A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC), and the annual meeting of members thereof, was called to order at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at the Standley Recreation Center by Board Chair Brian Parent, pursuant to a notice [1,2] mailed to all directors and E-mailed to all members.
The following persons attended the meeting (Melinda Lee arrived after
the call to order; Dave White was appointed to the Board during this
meeting, Suzanne Behrendt is the new San Diego Wheelmen representative,
and Julie Hocking was appointed Treasurer at the meeting):
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The following directors did not attend the meeting:
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Printed copies of the minutes of the previous meeting [4] were passed out at the meeting. The reading was waived and the minutes were approved by voice vote with two corrections: "Judy Hocking" was replaced by "Julie Hocking" in two places. Serge Issakov abstained from voting.
The Membership Chair presented a brief Membership Report, noting that we have 852 members if the San Diego Bicycle Club (SDBC) is not included, or about 1199 if SDBC is included, and that he had not received a list of members from SDBC.
The general membership then took up the election of at-large directors. By voice vote, (1) all incumbent at-large directors were re-elected, and (2) Dave White was elected to an at-large position.
The Board then took up the election of officers. By voice vote, (1) all incumbent officers except the Treasurer were re-elected, (2) Julie Hocking was elected Treasurer, and (3) the Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer were authorized as signers for the SDCBC bank account.
The most recent bylaw changes [5] were approved by voice vote.
The Executive Director announced that the proposed Bike the Bay ride has been postponed because the Sheraton Hotel refused to sponsor it on the planned date in September.
The Executive Director read and commented on the Pedal to the Park proposal [6] which had previously been E-mailed to all directors. The proposal was accepted by voice vote, with Dave White abstaining.
The Executive Director reported that a meeting was held with the Padres, and they have agreed to the Coalition recommendations for bicycle improvements. Dave White added that the meeting was called by the General Manager of Petco Park, Richard Andersen and his counterpart, Tim Moore, the City of SD Ballpark Administrator. The GM committed to standing up a service that will provide a major league experience for cyclists. Funding will be provided either by the Padres or otherwise sourced by Padres action. He cited all the right reasons to do this, and in partnership with the Coalition. Next step is to develop the design and operation details at the working level, and publicize and operate a pilot program attended bicycle parking facility for the last 3-5 day games of the 2007 season. The Executive Director cited Pedal to the Park for its Bike Parking Pavilion demonstration, and thanked Dave for leveraging the issue to a meeting and establishing a handshake partnership with the Padres.
The Executive Director then described the proposed traffic-calming bike lanes on Mission Ave. in the University Heights area of San Diego. After some discussion, the board agreed that the SDCBC position will be that bike lanes are not advisable on this street, that we like the street the way it is, and that we want to be included in any future planning for this street.
The Membership Chair then presented suggestions for family or household memberships in SDCBC. Stephan Vance moved that we establish a $40 family membership, but the motion was withdrawn before it could come to a vote.
The Executive Director presented a written Executive Director's Report, which had previously been distributed in electronic form [7], commented on it, and also noted that SDCBC had been asked for comments on bike parking at a proposed senior facility at 52nd St. and El Cajon Blvd.
Carol Carr presented an oral newsletter report. We mail about 900-1000 copies of each issue, and we need more hands at the volunteer newsletter preparation sessions. The next one will be on August 8, 6:30-8:30 PM at Standley Recreation Center.
Carol Carr and Stephan Vance gave an oral report on a City of San Diego traffic loop detectors meeting on June 20, with attention to the fact that they sometimes don't detect bicycles. A follow-up meeting is planned in 30 days.
Stephan Vance reported on the recent meeting between California Bicycle Coalition (CBC), local advocates, and Caltrans Director Will Kempton. He noted particularly that Commissioner Carl Guardino of the California Transportation Commission participated and stressed the importance of maintenance of bike facilities after they are built. There will be another meeting in six months.
The following club reports were given by club representatives:
The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 8:29 PM.
-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary
Documents referred to at the meeting: