4/18/2011 Meeting Minutes

Bartlesville Pedalers April 18 meeting minutes (Montana Mike’s)
Board Meeting:
Attendees: Kevin, Rudy, Dan
Started ~6:15 and ended ~6:30
Agenda:
·    Rudy discussed the proposal to change membership registration waiver and the guest rider waiver.  Rudy will check the by-laws to determine what type of voting approval is required to make suggested changes and will send proposal to the board via email prior to the next meeting. 
·    Adjourned
 
Membership Meeting:
Started ~6:45 and ended ~7:45
·    Introductions                   had close to 20 people in attendance
·    Announcements     
·    May 21: Bike to Work Day (extra credit if you break Kevin’s record of biking to Ponca City, working 5 hours and then biking back home again)
·    Tour de Cure (supports the American Diabetes Association) is June 4.  New member Lori Roper has signed up to join Sean, Marsha and Dan on the Bartlesville Pedalers & Friends team.  $150 minimum fund raising.  Starts at Cherry Street this year.  This ride is very well supported and for a good cause.  If you would like to join us or make a tax deductible donation, here’s a link to our team page: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/EastOklahomaArea/1852773242?pg=team&fr_id=7596&team_id=490741 and here’s slideshows from the 2007 and 2008 tours: http://bartlesvillepedalers.com/gallery/Cure07, http://bartlesvillepedalers.com/gallery/Tour-de-Cure-08 
·    Treasury report (Kevin)         
·    Feb – March, 2011 Beginning balance:            2,320.33
·    Deposits (membership dues):                     132.00
·    Expenses                                        221.40
·    American Specialty Insurance – annual dues      136.40
·    League of American Bikers – annual dues 55.00
·    IMBA – annual dues                              30.00
·    Ending balance:                                 2230.93
·    Mountain bike report (Corey): Corey was not available and no report was given
·    Road bike report (Dan for Rod) 
·    FW training rides
·    April 23 – Flower Power (Muskogee): 10, 30, 50, 65, 100 mile routes
·    April 30 – Osage Prairie Tour (Parsons, KS): 15, 40 & 70 mile routes
·    May 7 – Tour de Tulsa
·    Rod joined later and also brought up 1) Spring Fling is being held from May 6-8 and 2) the need for FW training ride leaders.  Please help support this need which is greatly appreciated.  Main activities are to inform folks of the route, provide any safety guidance and stick with the slowest riders.  Near term ride leaders are needed for Thursday, April 28 (20 miles from Sooner) and Saturday, April 30 (45 miles from Johnstone to Barnsdall and back)
·    Old business
·    Spring Fling update (Rhonda).  A few people have signed up.  A sign-up sheet was sent around and more signed up.  This is a great event to prepare for FreeWheel and other multi-day rides, including biking 2 days in a row, checking out your camping equipment, getting to know your fellow Pedalers when they’re not wearing a helmet, etc. 
·    FreeWheel update:  Bartlesville has been asked to monitor luggage loading for 1 and a half days. 
·    New business
·    Malcolm brought up the desire to 1) have anyone be a riding mentor for the On the Rock ride this summer, 2) provide donations to help support the ride and 3) requested Pedalers approve matching any Pedaler donations for the On the Rock ride up to $350 as they have done in the past.  Subsequent to the meeting, Sean made a proposal to the club that the club would match any Pedaler donations to On the Rock for the ride up to $350. 
·    Next mtg: May 16 (library, Raymond has made reservations)
·    Adjourned