LC0050, propose that the Irish NPS Series have standardised prize money for the Senior 1 categories. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><b>For example, Sterling 1st \u00a3100, 2nd \u00a375, 3rd \u00a350 and similarly Euro 1st: \u20ac125, 2nd \u20ac95, 3rd \u20ac60<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><b>Revised motion of standardised prizes for each round of the series was passed (as per 2013 motion previously passed) Max &amp; Paul to co-ordinate this with the respective hosting clubs of XC and DH Races. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">I, Adrian Finnegan, 14LC0050, propose that each club hosting an NPS pay a fee to join the league. There are 5 rounds for 2015, each club pays \u00a3200 to join (totalling \u00a31000). At the end of the season a prize pot is divided amongst the Senior podium such that: S1: 1st = \u00a3300; S1:2nd = \u00a3150; S1: 3rd = \u00a350. To qualify for the Prize Fund you must compete in ALL ROUNDS. You cannot drop one. Best (n-1) results count for the league win, meaning you might get first place on race day, but if you dropped a round, you wouldn\u2019t be eligible for the Prize Fund as you must do all rounds. S1 women receive the same Prize Fund, based on same rules. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Defeated<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>I, Adrian Finnegan, 14LC0050, propose that the NPS Series be won by attending ALL of the rounds. There is no \u201cBest of X\u201d. if there are 5 rounds, its is all the points accumulated from 5 rounds. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Motion r<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">evised to allow Youth Categories have a &#8216;Best of X&#8217; but all senior \/ elite classes to have no minimum number of rounds and point accumulated from all rounds. Passed.<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>I, Iain Smith, 14LC0095, propose that a minimum age limit for sponsorship is adopted for riders in all Offroad disciplines. As a number of us\u00a0are worried about \u201dsponsorship\u201d of riders with some as young as 12 now being sponsored which is irresponsible, by placing very young riders in a position, where placings in races is put before having fun,which at that age is what the basis of the sport is about. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Withdrawn due to a lack of ability to enforce.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>I, Gary Williams, 14LC0794, propose that The seeding run in the downhill series should carry points. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Passed<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>I, Gary Williams, 14LC0794, propose that the practice of xc riders should not interfere with people already on the track racing, anyone caught getting in racers way should incur a time penalty. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Passed \u2013 Race Commissaire to determine penalty \u2013 First offense, Back of the field \u2013 Repeat offenders to face possible expulsion from the race.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10100f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>I, Gary Williams, 14LC0794, propose that the iDMS should go out to tender and be run by an independent body as in 2012. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Whilst overall it was generally agreed that an independent \/ specific body would be a preferred ultimate way to run the NPS \/ iDMS, with the Commission being responsible for the National Championships, this years DH and XC Co-Ordinators will be responsible for each series respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Bank Gothic,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>AOB<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">Additional Information:<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Rounded MT,sans-serif;\">After the AGM, there was an awards ceremony for DH and XC NPS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minutes of the: Cycling Ireland Off-Road Commission Annual General Meeting Location: Bewley&#8217;s Hotel, Newland&#8217;s Cross, Dublin Date: Saturday, 25th October, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 1:00pm. 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