Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting -- November 19, 2008

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:02 PM on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by Vice Chair Serge Issakov, pursuant to a notice [1] E-mailed to all directors.

The following persons attended the meeting. Everyone arrived before the call to order.   Name Board Position Office 1 Julio Borja Major Taylor Cycling Club of SD 2 Carol Carr North County Cycle Club Newsletter Editor 3 Harold Clayton Visitor 4 Philip Erdelsky Rainbow Cyclists Secretary 5 Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 6 Kathy Keehan Executive Director 7 Robert Leone Visitor 8 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 9 Bill Matella At Large 10 Judith Talner At Large 11 Stephan Vance At Large 12 Dave White At Large

The following directors did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 Jim Baross At Large 2 Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen 3 [Frank Hardalo] Sierra Club Bicycle Section 4 Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 5 Ken King Knickerbikers 6 Kerry Kunsman At Large 7 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club 8 Brian Parent At Large Chair 9 Tony Pietsch San Diego Tandem Club 10 Michael Satterlee San Diego Cyclo-Vets 11 David Voris Descenders Cycling Club Membership Chair 12 Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of SD [Frank Hardalo has resigned as Sierra Club representative and has not yet been replaced.]

Printed copies of the minutes of the previous meeting [2] were passed out at the meeting. The reading was waived and the minutes were approved by voice vote. A motion to ratify all actions taken at that meeting was passed by voice vote, with Stephan Vance abstaining.

The Treasurer's report [3], which had previously been E-mailed to all directors, was accepted and submitted for audit by voice vote.

No membership report was presented, but the Executive Director noted that there had been no significant changes.

The Board then discussed the memorial at Park Blvd. and University Ave. for a bicyclist who was killed in an accident at that intersection. The Executive Director noted that Critical Mass had set up a ghost bike, which the city wants to remove, and that there is a request to the North Park Planning Committee to install it as an "art piece", by friends of the hit bicyclist. A motion to give the support of SDCBC to this effort was made, seconded and passed by a vote of 9 to 2. It was generally agreed that SDCBC support should be in line with SDCBC policies, but a clause to that effect was not formally added to the motion.

The Executive Director announced four events in 2009:

• The SDCBC Anniversary Party rescheduled for January 15.
• Pedal to the Park in May.
• Bike to Work Day on May 20.
• Bike the Bay on August 30.

Dave White noted that the dates being considered for Pedal to the Park were May 17, May 24, April 26 and June 7, all of which are Sundays, and that the dates of other events should be taken in to account, in particular Bike to Work Day on May 15 and the Bridge Run on May 17.

The Executive Director presented printed copies of an Executive Director Report for October and November [4] and commented on some items.

The Newsletter Editor gave a Newsletter Report, including the following matters:

• Volunteer night for newsletter preparation is Wednesday, December 10 at Standley Recreation Center.
• The deadline for material for the next issue is Monday, December 1.
• The bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Lake Hodges is supposed to open at the end of March.
• Lance Armstrong will be participating in the AMGEN Tour of California in San Diego County on February 22.
• The rescheduled anniversary party on January 15.
• The UCSD Pedal Club.
• The fish-shaped bike rack near Oceanside Pier.
• Pedal to the Airshow.
• Groundbreaking for the Western Salt bike path.
• The ghost bike memorial at Park Blvd. and University Ave.
• The new online discussion forum.
• Riding on the wrong side of the road.
• Donations to SDCBC are deductible.
• For the February issue, riding in the rain.

Carol Carr gave a report on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge across Lake Hodges near Interstate 15, noting that it will be the longest stressed-ribbon bridge in the world, that it will be twelve feet wide, that it should be present and visible by the end of November, and that San Diego Mountain Biking Association is planning trails downstream from the Lake Hodges Dam.

The Executive Director announced that the next meeting of the Education Committee will be held here on December 3.

The Executive Director stated that there was a Senate Committee meeting with regard to the Federal Authorization.

There were six club reports:

• Robert Leone reported on Knickerbikers: Ken King has socks to sell after returning from the New Mexico ride, a Ventura Adventure December 28-31, Desert Camping in support of the Stagecoach Century, the Alaska tour begins on June 26.
• Stephan Vance reported that the SANDAG bike club had taken a train to San Juan Capistrano and ridden back through Camp Pendleton.
• Julio Borja reported that the Major Taylor Cycling Club was donating bikes for kids and leading rides for the Diabetes Association.
• Carol Carr reported that Jeff Gross of the North County Cycle Club has proposed a three-strikes rule: three egregious violations of the rules of the road will get a member ostracized from the club for six months.
• Serge Issakov reported that the San Diego Bicycle Club has a video of its Borrego Camping Trip which needs editing, that the annual Toy Ride will be on December 13, and that the club is going to Joshua Tree this weekend.

Carol Carr handed out flyers [5] on road sharing from the Oceanside Bicycle Committee.

The Executive Director left the room while the Board discussed her salary and bonus. Upon motion made and passed unanimously by a show of hands, the Board increased her salary to $2000 per month for 2009 and approved a bonus of $2000 for December 1.

The meeting was adjourned by voice vote at 8:31 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary