Board Minutes April 2021

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These minutes were approved at the May 17, 2021 Board meeting.

Bike Edmonton Board Meeting Minutes for April 19, 2021

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

  • Date: Monday, April 19, 2021
  • Location: Google Meet To join by phone instead, dial ‪(CA) +1 778-732-6177‬ and enter this PIN: ‪‪387 835 066‬#
  • Start Time: 7:00pm

Please email 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

  • Meeting Chair: Sarah
  • Minute-taker: Andi
  • Food by: n/a
  • Board attendance: Sarah R., Jarett S, Keith H., Andi E., Ken A., Matthew H., Michelle B.,
  • Staff attendance: Molly T., Chris C.,
  • Regrets: Annya H., Rachel K., Roy C.
  • Absent:
  • Guests: Carmen G., Shelah K.,

Call to Order

  • Meeting called to order by Sarah at 7:08 pm.

Logistics for Next Meeting

  • Date: Monday, May 17, 2021
  • Location: Google Meet
  • Chair: Sarah
  • Minute-taker: Andi
  • Food by: n/a

Announcements

Approval of Agenda

MOTION
To approve this April 19 agenda.

Moved: Jarett S
Seconded: Matt H
Aye No Abstain
6 0 0

Carried

Approval of Last Meeting's Minutes

MOTION
To approve the March 2021 minutes.

Moved: Keith
Seconded: Matt
Aye No Abstain
6 0 0

Carried

Reports

President's Report - Sarah R. (2 mins)

Treasurer's Report - Roy C. (2 mins)

  • [ Treasurer's Report]
  • No report due to not having prelim March financials

Executive Committee Report - Sarah R. (2 min)

HR Committee Report - Sarah R. (2 min)

Governance Committee Report - Roy C. (2 min)

  • [ Governance Committee Report]

Volunteer Committee Report - Ken A. (2 min)

  • Committee hasn't been formed yet

Approval of Reports

MOTION
To approve the President's, Treasurer's, Executive Committee, HR Committee, Governance Committee, and Volunteer Committee reports as presented above.

Moved:
Seconded:
Aye No Abstain

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Current & Completed Business

Action Item Follow Up

  • Posting Board Intros to the website
  • Sarah oriented Michelle to the Board

Bikes and Animals Social Media Campaign - Sarah R. (5 min)

  • Further discussion still needed with Chris

HR Consultation with ACSN - Sarah R. (2 min)

  • The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the Schedule "A" have been signed
  • Al McCalder will serve as the overall project coordinator
  • 3 other volunteer consultants have been assigned to this project

Downtown Shop Mural - Sarah R. (5 min)

  • Mural Fundraising Plan
  • Executive Committee is working to finalize the contract between Bike Edmonton and Jason Blower
  • Print shop - Pioneer Press - has been chosen and contacted
  • Contract for Jason Blower is under review

Membership Drive - Sarah (3 mins)

  • Membership Drive
  • Chris has suggested revamping to three different letters: recently expired; current members; mailing list.
MOTION
To approve the Membership Drive messaging and forward to staff to fill in details and Chris will send out to the membership segments by end of April 2021

Moved: Keith H
Seconded: Matt H
Aye No Abstain
7 0

Carried

Action Items

  • Chris to fill in details and send out to the membership by end of April 2021

New Business

NPBI Wrap Up - Keith H. (10 mins)

  • Thank you to the board from Shelah and Carmen
    • Output:
      • Policy review document; gap identification; overlaps identified; contradictions identified
      • Grant application process documents; reference document
  • Learned so much about Non-Profits and governance

Staff/Operations Update - Chris C. (10 min)

  • Working with Pedego (ebike company) for an event in July
  • Federal gov't active transportation funds are potentially up for grabs; Attended meetings with the Minister to talk about ideas
    • Meeting tomorrow for updates
  • Met with Dallas from CoE on update for the implementation of the Bike plan
    • going to urban planning committee May 11
  • Met with Lime (escooters)
    • interested in potentially partnering to do scooter/bike tours
    • advocacy opportunity for more bike lanes
  • Tech stuff for the shops
    • Appointment booking challenges (They're all full!)
    • working on a tool to assist with bike sales appointments
  • South Shop concerns
    • Hot water tank
    • Storage shed security

In Camera

MOTION
To go in camera

Moved: Keith H
Seconded: Matt H
Aye No Abstain
7 0 0

Carried
MOTION
To go out of camera

Moved: Andi
Seconded: Keith
Aye No Abstain
7

Carried

Board Volunteer Hour Tracking - ALL BOARD (2 min)

Adjournment

MOTION
To adjourn the meeting 9:25 pm

Moved:
Seconded:
Aye No Abstain

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