A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:03 PM on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by Secretary Philip Erdelsky, pursuant to a notice [1,2] mailed and E-mailed to all directors.
The following persons attended the meeting. Terry Hayes has replaced
Tom Yager as the representative of the Sierra Club Bicycle Section. An
asterisk (*) marks those who arrived after the call to order.
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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 [3] were passed out at the meeting. The reading was waived and the minutes were approved by voice vote.
The Treasurer's report [4,5], which had previously been E-mailed to all directors, was presented and explained by the Treasurer. The report was accepted as presented and held for audit by a voice vote.
Chair Brian Parent arrived at this point and presided over the remainder of the meeting.
A brief membership report was given by the Executive Director.
Dave White gave a status update on Pedal to the Park. He reported that the Executive Director and he had met with the Padres and summarized the meeting. He reported that SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) had posted Pedal to the Park and Bike Sundays on its Web site.
The Executive Director then announced that the 2008 Budget which was approved last month was a "meat and potatoes" budget. She thanked Jim Baross for his numerous suggestions and posted 19 suggestions for a forward-thinking budget, which the meeting participants voted on, each having five votes:
* Votes Description * 7 Library - bike ed materials 1 Signs and road marking stencils 2 bike rodeo equipment * 13 Light giveaway * 10 Staff membership/volunteer coordinator or bike ed coordinator 0 Party for pedicab drivers and bike messengers 2 Commuter bikes to loan to elected officials * 7 Government staff bike training * 7 Camera equipment 1 Retreat for board members and volunteers 5 Valet bike parking system 1 bike racks and lockers * 12 PSAs (public service announcements), billboards, print advertising 3 Ferry passes as SDCBC membership perk 0 Parade float, bike team * 10 Giveaways for events: Petco, Earth Fair, swap meet, BTWD (Bike to Work Day), etc. 4 bike ticket diversion program 0 Cargo bikes for events * 12 hire PR (public relations) firm to update image of SDCBC
Items marked with an asterisk were selected for further study by an ad-hoc committee consisting of Jim Baross, Brian Parent, Robert Leone, Roman Beck and the Kathy Keehan.
Jim Baross and Stephan Vance explained the possible need for funds to send representatives to the LAB (League of American Bicyclists) Bike Summit. Jim Baross offered to represent SDCBC and bring back a report and photographs, and requested $350, which was approved by voice vote.
Stephan Vance described the SANDAG BPWG (Bicycle and Pedestrian Working Group). The Executive Director announced that we have two volunteers for one opening on this group: Tom Yager and Tom Lettington.
The Executive Director presented printed copies of the January/February Executive Director's Report [6], which had also been previously E-mailed to all directors. She explained the report and noted that there will be some PSAs on the Oceanside public access channel.
The Newsletter Editor reported the following items:
Stephan Vance reported on SANDAG's allocation of the one-half-cent sales tax for transportation projects. He noted that most projects are such things as HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes, the light rail extension to University City, but that approximately five million dollars is allocated for bicycle and pedestrian projects. All projects must accommodate bicycles and pedestrians, and SANDAG has completed its guidelines on what accommodation is to be required.
The Club reports were as follows:
The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 8:38 PM.
-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary
Documents referred to at the meeting: