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Monthly Minutes* *(meeting minutes are unapproved until they are accepted at the next month's meeting) CLICK HERE FOR BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES January 2012 SCVR General Meeting Meeting called to order at 12:05p.m. All BOD members present. President –Toys for Tots went very well. Crash’s bike is on the front page of MRF News Midwinter Party – Country Inn, Days Inn, and Super 8 are all giving a 10% discount to SCVR members the night of the party. Book by Feb 11th. Hal Peterson’s father passed away this morning. Feb 3-5th – International Bike Show RSW2012 – code for discounted tickets Secretary’s report – Motion was made to waive the reading of the minutes and approve as written. MSP. Treasurer report – Chili Feed profit was $30,000. Income $118,729 Bank Balance $48,160 Motion made to accept Treasurer report – MSP. Merchandise Report – nothing to report. Membership Report – Midwinter Party planning is under way. Still have some openings to volunteer at the event. Flyers are printed at the front table – please take some. Rider Education Report – Proposed 2012 training schedule was passed out, outlines classes for 2012. Will have sign-up sheets at the Midwinter Party for each course. Motion to approve the training schedule and cost, but require members to pay full cost to reserve a spot and be reimbursed when they complete the course – MSP. Road Captain Report – will be setting up a calendar of events for 2012. Will be posted on Road Captains page of website in Word and PDF format. Phil Robey is working with Randy on monthly dinner rides – first Tuesday of each riding month, starting in April, in MN and WI. Dinner rides will leave from either The Point or the Gas-Lite each month. MN Legislative Director Report – Biker Day at the St Paul Capitol is February 8th, 2012. March 23-25th – STEAM Conference in Omaha, NE. Conference fee paid by SCVR for members who wish to attend. May 17-19th – Bikers Inside the Beltway. Sept 19th – Meeting Of The Minds, North Carolina. Legislative session convenes January 24th, website will be up-to-date with pertinent bills. Precinct Caucus – Feb 7th, everyone is encouraged to attend in their precinct. Congressional and Legislative Districts in MN to be re-mapped in the next few months. WI Legislative Director Report – Assembly Bill 55 – enforcing right of way violation to motorcycles and that a motorcycle class must be taken before license is returned, House has passed and is now in the Senate. Trying to get it pushed through. New bill #410 wants WI DOT to run sobriety checkpoint pilot program in three counties. WI Lobby Day – bus will be leaving Hudson, WI at 6am on January 24th. Adopt-a-Highway Report – no news. Webmaster Report – Please send all 2012 calendar and 2011 photo submissions to SCVR_Sheila@yahoo.com. Newsletter Report – no news. Sunshine Report – John K – knee surgery, card sent. Rob Gullickson – heart attack, card sent. Chili Feed Report – no report. MRF Report - Jill has MRF applications for anyone who wants to become a member. Sign up on mrf.org to receive alerts. Anyone interested in attending the STEAM comference in 2012 let Mark know, for the scholarship drawing. Old Business – Toys for Tots drop off is December 12th at KARE 11 – would like to see 30 people to be there about 5:45 p.m. If interested, see Mark. New Business – Still looking for Public Relations volunteer. Round Barn Run meeting following this one. New SCVR trailer was purchased, photos are being passed around. We discussed new ways to promote the SCVR at our last board meeting. We need a volunteer to update the tri-fold brochure. January 29th 1-5pm – Amber Alert Meat Raffle/Fundraiser – Muddy Waters, Prescott WI. Pro Bowl is that day. There will be a Conceal and Carry class on January 15th at the Oakdale Gun Club for $100 each person, 8-5pm – if interested, see Ron Lischied. New members – Joe from Rosemount, Dave from IGH (Lucky), Dwayne from Rosemount Next meeting will be February 12th at noon – St Paul Park American Legion 50/50 raffle - $88 member contribution – winner was Dan Hernandez. Motion to adjourn at 12:51pm – MSP.
December 2011 Meeting called to order at 11:07a.m. All BOD members present. President – thanked those at the Childrens Christmas Party, it went well. Special thanks to Chuck and Wendy. Secretary’s report – Motion was made to waive the reading of the minutes and approve as written. MSP. Treasurer report – Chili Feed profit was $30,000. Bank Balance $55,491 Income $119,124 Motion made to accept Treasurer report – MSP. Merchandise Report – Inventory count needs to be done. Volunteers to help at Mark’s house? Membership Report – Terri Barber stated that membership was down. Current is 1072 members versus 1307 at this time last year. We sent past members a newsletter to remind them to renew, and the renewals are starting to come in. Mark Koon won the referral contest with 22 referrals in 2011. Rider Education Report – Class participants in Motorcycle Safety courses are down in MN. How many people would be interested in an Experienced Rider Course? OR a Civilian Police Rider Course? First Aid Course? Will have sign-up sheets at the Midwinter Party. Road Captain Report – will be setting up a calendar of events for 2012. Phil Robey is working with Randy on monthly dinner rides – first week of each riding month in MN and WI. MN Legislative Director Report – Biker Day at the St Paul Capitol is February 8th, 2012. The SCVR typically donates $500 to ABATE for the event plus paying for the bus from Hastings & Oakdale (usually about $125). Motion to donate $625 for event plus bus – MSP. March 23-25th 2012 – Heartland STEAM conference in Omaha, NE Congressional and Legislative Districts in MN to be re-mapped in the next few months. WI Legislative Director Report – Assembly Bill 55 – enforcing right of way violation to motorcycles and that a motorcycle class must be taken before license is returned, House has passed and is now in the Senate. Trying to get it pushed through. WI Lobby Day – bus will be leaving Hudson, WI at 6am on January 24th. Adopt-a-Highway Report– no news. Webmaster Report – Please send all 2012 calendar and 2011 photo submissions to SCVR_Sheila@yahoo.com. Newsletter Report – deadline is December 15th – send to Julianne – including any advertising. Sunshine Report – Al Reese, motorcycle accident, finally home. Holly Kobilka’s brother passed away. Leo’s son. Chili Feed Report – no report. MRF Report - Jill has MRF applications for anyone who wants to become a member. Anyone interested in attending the STEAM comference in 2012 let Mark know, for the scholarship drawing. Federal Study proposed on motorcycle safety – is redundant, same as one already being done. Old Business – Toys for Tots drop off is December 12th at KARE 11 – would like to see 30 people to be there about 5:45 p.m. If interested, see Mark. New Business – $1,500 WI Lobby Day donation discussed at the last Board Meeting – Motion to approve – MSP. Western Wishes – grants wishes to kids and young adults facing adversity. They would like to do a run with us, proceeds would go to granting wishes. Facebook, advertising, flyers, would all get both the SCVR and Western Wishes’ names out there. Will be planning this ride in 2012. We need a new trailer for merchandise/chili feed storage. Merchandise trailer needs $500-1,000 of repair work if we continue to haul with it. We have been looking at 7x12 trailers which cost $2,299 new, and 7x14 trailers which cost $2,840 new. The current merchandise trailer is 6x10. If we buy a new merchandise trailer, the existing merchandise trailer would then replace the aging chili feed trailer. Motion to buy a 7’x14’ trailer, with ramp door, in charcoal or white, for $2,840 plus the cost of tax, tabs, license, and trailer graphics for our logo. (Estimate is $3,500). – MSP. We discussed new ways to promote the SCVR at our last board meting. We need a volunteer to update the tri-fold brochure. Round Barn Run Date – this issue was discussed at the last general meeting, where it was decided that the Round Barn Run would be held each yearon the weekend following the 4th. At the last board meeting, we discussed the conflicts that will arise from scheduling it this way – notably the Algona Rally being the same weekend, as well as 4th of July family travel/trips. It would kill our attendance, as well as making it more difficult to find enough volunteers to hold the event. We discussed the need to move it to the Second Saturday of each July. In 2012, that would be Saturday, July 14th. Motion to rescind previous motion from the last General Meeting – MSP. Motion to keep the Round Barn Run as the second Saturday of each July – MSP by more than 2/3 of the vote. There will be a Round Barn Run meeting immediately following the January 8th General Meeting. New members – none this week. Next meeting will be January 