Minutes 2013-04-13

These minutes are in draft. They have not yet been formally approved, and they may not accurately reflect the discussions and decisions from the meeting.

These are the minutes of the in-person Board meeting that took place at the British Library, London, on 13 April 2013, prior to the 2013 EGM.

Attendees:

• Doug Taylor [DT] (Chair)
• Mike Peel [MP] (Minutes)
• Ashley van Haeften [Fæ]
• Saad Choudri [SC]

The meeting started 15:22.

Chair for the EGM

It was proposed that DT would serve as the chair for the EGM. This was agreed by all present.

Membership

Two new members were approved; their names are recorded in the in-camera minutes.

AOB

A request from Robin was discussed. Last September, Robin came to the board meeting to explain the award that was received from Geovation, which was awarded 17.5k to do Wales coastal path mapping, with other layers on top of this. If he can bring it up to £50k, he becomes eligible for ~£70k money from the Welsh Language Fund. So he's asking us for a bit over £30k to meet the minimum. He's asking for the money to pay a paid coordinator for the project, at £35,500. He would possibly be applying for the position, but the advert would be open and there would have to be an interview panel. We have a standard WiR contract, which could be used to ensure that the project was done properly. Would treat as a WiR. Would be spread over two financial years. (MP left the meeting at this point, so there was some discussion not minuted). Need to get documentation, and to put it up for a board decision on-wiki.

The meeting was adjourned to start the EGM. As no further new membership applications were present, the meeting closed when the EGM voting began.