TRC Business Meeting
We drove all night from Beatty so it was without much sleep I approached the annual business meeting. Thanks to Carol for printing out copies of the balance sheet. Thanks to Steve for suggesting that I post it. So here it is. I’ll update it monthly. Balance Sheet.
It is not linked from the menu system yet, so you’ll just have to save a bookmark or come back here for a while. I’m swamped catching up with chores after playing hooky on my bike for a week.
Once again these are not the official minutes. Debbie has those, but this will give you an update on what the club is up to.
Mike opened the meeting and rewquested the Treasurer’s report. We’ve begun spending some money on Devil’s Slide as well as the business meeting and spaghetti feed. We have $2,024.17 on Feb. 21, 2008.
Old Business:
Bite the Bullet will not be a race this year. Instead we’ll host a club ride on the same route, returning to CuldeSac via Reuben-Gifford road and Cottonwood Creek. This is 50 to 55 miles of beautiful, light traffic cycling. It’s on our calendar. Be sure to put it on yours.
Lance wants to unload old/new Bite the Bullet shirts (both blue and organe) as well as lots of socks. He’s taking two bucks for the shirts.
Jerseys Sean reports that he’ll likely deal with Primal Wear for jerseys which would cost about $60 each and require a minimum order of 25. Jen suggests we might try dealing with a local shop.
Advocacy
I’m serving on the community action committees for two local projects: The Pedestrian/Bike trail from Appleside to Fleshman Way on Scenic in Clarkston. The CAC will consider the routes and public imput and select a recommendation to the county on Feb. 26th.
A second CAC is working on the interchange between Southway Bridge and Route 129 south to Asotin. We have met only once so far.
Be aware also of work on the Lewiston side of Southway where a roundabout is proposed.
Mike asked me to write a letter in suport of Lewiston Parks and Rec director, Lynn Moss’s application to the Idaho Dept of Parks and Rec for a grant to build a bike path from Lindsay Creek up to the new community park area on Warner.
I’m posting informaton as I get it on the Advocacy page.
Devil’s Slide
Permits have been requested from USA cycling and Pete Beall has agreed to be our race official.
Fliers and posters have been printed and distributed. Debbie and Jim Kenyon have contacted bike shops for “swag.”
Lance is heading up post race and Carol and Sean are taking care of race day registration and marking the course.
Hammer Nutrition as agreed to provide bags and product for the bags.
New Business:
Linda proposes the club establish a public identy in support of health and cycling safety. She’d like us to partner with agencies such as St. Joe to sponsor a three-month billboard on Fleshman Way. That’s $2000 costing each of four partners $500.
Sherri Cole has asked us to consider an event in support of Huntington’s Disease. She also asks us to participate in the City of Lewiston’s health fair. She and Nicki did that last year.
Sean has resigned from the board after serving for a number of years including as our president. So far though we’ve managed to keep Carol and Linda whose terms also expire this year. In Sean’s place we have Doug Goodenough. Now he can come up with more Death Valley Adventures for all of us.