BOARD MEETING MINUTES

FFBC BOARD MEETING
LOCATION: Fremont Adult School, Room N6, 4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont, CA 94538
DATE: November 12, 2013

Attendance

Call to Order: 
Meeting called to order at 6:35PM. The agenda was distributed.

• Pay online
• Fill-in online form. Ken will check with Mark Davis about emailing form to Membership Manager. User prints out form, signs it and mails it in.

The group is reviewing with Mark Davis about other online options.
Ken and Terri left at this point.

Last month’s Meeting Minutes were reviewed and approved.

• Had team meeting last night. Membership results are 29 paid members so far – hoping for at least 50.
• A number of riders are leaving team .
• Going into Weekly Sunday training until January – good time to start riding with the team.
• Early Bird criterium racing starts in January; racing will be in Fremont. Typically 20 mi race that lasts about 45 min. Held at Dumbarton Circle – a 1.2 mile course – from 8AM to 4PM. First four Sundays don’t count for points except for CAT 5 riders. In Feb there will be road races in Modesto. Chris will send out a schedule.
• Sent out movie list but due to Adult Ed logistics, projectors and such couldn’t be set up in time.

1. Team Fremont Race Results for 2013 Season
Race Results
25 Team Wins
48 Top Five Finishes
44 Top Ten Finishes
The team ranked 29 out of 93 in NCNCA standings for 2013

Most Active Racers
Sandra King – 42 Races
John Lem – 39 Races
Cynthia Wang – 30 Races

Northern California Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA) Award Winners:
Sandra King – Category 4 Women
Lindsay Kageyama - Junior Women 17-18
Cynthia Wang - Junior Women 15-16 

2. Race, Ride, Event Update
Tuesday Night Training (TNT):  Meet at 6:30 PM at the Club Sport Fremont parking lot for a local ride and workout.
Thursday Night Training (TNT): Meet at 6:30 PM on Eureka off Stevenson in Fremont.
Off-season weekend team training rides are on Sundays to allow for other ride options on Saturdays. See the FFBC calendar for team rides.

• Riders are being split into A-B-C ability groups

Low Key Hill Climb racing is happening in the off season:
http://lowkeyhillclimbs.com/2013/ thru November 28th
Mark your calendars:
December 8th Sports Basement in Sunnyvale – 20% off most items for FFBC and Team Fremont! Group rides will also be departing from the location.
Early Bird clinics and training races will start in Fremont every Sunday in January at 7420 Dumbarton Circle. Watch for more info to come on this.

3. Team Membership
29 Total Race Team Members signed-up for the 2014 season so far. Early registration fees are good until December 15th.

Team uniforms for 2014 will be similar in appearance to 2013 (black, red, white).

Ride Coordinator – Vanessa
Monthly calendar activity level is about the same. Expect it to drop a little around the holidays.
Have two volunteers for Progressive Ride series: Jay Gilson and Kevin McDonnell.
Do we have interest in the LAP series? Need a ride leader.
Reminder: Dec 8th: Sports basement has 20% off all day for only FFBC members (bring membership card)

Treasurer’s Report - Julia
Reviewed expense report for Oct.
      Some Primavera expenses – Permits and other long term expenses
      4 month old receipts paid
      Storage 12/1 payment (yearly payment)
Made all donations for last year expect for a $250 donation waiting for a letter from Lori who’s waiting for the donation recipient to create it.
No other budget issues

General Topics - Gary
Membership Renewal: In the past had early renewal incentives (a pool of about $150 in prizes) that seemed to work. The club needs to get an early count as the basis for our liability insurance.
Winter Party: Talked to Julie Gilson. No agreement yet, but will probably be held in January or February.
Cinderella Training Rides: Vicki T will have first meeting next week
Dec. Meeting: Agreed to skip meeting due to holidays
Presentations at Meetings: Louis suggested getting James Rardin from Centripedal Bike shop to come and give a talk.

Meeting Adjourned
The Board Meeting was adjourned at 7:35PM. Louis motioned for adjournment and Julia seconded it.

FFBC GENERAL MEETING

Meeting opened at 7:35PM.
Asked if there were any changes or corrections to the prior months minutes. No issues.

• Had team meeting last night. Membership results are 29 paid members so far – hoping for at least 50.
• A number of riders are leaving team .
• Going into Weekly Sunday training until January – good time to start riding with the team.
• Early Bird criterium racing starts in January; racing will be in Fremont. Typically 20 mi race that lasts about 45 min. Held at Dumbarton Circle – a 1.2 mile course – from 8AM to 4PM. First four Sundays don’t count for points except for CAT 5 riders. In Feb there will be road races in Modesto. Chris will send out a schedule.
• Sent out movie list but due to Adult Ed logistics, projectors and such couldn’t be set up in time.

Race Team report same as above in Board Meeting Minutes.

Ride Coordinator – Vanessa
Monthly calendar activity level is about the same. Expect it to drop a little around the holidays.
Have two volunteers for Sunday Progressive Ride series: Jay Gilson and Kevin McDonnell.
Do we have interest in the LAP series? Need a ride leader.
Had Oct monthly ride leader drawing: Mike Northrup was the winner

Treasurer’s Report - Julia
Handed out Treasurers report for Oct.
Income: Most income is coming from clothing at this point.
Expenses:
      Some Primavera expenses – Permits and other long term expenses
      Storage 12/1 payment (yearly payment)
Made all donations for last year expect for a $250 donation waiting for a letter from Lori,  who in turn waiting for the donation recipient (Mark Dieter - Newark Jr. High School) to create it.

Reviewed changes in budget:
Storage rent increased due to larger storage locker
Last year’s donations and this year’s combined Bike Team increase
Vanessa voted to approve budget. Becky seconded it. Budget was approved.
No other budget issues

General Topics - Gary
No program for tonight’s meeting. Tentatively scheduling a movie – “Bicycle Dreams” – for January.
No meeting in December. Next meeting January 14th.
Suggest we setup track date at Velodrome. Noted that there is a beginner session every Saturday morning.

Meeting Adjourned
8:15 PM meeting ended

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