Hawaii Cycling Club

Minutes 7-Jan-06 Monthly Membership Meeting

 

Submitted by: Richard C., HCC Secretary

 

 

1.            Meeting called to order.

 

2.            Minutes of the previous General Membership Meeting on Dec 3, 2005 were approved.

 

3.            Jerseys:  Bob ordered the new club jerseys.  Skinsuits will be ordered at $75/each.  We need them in time for the May District Time Trial.   15 people were identified who will want a skinsuit.  Bob will order 20 so we have a few extra.  It was resolved to charge members $75 for the skinsuits and then reimburse each member $25 if they use the skinsuit for racing (e.g. the District Time Trial).

 

4.            Report from the Race Committee: The Hawaii Cycling Club will sponsor the District Time Trial for Sunday, May 21.  The course will be similar to the Lava Man course.  Gary says the Sea to Stars hill climb ride will be in the June/July time frame.

 

5.            Report from the Ride Committee:  Ride committee plans about 5 fun rides with about 15-20 people attending per ride.  Non-members may be invited to help introduce them to the Hawaii Cycling club.  The Hawaii Cycling Club will provide lunch on these rides.  To provide meals the Ride Committee requested a budget of $1200 for 2006. The request was approved by the board members present.

 

6.            Report from the Membership Administrator:  Andy says some members are due for renewal.  It was noted that some of the members due for renewal are Board Members and Club Officers.

 

7.            Proposed changes to the HCC Constitution and Bylaws:  Doug will email his proposed changes to the membership and we will discuss them at the next meeting.

 

8.            Report on the Dec 17 Bike give-away to needy youngsters:  120 Bikes were given out and 30 were left.  All the bikes needed a lot of mechanical help, tuning, and fitting to the youngsters.  Next year it is suggested we set up a simple riding course to introduce the kids to their new bikes.  All HCC participants (Grant, Steve, Rich, Mary, Bob) had a rewarding experience and a great time.  The Board approved to help sponsor the event and send $500 to the "Harley Guy" to help cover his expenses.

 

9.            Report on proposed email poll to discover membership preferences for HCC 2006 activities:  Grant circulated his proposed survey.  There were no suggestions for improving it. Richard will circulate it to the membership via email.

 

New Business

 

10.        Steve suggested the idea of a practice team time trial. It would be an open event.  It was noted that Keith Crew posted a time trial event for Feb 11 on www.bigislandraceschedule.com. Doug will integrate the Big Island Race Schedule into HCC Calendar.

 

11.        Next meeting: Feb 4, 2006.