Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting -- September 26, 2007

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) was called to order at 7:01 PM on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at the principal office of SDCBC in Downtown San Diego by 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.   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 Evert Hawser Visitor 5 Julie Hocking At Large Treasurer 6 Serge Issakov San Diego Bicycle Club Vice Chair 7 Kathy Keehan Executive Director 8 Robert Leone Visitor 9 Tom Lettington At Large Webmaster 10 Bill Matella At Large 11 Brian Parent At Large Chair 12 Tom Reynolds Visitor 13 Tina Reynolds Visitor 14 Stephan Vance At Large 15 Dave White At Large 16 Greg Zackowski Triathlon Club of San Diego

The following directors did not attend the meeting:   Name Board Position Office 1 Roman Beck At Large 2 Suzanne Behrendt San Diego Wheelmen 3 Mike Berry San Diego Century Riders 4 Ken King Knickerbikers 5 Kerry Kunsman At Large 6 Andrew Lee GS Adams Ave Bicycle Club 7 Tony Pietsch San Diego Tandem Club Membership Chair 8 Michael Satterlee San Diego Cyclo-Vets 9 Judith Talner At Large 10 Tom Yager Sierra Club Bicycle Section

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.

The Treasurer distributed copies of a Treasurer's report [5], which had been previously E-mailed to all Board members. It was received and submitted for audit by a voice vote.

The Board then turned to the 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation of the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), which was previously discussed by E-mail [9]. The Executive Director described what would be required of SDCBC to participate in the campaign, and a motion to that effect was made. The discussion was interrupted when three representatives of KTU+A [Mike Singleton, John Holloway, and John Punsalan] arrived, and the motion was laid on the table.

Three representatives of KTU+A gave a report on their activities:

• Bicycle improvements in Imperial Beach, including bike lanes on Palm Ave. between Highway 75 and Third Ave., and bike lanes, frontage lanes, or other improvements on Palm Ave. east of this area.
• Work on the Del Mar pedestrian/bicycle analysis, including trails and walkways, will start in about a week.
• Work on the Oceanside Bicycle Master Plan is just beginning. Oceanside wants to be classified as a bicycle-friendly community.
• A fairly complete report on the Fiesta Island Park Precise Plan, including maps of proposed configurations [6], and a referral to www.fiestaislandgdp.com for further information.

The 2010 Campaign discussion was taken from the table and then postponed to the next regular meeting.

The Executive Director presented a written Executive Director's Report, which had previously been distributed in electronic form [7].

Carol Carr presented an oral newsletter report, including the following items:

• An article on the extension of the Ocean Beach Bike Path to Hotel Circle Place.
• Another "We Won!" article on the Western Salt bike path on the Bayshore Bikeway.
• An article on bicycle locks.
• The next newsletter volunteer meeting will be on October 10, with the location still undecided.
• We need $130 for postage.
• October 1 is the deadline for material for the next issue.
• A Pedal to the Park wrap-up.
• Something about the Carmel Valley Road bike lanes.
• A request for announcements of SDBC's Santa Toy Ride in the next two issues.
• An announcement of income of $270 from the sale of glow bracelets at the Midnight Madness Ride, and an acknowledgement of Richard Duquette's donation.

Stephan Vance gave a report on the Bayshore Bikeway, noting that City Council approval had been obtained, and that the matter now goes to the Coastal Commission.

Stephan Vance and Jim Baross gave a report on the Walk Bike Conference.

Brian Parent reported on the UCSD Pedal Club, which is not actually a bike club, but a program of UCSD regarding bicycling and parking.

Dave White gave a report on Pedal to the Park Stage 2 and passed out copies of a written report [8].

The following club reports were given by club representatives:

• North County Cycle Club: Sold about $10,000 worth of clothing.
• San Diego Bicycle Club: Wants announcements of the Santa Toy Ride in other club newsletter.
• Knickerbikers: Los Angeles Bike Trip on October 13-14 and a 200 km Brevet Ride on October 13. [?]
• Tandem Club: Laguna Triangle ride this Sunday.

The next regular meeting was discussed. Board members indicated, by a show of hands, whether their travel distance was shorter to the Standley Park location or the downtown location, but no decision was announced. The Executive Director announced that the next meeting will cover general policies and procedures.

The Webmaster announced that material on the "About Us" page is out-of-date and poorly written, that the Board picture is awful, and that he wanted individual pictures of Board members for posting on the Web site.

The meeting was adjourned by general consent at 8:45 PM.

-- Philip J. Erdelsky, Secretary