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BOARD MEETING MINUTES
FFBC Club Meeting Minutes–September 7 , 2006
Location: REI
Time: 7:30 PM
New Members and Guests
New members and guests introduced themselves.
Minutes
August meeting minutes were accepted.
Membership
Dave Ransom reported that the club has 439 members.
Ride Coordinator
Ron Mitchell advised that pizza rides had been canceled for September. However, leaders volunteered, and pizza rides have been scheduled for September. Ron suggested having lights, particularly flashing rear lights, for September pizza rides.
Cindy Potter has asked that participants in her Thursday morning rides call the night before the ride.
Jim Herman is the nominee for Ride Coordinator for 2006-2007. Ron will work with Jim on the October calendar. Ron asked for input for next month’s calendar at least one week before the end of the current month.
Race Team
Jason Sage, the nominee for Race Team Liaison for 2006-2007, reported that this is the last month of racing and the season is winding down.
Treasurer
Sydney Friedenberg gave the treasurer’s report.
Clothing Sales
Ed Tanaka has taken responsibility for club clothing sales. Molly Michelfelder had handled the clothing sales for the past seven years.
Member Outreach
Molly reported that the club sent cards to a number of members in the past month.
Elections
Florence Silver and Susan Lucchesi announced the following candidates for 2006-2007 Board positions:
President |
Karen White |
Vice President |
Ron Mitchell |
Treasurer |
Sydney Friedenberg |
Ride Coordinator |
Jim Herman |
Secretary |
Conni Smith |
Director At Large |
Mike Northrup |
| Race Team Liaison |
Jason Sage |
These candidates were all elected to the Board.
Club Picnic
Karen White reported that the Board had agreed to organize the club picnic scheduled for September 17 at Alum Rock Park. There will be a charge of $5.00 per person to reserve a spot at the picnic. Reservations must be made by September 10. Someone needs to be at the park by 10:00 AM. Dave volunteered for this.
Primavera
John Goeschl, the 2007 Primavera Chair, updated the club on the plans. April 22 is the tentative date. Logan High School has not confirmed the date. John will get forms for other locations after Logan has confirmed the date. The club needs volunteers for a number of positions. Karen and Ed will serve as the Volunteer Coordinator and Food Coordinator respectively. The club needs to begin developing artwork for the event. John suggested offering a jersey for 2007. John expects nearly all riders to register online in 2007.
Holiday Party
Susan updated the club on plans for the annual holiday party. The party will be held at Los Cerritos Community Center on December 3. Jim Herman and Kim Young have volunteered to help.
FFBC Board Meeting
Location: REI
Date: September 7, 2006
Attendees: Karen White, Gary Smith, Richard Brockie, Sydney Friedenberg, Ron Mitchell, Dave Ransom, Sally Wilson, Jason Sage, John Goeschl, Kevin Mahanna
Minutes
The August 2006 Board Meeting minutes were approved.
Primavera
John Goeschl will chair the 2007 Primavera and updated the Board on the plans. April 22, 2007 is the tentative date. The date has been selected to avoid conflicts with other centuries and must be confirmed with Logan High School. Mike Northrup and John will start from scratch on routes and use GPS technology to develop them. Club rides will preview parts of the route. Karen White and Ed Tanaka will serve as the Volunteer Coordinator and Food Coordinator respectively. After securing Logan, John will get permits for other sites. EBBC is addressing the issue of parade permits required by Alameda County. EBBC and its lawyer are drafting a permit for organized rides that presumably will be different than a permit required for races. FFBC will be prepared in case a permit is required.
Club Picnic
A member must be at Alum Rock Park by 10:00 AM. Karen will ask for a volunteer at the membership meeting.
Accident Guidelines
Draft guidelines for ride leaders to follow in case of an accident had been distributed to the Board. The Board discussed whether or not to post the guidelines on the club web site. It was decided to ask the club’s insurance carrier to review the guidelines before posting them. Karen will forward the guidelines to the insurance company.
Ride Coordinator
September pizza rides had been canceled. After a few members volunteered to lead, pizza rides were scheduled for September.
Jim Herman is the nominee for Ride Coordinator for 2006-2007. Ron Mitchell will work with Jim on the October ride calendar.
Celebrate Fremont
FFBC will not be participating in Celebrate Fremont, an event commemorating the city’s 50 th anniversary.
FFBC List
The Board discussed the possibility of establishing guidelines regarding the content of messages posted to the FFBC list. Richard Brockie will research best practices of NewsGroups and report back to the Board.
Race Team
Jason Sage is the Race Team Manager and the nominee for Race Team Liaison for 2006-2007.
October Program
Karen will speak to Joel Davis, proprietor of Cyclepath, about demonstrating bike sizing for the club at the October meeting.
November Program
Bert and Florence Silver will present slides of their RAGBRAI trip.
FFBC Web Page
Karen asked for a liaison to report to the Board on FFBC web page content. Joel Davis has asked for the FFBC web page to have a link to the Cyclepath web page similar to the links already in place for other bike shops. Richard Brockie suggested that Mike Northrup follow up with bike shops that offer discounts to FFBC members and should have hyperlinks on the club web page. Cyclepath has not mailed any information to FFBC members so far.
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