Minutes of Board of Directors and Membership Meeting -- June 25, 2008

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors and the annual membership meeting of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 5:05 PM on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at the Balboa Park Club in Balboa Park in San Diego by Secretary Philip Erdelsky, pursuant to a notice [1,2] mailed to all directors for whom a mailing address was available and E-mailed to all directors.

The following persons attended the meeting. An asterisk (*) marks those who arrived after the call to order.   Name Board Position Office 1 Jim Baross At Large 2 Carol Carr North County Cycle Club Newsletter Editor 3 Philip Erdelsky Rainbow Cyclists Secretary 4 *Jerry Fitzsimmons Visitor 5 *Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 6 *Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 7 Kathy Keehan Executive Director 8 *Kerry Kunsman At Large 9 Melinda Lee Visitor 10 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 11 Bill Matella At Large 12 *Chuck Northrop Visitor 13 *Brian Parent At Large Chair 14 Judith Talner At Large 15 Stephan Vance At Large 16 David Voris Descenders Cycling Club 17 Dave White At Large 18 *Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of SD 19 First Doe Visitor 20 *Second Doe Visitor 21 *Third Doe Visitor 22 *Fourth Doe Visitor 23 *Fifth Doe Visitor 24 *Sixth Doe Visitor 25 *Seventh Doe Visitor

The following directors did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 Roman Beck At Large 2 Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen 3 Julio Borga Major Taylor Cycling Club of SD 4 Frank Hardalo Sierra Club Bicycle Section 5 Ken King Knickerbikers 6 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club 7 Tony Pietsch San Diego Tandem Club Membership Chair 8 Michael Satterlee San Diego Cyclo-Vets

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 Executive Director gave a brief oral membership report, noting that Tony Pietsch had resigned, that a new membership chair was needed, that we currently have 1041 members, and that nag letters will be sent out next month.

In the absence of the Treasurer, the Treasurer's report was postponed.

The Executive Director gave a report on the missions, goals and current projects of SDCBC and passed out a list [4]. The Executive Director also announced that the SDCBC 20th Anniversary Fundraiser Party in October 2008 (tentatively October 24) will be held at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley. The Chair arrived during this presentation and presided over the rest of the meeting.

The meeting then turned to the Election of Board members at large. Three changes to the Board of Directors involving club representatives were announced:

• Mike Berry has been removed from his position as San Diego Century Riders representative.
• Julio Borga is the new representative for Major Taylor Cycling Club of San Diego.
• David Voris is the new representative of Descenders Cycling Club.

A discussion of the Board members' expectations on fundraising was postponed to next month.

Board members present at the meeting all agreed to remain in their current positions. Roman Beck was to be removed from the Board.

By unanimous vote conducted by a show of hands, the members present re-elected all at-large Board members except Roman Beck.

The Board then turned to the election of officers and committee chairs. By a unanimous voice vote the Board reappointed all officers and committee chairs except Tony Pietsch, who was replaced by David Voris as Membership Chair.

The Treasurer's report [5], which had previously been E-mailed to all directors, was presented by the Treasurer. The report was accepted as presented and submitted for audit by a voice vote.

The Newsletter editor gave a brief Newsletter report, passing a letter about barcoding to the new Membership Chair, and noting that the deadline for material for the next newsletter will be the July Board meeting. Greg Zackowski offered to write an article on Mission Beach.

The Board then discussed the SANDAG Regional Bicycle Plan meeting, to be held at the nearby Sports Museum after this meeting:

• Jim Baross noted that residents of the mid-city area are concerned about safety in that area.
• Stephan Vance noted that the meeting format does not lend itself to Coalition advocacy; i.e., attendees will speak as individuals.
• Serge Issakov put forth his views on traffic circles.
• Carol Carr noted that New Orleans has decided to put bike lanes on streets being rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina.
• Stephan Vance noted that almost all of SANDAG's bicycle funds are spent on infrastructure, although the meeting will also cover other matters, such as education.

The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 5:58 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary