Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting -- January 28, 2009

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:01 PM on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by Vice Chair Serge Issakov, pursuant to a notice [1] E-mailed to all directors.

The following persons attended the meeting. Those marked with an asterisk (*) arrived after the call to order.   Name Board Position Office 1 Jim Baross At Large 2 *Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen 3 Carol Carr North County Cycle Club Newsletter Editor 4 Harold Clayton Visitor 5 Philip Erdelsky Rainbow Cyclists Secretary 6 *Julie Hamilton Visitor 7 *Everett Hauser Visitor 8 Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 9 Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 10 Kathy Keehan Executive Director 11 Robert Leone Knickerbikers 12 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 13 *Bill Matella At Large 14 Fred McDonough Visitor 15 Paul Mitchell Visitor 16 *Brian Parent At Large Chair 17 Terrence Relles La Mesa Bicycle Racing Club 18 Judith Talner At Large 19 Stephan Vance At Large 20 David Voris Descenders Cycling Club Membership Chair 21 Dave White At Large 22 Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of SD NOTE: Robert Leone has replaced Ken King as the representative of Knickerbikers.

The following directors did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 (vacant) Sierra Club Bicycle Section 2 Julio Borja Major Taylor Cycling Club of SD 3 Kerry Kunsman At Large 4 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club 5 Tony Pietsch San Diego Tandem Club 6 Michael Satterlee San Diego Cyclo-Vets

Chair Brian Parent arrived during the introductions and presided over the rest of the meeting.

Printed copies of the minutes of the previous meeting [2] were passed out at the meeting. The reading was waived and the minutes were approved by voice vote.

The Treasurer's report for December [3], which had previously been E-mailed to all directors, was accepted and submitted for audit by voice vote.

A written membership report [4] was presented by the Membership Chair.

The Treasurer displayed and explained the proposed 2009 Budget, which had been previously E-mailed to all directors [5]. The budget was accepted as presented by voice vote.

A motion to authorize the Executive Director to establish a credit/debit card and spend budgeted amounts, with the prior authorization of the chair for amounts exceeding $1000, was passed by voice vote.

The Board then considered the proposed Executive Director employment agreement, which had been previously E-mailed to all directors [6]. Any edits sent by Board members [7] were included in the agreement being considered. The following two amendments were passed by voice vote:

• Strike Paragraph 9 except for the last sentence.
• Drop paragraphs under 3 altogether.

The Board then considered reimbursements for directors who attend bike conferences. A motion to allocate $2000 for this purpose with suballocations to be made by a subcommittee was passed by voice vote.

Jim Baross explained a proposal from CABO (California Association of Bicycling Organizations) to reinstitute a statewide bicycle committee with a finite list of issues and for a finite period of time to end in 2010. A motion endorsing such a statewide bicycle committee was passed by voice vote.

The Executive Director introduced an Executive Director Report [8], which had been previously E-mailed to all directors, and added the following remarks:

• The driver in the crash on Sabre Springs Parkway [which killed a bicycle rider] will be charged with misdemeanor manslaughter.
• Some progress has been made restoring bike lanes on Jamacha Blvd.
• We will put a $50 ad in the Walk San Diego Tenth Anniversary Gala program.

The Newsletter Editor then announced the following articles and other matters:

• The next volunteer night for newsletter preparation will be held on Wednesday, February 11 at 6:30 PM at the Standley Park Recreation Center.
• The deadline for material for the next issue is the evening of February 2.
• The front-page article will be about the Lake Hodges Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, which should be finished by late April.
• The City of Oceanside has adopted its bicycle master plan.
• La Mesa Bicycle Racing Club has joined SDCBC and is represented by Terrence Relles.
• Jim Baross has been named LAB (League of American Bicyclists) Ambassador for California.
• An item with statistics on the Bike for Life program may be included,
• Possibly an article on calling 911 from wireless phones.
• A job description for the Education Coordinator.
• The Executive Director announced that a new masthead with the new SDCBC logo is being prepared.
• Possibly an education and safety article on hand and verbal signals.
• Calendar items on the custom-built bike show on April 3-4, the velodrome swap meet, and the Cyclovets omnium on April 3-5.

The Board heard the following Club reports:

• La Mesa Bicycle Racing Club will ride the route of stage 8 of the Amgen Tour of California a week from Saturday.
• Jim Baross announced a Mid City Moves ride on Valentine's Day.
• The Tandem club will do a ride at Borrego Springs this weekend.
• Major Taylor will participate in the upcoming Tour de Cure.
• The Descenders had a team in the recent Shadow Tour.
• North County Cycle Club has lost its newsletter editor, and the next editor will produce a reduced newsletter.
• Knickerbikers will do a ride in late March having something to do with a book.
• Cyclovets will hold its omnium April 3-5.
• Stephan Vance announced an "immersion trip".

The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 9:01 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary