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February 21, 2007 Board Members Present Ted Tokumoto – Pres. Terry Heslin Tom Chelstrom Tom Foote-Treasurer David Beck Harley Parson David Thomas-Sec. Jerry West Members Present Guests Present Zach Gingg Kyle Gingg • Meeting was called to order by Ted Tokumoto at 7:10pm. • Treasurers Report (Tom Foote) o None: It was time for follow up reporting to the IRS to show that we are a publicly funded company. Tom Chestrom asked if there was going to be any conflict of interest having our treasurer prepare our taxes. Tom Foote indicated that he didn’t see any issues. OLD BUSINESS: • Sprokids (Harley) o Sprokids is requesting money for advertising flyers. o Terry Heslin moved to approve $1020. Motion seconded by Ted Tokumoto. Motion passes with all board members present voting in favor and proxy votes for Dan Meeker, David Beck voted in favor by Terry Heslin. NEW BUSINESS: • March Public Meeting o The meeting notice is now posted in the Boise Weekly. o Ted delivered flyers to Bob’s Bikes o Chel would be willing to deliver flyers to the shops on the west side. o Delivery of flyers to be as follows • Westby’s – Harley • Meridian Bikes – Harley • Georges (State Street) – Chel • Idaho Mountain Touring – Terry • Georges (Downtown) – Terry • World Cycles – Terry • Ken’s – Terry • Cabelas – Terry • Sports Authority – Chel • Big 5 – Chel • Statesman, Arbiter, Thrive – Chel • Polar Pak o Ted got message from Jeff Skillern that he would like to donate some Polar Paks to be given away at volunteer events. Ted will follow up with Jeff and confirm that this is at no cost to SWIMBA. There was a question as to whether the embroidery was being donated also or if SWIMBA would need to cover that cost. • BLM Activities – Terry Heslin o Wilson Subunit decision is out and it is 90% favorable to cyclists. Eighty miles will be designated non-motorized. MTBs will no longer be allowed at Upper Reynolds Creek. The Wilderness Society has concerns about RS2477 and may appeal that portion of the EA only. o David Beck noted that much of the work in the area was done by Chris Cook who was representing SWIMBA’s interests at the time. o Terry Heslin indicated that to continue Chris’ legacy in this area we (SWIMBA) should be looking to stay involved in the maintenance of the area for MTBs. • Proxy Voting – Ted o Ted suggested that in lieu of designating proxies he could send additional info to board members prior to the meetings. o There was much discussion regarding frustration with the number of proxy votes declared at this meeting. There was discussion about eliminating proxy votes, reducing the number of board member seats from 18 to 12 and the implications of such a change. There was widespread concern regarding proxy votes being utilized when the board members responsible for the votes were not informed of the discussion surrounding a given topic. Meeting Adjourned 8:50pm |