Board Meeting 48 – Zoom

Meeting 48

12 & 13 November 2020  (Zoom)

BM #48 Notice Sept 2020 Zoom

ZOOM INVITATION

Attendance Register BM48

PAPERS

1. AGENDA for BOARD MEETING 48

     1.1 Welcome (MS)
     1.2 Proxies
             1.2.1 M Qhobela proxy C Nxomani
     1.3 Draft Minutes Board Meeting 47- May 2020
     1.4 Additional Items for Agenda
2. Telescope and Instrumentation Operations
     2.1 Actions from Previous Meeting
     2.2 SAAO Directors Report – Updated 12/11/20 (PV)
     2.3 SALT Operations Report (PR, ERC)
     2.4 SALT Science Output (ERC)
             2.4.1 SALT-OPTICON Summary
     2.5 Safety Report/COVID-19 (PV, PR)
3. Project Status
     3.1 Actions from Previous Meeting
            3.1.1 NIR MOU Signed Nov 2020
     3.2 Report of the STC (LC)
     3.3 Projects Status Report (ERC, PR, LC)
             3.3.1 SALT NIR-SA Project Status Report
             3.3.2 RSS Doublet Repair Status Report 2020-11
             3.3.3 RSS Detector Replacement Status Report – updated 12/11/20
             3.3.4 HRS High-stability Mode
             3.3.5 HRS PRV
     3.4 RSS NIR Instrument Development (MW)
             3.4.1 RSS NIR Presentation
     3.5 SII Project (PV)
     3.6 Mini Tracker Project Definition SOW – Draft-V6 (JB, DL)
             3.6.1 DRAFT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SALT MINITRACKERS
4. Corporate Governance
     4.1 Actions from Previous Meeting
     4.2 Draft Minutes BEC 74
     4.3 Finance and Audit Committee (JH, LL)
     4.4 Risk Register (LL)
     4.5 Marketing and Publicity Plan (ERC)
     4.6 Strategy Implementation (JH, PV)
5. Business Management
     5.1 Actions from Previous Meeting
     5.2 SALT Financial Status (LL)
             5.2.1 Funds and Debtors
             5.2.2 Offshore Cash Flow
                        5.2.2.1 CFC Bank Confirmation Letter SALT Foundation
                        5.2.2.2 Reserve Bank Approval October 2020
     5.3 COVID-19 Impact Assessment (All)
     5.4 Shareholding Status (LL)
             5.4.1 Share Offer
             5.4.2 Withdrawal letter UNC
     5.5 SALT Proj 2020-21 and Budget 2021-22 (LL)
             5.5.1 SALT Budget 2021-22 Detailed Workings
     5.6 Development Fund Shortfall time allocation
     5.7 Ops Levy Allocation
             5.7.1 Ops Levy Allocation Budget 2020-21
             5.7.2 Ops Levy Allocation Budget 2021-22
             5.7.3 UWisc SALT Drawdown Nov 2020
6. Executive Session
7. Corporate Decisions
     7.1 Actions from Previous Meeting
     7.2 Financial Requests
     7.3 Corporate Decisions
8. Review of Action Items
9. Next Meetings