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BOARD MEETING MINUTES

FFBC BOARD MEETING

DATE: February 4, 2010

ATTENDANCE
Gary Smith (President), Iris Goldman (Treasurer), Karen White (Member at Large), Lori Sommer (Secretary), Jorge Gildelatorre (Ride Calendar), Garry Birch (Race Team President/Club Liaison)

CALL TO ORDER / MINUTES
Gary Smith called the Board Meeting to order at 6:35PM. The meeting adjourned at 7:29PM. Minutes for the previous month were approved.

TREASURER REPORT
Iris reported the balances for the three accounts: Bank of America Checking, Bank of America CD and Fremont Bank CD. She will post them in the Yahoo group for members to access and review.

RIDE COORDINATOR
Jorge Gildelatorre is trying to encourage more members to lead rides on the weekends. The Progressive Rides do not have a listed ride leader but will continue; he will send out routes to members that request them. Incentive drawings will take place at the General Meeting.

RACE TEAM
Garry Birch stated the Early Birds are continuing. They have had their first win – congratulations to Erik Comacho! Coaching by World Champion Larry Nolan continues. Rain or shine evening training on Thursdays is beginning. New uniforms will arrive in 3-4 weeks. The first promotion, The Altamont Team Time Trial, will be held on April 3rd. There are currently 35 team members. Pat Wai is processing the forms for the Chevron $500 donation to FFBC.

ADVERTISING in FFBC Newsletter/WEBSITE Links
Gary Smith spoke with Newsletter Editor, Burcu Alaybeyi , and we are limited to the number of pictures in each issue. Gary suggested we keep the picture space available for club use. We will add the tour company link since the advertiser is giving the club a 10% discount. Gary will speak with Mark regarding making the addition to a featured panel rather than a link on the home page. Two previous links were removed, as they do not currently offer discounts to club members.

DONATIONS COMMITTEE
Wynn Kageyama, Donations Committee Chair, presented the proposed grants and donations list for FY 2010 for approval to Board members. There was some discussion to eliminate $40 for the EBBC membership (as it as already been completed), and increase the donation to Pacific Locomotive association to from $60 to $100 for the use of their porta-potties. The board approved the final list totaling $2000 and it is to be presented to the membership at the General Meeting later in the evening for voting. Thanks to Wynn for all his hard work.

RIDE SAFETY
Wynn Kageyama stated lane re-striping to provide a left-turn lane pocket will be done in Niles Canyon (HWY 84) to make it safer to cross oncoming traffic and access Palomares Road.

PRIMAVERA
A potential Primavera rider has an issue with a portion of the statement (#3) currently used in the Primavera Wavier. He disagrees that he should have to release liability for other participants in the ride. The rider has ridden the Primavera in the past and has signed the wavier; the wavier has not changed. Gary Smith will follow-up with Jan Green, Primavera Chair, to contact the insurance company and get more information regarding our release/wavier.

EARLY BIRD RENEWAL DRAWING
The drawing will take place in the General Meeting.

MISCELLANEOUS
Wynn Kageyama mentioned Earth Day is on Saturday, April 24 and the City of Fremont is looking for participants. One idea is to have club members volunteer to organize and staff bike parking for Earth Day attendees. If you are interested or have any other ideas, please contact Wynn.

Garry Birch is arranging for the inventor of The Pump Hub to attend our May meeting to talk about his product and do a demonstration.

FFBC GENERAL MEETING

CALL TO ORDER / MINUTES
Gary Smith called the General Meeting to order at 7:37PM. The meeting adjourned at 9:00PM. Minutes for the previous month were approved.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Dave Ransom reported 360 members and 250 memberships.

RACE TEAM
See Board Meeting Minutes above.

RIDE COORDINATOR
See Board Meeting Minutes above. Gary Smith brought copies of the Ride Sign-in Sheet to the meeting for potential ride leaders. The winners of the $25 Bike Garage gift certificates for the monthly Ride Leader Incentive Drawing are:

October 2009 – Karen White
November 2009 – Garry Birch
December 2009 – Julie Gilson
January 2010 – Becky Denevan

PRIMAVERA
Ron Mitchell said the volunteer form attachment was not working but the issue is corrected. Dave shows 71 riders as of January 26th ($3,570).

DONATIONS COMMITTEE
Wynn Kageyama, Donations Committee Chair, presented the proposed grants and donations list for FY 2010 to general membership. It was approved unanimously without comment. Thank again to Wynn. The approved list:

$350 to East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC), Traffic Skills classes in Fremont, 2010
$150 to EBBC, Legal Defense Fund
$500 to Cycles of Change, Newark Jr. High School, etc.
$150 to California Association of Bicycling Organizations (CABO), membership and 66 copies of California Street Smarts pamphlets
$100 to Pacific Locomotive Association (porta-potty at Sunol Station)
$100 to Northern California Velodrome Association, Hellyer
$100 to Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC), membership
$100 to California Bicycle Coalition (CBC), membership
$100 to San Francisco Bay Trail
$100 to Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cites, Shelter Against Violent Environments (SAVE) donation in kind
$100 to Tour de Cure FFBC Team (direct sponsorship of $20/FFBC member up to 5 riders)
$100 to Mission San Jose High School Cycling Club, cycling jerseys
$50 to Tri-City Ecology Center, membership to support bicycle access

EARLY BIRD RENEWAL DRAWING
Gary Smith held the drawing for members renewing by December 31, 2009 and the winners are:

Dan Grimes – Nutritional Products
Tina Boomershine – Chipotle Vouchers
Amy Ball - $25 gift certificate to Bike Garage
Mike Newman – $50 voucher for Grimes Getaways Bicycle Tours
Walter Henry – Race Team jersey and shorts

PROGRAM
The first part of the mountain biking documentary Klunkerz, was presented. The movie follows a group of cycling enthusiasts who modified bicycles and began riding Mount Tamalpais in the late 1960s and early '70s. The conclusion will be shown at the March Meeting.

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