BOARD MEETING MINUTES

FFBC MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Date:   July 5, 2007
Time:    7:30 pm
Location:  REI

Call to Order, Minutes
Karen White called the meeting to order; the June minutes published in the FFBC Newsletter were approved.  Guest, Mike Moore, was introduced.

Membership Report
Dave Ransom reported that the club had 413 paid members; this includes 294 family memberships.

Ride Coordinator
Jim Herman announced that the August Ride Calendar is open for ride listings until the last week of July.   Starting in August the Ride Leader Award will be a $25 gift certificate.  Al Quintana won the drawing for the June award.

Treasurer’s Report
Sydney reported on the club’s account balances:

• Checking:  $23,482.28
• CDs:  $20,601.56

Bills for the Crit, expected to be approx. $8,000, are not all in yet.
All Primavera bills have been paid and the Club netted $5,904.64

Clothing Sales
Ed Tanaka was not in attendance.
There was discussion on the progress of the new jersey committee which Mike Northrup said was due to meet the next day.  He reported they discussed using the Race Team design, though at least one club member objected to that, desiring a more decorative design.

Member Outreach
Molly was not in attendance.  Members reported injuries to members John Dickens and Robin O’Hara.

Race Team
Jason Sage thanked the members for coming out to support the Crit.  Though racer attendance was down due to the holiday and conflicts with other races, it was fun and went well.

New Business
Karen presented the Sports Basement’s offer of a barbeque and purchase discounts at their Sunnyvale location.  The members liked the idea of an August ride starting and ending at the store for this offer.

The FFBC Annual Picnic is scheduled for September 16.  Location has not been set.  Participants will be charged $5 per person to hold their spot.  Karen is considering two caterers.

Dave Ransom offered to lead a presentation on how to be a ride leader at a future meeting.  Another member suggested that experienced ride leaders invite another member to co-lead a ride with them to gain ride leader experience.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
 

Call to Order, Minutes
Karen White called the meeting to order; the June minutes were approved. 

Committee Reports
Mike Northrup noted that he would be free of other obligations in two months to work with the committee to find a new, more comfortable meeting place for FFBC meetings.

Karen presented the Sports Basement’s suggestion that the Club initiate a ride from their Sunnyvale location and the store would provide a barbeque, refreshments and an additional discount on all purchases at the end of the ride. The Board decided to promote this for August 19 and Jim H. agreed to work up various route sheets.

Ride Coordinator
Jim distributed the Ride Leader Worksheet from the FFBC website in which he adjusted the ride speeds and added feet of climbing scales.  The Ride Binder, compiled several years ago and discussed at the last meeting has not been located.  It was suggested Marizio or Steve Wilson might have it.

Race Team
Jason Sage reported that, overall, the Crit was good, but attendance was down 25% and as a result the Team will not be able to cover their expenses.  He discussed the need for a new course next year and a new date.  Board members suggested that the announcer, though excellent, could use more information fed to him about the riders.  More sponsors and better newspaper coverage would help also.

The Race Team incorporation documents missed the July newsletter deadline, but will be published in the August edition.

Jason met with the V.P. of Marketing of Sugar CRM to discuss Race Team sponsorship.   He is proposing sponsors pay $10,000 and race prizes for three years advertising on the Race Team jersey and Primavera t-shirts.

Treasurer’s Report
Checking:   $23,482.28    CDs:  $20,601.56
Bills for the Crit, estimated at $8,000, are not in yet.  They include $2,000 for the announcer and $6,000 for the City of Fremont.

The meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm.

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