CSCC Member Meeting Minutes September 1, 2015
Location:
COS Citizens Center
Attendance:
22 people
Social time started at 6:00pm
President, Charlie Czar opened the meeting at 6:35pm
Agenda:
 Introduction Material
 BVBF
 Spanish Travelogue – Dennis & Terry Struck
 National Bike Challenge 2015
 Announcements from the Floor
We had a good meeting last month. Vice President, Janine Hegeman led the meeting in
Charlie’s absence.
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
TBD
Allen Beauchamp
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
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Membership – Sara Hill
Currently, we have 379 Members
Bent Fork Chronicles Newsletter – Dale Campbell
The August/September Bent Fork issue was published. Sharon and Dale will publish the next newsletter
the beginning of OCT! You are welcome to submit interesting videos, pictures and articles.
Officer Elections – Charlie Czar
CSCC By-laws state that the election of bike club officers shall take place in November by paper or
electronic website ballot. The election shall be held by secret ballot from a slate chosen by the
nominating committee. Officers shall hold office for twenty-four months or until their successors are
elected. CSCC will announce new officers at our Holiday party. Newly elected officers will take office the
following January.
Positions open are:
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President,
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Vice-President,
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Secretary and
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Treasurer.
Duties:
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President: Coordinates and supervises all Club programs, formulate policy, and presides at
regular and Board of Director meetings. Appoint such committees as necessary to accomplish
the purposes of the Club.
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Vice-President(s): Perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President and assist
the President in carrying out Club responsibilities.
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Secretary: Take and preserve minutes of all meetings and be responsible for the Club’s
correspondence in coordination with the necessary officers and members.
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Treasurer: Under the supervision of the Board, shall have the responsibility for all monies and
financial records belonging to the Club. The Treasurer shall deposit all monies received into the
Club bank account and disburse funds as authorized by the Board. The Treasurer shall provide
quarterly financial reports to the members; one will be at the annual business meeting. The
Treasurer shall maintain the membership database. Manage the Club’s insurance policies.
The CSCC Officer Nominating Committee:
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Al Brody
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Chris Davenport
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Sid Rubinow
4th Annual Mystery Ride – Charlie Czar
There were 50 participants on the 4th Annual Mystery Ride. The weather was terrific and everyone
enjoyed the event. Lee Murphy led the 20 mile, Mystery Ride starting at 8:32am. They rode in the
northwest area of Colorado Springs. A que sheet was provided.
Goat-heads – Stan Hill
Day after “Solstice” Stan saw his first goat-head. With all of the rain/moisture we now have an
abundance of goat-heads for this fall. Stan worked on eliminating goat-heads on the Rock Island Trail
several years ago. One CSCC Tuesday ride, participants hauled out 3 huge trash bags of goat-heads.
There was a minimum of goat-heads for the next 6 years. Then, Stan collected one trash bag in the 7th
year and a half trash bag the following year.
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Monument Valley Trail (near Uintah) has goat-heads, too. Stan has an article to help identify the
different stages of goat-heads. Refer to the CSCC website http://www.bikesprings.org/ for an article,
Goat-head Reduction. Thank you Stan Hill!
2015 Special Rides & Activities – Jean Zeh
5 SEP Balloon Glo Ride
7 SEP Balloon Ascent & Breakfast Ride
12 SEP Patriot’s Festival – Chick-fil-A Ride for Heroes – Janine Hegeman
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Ride 4 Heroes needs Course Marshals. Go to the Patriot’s Festival website to register. Brian
Landis is assigning course marshal positions and will be working with course marshals on 9/12.
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CeCe and Sara will be at a table/booth for CSCC.
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Location: Mountain Shadows Park on Flying W Road
TBD Road Trip ???
3 OCT Oktoberfest Ride from Castle Rock
25 OCT Progressive Dinner Ride – Bill Gast
Bill needs 3 hosts and is looking in the Broadmoor. CSCC provides the food (Salads/Appetizers,
Entre and Desserts). Ride begins at noon.
22 NOV Tour d’Turkey Ride – Bill Gast
Participants ride for turkey! Last year the turkey was frozen.
5 DEC Festival of Lights Parade (Saturday Night) – Bill Gast
Join the CSCC tradition and ride down Tejon Street on your decorated bicycles.
12 DEC Holiday Party (Saturday Night) – Bill Gast
The party location will be announced at the CSCC OCT meeting. The food will be a partial
potluck, similar to this summer’s picnic. Prize!
1 JAN 2016 30th Frozen Water Bottle Ride & Lunch – Bill Gast
Charlie Czar said last year we actually had a frozen water bottle.
Pedal the Plains, a 3-day ride in Sterling (3 towns) for a little climbing/camping overnight on September
18-20. The Denver Post Sponsors this ride for the 3rd year.
Tour de Cure is September 26th
Incidents – Jean Zeh
Be careful when riding in traffic and make eye contact with drivers, when the situation becomes
complex.
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We had an incident on the Mystery Ride – a woman was hit by a vehicle and an ambulance
arrived to take her to the ER.
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Sharon Richards was on the Sunday Social Ride. She was separated from the group. Traffic was
complex and a man did not look at Sharon on her bicycle. He pulled out to beat another vehicle
through the intersection and almost hit Sharon!
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Another Safe Cycling 123+ course will be conducted this fall. Fee $10 Learn bicycle handling
skills, rules of the road, etc. 10am to 3pm. Course includes discussion, work in a parking lot,
watching a video and riding to lunch. Discuss the riding experience. Then, ride back to class to
discuss additional info.
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By-Law of CSCC – one objective is to ride safely.
The Ride for the Cure on 26 SEP needs a SAG driver.
BVBF – Charlie Czar
The Buena Vista Rotary is taking over the 2016 BVBF. The club will provide mentoring and volunteering.
We have almost reached an accord with the Rotary POCs. CSCC suggested BVBF pays CSCC $2 per rider
for the first year and $1 for an additional 3 years.
CSCC will seek additional ways to earn money for the club.
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Spain Travelogue – Dennis & Terry Stuck
Espana - Andalucia (southern Spain; southern border on the Mediterranean Sea)
April 2015 - Saville/Sevilla
Tandem: Carmona, Palma Del Rio, Cordoba, Baena, Almedinilla, Granada
Valencia
Just came off the Great Divide and flew into Madrid.
Slide - Map of Spain
Surprisingly, bull fighting is only popular in central and southern Spain
There are 50 Provinces with planes and trains using Madrid as a central hub.
Surprise! On Monday’s the museums are closed.
Dennis and Terry took 4 bags:
1. Bike Frame, 49 pounds
2. Bike Wheels & Accessories 49 pounds
3. Bike clothing, seats, panniers, helmets, handlebar bag, 46 pounds
4. All other stuff (conference wear) 46 pounds. Returned weighing 49 pounds to carry Rioja Wine
& Saffron (costing $250 ounce)
Our reserved Bike Tour (Andalusian Affair) can cancelled as individuals cancelled their place on the tour.
As a result, we hired the tour for two as self-guided and luggage supported. They reserved us great
hotels.
Tip: Dennis uses a one-page tour itinerary with hotel info each night and phone number. He puts a copy
in each bag for back-up.
Seville/Savilla
First thing Dennis did was to book a Flamenco Show & Dinner. They visited a Bullfight Ring, the Alcazar
(Palace/Fort).
As a result of the trip, Dennis & Terry have switched from wine to beer. Beer comes in larger glasses and
the cost is much cheaper than wine!
Carmona
Building the bicycle takes 3 hours including loading the panniers. There is a great picture of Dennis &
Terry – check website http://struck.us/BikePics/BikeStories50.html.
In Palma Del Rio we stayed in a Monastery.
In Cordoba we visited the Great Mosque of Cordoba.
In Baena there were oranges and orange trees everywhere!
Almedinilla
In Granada there were olive trees and the Alhambra with beautiful architecture, fountains and gardens.
Valencia fabulous!
Thank you Dennis and Terry for share your bicycle adventures and pictures in Spain.
National Bike Challenge (NBC) Update – Charlie Czar
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145 Riders
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223,467 points
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111,907 miles
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Nationally 11th place team for August
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Nationally 11th for the entire challenge
Announcements from the Floor
BVBF Turnover – CeCe Beauchamp
BVBF will no longer be the flagship money-maker for the club.
Update: Buena Vista submitted a counter offer. Meeting is scheduled tomorrow to discuss the
agreement.
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Aaron Rosenthal kicked off the proposal/MOU
Our BVBF goal was to put on a quality bicycle ride for the community.
Pikes Peak Summit Complex Project (Upcoming Changes) - Allen Beauchamp
Get the most up to date information about the community’s effort to design and build a new Pikes Peak
Summit Complex Project:
www.pikespeakcolorado.com
The buildings at the top of Pikes Peak will be bulldozed this fall.
Allen Beauchamp distributed cards with info for feedback.
What would cyclists like to see or have for convenience at the top of Pikes Peak?
Environmental assessment on-going; they request public comments.
Thursday: UCCS Bike Jam – get people to ride their bicycles
Your feedback is important to us!
Tell us your thoughts and ideas about the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PPSummitComplexDesign
New Popcycle Bridge – Allen Beauchamp
The Popcycle Bridge was an effort with Kids on Bikes. On August 30th, they celebrated the anniversary of
the Popcycle Bridge. KOB has a Family Ride from America the Beautiful Park to the top end of Memorial
Park on Sundays from May to October.
As part of the Legacy Loop, Kids on Bikes adopted the bridge. BTW, KOB is 10 years old.
KOB requested a $350,000 grant for the bridge; however, they were turned down. KOB provided
$70,000 worth of bridge improvements. The Popcycle Bridge is listed on Colorado Springs Historical
Registry.
This fall they will be building steps under the bridge and make a clubhouse.
The bridge is located near Beacon; Wood Street on Van Buren. The bridge is paved to the street.
Upcoming is a Roadway Garden. Improvements will continue…
Midland Trail - Chris
CDOT detour information – the detour is unsafe! There is potential for modification.
The next Board of Directors meeting is on October 27 at 6:30pm Snacks and 7pm Meeting
The next CSCC meeting is on October 6 at 6:30pm at the Garden of the Gods Citizen Service Center.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.
Respectfully submitted by
Sharon R. Boyd, Secretary - Colorado Springs Cycling Club
Sharon_boyd_co@msn.com
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