THREE RIVERS VELO SPORT
MEETING MINUTES
June 1, 2017
Patrick Stelte, President
Hugh Smith, Treasurer
Steve Pequignot, Touring
Randy Rozewicz, Off-Road
Amy Copeland, Membership - absent
Scott Tomsits, Newsletter
Mona Will, Publicity
Joe Bartels, Racing
Mike Heyes, Webmaster - absent
Johnny Grabowski, Secretary
1. Call to Order
Meeting called to order 7:30PM by Patrick. Introductions and welcome extended to all in attendance including Jennifer Altherr, Jack Campbell, Phil Snyder, Brad Smith, Dave McComb, Britani Florian and Zach.
2. Officer Reports:
Secretary - John Grabowski: passing of March meeting minutes
Presidents Report - Patrick Stelte: Highlighted recent articles in the Journal Gazette about Gary Painter and Heart of the City Bicycles.
Treasurer - Hugh Smith: Expenditures included insurance for Festival Tour; revenue includes membership dues and clothing.
Touring - Steve Pequignot:
June touring rides begin at 10 am
June 17th touring ride is Jammin in Roanoke (paid event)
3RVS apparel now available for purchase at weekend tours, with new credit card payment option, cash or check
National Bike Challenge (NBC) update - 3RVS currently in 5th place nationally, 117 team members at the end of May.
Festival Tour update - Steve is working on securing (5) Tour Ambassadors for 8 am mass start, also looking for 3-4 SAG drivers
Discussion of Kreager ride accident (5/30) / ride leadership / group rider safety / incident report
Publicity - Mona Will:
Journal Gazette article on Brenda Wiley about bike-packing
Cyclofemme recap - very successful (74 participants) compared to last year
Off Road - Randy Rozewicz:
Monday night rides are going very well and participation is up
Franke trails have been closed due to a very rainy May
When trails have been closed, Randy is teaching a skills lab in the parking lot
Newsletter - Scott Tomsits:
June newsletter proof has been distributed and revisions are in process
Membership - Amy Copeland
307 total, 167 individual and 140 family
26 members added in May
Racing - Joe Bartels
Sponsorship check given to club treasurer, clothing deposit requested
3RVS Racing Team formal proposal: Moved, seconded, and passed.
Webmaster - Mike Heyes
The change in the domain registrar is complete, same company that hosts the website
Three security upgrades to website software: version 3.7.2 Joomla
Added race information page; Dave McComb will add race results link
MTB page is dormant until new information is added by MTB officer
The Forum software will be updated with no noticeable change
The Festival Tour brochure will be added when it is complete
The clothing page needs updated
5. Additional Items of Interest
Jennifer Altherr - proposed club purchase of platform-style hitch-mount 4-bike rack to help facilitate destination rides. Club members discussed proposal and offered a counter proposal of borrowing bike rakes from club members in attendance. This was met with approval.
Festival Tour update
Phil Snider will mark the course
Amy will run registration with help from Jane Lewandowski (early morning registration)
Susan Hunt is confirmed with SAG coordinator
6. Good of the Order
7. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned. 9:00 pm
Minutes by Secretary John Grabowski
