Tuesday March 20,
2007
Present: Simon Myatt, Jim Trussler, Friedemann Brauer, Rob Klue, Suzanne Lamb, Ron L’Esperance.
Regrets: Cathy Dunbar, Bob White, Terry Tomlin, Ed Rushton, Eric Weaver, Gavin Giles
1. Approval of Agenda
Rob made a motion to approve the agenda. Ron seconded. Passed.
2. Approval of the February 20, 2007 Minutes
Friedemann made a motion to approve the February 20, 2007 minutes. Rob seconded. Passed.
3. Linkage to Ownership (the General
Membership)
A discussion was held on ways of connecting with our membership. It was felt that progress is being made, both with the BNS website and through Bob White’s initiatives in increasing the BNS membership. The Board members would like to articulate our vision of cycling to the community more strongly.
4. Goals:
a. Advocacy for Physical Infrastructure
Friedemann will conduct a benchmarking exercise to identify good practices for bicycle-friendly infrastructure development that BNS could use and promote.
Action: Friedemann
Suzanne will contact Bob White to discuss organizing a ride during NS Bike Week with media participation. This ride’s theme would be to showcase the challenges cyclists face while riding and to promote motorist education.
Action: Suzanne
b. Grassroots Development
Simon read a letter inviting BNS to participate in a Health and Wellness Fair on April 26 at the Eastern Passage Elementary School. Volunteers will be needed to do this.
BNS will have a booth at the Halifax Forum on June 2, 2007 in conjunction with NS Bike Week. Simon will be assisting Bob White.
Action: Bob, Simon
Friedemann will be attending the NS Cycling Summit on April 21, 2007 in Eureka, Pictou County.
Can-Bike courses will be held at the Chocolate Lake Recreation Centre this summer. There is a link on the BNS website for more information.
Simon attended the Atlantic Cycling Centre’s AGM and plans to discuss funding costs at the next Board meeting.
Action: Simon
Insurance for BNS members:
The Board is seeking clarification on a number of insurance questions.
c. Competitive Outlets
The race calendar is being finalized and is close to completion. Rob is expecting to have the calendar printed in early April.
Race organizers who plan to include children’s races at their event, and have BNS cover the insurance costs for the kids, should let Ike know as soon as possible so that he can get pricing on the insurance.
The Board would like Ike to look into funding options through Doctors NS for organisations hosting provincial championship events. Also, BNS support and the amount of funding that BNS will cover for provincial championship races should be clearly set out.
Action: Ike
The Board discussed ways of having a calendar menu on the BNS website. The calendar could also showcase the Clubs’ Touring and Racing Events. As well, the board discussed setting up a “how to” section on the website devoted to developing clubs and putting on events.
5.
Other Business, Concerns, Opportunities
Simon asked if the Treasurer’s report should continue to be presented at each meeting. The Board feels this would be beneficial and that the Treasurer should be given time to discuss the financial status and matters affecting BNS.
The Board would like to see what the costs were for children’s race insurance in the past few years.
Action: Cathy
Rob noted that he is preparing posters of the 2007 race calendar. BNS will reimburse Rob for the printing costs of the posters.
6. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9 pm.
7. Next Board Meeting:
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 7:00 pm.
Submitted by:
Suzanne Lamb, Secretary