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SWIMBA MEETING MINUTES 8/14/02
Old Business: Ambassadors - Chris is working with Tim Breuer on a training manual from IMBA, tailoring it to Boise. Tim is working as MOU with all agencies. Tim stated he is trying to cover both the agencies and SWIMBA. He will go with a group volunteer agreement that SWIMBA will need to read and ratify as a board. Chris will have brochures and sign up sheet at Tour de Fat. Chris has the Ambassador site set up on Yahoo. Tim beleives the key is to ease into it, get lots of interest, also high sensitivity. We want good will. Marketing - Question as to how we follow up on new members. No way currently because treasurer has that information. Tour de Fat - David Kemp, Chris Winn and Andy Leathers are present from New Belgium. David stated that SWIMBA will get the proceeds from the beer sales. Registration will be at 8:30, SWIMBA will need to be there at about 7:30 a.m. to set up tents and games. New Belgium has waivers. 6 people will be needed to man road, mountain bike and cruiser sign ups, tell them where to line up. Then we switch to the festival, convert to selling beer. Need $150 in 5s, 10s, 1s. Beer is $3 for 16 oz. Harley will get cash and bank bag. David checked to day and 30 people are pre-registered. Need to get the wrist bands out of theway first, red wrist bands for over 21. Put one of the numbers from the wrist band into the bucket to win a bike. Wrist bands mandatory to get into the beer garden. Chris Winn has a cash box for merchandise sales. Hayden Brewing will have 5 flavors of beer there, tickets will be sold for beer purchases. New Belgium has insurance waiver that protects all affiliates, SWIMBA is an additional named insured. We will bring in a stage. ICL will man the merchandise booth, and will need 4-6 volunteers. 3 SWIMBA people will be needed to collect money for beer tickets. Todd stated NENA kind of wanted the merchandise sales and is now on the fence, still might participate. Lost River Cycling will provide valet parkers and ride leaders. There will be 11 rides, $5 a ride. 6 people will need to be there at 8:00 to get the rides set up. David stated preregistration is usually 10% of the registration. Tim Breuer mentioned education about responsible riding. Harley asked Tim to create a card. Cruiser rides might include bus lanes on Idaho, BSU, fountain in the Grove and Ann Frank Memorial. Andy has taken care of radio stations, TV and newspaper advertising. Martha Hahn will be present for Sprockids, Chris for Ambassadors. Tour de Fat logo T shirts will be available for volunteers. The marketing department is to get SWIMBA shirts available for sale. Sprockids - Martha Hahn is getting signed up with Parks and Recreation. Harley wants to reimburse her for $75 for curriculum and approve in concept $30 annual fees. Web Site - Harley is investigating $14.95 per month in delinquent fees. Board Member responsibilities - Proposed Definition of Member in Good Standing 1. Attendance at least 50-% of the time 2. Paid dues 3. Committee participation Neville Nordling Ranch - Tim reminded us that Dave Beck sent a letter in our hope for a parking lot and trail across the ridge. We got the lot, but not the trail. The development was approved through Planning and Zoning and County Commissioners. Landfill - west Foothills Reserve - This is 280 acres, 3 ½ miles of trails west of Seaman’s Gulch Road. There would be a trail head and trail on the hill above the Veteran’s Cemetery. Thee will potentially be an open house in October to talk about trails. 9/28 is National Public Lands Trail Day. Shafer Butte - Christine and Chris looked at the area. Harley stated that SWIMBA needs to be alert so existing trails aren’t lost. The Forest Service currently wants to get the logging done. Not looking at new trails. New Business: SWIMBA stand on Wilderness designation - Harley noted a proposal at the 5/02 meeting to hear a Smoky Mountains presentation. He asks if we want to redefine our area of impact. Southwest Idaho is defined as the Boise National Forest. We would have to change our definition to expand it, discussion is scheduled for the 9/18 meeting. Currently the board can’t address issues outside the Boise National Forest. Meeting adjourned. |
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