CSCC Member Meeting Minutes November 3, 2015
Location:
COS Citizens Center
Attendance:
18 people
Social time started at 6:00pm
President, Charlie Czar opened the meeting at 6:34pm
Agenda:
 General Club Material
 Club Elections
 BVBF MOU
 National Bike Challenge 2015
 Announcements from the Floor
2015 CSCC Sunday Social Ride Leaders – Charlie Czar
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Charlie Czarniecki
Al Brody / Charlie Czarniecki
Charlie Czar
Bill Gast
Sara Hill
Sharon Boyd / Dale Campbell (Lee-1 Mystery Ride)
Rich Hostak (Lee-1 Mystery Ride)
Skip Fleming
Janine Hegeman
Kerry Hefta / Allen Beauchamp (Infrastructure Mystery Tour on 11 OCT)
Team
Allen Beauchamp
2016 CSCC Sunday Social Ride Leaders – Charlie Czar
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Charlie Czarniecki
Board Committee Chairs – Charlie Czar
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Elected Officers – Charlie Czar, Janine Hegeman, Sharon Boyd & Sara Hill
Social – Bill Gast
Advocacy – Al Brody
BVBF – Aaron Rosenthal, Rich Hostak & CeCe Beauchamp
Community Outreach – Allen Beauchamp
Membership – Sara Hill
Ride Planning – Jean Zeh, John Pamperin
Web Site – Bob Smith, Dan Martin, Randy Susman
Bent Fork Editors – Sharon Boyd & Dale Campbell
Immediate Past President - Dave VanDerWege
At Large (’15) – Lee Murphy, Chris Conboy & Ginny Barber
Changes in blue are coming for CSCC: Al Brody (Advocacy) expects to be “traveling,” Jean Zeh will be
leaving her Ride Planning committee position and the club will not be organizing BVBF.
Membership – Sara Hill
Currently, we have 380 Members
Bent Fork Chronicles Newsletter – Charlie Czar
Editors, Sharon & Dale, are on holiday. The next CSCC newsletter (DEC 2015/JAN 2016) will be published
on 1 December 2015
Gordy Rothoff Ride Donations – Gordy’s jerseys will be at the Jan Club meeting and are free to anyone
who would like them. They are size XL.
Vincent Bridge Cottonwood Trail
Special Rides / Activities– Jean Zeh
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22 NOV Tour d’Turkey Ride at 1pm – Bill Gast
o Participants are requested to bring can(s) or sealed non-perishable food to be donated to a
local Food Pantry.
5 DEC Festival of Lights Parade (Saturday Night) – Bill Gast
o Join the CSCC tradition and ride down Tejon Street on your decorated bicycles.
TBD
Holiday Ride to see the Christmas Lights – need a ride leader
12 DEC Holiday Party (Saturday Night 6:00pm to 10:00pm) – Bill Gast
o The party location is the Pioneer Museum. Attendance is limited to 100 people. The food
will be a partial potluck (Garden of the Gods Gourmet will provide two entrees), similar to
this summer’s picnic. Attendees are requested to bring a potluck (salad, side dish or dessert)
Water and soda will be provided by the club. And, BYOB white wine or beer only.
o The cost for this event will use tiered pricing, and begins at $10 per club member. The tiered
pricing increments and timeframes are Nov 22 – Nov 30 $15 per person and Dec 1 – Dec 8
$20 per person
o The Holiday Party is a dress up affair. Historical personalities that may make an appearance
are General Palmer, Queen Palmer, Zeb Pike and race car driver Al Unser. For other dress-up
options, check out the characters in the three (3) “Night at the Museum” movies. Prize!
o Dave Horne Community MVP and CSCC Volunteer of the Year will be recognized (revised
plaque)
o Entertainment (Music, Games or Activities) are in the planning process.
1 JAN 2016 30th Frozen Water Bottle Ride & Lunch at BJs– Charlie Czar
o University Village Shopping Center
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Bear Creek Trail Ride West of Denver was October 16th
Progressive Dinner Ride was October 25th – Over 50 people rode and ate at the 3 stops.
Officer Elections – Charlie Czar & Al Brody
Al Brody discussed the club officer nominations. He also confirmed that he and Tamara are selling their
house and will be taking their trailer on the road. They’ll be “off to discover America”. However, they
will drop in on occasion, as well as try to stay connected to the Club. They intend to start their first trip
(west) in mid-November.
Positions open are:
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President nomination accepted by Janine Hegeman,
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Vice-President no one accepted the nomination so far,
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Secretary no one accepted the nomination so far, and
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Treasurer nomination accepted by Sara Hill.
The CSCC Officer Nominating Committee:
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Al Brody,
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Chris Davenport, and
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Sid Rubinow.
We will make last contact with potential nominees and begin the election ballots with “write in” for the
positions without nominees. The open spots can be filled by the President with Board approval after the
election in accordance with the Club By-Laws. Elections are in November, with 24-month terms
beginning Jan 1st.
BVBF MOU – Charlie Czar
The BVBF MOU is signed. The BV Rotary Club helped us last June and will begin running the
BVBF this June.
National Bike Challenge – Charlie Czar
October - Post NBC Entries continue “just for fun”. 60 CSCC 2014 Riders posted miles in October.
CSCC #17 of 1,443 Teams Posting in Oct
CSCC #1 of 82 CO Teams Posting in Oct
COS #17 of 3,653 Communities (Ft Collins #13 & Denver #14) in Oct.
Team members can continue to post miles on the NBC site in Nov and Dec.
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November 2+ Days so far
48 CSCC 2014 Riders posted miles
CSCC #15 of 924 Teams Posting in Nov
CSCC #1 of 48 CO Teams Posting in Nov
COS #15 of 2,101 Communities (Ft Collins #11 & Denver #16) in Nov
Announcements from the Floor
The next Board of Directors meeting is TBD in 2016
The next CSCC meeting is on 5 January 2016 at 6:30pm at the Garden of the Gods Citizen Service Center.
The meeting adjourned at 7:37pm.
Respectfully submitted by
Sharon R. Boyd, Secretary - Colorado Springs Cycling Club
Sharon_boyd_co@msn.com
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