Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting -- March 26, 2008

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by Chair Brian Parent, pursuant to a notice [1,2] mailed and E-mailed to all directors.

The following persons attended the meeting. Frank Hardalo has replaced Terry Hayes as the representative of the Sierra Club Bicycle Section. An asterisk (*) marks those who arrived after the call to order. Two other persons listened to the meeting by telephone.   Name Board Position Office 1 Jim Baross At Large 2 Carol Carr North County Cycle Club Newsletter Editor 3 Philip Erdelsky Rainbow Cyclists Secretary 4 Joe Garcia Visitor 5 *Cathy Hardalo Visitor 6 *Frank Hardalo Sierra Club Bicycle Section 7 Terry Hayes Visitor 8 Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 9 Kathy Keehan Executive Director 10 Kerry Kunsman At Large 11 Robert Leone Visitor 12 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 13 Bill Matella At Large 14 Paul Mitchell Visitor 15 Brian Parent At Large Chair 16 Tony Pietsch San Diego Tandem Club Membership Chair 17 Donald Sexton Visitor 18 Judith Talner At Large 19 Stephan Vance At Large 20 Dave White At Large 21 *Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of SD

The following directors did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 Odale Baker Major Taylor Cycling Club of SD 2 Roman Beck At Large 3 Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen 4 Mike Berry San Diego Century Riders 5 Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 6 Ken King Knickerbikers 7 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club 8 Michael Satterlee San Diego Cyclo-Vets

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, with two corrections: (1) the unidentified visitor was Paul Mitchell, and (2) SDCBC was replaced by SDBC in the club reports section.

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.

A brief membership report was given by the Membership Chair, noting that we had sent out 700 thank-yous.

The Executive Director described some problems with the SDCBC E-mail list, especially the fact that opinions presented on the list do not necessarily represent the position of SDCBC. After extensive comments by others, it was moved and seconded that a periodic restatement of the terms, conditions and purpose of the list be sent through the list, and the motion passed by voice vote. [The terms and conditions will presumably include a statement that opinions expressed on the list do not necessarily represent the positions of SDCBC.]

Jim Baross described the California Transportation Control Devices Committee (CTCDC), which deals with signs, traffic signals and pavement markings, but not striping. It has two representatives from automobile clubs, two from the California Highway Patrol, and two from counties and cities, but none for bicyclists or pedestrians. He said there should be a bicyclist representative, and that there had been one request from bicycle businesses, which had been rejected for possible conflicts of interest. He is looking for SDCBC support for a bicyclist representative on CTCDC, possibly John Cicarelli of CBC, who had been suggested by CABO. Upon motion made, seconded and passed by voice vote, SDCBC agreed to write a letter of support for this purpose.

The Executive Director passed out copies of the Executive Director's Report [6], which had also been E-mailed to all directors. She explained several items, and displayed a calendar of events in May in which SDCBC will be involved. She also said that another Bike Night, possibly in October, is being planned.

The Newsletter Editor reported the following items:

• The next volunteer night will be from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Wednesday, April 9 at Standley Park Recreation Center.
• The deadline for articles for the next newsletter is March 31.
• The following items will appear in the next issue, or in the following issue, as space permits: (1) Pedal to the Park on the front page, (2) SANDAG's new bike/ped policies, (3) Bike to Work Week events, (4) San Diego River Park events, (5) notable donations, (6) new striping on the San Luis Rey River Trail, (7) the Plaza Bonita Bike Path, (8) bike path problems, such as the SR-56 path closure and flooding, and (9) a request for complaints about other bicyclists.
• Greg Zackowski noted that the ban on alcohol at San Diego beaches had improved bicycling at Mission Bay.

Dave White gave a report on Pedal to the Park. He passed out leaflets [7], and noted that Pedal to the Park would have announcements in the goodie bags for the Solvang Century and the Alpine Challenge. He expressed a need for ride leaders and sweeps, tandem captains and bike buddies.

Frank Hardalo, the new representative for the Sierra Club Bicycle Section, was introduced and received.

Carol Carr gave a report on the new Inland Rail Trail, which is supposed to run from Escondido to Oceanside, but only the westernmost six and one-half miles have been built. She stated that signage was needed on the uncompleted portion from San Marcos to Oceanside.

Stephan Vance and Jim Baross gave reports on the League of American Bicyclists Bike Summit. There were more than 500 attendees, and more than 50 from California. Attendees met with congressional and senatorial staff members. Two bills -- Senate 2686, which is a complete streets bill for Federally funded facilities, and House 305, which is a sense-of-Congress resolution favoring bicycles -- were of special interest.

Stephan Vance announced that Pedal Power, the California Bicycle Coalition's annual lobbying event, will be held in Sacramento on April 30 and May 1.

Stephan Vance showed a specimen of the small circular markers being used to mark the Bayshore Bikeway, and noted that they can also be used as coasters.

The Executive Director reported on the Bike the Bay event on September 7. The Omni Hotel and the San Diego Port District are sponsors, Coronado is cooperating, and the staging area will be the park behind the San Diego Convention Center. She specifically noted that Andy Henshaw has worked his butt off for this ride.

The Club reports were as follows:

• Greg Zackowski announced that his workplace will host a sustainability exhibition.
• Donald Sutton announced that he had been struck by a car two years ago, the driver was at fault, his compensation was inadequate, and he believes legislation is needed to increase the required liability insurance for automobile drivers.
• The SDBC Barrio Logan Grand Prix will be held on May 3, and there will be some kind of event on April 6.
• Paul Mitchell described some of the events in which the Major Taylor Cycling Club will participate.
• The Sierra Club is mourning the death of Sandy Sanders in a bicycle accident. It was noted that a 911 call made from a cell phone at the time of the accident did not go through.

The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 8:41 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary