Board Minutes April 2012: Difference between revisions

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**Chris Chan: Public consultations don't have any more weight than letters, really.
**Chris Chan: Public consultations don't have any more weight than letters, really.
**Meeting is 11 April 4-7 Windsor Park Hall
**Meeting is 11 April 4-7 Windsor Park Hall
**Action item: DK: FB event & advocacy email; CCh will update in next newsletter
**'''Action item''': DK: FB event & advocacy email; CCh will update in next newsletter


*ideas for using the Velo-city opportunity?
*ideas for using the Velo-city opportunity?
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**membership: CCh has ideas! will enact.
**membership: CCh has ideas! will enact.
**shelving: find some!   
**shelving: find some!   
**"Action item": Micah will find email about library getting rid of shelving; might still be in ualberta account
**'''Action item''': Micah will find email about library getting rid of shelving; might still be in ualberta account
**storage: big room we don't really use (meeting space): could use for storage somehow?  Somehow using it better ourselves.  Don't have to close shop every time their is a class going on.
**storage: big room we don't really use (meeting space): could use for storage somehow?  Somehow using it better ourselves.  Don't have to close shop every time their is a class going on.
**Alex H wants to go to BikeBike; discussion is should he?  Hell yeah, and we won't expect funding though we could pay his reg fee.
**Alex H wants to go to BikeBike; discussion is should he?  Hell yeah, and we won't expect funding though we could pay his reg fee.
**re: Vue article: highlight bike routes, getting info from Chris; should add volunteer or something?  Bring more ideas and bike routes?  But apparently you can't do that with the media, they just want to meet with one person, and that's CCh.
**re: Vue article: highlight bike routes, getting info from Chris; should add volunteer or something?  Bring more ideas and bike routes?  But apparently you can't do that with the media, they just want to meet with one person, and that's CCh.
**re: archives: apparently Chris is working on EBC archives; MBC says Oh that was going to be my project but I've been super-busy.  Can we collaborate?   
**re: archives: apparently Chris is working on EBC archives; MBC says Oh that was going to be my project but I've been super-busy.  Can we collaborate?   
**"Action item": CCh and MBC will discuss library-archives.
**'''Action item''': CCh and MBC will discuss library-archives.
**AB: SCIP interns: what to advert for? market BWN; fundraising/event mgmt; telephone/it/server; advocacy (somehow)
**AB: SCIP interns: what to advert for? market BWN; fundraising/event mgmt; telephone/it/server; advocacy (somehow)
**AB: Heritage festival donations would go to Food Bank?  Really?  Should they not come to EBC?  Yes.
**AB: Heritage festival donations would go to Food Bank?  Really?  Should they not come to EBC?  Yes.
**AB: Callingwood mrkt: who would do that?  volunteer? staff?  CCh- we could do it and make $ off of it.  Our fees should really be higher, in order to cover our costs.  Our currents rates don't do that.  AB: As long as you can get at least one person to do it.  SG: no prob with doing them as long as we follow through once committed.  CCh: I could do this since it's close to my house.  Rest of Board: As long as it doesn't interfere with your other jobs.
**AB: Callingwood mrkt: who would do that?  volunteer? staff?  CCh- we could do it and make $ off of it.  Our fees should really be higher, in order to cover our costs.  Our currents rates don't do that.  AB: As long as you can get at least one person to do it.  SG: no prob with doing them as long as we follow through once committed.  CCh: I could do this since it's close to my house.  Rest of Board: As long as it doesn't interfere with your other jobs.
**AB: Sustainable Food Edmonton?  What is it?  (Brief descrip. of organisation.)
**AB: Sustainable Food Edmonton?  What is it?  (Brief descrip. of organisation.)
**"Action item": Report to be done 3 days in advance of each meeting.
**'''Action item''': Report to be done 3 days in advance of each meeting.


===BikeWorks Report ===
===BikeWorks Report ===
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**ample bike parking at stations; SLRT existing is basically ridiculous.
**ample bike parking at stations; SLRT existing is basically ridiculous.
**bike infrastructure: ride to stations & stops
**bike infrastructure: ride to stations & stops
**"action item": way for us to lead the way re: bike parking/public art?  Larry (someone) keen to have art=bike parking.  Next step for us: making contacts with metal artists and metal sculptors.  approach, put together short proposal, speak to LRT/transport people.  General consensus among board.  MBC: make sure art is also actually functional for locking your bike to.  DK: we have those resources.
**'''Action item''': way for us to lead the way re: bike parking/public art?  Larry (someone) keen to have art=bike parking.  Next step for us: making contacts with metal artists and metal sculptors.  approach, put together short proposal, speak to LRT/transport people.  General consensus among board.  MBC: make sure art is also actually functional for locking your bike to.  DK: we have those resources.
**couple of bike lane consultations, pretty chill, looking forward to upcoming.
**couple of bike lane consultations, pretty chill, looking forward to upcoming.


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=== Board Job Description ===
=== Board Job Description ===
[[Job Description: Board Member]]
[[Job Description: Board Member]]
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*any changes being made will be made to main article


=== Cycling Event Policy ===
=== Cycling Event Policy ===
[[Cycling Event Promotion Policy]]
[[Cycling Event Promotion Policy]]
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*any changes being made will be made to main article


== New Business ==
== New Business ==
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