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'''''These minutes are not yet approved. They are scheduled for review and approval at the upcoming board meeting.'''''


== EBC Board Meeting Minutes for October 2018 ==
== Bike Edmonton Board Meeting Minutes for October 2018 ==


Board meetings are open to the EBC members and the public.
Board meetings are open to Bike Edmonton members and the public.


* Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
* Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
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* Start Time: 6:30pm
* Start Time: 6:30pm


Please email [mailto:board@edmontonbikes.ca board@edmontonbikes.ca] if you cannot attend.  Feel free to submit agenda items with a brief summary of what you would like to discuss. Thank you!
Please email [mailto:board@bikeedmonton.ca board@bikeedmonton.ca] if you cannot attend.  Feel free to submit agenda items with a brief summary of what you would like to discuss. Thank you!


== Attendance ==
== Attendance ==
* Meeting Chair: Geoff
* Meeting Chair: Ali
* Minute-taker: Jasmine
* Minute-taker: Jasmine
* Food by: Nancy
* Food by: Nancy
* Board attendance:  
* Board attendance: Nancy, Helen, Ali, Mike S., Jasmine
* Staff attendance:
* Staff attendance: Coreen, Molly
* Regrets:  
* Regrets: Mike P., Mark H., Geoff
* Absent:  
* Absent:  
* Guests:
* Guests: Cai


== Call to Order ==
== Call to Order ==
* Meeting called to order by ____ at ____pm.
* Meeting called to order by Ali at 6:42pm.


== Logistics for Next Meeting ==
== Logistics for Next Meeting ==
* Date: October 1, 6:30pm
* Date: November 12, 6:30pm
* Location: TBA
* Location: Education South 113
* Chair: Geoff
* Chair: Helen
* Minute-taker: Jasmine
* Minute-taker: Jasmine
* Food by: Nancy
* Food by: Ali


== Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) ==
== Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) ==
{{Motion
{{Motion
   |motion=To approve this October 1 agenda, the [[Board Minutes September 2018|September 2018]] minutes, and reports as presented below.
   |motion=To approve this October 1 agenda, the [[Board Minutes September 2018|September 2018]] minutes, and reports as presented below.
   |first=
   |first=Jasmine
   |second=
   |second=Helen
   |yes=
   |yes=6
   |no=
   |no=0
   |abstain=
   |abstain=0
   |result=  
   |result=  
}}
}}


=== President's Report - Jeremy ===
=== President's Report - Jeremy ===
*  
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B13aeqM0VpVrZlJQeGJWT1ZBRGVZLWtsMnpFWEdxV0M1UWNB/view?resourcekey=0-Q8_KH9c0VTgTas6n6Tu8Kw President's Report October 2018]


'''President's Report Discussion'''
'''President's Report Discussion'''
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=== H.R. Committee Report - Nancy ===
=== H.R. Committee Report - Nancy ===
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I42cRzGSsgIJdxvpRj7wvEnYZkXRkn-3P5KmoP05nxc/edit?ts=5a98bae3#gid=875505195 HR Workplan]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I42cRzGSsgIJdxvpRj7wvEnYZkXRkn-3P5KmoP05nxc/edit?ts=5a98bae3#gid=875505195 HR Workplan]
* Update
** Some discussion around succession plan of HR Committee (without knowing who's taking on role of VP)
** Outstanding projects
***OH&S Project (being spearheaded by Mike P.)
***Board Evaluation (ongoing; revisions being undertaken).  Some more personal reflection questions could be done more closely to the fall strategic planning session.
**Hope to develop a planning calendar to show aspects of board development and key timelines all in one place


'''HR Report Discussion''
'''HR Report Discussion'''
*
*


=== Treasurer's Report - Ali/Neil/Geoff ===
=== Treasurer's Report - Ali/Neil/Geoff ===
* [ Treasurer's Report August 2018]
* Updates
** All has been submitted for the company credit card; process could take 5-6 weeks
** Email sent re: outstanding items in CAFT
 
    
    
'''Treasurer's Report Discussion'''
'''Treasurer's Report Discussion'''
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=== Strategic Planning Committee Report ===
=== Strategic Planning Committee Report ===


* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FJhjwzm3MKe3lXdXpfoD50vXMZ1PWw35zIZHMBnzHFU/edit?pli=1#gid=289189497 Work Plan]
* Board to direct staff to create and post "Please Donate" in the shop
** Ali has already created some posters; to be sent to staff
* Discussed bike shops and locations. Will do a quick survey during transactions
* Membership recruitment; if we're doing tiered memberships, we need to be better at managing that
* Mark to follow-up with Chris about the survey


== Current and Completed Business ==
== Current and Completed Business ==


=== End-of-term Evaluation - Jasmine (5 min)===
=== End-of-term Evaluation - Jasmine (5 min) [TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING]===
* 7/7 who completed the survey indicated they would like to return
* Job descriptions have been developed and are used for:  individual board members, executive positions, and committee chairpersons
* Variety of responses about satisfaction, area of improvement
* The board uses committees and/or working groups to divide board work fairly, or delegates appropriately to staff
* Put together a summary report to outline everyone's personal reflection on their role on the board
* Committees have a Terms of Reference statement which defines their roles and responsibilities
* Likert scale might be more reasonable for questions on the evaluation (rather than Yes/No/Maybe)
* Board members follow through on plans and commitments
* More open-ended responses could have allowed for a wider variety of responses, less groomed
* The board composition reflects our community diversity
* Recruitment of effective board member nominees is a year round activity
* The board evaluates its work annually in relationship to the goals and plans they have made
* The board communicates clearly and regularly with appropriate staff, volunteers, funders, and the wider community
* The board has a written plan that is used to monitor and evaluate the organization's direction
* All board members are encouraged to participate in discussions
* The board makes sure adequate resources are available to undertake the work of the organization
* The board is operating effectively by:
** Following a plan
** Staying on topic (for the most part) during board meetings
** Using the skills and resources available
** Regular meetings and updates
** Time constraints and commitments of individual board members
* Areas which could be made more effective are:
** Better updates from all committees prepared for board meetings.
** Enhancing the resources and skills available to complete the broader goals not just the priorities.
** Accountability for action plans
** More regularly referring back to strategic plan and mandate. More clearly differentiating between short term and long term goals.


=== Annual General Meeting - Jasmine (20 min)===
=== Annual General Meeting - Jasmine (20 min)===
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== New Business ==
== New Business ==


=== Approval of a business MasterCard for Bike Edmonton - Executive Committee Members (10 min) ===
*The executive committee discussed this in detail during our last meeting.
*Details of this are:
**1 card
**card limit $10,000
**limit per transaction is $500.00
**to be used for staff purchases
*Current Babac order is upwards of $5000.  The proposed $500 limit would not take all expenses Bike Edmonton staff have.
*Could get rid of transaction limit, maintain $10,000 total limit
*How does board feel about an Bike Edmonton credit card?  Makes sense.
*Getting cards with perks could then be funnelled back to the board.
*Risk: lost or misuse of the card
**Most credit cards have fraud protection
*Could have a the company name on the card and multiple staff use it
{{Motion
  |motion=To approve a business MasterCard with $10,000 limit (no transaction limit) for Bike Edmonton. Credit card shall be consistent with Bike Edmonton's financial management policy.
  |first=Jeremy
  |second=Mike S.
  |yes=7
  |no=0
  |abstain=0
  |result=
}}
=== Canada Bikes National Demonstration project - Molly (5 min) ===
*"Build it, they will come: Increase Cycling, Decrease Emissions". 
* We just received confirmation that we have the funding and will start this project shortly. The purpose of the project is to incentivize Edmontonians to choose to ride their bikes for trips they otherwise would have driven their car for.
* Project that Paths for People developed in conjunction with a national program to measure number of km cycled, instead of taking a car
* Many other cities have started this project, and we're a little behind.
* Want to get 250 participants on board, seeks help in pushing this out
* Good opportunity to expand borders, engage with other communities
* As participants bike more than they drive, there are incentives to reward them
* Data collection is unknown as of yet. Because it's an incentive program, research process is less rigorous.
===Intern Project Proposal - Nancy (10 mins) ===
*I would like to propose that our intern takes on our OHS program development.  She will need a champion to work with her on the board.  Jasmine and I will remain as the contacts.
*[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/search?q=orientation OHS Plan]
*Project is a two-way conversation, so projects of interest to Cai will also bring forward her interests
*Other ideas: strategic planning committee, program evaluation
*Non-Profit Board Internship has 50-60 hours TOTAL (~20 hour project time)


=== Bike Edmonton Launch Debrief - ALL BOARD (15 min) ===
=== Budget - Ali & Geoff (45 min) ===
* Launch was the kick-off of fundraiser; Fundraising is entering a campaign mode, work in progress
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B20DB6hvS6q-UmFVaXFaM0N1MEhJNS02SE0ybDJOaThydWdF/view?resourcekey=0-cAZ7GFwors0BDm10dV1-jA Proposed 2019 Budget]
* On Thursday night is Rock Jungle's cheap beer night; climbers come out in droves
* Revenue from racks is lower than expense; need to check accounts receivable, which should balance things out.  Should reflect budget to show that we don't anticipate losing money on the bike racks.
* Areas of Success
* Membership sales are projected to go up, given rebranding.
** It was a lot of fun, engaging (making buttons), saw lots of donations
* Personal donations were significantly less than we expected.
** Fun event to get together with fellow Bike Edmonton members
* Rentals were minimal last year; can adjust the budget to 0%.
* Areas of Improvement
* Shop fees revenue projected to increase
** Could have been some more people
* Advertising and promotions; reduced this year since rebranding has been done
** Wasn't huge in terms of fundraising, so far
* Publication costs increased for rebranding costs
* Could host an annual fundraiser
* Employee and volunteer appreciation shouldn't have such a big reduction. Appreciation of volunteers is crucial for running of the organization.
** A fundraiser may work better than a fall bike sale
* With the assumptions, we would be running a deficit budget (without taking into account the benefits to BWN)
** Fundraisers are a big risk due to upfront commitment/costs
* Increase to event fees line from folk fest payment
** If we make something recurring, folks will get boredBetter to have one-off, unique events.
* Don't want to budget for a deficit because our cash position is quite a bit less than last year.
 
* Discussion
=== BWN Renovations Schedule - Coreen (5 min) ===
** We budgeted quite a bit for art and merchandise and didn't sell that much.  Last year's budget numbers had a less clear origin.
* Last two weeks in October works out best for renovators.
** Are these numbers taking into account the BWN renovations?  Yes, they are; some of the revenue will go up given the renovationsIncrease new parts revenue and ability to stock more bikes.
* Chat with Molly to work Spoke around it.
** Are Babac receipts being split out; separating tools and other parts.
* Will put out a call for volunteers to help out with various tasks.
** Payments associated with Casinos need to stay
** Grant we've received; so much needs to buying incentives for the program, some for membership of Canada bikes, some for commuter challenge software.


=== Schedule a time to meet with your committees - ALL BOARD (10 min) ===
=== Schedule a time to meet with your committees - ALL BOARD (10 min) ===
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{{Motion
{{Motion
   |motion=To go in camera
   |motion=To go in camera
   |first= Geoff
   |first=  
   |second=Nancy
   |second=
   |yes=7
   |yes=
   |no=0
   |no=
   |abstain=0
   |abstain=
   |result=
   |result=
}}
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{{Motion
{{Motion
   |motion=To go out of camera.
   |motion=To go out of camera.
   |first= Mark
   |first=
   |second= Jeremy
   |second=
   |yes= 7
   |yes=  
   |no=0
   |no=
   |abstain=0
   |abstain=
   |result=
   |result=
}}
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== Adjournment ==
== Adjournment ==
{{Motion
{{Motion
   |motion=To adjourn the meeting at 8:40pm.
   |motion=To adjourn the meeting at ____pm.
   |first=Geoff
   |first=
   |second=Helen
   |second=
   |yes=
   |yes=
   |no=
   |no=
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Latest revision as of 07:04, 12 January 2024

These minutes are not yet approved. They are scheduled for review and approval at the upcoming board meeting.

Bike Edmonton Board Meeting Minutes for October 2018

Board meetings are open to Bike Edmonton members and the public.

  • Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
  • Location: Room 113 Education South Education South, University of Alberta
  • Start Time: 6:30pm

Please email [email protected] if you cannot attend. Feel free to submit agenda items with a brief summary of what you would like to discuss. Thank you!

Attendance

  • Meeting Chair: Ali
  • Minute-taker: Jasmine
  • Food by: Nancy
  • Board attendance: Nancy, Helen, Ali, Mike S., Jasmine
  • Staff attendance: Coreen, Molly
  • Regrets: Mike P., Mark H., Geoff
  • Absent:
  • Guests: Cai

Call to Order

  • Meeting called to order by Ali at 6:42pm.

Logistics for Next Meeting

  • Date: November 12, 6:30pm
  • Location: Education South 113
  • Chair: Helen
  • Minute-taker: Jasmine
  • Food by: Ali

Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min)

MOTION
To approve this October 1 agenda, the September 2018 minutes, and reports as presented below.

