Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting -- November 18, 2009

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:04 PM on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by Chair Brian Parent, pursuant to a notice [1] E-mailed to all directors.

The following persons attended the meeting. Those marked with an asterisk (*) arrived after the call to order.   Name Board Position Office 1 Jim Baross At Large Spokesperson 2 Philip Erdelsky Rainbow Cyclists Secretary 3 Orville Fitz-Henley   Education Program Coordinator 4 Daniel Garcia   Intern 5 *Julie Hamilton San Diego Cyclo-Vets   6 Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 7 Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 8 Kathy Keehan   Executive Director 9 *Kerry Kunsman At Large   10 Robert Leone Knickerbikers   11 *Bill Matella At Large   12 Brian Parent At Large Chair 13 Myles Pomeroy Sierra Club Bicycle Section   14 Judith Talner At Large   15 Stephan Vance At Large   16 Dave White At Large   17 *Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of SD

The following directors and officers did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen   2 Carol Carr North County Cycle Club Newsletter Editor 3 Michael R. Hodges Descenders Club   4 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club   5 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 6 Paul Mitchell Major Taylor Cycling Club of SD   7 Tony Pietsch (?) San Diego Tandem Club   8 Terrence Relles La Mesa Bicycle Racing Club   9 David Voris At Large Membership Chair

Printed copies of the minutes of the previous meeting [2] were passed out at the meeting, The minutes were approved by voice vote.

The Treasurer's report [3], which had previously been E-mailed to all directors via the SDCBC-BOARD Google Group, was accepted and submitted for audit by voice vote. The Treasurer noted that complete statements for the Bike the Bay and Tour de Fat events will be available soon.

The Executive Director gave a brief oral membership report, noting that SDCBC has 1385 active members, SDBC had 356 re-ups, Cyclo-Vets had 187 re-ups, and Cyclo-Vets will donate $2000 to SDCBC.

The Board then discussed the SDCBC mailing list policies. Jim Baross moved to consider trading the Bike the Bay list for those who so opted, with Andy's permission [Andy Henshaw]. An amendment to leave it up to Kathy [Kathy Keehan] and Andy was accepted by general consent. The motion as amended was then passed by voice vote. A second and separate motion to allow the Executive Director to negotiate sharing of the SDCBC membership list for those who opted in, and to add an option to renewal notices, was also passed by voice vote.

The Board then discussed the Fiesta Island plan which had been presented at the previous meeting. Julie Hamilton announced that the Cyclo-Vets membership had been polled, that the club is opposed to changes that will increase vehicular use of the island, and that they are concerned about the two-way connectors, and asked SDCBC to oppose or not support the current plans. A motion to oppose the current plan for Fiesta Island based on its effect on vehicular use was made and seconded. An amendment to add the clause "because it potentially increases traffic conflicts on the island" was made and seconded, but it was rejected by voice vote. By general consent, the motion was withdrawn. Then a second motion was made and seconded: That the Coalition shall oppose the proposed plan on Fiesta Island because of its potential to increase vehicular use and conflicts on the island. This motion was passed by voice vote.

The Education Program Coordinator presented an oral Education Committee update, noting that the committee had met last Tuesday, that it was working on how best to advertise to (1) women and (2) new, casual and amateur riders, and that the next meeting would be two weeks from tomorrow.

The Executive Director gave an oral report on the planned Board Retreat, noting that the retreat will be held from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on December 12 at a place yet to be determined, and that the Executive Director will invite about a dozen of our younger advocates, who may be future Board members.

The Education Program Coordinator presented printed copies of an Education Program Report [4], and also explained a cycling heroes and heroines award.

The Executive Director distributed printed copies of an Executive Director Report [5], and also explained the problems with the Rose Creek Bridge, noted that the Grand Fondo will have a 30-mile option which will compete with Bike the Bay, introduced intern Daniel Garcia, and explained the Ciclovía [pronounced see-clo-VEE-ah] event, which originated in Bogotá and involves closing streets to automobiles and opening them to bicycles, pedestrians and street celebrations.

In the absence of the Newsletter Editor the Executive Director reported on the following newsletter matters:

• The deadline for the next issue is November 30.
• The bylaw amendment proposed at the previous meeting will be announced in the newsletter.
• The recent bicycle fatalities will be written up if details are available.
• A possible photo essay on worn bike parts.
• A possible article on stuff people find while cycling.

A discussion on bicycle parking was again postponed to the next meeting.

The Board received the following Club reports (and similar items which are not actually reports of member clubs):

• Jim Baross reported for the Bicycle Working Group that appropriated funds are being returned because the projects were not started on time, a grade separation is planned for the bike path at the interchange between Black Mountain Road and State Route 56, and that a California Traffic Control Device Meeting will be held on January 21 in San Diego.
• The most recent mid-city bike ride was a mustache ride.
• San Diego Bicycle Club had a Borrego Camping Trip, and will have a Joshua Tree Camping Trip this weekend, a 55-mile race at Kitchen Creek, and its annual Toy Ride on December 12.
• Cyclo-Vets has a new president, will have a new Board on January 1, and will have an omnium April 9, 10 and 11.
• Most of the members of Knickerbikers are in Tucson, and the club is looking for a venue for their Christmas party.
• The San Diego Radonneurs will have a 200-kilometer ride from Lake Henshaw to Mt. Palomar this Sunday.
• The Sierra Club Bicycle Section does two rides every Sunday.
• Stephan Vance reported that he rode with the Downtownies on Sunday morning, starting at Velo Cult at 9:00 AM.

The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 8:50 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary