Meeting Minutes – Final with Edits
Date Wednesday, 10/21/2020, 7 PM EDT – 8:30 PM
Agenda
Call meeting to order: The regular meeting of the SAFE Committee was called to order at 7:15pm on Google Drive by Kevin Elder
Attendance:
SAFE Board members: Kevin Elder, Nicole Van Baelen, Tara Owens, Scott McConnell, Erika Galloway Martin, Ruth Yoash-Gantz, Andrea Lima
SAFE Members at large: Jeff Viscount, Erika Martin, Laura Calvin, Scott Higgins, John Finney
Guests: None
Introduction and welcome of new Board members: Tara – Treasurer, Andrea – Secretary
Approval of September 2020 meeting minutes – Approved
Open Items:
Kevin, John
Update on ICATS bus wrap – Kevin presented idea, brainstorming and feedback offered.
ICATS has designer, Bruce (contact). Provide ideas, they can generate design options.
URGENT NEED FOR IDEAS –submit to Nicole who will work with Bruce
SAFE is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Funding sources for ads: Grants, local businesses, charity rides, Davidson’s Fondo, Bike Walk NC, SAFE memberships and yard signs, corporations (Trek, Specialized), League of American Bicyclists, People for Bikes, car dealerships, hospital systems, ad at DMV, I-77 billboard.
Action: Ruth draft letter, research grants with Kevin
Scott M
October Mooresville Town Meeting – Thanked for expediency and embracing new BMUFL signs, will send thank you note/card
Action: Erika to verify Stewart Basham, NCDOT division engineer, slbasham@ncdot.gov, verify he is over Zone 9/Davidson and if he covers Cornelius?
Tara
New BB&T bank account, balance $200.00, donated by Mooresville Area Cyclists, Inc.
Online tax form – 990 or 990 EZ, to be updated by May 2021
SAFE PayPal account: Kevin@safelkn.com
Transfer funds via Zelle
Team
Located STR signs in Mooresville? Add to Google Docs list or notify Erika
Nicole
Update on yard signs: Need to sell remaining 23 signs. Driving school on 115 agreed to place one. Ask local bike shops, John at group rides, advertise on social media pages
Action: Andrea to ask Trek Mooresville owner
Other updates
CJ (Charles) Jacquin of Cornelius, to join group as at-large member
New Business
Team Anonymous sponsor donated 10×10 tent, pending final design
BOD insurance, pricing at McKays, State Farm (Ruth), see if can be donated
Open Discussion
Nicole to contact Davidson about press release
Scott Higgins: Define process to get signs up in Mooresville. Challenges in Cornelius. Refer to October progress report on the SAFE webpage for written response from Cornelius Planner regarding his plan for improving bicycle safety.
Zoom account information from Jeff Viscount for subsequent meetings
Minutes to be emailed to each member
Agenda for Next Meeting/Tabled Topics
Researching ad costs: Facebook, TV, radio
Discuss topics for November town meeting
Update on account tracking method to be used (Excel?)
Blog update
List of local bike clubs
Accounting supplies needed (file folders, file box, etc.)
Meeting Close/Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 8:56pm by Kevin Elder. Next meeting will be 7:00pm, Wednesday 11/18/2020 via Zoom. Goal: 3rd Wed every month, 7pm. Dec 16 would be next
Minutes submitted by: | Andrea Lima |
Approved by: | Name |