Meeting Minutes for January, 2008
COGGS meeting minutes
COGGS Meeting Minutes
for January 8, 2008.
Meeting held at Chester
Creek Cafe, 7 pm.
Meeting called to order
by Adam Sundberg.
All
board members were in attendance. Adam Sundberg, Bill Schwalbe, Mike
Miller, Chris White, Jeff Fraboni, Matt Evingson, Mick Dodds, Sherie
Nelson, Ross Fraboni
Secretary’s
report:
Treasurer’s
report:
Discussion items:
1) Board job
descriptions/changes in bylaws; suggested to vote on at next annual
meeting, which is Christmas Party.
Secretary: Change
issuing general notices and announcements to Communications
Director
Treasurer: Remove
serve as chairman of budget committee
Membership: No
changes in bylaws.
Discussed: create a membership committee?
Chris White is chair. Margie be member and organize the
membership/application database. See if Continental, Stewart’s,
Twin Ports employees would be part of this membership.
Ride Coordinator:
No changes
Promotions: No
changes in bylaws.
Discussed: Club info to the public
Communications:
1) Issue general notices and announcements of club info to club
members. 2) Create and maintain E-mail list of members. 3)
Newsletter Editor. 4) Responsible for website
development
Discussed:
Newsletter:
include membership form with each mailing, mail vs. e-mail.
Consider quarterly newsletters and months we don’t do
newsletters consider postcards as needed.
Website: Discussed
items to add, including: trail reviews and maps, rides and race
reports, work day calendar, links to other mountain bike
associations and groups, corporate sponsorships with link to the
sponsors website.
Trail
Coordinator: 1) Form a committee, including individuals
responsible to designated trails for maintenance. 2) Responsible
for tools, location, and distribution.
Discussed:
Consider purchasing a trailer to keep tools in at sites –need
to get funding. Need another brush saw. New trail added to
Mont-du-Lac.
Goals for 2008.
President Adam’s suggestions: 1) Increase membership to 250.
2) Finish Piedmont for 11 miles of single track. 3) Coordinate work
days with other groups that have volunteered to do some work. 4)
Buff out existing trails like Hartley and Lester. 5) Create
incentive plan to recognize and reward members that do trail work.
Discussion of
non-profit status: some feel that it would be beneficial to get
non-profit status and also membership of MORC. Consider being a
chapter of MORC if it will help. Todd McFadden to follow up with
MORC.
Race Director:
possible SMDC sponsorship for Powder Monkey.
Tabled discussion
about insurance changes until next meeting.
Mailbox key for
COGGS: Key given to Adam to take care of mail.
Hansi Johnson:
Mission Creek may be open for new trails, he is forming a group to
put pressure on Jay Cooke for skiing/grooming, but it could also
include mountain bike trails. Hansi will go with it and COGGS will
support. Suggested that it could become an ultimate goal for COGGS
to connect this trail to Lester.
Tabled Discussion
on consideration of signs with COGGS on trails in the future.
Next meeting: Feb.
19 Time: 7 pm Location: Downstairs at Chester Creek Cafe
