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CBC General Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2007
1 Attendance
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Presided by Jim Johnson, President
CBC
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The meeting of the Chattanooga
Bicycle Club was held at 6:00 pm at the Chattanooga Downtown YMCA.
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Officers and Board present: Carol
Zitzow, George Perry, Joe
Nivert, Del Sudkamp, Daisy Blanton, Cat Thornton, Kelvin Hale
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Others present: Hugh
Worthy, Philip Pugliese, David Rathbone, Andy Jones, Carol Farmer, Tommy
Grisham, Cordie Kelly, Rob McLaughlin, Melissa Taylor, Tom Ingledew, Morgan
Fraley, Hilda Fraley, Don Fletcher, Van Townsend, Dave Hammel, Olen Williams,
Audrienne Andreiku
2 Motion: by Phil Pugliese to
approve 2006 and January 2007 minutes as posted on the forum; seconded by Carol
Farmer; motion carried.
3 Officer's Reports
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George Perry, Treasurer
the club has $64,000
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Daisy Blanton, Communication:
we have a new web host with Chattanooga.net; with help of Chris Gilligan the
transition was made without difficulty.
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Del Sudkamp,
Newsletter Editor: club has new software; consider offering on-line
newsletter to members Vs hard copies.
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Joe Nivert, Road Coordinator:
Ride leaders dinner March 16; winter climbing series continues; when time
changes in March begin Tuesday night Red Bank ride (David Meek), Wed night
Lookout Valley (Joe Nivert), Thursday night North Georgia (Tom Ingledew).
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Cat Thornton & Kelvin Hale,
Education Directors: Start Wed night beginners ride soon; still looking
for parking spot to launch the ride.
4 Board Positions
- Prospective
board-appointed members for 2007 were presented: Cat Thornton and Kelvin
Hale, Education; Colleen Carboni, Commuting Director; Wendy Richardson,
Nominating Committee; George Perry, Bylaw Committee
- MOTION by Daisy Blanton: To accept these board
members as presented; 2nd by George Perry; motion carried.
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The two Education Coordinators,
Cat and Kelvin, will have individual voting privileges, unless there is a
tie. In case of a tie, only one vote from Education is allowed.
- Two offices remain unfilled:
Mtn Bike coordinator and Membership Director. Phil Pugilese agreed to take
Membership.
- Since the club pays a
coordinator for the club’s two main events (3State and Sequatchie Valley
Century) the club may eliminate Event Coordinator position. It will remain
for now.
- Committees were formed to
address two issues:
- Publicity: Phil Pugliese
will ask Ruth Cartlidge, who also does publicity for Outdoor Chattanooga.
- Member Communication:
Melissa Taylor, Del Sudkamp, Carol or Jim Farmer; Phil Pugliese
The membership also
discussed the question of creating a president-elect position to make for a
smooth transition between presidents. The consensus was that we should move up
nominations to the fall, before elections, and/or the possibility of the VP
moving into the presidency.
Officers and Board
Members were reminded to sign the Conflict of Interest policy.
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Insurance Review
CBC bylaws require
periodic review of insurance needs; there has been no review since the club
was incorporated in 2004; volunteering for this review are: Daisy Blanton,
Jim Johnson and Rob McLaughlin
6 3-State Update
- Primary sponsor is Kelly Subaru with $2K donation;
903 registrants so far
- final jersey design was
presented; discussion of offering coordinating sox.
- MOTION by Daisy Blanton to allocate $5K for 2000 sox to be sold for $5 each; Morgan
Fraley 2nd; motion carried.
7 Bicycle Task Force Report
- Phil Pugliese
announced various upcoming events:
- March 14-16 Bike Summit Meeting in
Washington DC;
- April 7 Riverwalk Bike Ride for public;
- April 14 at Hunter
Museum Cycledelic Party to celebrate cycling, the 40th anniversary
of Chatt Bike Club, the 20th anniversary of 3-State event,
and kickoff for the Tour de GA;
- April 18 Tour de GA, stage 3, in Chattanooga
area;
- May 4 First Bike to Work day
- MOTION by Hugh Worthy to increase to $2000 allowance for those attending the Bike
Summit meeting; 2nd by Phil Pugliese; motion carried
8 BRAG offer
- Tommy Grisham
reported BRAG (Bike Ride Across Georgia) will offer CBC a group discount if 3
or more register together.
- Registration fee will be $150 vs normal $250.
- Date is June 9 - 16, begins in Columbus GA and ends in Savannah.
- Details available on line or at
www.active.com
9 Riverwalk Cleanup
Andy Jones is
coordinating a cleanup on part of Riverwalk, behind McDonald’s; scheduled for
March 10, at 9 AM. Will be posted on calendar and forum.
10 ADOPT A HIGHWAY
Carol Farmer
reported the first cleanup of Suck Creek yielded 28 bags of trash. Next
cleanup is April 28; participants must watch a DOT video (available on line)
and sign a release.
As there was no further business, MOTION by Cat Thornton: move to adjourn the meeting; 2nd by Tommy
Grisham; motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at
7:30 PM; all present were invited to dinner at Panera’s, compliments of the
club.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Zitzow, Secretary
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