BOARD MEETING MINUTES

FFBC MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Date:    Thursday, February 1, 2007
Time:    7:30 pm
Location:  REI

Call to Order, Minutes, Introductions
Karen White called the meeting to order.  January’s meeting minutes were approved.  Several guests were introduced.

Membership
Dave Ransom reported that several members of the Cinderella rides were quite young (8, 10, 12 and 13) and wondered if there were club guidelines concerning age requirements for events such as this.

Ride Coordinator
Jim Herman asked for member volunteers to help lead the Progressive Rides in both the moderate and brisk categories with touring and leisure ride leaders also encouraged to participate.  The drawing for the monthly ride leader incentive award was conducted with Connie Nelson winning a pair of arm warmers.

Race Team
Jason Sage gave a report on the Early Bird criteriums held each Sunday in January and the first Sunday in February.  Several FFBC members had distinguished themselves with favorable finishes. 

Treasurer’s Report
Sydney reported a new checking account has been opened due to the illicit activity taking place on the original account.  Once all outstanding checks written on this account have cleared the bank, the original account will be closed and the new account will be used for all future banking activities.  Sydney also reported that a police report had been made and BofA notified of all illegal banking transactions posted to the old account.

Clothing Sales
Ed Tanaka reported that a number of pieces of clothing were sold during the Cinderella Orientation and Roadeo.  Ed also reported that he would be available during a number of the training rides for women interested in purchasing club clothing.

Member Outreach
Molly Michelfelder was not available for a report.

Donations Committee
Jim Herman, Chair of the Donations Committee, made a report concerning the meeting held in January and offered that a report would be included in the March FFBC newsletter.  A vote will be held during the March general membership meeting to accept or reject this committee’s proposed donees.

Primavera
John Goeschl brought a t-shirt and patch design prepared by Dixie Polakoff.  John also reported that he was still looking for someone to help as co-chairperson.  The club web page will be updated with registration information within the week.  A general Primavera planning meeting was scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 7 at Mission Coffee for 7:30 p.m.  All club members were invited to attend this meeting with ideas and suggestions.

New business
No new business

Program
An entertaining presentation was made by Dave Ellison of AIDS LifeCycle sharing history of the event and highlights of memorable participants and activities throughout the years.  Packets containing registration information and a CD were distributed to club members.

FFBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Date:    Thursday, February 1, 2007   
Time:    6:30 pm
Location:  REI
Attendees: Karen White, Sydney Friedenberg Jim Herman, Ron Mitchell,
Mike Northrup, Jason Sage, John Goeschl, guest

Call to Order and Minutes
Karen White called the meeting to order.  Minutes from the January meeting were approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Sydney reported a new checking account has been opened due to the illicit activity taking place on the original account.  Once all outstanding checks written on this account have cleared the bank, the original account will be closed and the new account used for all future banking activities.

Following a brief Board discussion concerning the suggestion to create a maximum dollar amount to be maintained by the Club, Karen suggested this matter would require a lengthy discussion and recommended the Board set a special meeting to adequately discuss this matter.  Jason Sage made a motion to set a revenue discussion meeting to be held on Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m. and held at Pizza Patio.  Jim Herman seconded the motion and the motion passed by a majority of Board members present.

Race Team
Jason the new Race Team bylaws committee (consisting of three team members and two members of the general membership) have not yet met.

Major Taylor Assets
Wynn Kageayama presented to the Board a proposal outlining the acquisition of certain assets following the dissolution of the Major Taylor Cycle Club of East Palo Alto (MTCC).  Wynn suggested that these assets would be useful in providing future growth areas providing mechanical training for FFBC’s future ride leaders.  Wynn observed that novice ride leaders would be more self-confident, knowledgeable and helpful if adequate training was provided.  Jason made a motion that the Board authorize Wynn to seek acquisition of these assets.  The motion was seconded by Jim Herman.  After a fairly lengthy discussion, the motion passed by a majority of Board members present.

Ride Coordinator
Jim Herman asked for member volunteers to help lead the Progressive Rides in both the moderate and brisk categories with touring and leisure ride leaders also encouraged to participate as ride leaders.

Primavera
John Goeschl presented a t-shirt and patch design created by Dixie Polakoff.  John also reported that the web page would be updated with a link to Active.com for on-line registration within the week.  Proposed budget estimates were also available from James Logan high school.  A Primavera meeting was planned for Thursday February 7, 7:30 p.m. at Mission Coffee.

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.

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