March - April 2005

5BBC Executive Board Minutes

December 6, 2004

Members in Attendance. Jesse Brown, Robert Castro, Ed DeFreitas, Peter Engel, Sharon Behnke, Ted Kushner, Phil Goldberg, Barry Hartglass, Alex Maurice and Andrea Mercado. Henry Chin and Phil Goldberg were present at the request of the board.

New Offices at 891 Amsterdam. 5BBC has moved into Room 002 as a subtenant of Bike New York. They have requested that the space be kept clean. In taking inventory prior to the move, Robert Castro mentioned that 30 club jerseys were missing, 15 coffee cup and 15 liberty jerseys.

Tax Exemption. 5BBC has had a tax exemption since Dec. 1, 2003. Robert Castro will provide more details as to its benefits.

Election of Members-At-Large. Nominations, secondings, and votes were taken to select the 2005 5BBC Members-At-Large. The following were offered and accepted the opportunity to serve: Phil Goldberg, James Zisfein, Ed Ravin, Alfredo Garcia, David Seto, Ed Sobin and Joe Aguiar.

2005 Programs. Barry Hartglass provided a detailed handout of the next two general meetings with Jennifer Hoppa of the Parks Department and Joshua Gallo of FDNY, as guest speakers, respectively.

Finances. Treasurer Robert Castro reported on 5BBC finances. He also noted that $100 was missing from the club’s petty cash box, and two bad checks were written to the club. New President Ed DeFreitas suggested that coordinators try to stay within their budgets and asked that coordinators notify the board in advance if they go over budget.

Membership Numbers. Office manager Phil Goldberg reported that there are 861 individual members and 150 family memberships.

Day Trips. Danny Lieberman reported that most weekend dates for Jan. and Feb. had rides. He also proposed that the 5BBC present a gift to Nancy Asquith, a long-time member, who is moving to California. It was presented at the December 11th Holiday Party.

LAB Opportunity. Discussed providing a site coordinator for the League of American Bicyclists' (LAB) training program in New York area, which Bob Castro will investigate.

January 3, 2005

Members in Attendance. Jesse Brown, Sharon Behnke, Robert Castro, Ed Defreitas, Peter Engel, Alfredo Garcia, Phil Goldberg, Barry Hartglass, Brian Hoberman, Danny Lieberman, Andrea Mercado, Ed Pino, Jim Zisfein, Steve Jackyl, Ed Sobin, David Seto, Ira Najowitz, and Liz Baum. Corresponding Secretary Andrea Mercado took and transcribed these minutes.

Bicycle Repair. Jesse Brown reported nearly finalized arrangements to make Recycle-A-Bike the venue for upcoming 5BBC Bicycle Repair classes.

Bicycletter. Peter Engel proposed a discussion of the future of the print content of the newsletter and how much should be available at 5BBC.org. Issue will be discussed at March meeting.

Leadership. Steve Jackyl asked for a future discussion on feasibility of leadership training program without the weekend trip, aimed at attracting prospective leaders who had no interest in leading Weekend Trips.

Day Trips. Danny Lieberman reported that in 2004 there were 136 trips, approximately 1900 trippers and 44 leaders.

5BBC Member Survey. Ed Defreitas briefly reported results of a survey of Club membership conducted by Susan Rodetis

2005 Montauk Century. Ed Pino and Liz Baum reported that they have put activities in motion, and expected to present their budget for approval at the February meeting. Registration on Active.com was opened on January 1, and 5 people signed up – including one new member.