Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting -- January 23, 2008

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:06 PM on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by Secretary Philip Erdelsky, pursuant to a notice [1,2] mailed and E-mailed to all directors.

The following persons attended the meeting (* arrived after the call to order).   Name Board Position Office 1 Odale Baker Major Taylor Cycling Club of SD 2 Jim Baross At Large 3 Roman Beck At Large 4 Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen 5 Carol Carr North County Cycle Club Newsletter Editor 6 Harold Clatton Visitor 7 Philip Erdelsky Rainbow Cyclists Secretary 8 Terry Hayes Visitor 9 Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 10 Kathy Keehan Executive Director 11 Kerry Kunsman At Large 12 Robert Leone Visitor 13 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 14 Bill Matella At Large 15 Paul Mitchell Visitor 16 Mike Nepomuceno Visitor 17 *Brian Parent At Large Chair 18 Michael Satterlee San Diego Cyclo-Vets 19 Stephan Vance At Large 20 Dave White At Large 21 *Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of SD

The following directors did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 Mike Berry San Diego Century Riders 2 Everett Hauser GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club (alternate) 3 Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 4 Ken King Knickerbikers 5 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club 6 Tony Pietsch San Diego Tandem Club Membership Chair 7 Judith Talner At Large 8 Tom Yager Sierra Club Bicycle Section

Printed copies of the minutes of the previous meeting [3] were passed out at the meeting. The reading was waived and the minutes were approved by voice vote,

The Treasurer's report [4], which had previously been E-mailed to all directors, was presented in printed form and explained by the Treasurer. The $1500 bonus paid to the Executive Director and previously approved by an informal procedure was ratified by a voice vote.

Chair Brian Parent arrived at this point and presided over the remainder of the meeting.

The Treasurer's report was accepted as presented and held for audit by a voice vote.

There was no membership report.

Dave White presented printed copies of a slideshow [5] for the Pedal to the Air Show event (bicycle parking at the Miramar Air Show). Jim Baross made a motion to authorize Dave to move ahead in partnering with the Marine Corps, and to look for at least fifty-fifty sharing of costs. The motion passed by voice vote.

The Treasurer passed out copies of the 2008 Budget [6], which had also been previously E-mailed to all directors. The budget was approved by voice vote. The Executive Director noted that we will be having online discussions about the more forward-thinking budget between now and the next meeting, and that we will have an item on the next agenda for that.

The Executive Director presented written copies of the November/December Executive Director's Report [7], which had also been previously E-mailed to all directors. She also announced the big news: a $5,000 gift from Trek.

The Newsletter Editor reported the following items:

• The next newsletter will be folded, assembled and prepared for mailing at the next volunteer meeting 6:30-8:30 PM on Wednesday, February 6, at Standley Recreational Center, one week earlier than usual.
• January 28 is the deadline for material for the next newsletter.
• Proposed items and articles are (1) progress on Lake Hodges bike/ped bridge, (2) Trek gift to be postponed until money is actually received, (3) $1000 gift from Cyclovets, (4) $500 gift from Adobe Systems, (5) Plaza Bonita Bike Path, if it is open, (6) Inland Rail-Trail and Sprinter, (7) Bike Rodeo at Sage Canyon School, (8) something about the Pedal Club, (9) information on sponsors for Bike to Work Day, (10) vacancy on Bicycle and Pedestrian Working Group, and (1) Jim Baross on lights and brakes.

The Executive Director announced that SDCBC will be considered a lobbying organization by the City of San Diego after we have made ten contacts with council members and other specified city officials. At that point, we must register and report such contacts. Therefore, she asked that all such contacts by any SDCBC director or officer be reported to the Executive Direction of SDCBC.

The Club reports were as follows:

• The North County Cycle Club representative reported that a survey regarding the bicycle master plan for Oceanside has been posted at ktua.com/oceansidebmp. All bicyclists, even if not Oceanside residents, are invited to complete the survey online.
• Mike Nepomuceno, newly elected president of the Mira Mesa Cycling Club, announced that the club had recently been recognized by USA Cycling, and that their Web site is at mmcc-sd.com.
• The Knickerbikers are planning a New Mexico tour on September 14-28 and an Alaska tour on June 30 - July 17.
• Rainbow Cyclists will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in February.
• Major Taylor Cycling Club participated in a program to give about 100 bicycles to needy children, that the club had participated in the Martin Luther King Day Parade, and that the club will do a tour of San Diego in April or May.
• The Triathlon Club will do a Fiesta Island ride this Saturday.
• San Diego Cyclo-Vets are celebrating their 25th anniversary, and that they will be holding their annual criterion on April 11-13 at Golden Acorn Casino, Fiesta Island, and Mira Mesa.
• The Sierra Club has Sunday rides, and sometimes Saturday rides.
• The San Diego Wheelmen will hold their annual banquet this Sunday.

Stephan Vance gave an oral report for the CBC (California Bicycle Coalition). The organization will come to San Diego on February 2-3, and will ride the Bayshore Bikeway on February 3. The Pedal Power lobbying conference will be held in Sacramento on april 30 and May 1.

Robert Leone reported that the Radonneurs did a 200K-300K ride with no DNFs. (DNF means "did not finish".) They also have "populaires" in the 60-80 mile range.

The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 8:36 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary