BOARD MEETING MINUTES FFBC Club Meeting Minutes–October 5 , 2006 Location: REI Time: 7:30 PM Minutes September Minutes were accepted with one correction to the name of Holiday Party volunteer, Kim Wik, not Kim Young. Membership Dave Ransom reported the club has 441 members. Ride Coordinator Jim Herman requested ride leaders for November’s Calaveras Clockwise ride, the Get-To-Know-Us-Ride and the Friday After Thanksgiving Ride. Race Team Jason Sage reported on various races and medalists. FFBC sponsored Race Team rides, led by Garry Birch, start up this month; the Cyclocross rides are using the velodrome this year. New Business Karen White presented the Donation Guidelines approved earlier by the Board and said they will be posted in the Newslettter. A Donations Committee will be formed by the first of the year. Budget Sydney Freidenberg and Karen White presented the Board approved budget and discussed various line items. The Membership approved the budget as presented. The finalized budget will be available at the November meeting. Primavera John Goeschl announced the confirmed April 22, 2007 date for the Primavera and asked for volunteers for positions as Assistant Chairperson, SAG Director, Captain for the Sunol rest stop, and a Primavera jersey committee. Sally Wilson suggested posting these requests on-line. Two Primavera planning rides are scheduled for October 28 – one a B pace ride of the Primavera century route and the other an M pace ride for the metric century route. Riders with GPS equipment are needed to help generate maps for the routes. A November ride will cover the route not traveled in the previous rides. Holiday Party Party invitation will be in the November newsletter. November Program Bert and Florence Silver will present slides of their RAGBRAI trip. Mission San Jose High School Next Tuesday, Karen White will present the DVD, “Enjoy the Ride”, to students starting a bike club at Mission San Jose HS   FFBC Board Meeting Location: REI Date: October 5, 2006 Attendees: Karen White, Ron Mitchell, Jim Herman, Jason Sage, Sydney Friedenberg, Conni Smith, John Goeschel (guest) Minutes The September 2006 Board Meeting Minutes were approved. Budget Sydney Friedenberg reported there was little activity in September with only one new membership received and $783+ in expenses for the Club picnic. She distributed the “FFBC Budget Proposal – 10/06-10/07”, correcting one error by raising the Primavera Income Actuals to $30,000. Jason Sage reported that the bill from the City of Fremont for services for the Race Team’s Criterium may total $6,000 and may not be received before the end of the year, if at all. Race Team expenses were raised to $20,000 to accommodate this expected expense. Jason suggested a $1,000 donation to the City if no bill is received. Expecting a newly designed Club jersey, the Board added $5,000 to the Clothing budget. Karen White presented a Donation Guidelines and requested Board approval. After discussion, the Board approved the Guidelines and added a new Donations line item for $2,000 to the 2006-2007 budget. No Primavera-related donations are to be distributed from this amount. The Board discussed and retained the 2005-2006 budget ($1,200) for a Digital Projector. The budget line item for Honorariums ($250) was rolled into the Miscellaneous line item for budget year 2006-2007. Following the above-mentioned changes, the Board approved the 2006-2007 budget. Primavera John Goeschl, chairperson for Primavera 2007, presented a Primavera planning progress report. April 22, 2007 is the confirmed date. Verbal permissions from most locations are confirmed and permit forms, as required, have been obtained. The one-day insurance policy is pending. Ride Coordinator Jim Herman discussed plans to proceed with the previously approved plans for a monthly gift lottery for ride leader incentives/awards. He also mentioned plans to coordinate the Club’s various lists and policies into one accessible location. FFBC Yahoo List Jason Sage presented, and the Board discussed guidelines regarding the appropriateness of on-line discussions and club liability. These will be posted on line. Race Team Jason Sage reported he had discussed the possibility of the Race Team obtaining nonprofit, tax-exempt status, but at the same time, continuing its relationship with FFBC with a tax accountant. He plans to approach the Race Team about forming a committee to explore this and to present its findings to the FFBC Board in the future. Close this article