Board Minutes March 2011

Action Items from Last Meeting

Carried Forward

• ACTION: Anna to contact ABA about CANBIKE
  • FEB UPDATE: No response yet. Tried 3 times.
  • MAR UPDATE:
• ACTION: Anna to write a more detailed webpage about ghost bikes. Get Michael's press release to update if necessary.
  • FEB UPDATE: Not done yet. Keith will do it based on Michael K and ghostbike.org site.
• ACTION: All committees to write up their own Terms Of Reference (1-2 pg)
  • UPDATE:
• ACTION: Alex and Anna to decide on specifics of membership length/expiry and present scheme to board
  • UPDATE:
• ACTION: Put EBC priorities into online doc

New action items

• ACTION: Alex and Anna to ask BikeWorks mechanics about feelings about offsite mechanic fees
• ACTION: Alex to update Bike Building metrics with correct numbers so that we can re-analyze

EBC Board Meeting Agenda for March 30, 2010

• Time: 6:30pm
• Location:
• Food by: Chris & Stephanie

Call to order

• In attendance:
• Regrets:

Approval of agenda

• Motion to approve . Seconded by .

Approval of minutes

• Motion to approve February 2011 minutes . Seconded by .

Reports

President

• Awarded for YES grant, $5000
  • Submitted MEC grant for $4000
  • Audit John's 7-week mechanic course
• EBC nomination listed in Emerald Award newsletter
• Submitted Shell Environmental Fund grant application, $25000
• Submitted CIRA Non-profit .CA Award, $5000
• Advised Saskatoon bike shop
• Organizing Bake & Bike Sale
• Helping with Ride to the Symphony
  • Cliff at Redbike was not very receptive to partnering. ESO and Sarah C are both working on convincing him otherwise
• Met with Gordon Sheppard and Adrian P about CityTV partnership
• Met with Jim F and Kenneth about redesigning EBC website
• Reclaiming Lost Spaces/Alley of Light meeting to talk about involving bikes in 104 St alley
• TRUE meeting
• VELO meeting
• Spoke committee meetings

TPRAC update

Downtown LRT plan has been revised. It's not bad now:

102 Ave

• No left turns for automobiles
• West of 107 St: bike lanes on either side of the street.
• East of 107 St, to 99 St: trains run on north side of the street. Then two-way bike lanes. Then one lane eastbound automobile lane. Then one lane of parking. Then the sidewalk.
• 99 St: bike lane to connect to 102A Ave.
• 102A Ave, east of 99 St: bike lanes on either side of street

76 Ave & 106 St bike lanes

In communication with engineers and planners about details of new (first) bike lanes.

There are concerns with 106 St curb extensions and interactions with bike lanes. Currently working with community leagues, John Collier, and the City to examine detailed plans.

New Business

NAA

• Next meeting: March 27

Board retreat

• April 16-17
• Agenda?

Next Meeting Date

Date: Location: