Monthly
Minutes of the Circus City Cyclists
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006
President Miles Straly called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Attendance: Mike Donaldson, Miles Straly, Bob
Blong, Chris Betzner, Adam Betzner, and Rochelle Bowyer (new member).
Communications: IBC sent us a thank you letter for the $131 we sent
them for having us as a featured ride in last year’s IBC calendar. They
also mentioned many of the accomplishments IBC has made for bicycling in Indiana
in the past year.
Secretary’s report (Bob): Last month’s
meeting was very short and consisted primarily of election of officers.
New officers for 2006 are Miles Straly – President, John Miller – Secretary,
and Chris Betzner – Treasurer. Vice President is currently open and the
club is seeking a volunteer for this position.
Treasurer’s report (Chris): All
bills have been paid and club’s financial status is in good shape.
Monthly income was from six member renewals. Expenses included the
club’s winter dinner/awards banquet and the previously mentioned IBC expense.
Our current balance on hand is $5,183.22. Report approved as presented.
2006 Metric Century (Miles): This
year’s Metric Century will be June 10 and will be a part of the Peru/Miami
County Summerfest and Cole Porter Festival.
Organization for this year’s event will
consist of an overall Ride Coordinator (Miles Straly) and eight committees.
Committee chairmen will be Roads and Mapping (Bill Click), Sponsorship
(Rochelle Bowyer), Supplies (Miles Straly), and Volunteers (Chris Betzner).
Other committees will be Publicity, Food & Drink, SAGs, and Shirts.
These four committees each need a volunteer to chair them. Miles passed
a list of duties for each committee to all members present.
A discussion ensued about doing a
cooperative effort with the Relay for Life in this year’s event. It
was generally agreed that this cooperation would enhance both organization’s
efforts. Chris moved and Mike seconded a motion to make the 2006 Metric
Century an equal partnership between CCC and Relay for Life. Net profits
will be split equally between the two groups. Motion passed unanimously.
Upcoming tasks to be completed in the next
month include listing the ride on the Bike Event Calendar for the Indiana
Bicycle Coalition and sending out letters to various agencies. Deadlines
were set of Feb 28 to secure major sponsors (at least $300 in goods or
services) and May 1 for general sponsors (at least $100). The ride
brochure is to be completed by mid-March. CCC will have one person
attend Summerfest planning meetings when possible. Bob moved and Chris
seconded a motion to not list our Metric Century as an IBC featured ride this
year, thus saving the club money. Motion passed. A possible
t-shirt design was discussed. The closing of the Lewisburg Bridge
over the Wabash River will probably necessitate a route change this year.
Miles mentioned the desire to include part of the Nickel Plate Trail in the
ride, provided it is paved. It is also desired to use the SAG site above
the Mississinewa Dam this year.
2006 Memberships (Miles): Miles
will be sending a letter and membership application to all members who have not
already renewed their membership for the year.
2006 Ride Schedule: It was
tentatively decided to retain the 5 p.m. Thurs, 8 a.m. Sat, and 1:30 p.m. Sun
ride schedule. We will determine if a later start on Sunday might work out
best for the majority of riders. Bob would like to have an early Sun
morning fast ride. Details to be worked out. It was discussed
whether a later start to the season (like Apr 15) might work out best
weather-wise. We will decide on that at subsequent meetings. We
discussed the desire to have more lady riders to join the weekly club rides.
Possible “Special Club” Sponsored
Activities: The club will endeavor to participate more this year in
May’s special focus as Fitness and Bicycling Month. We may have a
“Ride Your Bike to Work” emphasis. We may sponsor a rider in the
Habitat for Humanity bicycle ride. Rich Holler will be looking at bicycle
rides outside our general area that we can attend en mass and count for club
mileage.
Other Business: None
The meeting concluded at 8:35 p.m. The next club meeting
will be Thursday, Feb 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted,
Miles Straly, acting Secretary
