MINUTES of CRBC General Meeting
October 21, 2014
Meeting held at the State College Borough building.
Present:
- Jim Serene, President
- Meagan Tuttle, Vice President
- Paul Barsom, Treasurer
- Joan Potter, Secretary
- Jean Bemis
- Travis Prebble
- Sue Barsom
- Paul Rito
- Linda Crow
- Brian Dempsey
- Anna Nelson
- Lydia Vanderbergh
- Roy Greenfield
- Joyce Eveleth
- Brucie Serene
- Geoff Wilson
- Paul Rito
- Anna Morrison-Nelson
- Alan Stoekl
- Jean Bemis
The meeting was called to order by Jim Serene at 5:30 pm. A quorum was present, and the meeting was ready to proceed with business.
Minutes of the September 18, 2014 meeting were reviewed. Brucie Serene moved to approve; Sue Barsom second; all in favor.
Paul Barsom presented the Financial Report: $155 was received for new memberships and $393.38 was paid out for expenses related to the Mayor Ride and the Bicycle Advocate award, leaving a balance in the checking account of $3,998.41.
Shared Use Path Survey Results
Paul Rito presented a summary of the survey responses received to-date. To increase survey participation, Brian Dempsey suggested sending the it to the NMBA membership, and Meagan Tuttle suggested the PSU bike permit list.
Outstanding Bicycling Advocate Award
On October 20th, Jim Serene and Paul Rito presented the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors with the Outstanding Bicycling Advocate Award for expansion of winter maintenance on the Township’s shared use paths.
Election of Executive Committee Members
A motion to approve the nominations of Paul Rito, Anna Morrison-Nelson, Alan Stoekl and Jean Bemis was made by Meagan Tuttle; Brucie Serene second; motion passed unanimously.
Marketing and Communications
Anna Nelson suggested forming a committee to focus on marketing and communication efforts. Travis Prebble said he set up the website many years ago and recommended upgrading to use WordPress. Meagan Tuttle mentioned this is good timing to communicate upcoming winter biking. Brucie Serene moved to approve committee formation; Paul second; all in favor.
Volunteers for Marketing Committee:
- Anna Nelson, Chairperson
- Paul Rito
- Meagan Tuttle
- Roy Greenfield
- Joyce Eveleth
- Jim Serene
- Joan Potter
The Knight Foundation’s “Knight Cities $5M Challenge” Grant Application
Meagan Tuttle outlined the requirements for the application, stating that there were numerous options we could consider. Melissa Bopp’s idea was mentioned: collaborate with the Borough and Chamber of Business & Industry (if interested) to develop training and educational materials to help companies incorporate biking initiatives into their businesses and help them become a “Bike Friendly Business” through the League of American Bicyclists. A suggestion was made to form a Grant Writing Committee. Paul Barsom moved to approve; Lynda Crow second; all in favor. Meagan Tuttle agreed to be the Chairperson.
Name Change
Jim Serene recommended that we change the name of the Centre Region Bicycle Coalition to CentreBike. He reviewed the comments that have been received, both positive and negative. Discussion followed. Paul Barsom suggested just “doing business as” (dba) CentreBike instead of officially changing the name. After discussion about the legal implications and suggestions of who to contact to get clarification, there was a motion to adopt the name CentreBike legally or dba, and use the tag line “Centre Region Bicycle Coalition” where appropriate. Anna Nelson moved to approve; Paul Barsom second. 15 in favor and 1 opposed. Motion passed.
Musser Gap Trail Dedication
Meagan Tuttle represented CRBC at the ceremony. The Musser Gap Trail is a shared use path that connects Route 45 with Whitehall Road.
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There being no further business to come before the meeting, it adjourned at 7:00 pm.
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Respectfully submitted,
Joan Potter, Secretary