Moved: Jasmine
Seconded: Helen
Aye No Abstain
6 0 0

Carried

President's Report - Jeremy

President's Report Discussion

H.R. Committee Report - Nancy

  • HR Workplan
  • Update
    • Some discussion around succession plan of HR Committee (without knowing who's taking on role of VP)
    • Outstanding projects
      • OH&S Project (being spearheaded by Mike P.)
      • Board Evaluation (ongoing; revisions being undertaken). Some more personal reflection questions could be done more closely to the fall strategic planning session.
    • Hope to develop a planning calendar to show aspects of board development and key timelines all in one place

HR Report Discussion

Treasurer's Report - Ali/Neil/Geoff

  • Updates
    • All has been submitted for the company credit card; process could take 5-6 weeks
    • Email sent re: outstanding items in CAFT


Treasurer's Report Discussion

Administrative Committee Report - Jonathan/Ali

Strategic Planning Committee Report

  • Board to direct staff to create and post "Please Donate" in the shop
    • Ali has already created some posters; to be sent to staff
  • Discussed bike shops and locations. Will do a quick survey during transactions
  • Membership recruitment; if we're doing tiered memberships, we need to be better at managing that
  • Mark to follow-up with Chris about the survey

Current and Completed Business

End-of-term Evaluation - Jasmine (5 min) [TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING]

  • Job descriptions have been developed and are used for: individual board members, executive positions, and committee chairpersons
  • The board uses committees and/or working groups to divide board work fairly, or delegates appropriately to staff
  • Committees have a Terms of Reference statement which defines their roles and responsibilities
  • Board members follow through on plans and commitments
  • The board composition reflects our community diversity
  • Recruitment of effective board member nominees is a year round activity
  • The board evaluates its work annually in relationship to the goals and plans they have made
  • The board communicates clearly and regularly with appropriate staff, volunteers, funders, and the wider community
  • The board has a written plan that is used to monitor and evaluate the organization's direction
  • All board members are encouraged to participate in discussions
  • The board makes sure adequate resources are available to undertake the work of the organization
  • The board is operating effectively by:
    • Following a plan
    • Staying on topic (for the most part) during board meetings
    • Using the skills and resources available
    • Regular meetings and updates
    • Time constraints and commitments of individual board members
  • Areas which could be made more effective are:
    • Better updates from all committees prepared for board meetings.
    • Enhancing the resources and skills available to complete the broader goals not just the priorities.
    • Accountability for action plans
    • More regularly referring back to strategic plan and mandate. More clearly differentiating between short term and long term goals.

Annual General Meeting - Jasmine (20 min)

  • AGM Set-up Tasks
  • Jasmine to go through document and identify areas where we need help
  • Send out with October agenda for all board to review (Oct. 24)

New Business

Budget - Ali & Geoff (45 min)

  • Proposed 2019 Budget
  • Revenue from racks is lower than expense; need to check accounts receivable, which should balance things out. Should reflect budget to show that we don't anticipate losing money on the bike racks.
  • Membership sales are projected to go up, given rebranding.
  • Personal donations were significantly less than we expected.
  • Rentals were minimal last year; can adjust the budget to 0%.
  • Shop fees revenue projected to increase
  • Advertising and promotions; reduced this year since rebranding has been done
  • Publication costs increased for rebranding costs
  • Employee and volunteer appreciation shouldn't have such a big reduction. Appreciation of volunteers is crucial for running of the organization.
  • With the assumptions, we would be running a deficit budget (without taking into account the benefits to BWN)
  • Increase to event fees line from folk fest payment
  • Don't want to budget for a deficit because our cash position is quite a bit less than last year.
  • Discussion
    • We budgeted quite a bit for art and merchandise and didn't sell that much. Last year's budget numbers had a less clear origin.
    • Are these numbers taking into account the BWN renovations? Yes, they are; some of the revenue will go up given the renovations. Increase new parts revenue and ability to stock more bikes.
    • Are Babac receipts being split out; separating tools and other parts.
    • Payments associated with Casinos need to stay
    • Grant we've received; so much needs to buying incentives for the program, some for membership of Canada bikes, some for commuter challenge software.

Schedule a time to meet with your committees - ALL BOARD (10 min)

  • This will be a standing agenda item during board meetings to encourage some momentum in committeess

In Camera:

MOTION
To go in camera

Moved:
Seconded:
Aye No Abstain

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MOTION
To go out of camera.

Moved:
Seconded:
Aye No Abstain

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Adjournment

MOTION
To adjourn the meeting at ____pm.

Moved:
Seconded:
Aye No Abstain

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