GFTS Board Meeting Minutes, Jan. 23rd 2012

• The Greensboro Fat Tire Society
• Board Meeting Agenda
• 1/23/2012
• Cycle de Oro
• 1410 Mills St.
• 7:00 - 8:30 pm

1. Call to Order and WelcomeRegrets from Chris Peck and Will Holt who could not make the meetingWelcome to Susan Thomas as Vice President and Race Director
2. VP/ Race Director ReportThe annual GFTS meeting will be at Natty Green's Feb 9th at 7pmWe will be printing fliers to advertise in the local shops. Sizzler : Susan has contacted 7-8 manufactures (mostly NC) for sponsorships and donations.

1. Secretary ReportWebsite : James and Curtis are working together on how to manage the website.Development of new sections for the website are in the works : About UsHistory of the TrailsListing of Board Members (VOTED and APPROVED)List of Minute Meetings (VOTED and APPROVED)Listing of By-Laws (VOTED and APPROVED)New emails will be set up via the GFTS website as : President, Race, Webmaster and Trail-work

1. Treasurer ReportRace Season Financials A total income of $7865.00 was for 2011After the events, $2523.02 was the Total Event Earnings of 2011$2000 of the money came from a grant of GVCWe will loose $871 due to the Copperhead Classic being canceledWe do have $500 that will not be coming out of the budget that was given to SORBA or the membershipTrail Care Crew will be in the Cedar Room at Bur-Mill ParkMotion to send in deposit for the room was voted and secondedTrail AdvocacyFirst section of King Fisher has been flagged. A little over a mile long has been finished and have started cutting. Two issues : trail building has to comply with the Jordan Lake rules. The second part will have to be a very detailed walk through. Good news is that the new phase will make the existing trail a loop.$500 extra will come out of the funds to cover the cost of more stone for rock armoring was voted and approvedAlso need funds for 6 RogueHoe's was voted and approvedWill be contacting some people on becoming trail captains

1. Old BusinessGFTS year in reviewIMBA/SORBA Chapter StatusThe 14th Annual SizzlerThe Copperhead ClassicNational Trails DayGFTS Fat Tire PatrolClub Spring Camp TripScout Pack #409 Skills RideIMBA Take A Kid Mountain Biking DayThe Minions Group Ride
2. New Business2012 Committees NominationsTrailsNational Trails Day (June 2nd)IMBA's Take A Kid Mountain Bike Day Group rides and Socials will have the incorporation of the Isle of Misfit Toys & The Minions ride.NewsletterLand Manager and Memorandum of UnderstandingCamping TripsGFTS General MeetingThe meeting will be February 9th at Natty Greene's.It was discussed as to how the meeting should be structured. 30 minutes of the meeting will be formal with the Board of Directors giving presentations. We will then break into groups based on certain topics on how to improve the biking community. These will be : Socials : James HackenbergTrails : Mark GatehouseNewsletter : Tyler GrafNational Trails Day : Dan TrollTake a Kid Mountain Biking Day : John BovineLand Manager PoliciesDiscussion was made on policies concerning rain dates. A committee will be formed to determine Land Manager Policies. This committee will be administered by Matt Schwitzer.IMBA Trail Care Crew will be here in April. There will be a group ride on Sunday. It will be a group of around 50 with a discussion on how to build maintain/sustainable trails; as well as Land Manager trainingGFTS NewsletterMember based interest info. It will be emailed as a link to the newsletter that will be posted on the GFTS site. Tyler Graf will be heading this up and have a call out for contentPiedmont Youth Mountain Bike LeagueCosts for the races and fees: Bur-Mill : $250, Country Park : $150 and Hagan Stone Park : $90.
3. Other DiscussionsDale Brown suggested that the local shops buy a lot of the existing shirts to sell within their shops. The shops will buy a pack of 1 small 2 Med 3 Large 2 X-Large. Also possibly for the jersey on display
4. Adjourn

In Attendance:

• James Hackenberg
• Mark Gatehouse
• Curtis Adkins
• Susan Thomas
• Kara Montgomery
• Dale Brown
• Matt Schweitzer