BOARD MEETING MINUTES

FFBC BOARD MEETING
LOCATION: Fremont Cultural Arts Center
DATE:  September 12, 2011

ATTENDANCE
Gary Smith (President), Dale Bodtker (Vice President), Conni Smith (Secretary), Jorge Gildelatorre (Ride Coordinator), Egbert Vallecillo (Director-at-Large)

CALL TO ORDER / MINUTES
Gary Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.  Minutes for the August meeting were approved.

TREASURER REPORT
Treasurer, Terri Yi was not in attendance.

PRESIDENT’S REVIEW
Gary Smith attended the first two Primavera planning meeting on August 22 and September 12. 

• The next planning meeting is tentatively set for October 10
• Three budget estimates were presented, based on registrations for 400, 600 and 800 riders.
• Registration opens January 1, 2012 and closes around April 1.  Fee will increase after that date. 
• Ed Tanaka volunteered as chairperson for food and kitchen management.
• Changes were discussed for the 100-mile route but were not finalized.

RACE TEAM
Race Team Representative, Garry Birch was not in attendance.

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Egbert Vallacillo reported that the Thule bike bag is missing two parts bags and a chain wrap.  He requested and received approval to purchase those items through REI ($39.50 + shipping).
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 pm. 

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.

GENERAL MEETING MEETING MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER / MINUTES
Gary Smith called the General Meeting to order at 7:30pm.  Meeting minutes for August were approved.   Nine club members and two guests were in attendance.

TREASURER REPORT
Treasurer Terri Yi was not in attendance.

RIDE COORDINATOR
Mike Northrup won the August Ride Leader Incentive drawing for a $25 Bicycle Garage gift certificate.

RACE TEAM
Chris Menicou reported on Race Team activities.  The Team elected a president and a team captain at a recent meeting; a few appointed positions are still open.

PRIMAVERA
Please see the President’s Review, above.

FFBC OFFICER ELECTIONS
Gary Smith presented the Board of Director candidates for Secretary, Treasurer, Director-at-Large and Race Team Representative.  Each was formally nominated and approved by the members present.  Vanessa McDonnell, candidate for Ride Coordinator, was not in attendance and will be nominated and a vote will be taken at the next meeting.  There were no candidates for President or Vice President.

FFBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011 - 2012

PRESENTATION
Jon Graff attended a 10-day course in bicycle frame building at United Bicycle Institute in Portland, OR.  He presented detailed pictures of his training and results.
A professional bicycle frame builder and the company owner led this extremely well organized course.  Both had many years experience instructing novice and experienced student.   Each of the seven students was assigned to a fully and professionally outfitted workbench.

Detailed lectures and demonstrations were followed by hands-on work with the instructors carefully assisting each student with their individual project.  Jon’s bike frame is chrome moly steel (Kaiser 022 double butted) tubing, fully lugged and silver brazed. At the end of the course he had learned a great deal about frame building and departed with a custom touring frame designed, drafted and built by himself.  Many of the other students made bronze brazed, lugless, single speed bike frames.   Although Jon’s class was specifically for steel brazing, UBI offers classes TIG welding and Ti frame building.

The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm

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