8th at noon. 50/50 raffle - $62 member contribution – winner was Ray Pilgrim. Motion to adjourn at 12:00pm – MSP. November 2011 SCVR General Meeting Minutes Meeting called to order at 11:10am. All BOD members present except Sheila Sumner - absent excused. President – thanked those at the Appreciation Party. Secretary’s report – Motion was made to waive the reading of the minutes. Passed. Treasurer report – Chili Feed profit was $27,000 to $30,000. Bill Flesichmann stated he still has $1600 for deposits. Last year at this time we had $40,500 in the bank. Currently there is $54,867 in the bank. Motion made to accept Treasurer report – seconded and passed. Merchandise Report – No report – but Mark Koon thanked those that were substituting at the meeting today. Membership Report – Membership Coordinator stated that membership was down. Current is 1064 members versus 1303 at this time last year. They are going to try and increase membership by sending past members a newsletter to remind them. Rider Education Report – No report Road Captain Report – will be setting up a calendar of events – possibly the Schell brewery. If members have any ideas for a weekend trip, email Randy. June 16th, 2012, is the Have a Heart bike rally. MN Legislative Director Report – MN Legislature not in session. At the national level, Michigan has almost repealed its helmet law. Governor still needs to sign. If anyone wishes to send the Michigan governor a letter stating that you do not come to Michigan because of the helmet law, let him know, and Jim will give you the address. MN Biker Day at the St. Paul Capitol is February 8th, 2012 Calendar Year # of fatalities Comment was made that it would be nice to know how Minnesota compares to other states. WI Legislative Director Report – Assembly Bill 55 – enforcing right of way violation to motorcycles and that a motorcycle class must be taken before license is returned, House has passed and is now in the Senate. Wisconsin ABATE awarded Senator Jim Sensenbrenner for his continuing efforts for motorcycle rights. (Announcement of award is located at: http://www.mrf.org/2011/news_release/11NR31.htm ) Adopt-a-Highway Report – we have an opportunity to obtain Hwy 10 near Prescott for roadside cleanup. It would begin at Prescott Bridge west one mile to County Road 21. We now have Hwy 95 in near Hudson in Minnesota. This new road would have wider shoulders, more traffic for SCVR marketing, etc. A motion was made to move our roadside cleanup to Hwy 10 near Prescott and to drop the Minnesota roadside cleanup site. Motion seconded – passed. Webmaster Report – would like to collect photos (format does not matter) that are in good taste – to start scrolling pictures on the SCVR web site. Send to Sheila. Newsletter Report – deadline is December 15th – send to Julianne – including any advertising. Sunshine Report – no report. Chili Feed Report – no report. Old Business - Jill announced that she had extra copies of the recent MRF report and has MRF applications for anyone who wants to become a member. A question was asked regarding making a donation large enough for each individual SCVR member becoming an MRF member just for one year - then the individual would be responsible for renewal. In theory – this is what other organizations do and is commendable, but for SCVR that would be $30 X 1,000 members or $30,000. A suggestion was made that the SCVR application could include a checkbox that would indicate that a member wants $2 of their membership to be donated to MRF. New Business – Amber Alert fundraiser is today at the Muddy Waters in Prescott. Round Barn Run (RBR) dates for 2012 – couple of years ago, the RBR was moved from June to the weekend after the 4th of July. With 2012 Algona Rally being on the 5th, 6th and 7th of July, should we move the RBR to the following weekend (July 13th and 14th, 2012). Discussion: move it to June for 2012 only, to an alternate weekend in July would be a lot of competition, the need for consistency and predictability, the purpose of the Round Barn Run, is there even a need to hold a Round Barn Run in lieu of losing money in 2011, etc. There was a motion to keep the RBR run on the second Saturday of July. Motion was seconded – passed. A member brought up that 11 a.m. meetings were difficult to make. It was noted that the American Legion had another event so asked if we could be out early. December 11th meeting will be at NOON at the St Paul Park American Legion. New members – Jessica – moved here recently from California. Mark Koon – non motorcycle topic – Ron Lischeid may run another gun safety class. Christmas party for kids is December 10th, 12 to 3 p.m., St. Paul Park American Legion. Adjourn – Motion passed. Draft Minutes submitted by Shelley Landgraf.
October 2011 Called to Order 11:14am
Treasurer’s Report
Income Statement as of 9/30/11 Merchandise
Rider Education
Road Captain
Legislative Update
Adopt-A-Highway
Webmaster
Newsletter
Chili Feed
Financial Committee Recommendations
RESULTS: 1 against, 30-plus for BOD being able to hold any other Chair/position Meeting Of The Minds
Dial-A-Ride
New Members
$39.50 member contribution from 50/50, Steve from Inver Grove Heights won
August 2011 General Membership Meeting
Ride to follow Chili Feed Meeting today July 2011 SCVR Meeting Called to order at 12 noon. Roll Call conducted. Sheila Sumner Absent – Excused. President’s Introduction: Welcomed the new board members, Randy Holland and Ray Pilgrim. Thanks to those who attended and volunteered at the Round Barn Run. There were no incidents. However, missing a rented radio (walkie talkie) that was being used (hopefully will be turned in). Attendance was down. Further details next meeting. Secretary’s Report/Minutes: Waived reading. June 2011 minutes approved (meeting date should be added to minutes). Treasurer’s Report: Income statement was distributed and discussed. Treasurer’s report was approved. Merchandise Report: No report Rider Education Report: Road Captain Report: The road captains who guided the RBR riders were thanked. There will be a Captains’ ride for Chili Feed. Also, have set up a Leinie’s Brewery tour in Chippewa Falls for August 27th. We will be taking the scenic roads and a tour of the brewery and lunch will be provided. Let Randy Holland know if interested so we know a count. Will return same day. MN Legislative Report: Legislature not in session. But continue to remind family and friends to do their part for motorcycle rights, i.e., join MROs, etc. WI Legislative Report: Legislature not in session. ACT 466 is not being held enforced by Judicial Branch as intended, so Assembly Bill 55 has been introduced that would put the responsibility in the hands of the Department of Transportation, which would hopefully increase penalties for right away violations including license suspension. A license would not be reinstated unless the violator attends a motorcycle awareness class, etc. Newsletter: September 15th is the deadline for the October newsletter. Used a mailhouse for the last newsletter at 41 cents rather than 42 cents – went rather well. But deadline is the key to be timely. Sunshine Fund: Member Marty Mullenbach passed away – sent picture frame. Member Bev Jones’ sister passed away – sent picture frame. Chili Feed: Upcoming CF chairs meeting. If members wish to volunteer for CF, we have a list. New Business: Ron Lischeid announced that the MN Motorcycle Safety Advisory Committee is being restructured, including the board. Ron encouraged SCVR members to apply for membership on the board and to get involved. Applications would need to be submitted thru the MN Secretary of State’s web site by July 26th (with the state shutdown, the deadline may change). One of the things the Committee is considering is increasing the Dial A Ride allocation to $13,000 (up from $10,000). Dave Anderson (Iron River) announced that the Hot Wings Tour in Iron River is now full. Can still ride the route on Saturday but would need to stay off site. The next board meeting is July 24th at 6:30 at one of the board member’s houses. SCVR members are invited to attend – if you are interested in attending – contact any of the board members for the address. SCVR August meeting is scheduled for August 14th (Sturgis week). There was a motion to move the meeting to August 21st. Motion was passed. New members present: Farrah from Durand; Christina from Forest Lake; Ty from Prescott. Welcome. Mark has CF tickets available. Will be at the selling locations within two weeks. Angie Meuwissen is stepping down as Election Coordinator. This position is open. Meeting adjourned.
June 2011 06-12-2011 12:30 We are looking for volunteers for a few positions: Audit Committee recommendation – There were 3 reccomendations in total, but we would like to table a few of them until the next BOD is in office. The one that we did make a policy of, deposits are to be made in a timely fashion and a written revenue breakdown to be communicated to the treasurer. MOTM conference, the BOD conference is already paid for – we would like to invite 1 member to come to the conference, their conference and hotel included. If there are any members interested, please let any BOD member know and the winner will be selected at the August meeting. Motion to suspend the regular order of business for candidate introduction. Secretaries report – MSP to bypass the reading of the general meeting minutes Treasurers report Merchandise – still need volunteers for RBR. Membership – still need volunteers for CF Riders Ed – had our ERC classes last weekend. If there is more interest – we can probably set up another class sometime this summer. Road Captain – we did the dry run for the RBR last weekend. We will do a dry run for the Have a Heart ride after todays meeting. Adopt a Hwy – it only takes 30 minutes to pick up our area – come on out and help! Newsletter – deadline June 15th Sunshine Report – Janet Bazzachini mother passed, sent picture frame Sunshine Report Chili Feed – Next Chili Feed meeting will be after the August general meeting. Corey Stevens will be the headline Saturday. Friday night bands are a bit heavier than usual (Cowboys from Hell, Darkhorse, Rizing). Legislative Reports Old Business New Business Hot Wings, Cool Breezes III is coming up – more information in the newsletter. MOTM – we would like to send one member, conference and hotel paid for. New members – none Membership Contribution $105 Member of the Month There are Have a Heart fliers here, please take some and put up. Election results: Finance review committee – Dave Anderson Thank you to all BOD from the 2010-2011 term Motion to adjourn 1:55pm May 2011 05-15-2011 12:00 Presidents intro – Amber alert thanked us for our donation. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes MSP Treasurers report – Merchandise – Plenty of new items – new sweatshirts. Membership – we are currently 80 members short of where we were this time last year. Riders Ed – none Road Captain – RBR is pretty much finalized. Grab some fliers and get them posted. Legislative Reports PR – none Adopt a Hwy – meet at the Bungalow parking lot right after todays meeting. Webmaster – none Newsletter – Deadline June 15th. Look at the ads in the newsletter – stop in and let them know you saw it in there! That is what will keep them advertising with us! Sunshine Fund – We lost a member last year on her way to Algona. We have a replica of the granite stone that was purchased partly by SCVR and the balance donated by the membership to present to Dianne’s daughters. CF – Chili Feed meeting Tuesday, May 31 at 7:00 – American Motorsports Cottage Grove. Old business – none Nominations V President- Dylan Matsch Secretary - Patty Thompson Treasurer - Bev Sargent Sgt at Arms - Chuck Reisselman MN Legislative Director Directors - Steve Landgraf Audit Committee Financial Trustee New Business SCVR will have a booth Saturday, june 11th at the Amber Alert ride Absentee Ballot information is on the website. Make sure that you pay attention to the dates/timelines so your vote will count! Bonnie Ellingson – American income life has stopped by to inform of other free information/services they provide. Kevin Campbell, the old owner of Newmans – helping new owner of Somerset Amphitheater. They are interested in working with us for MC events. Dave Andersons’ Hot Wings Cool Breezes is July 22nd. There is an open invite to SCVR to attend. Annual Vets ride Saturay, June 5th, Rogers MN Boscobels Rally in the Valley July 23rd in Boscobel MN Raddison in Lacrosse Wi has sent us road information. RBR road guides, please meet with Randy after todays meeting. New Members Member contribution $58 Motion to adjourn 1:15 pm April 2011 04-10-2011 Presidents introduction – Secretaries Report – Treasurers report – Merchandise – we plan to be in Maiden Rock for the flood run this weekend. We have RBR/CF tickets for sale. Membership – Membership numbers are down a bit from last year this time. If you are interested in helping at the Fury open house, please see Sheila. Riders Ed – Road Captain – Legislative Reports – Adopt a Hwy Webmaster – Newsletter – Sunshine Fund – Chili Feed – we will be postponing the chili feed meeting after todays general meeting. There is a sign up sheet for volunteers going around. Old Business – None Nominations V. President Dylan Matsch Secretary Patty Thompson Treasurer Sheila Sumner Sgt at Arms Chuck Reiselman Directors Juliann Anderson New Business Chucks Ride - make a wish foundation is Saturday, June 4th MN Amber Alert is asking for a $250 donation, Their ride is Saturday, June 11th. MSP to donate $250 to Amber Alert May meeting currently falls on Mothers Day. Motion to change the date of the meeting to May 15th. Friendly amendment to have the meeting start at 11am. Friendly amendment has been accepted. MSP to have the May general meeting at 11am on May 15th. We really need to get a defibrillator for the organization. These cost between $850 to $1100. motion to purchase a defibrillator for the organization no matter the cost. Friendly amendment to change no matter the cost to up to $1500. Friendly amendment accepted. Friendly amendment to get it by the Chili Feed – this was declined. Christy needs help for the Fall Flood run merchandise booth – Dave Anderson has offered to do it. Advertising contest for the newsletter – Amanda from Have a Heart has put a link to our website on theirs. New member Greg Steiba – WI Membership contribution - $86 Motion to adjourn 12:11 March 2011 03-13-2011 Presidents intro- Fury wants to do a membership drive/open house Saturday, April 30th. Katie Sieben co-authored a bill that anyone under 16 has to wear a bicycle helmet. Spoke with her, she does not feel that it will get a committee hearing. We will keep our eye on it. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers report – Merchandise – we sold more at the midwinter than last year. Membership – none Riders Ed – ERC class June 5th Century College. Road Captain - Legislative - WI – not a lot of mc issues at this time Adopt a Hwy – Roadside cleanup will be in May Newsletter – deadline March 15th Sunshine – Bill Fleischman father passed, sent picture frame Chili Feed – meeting after April meeting. Currently working on bids for toilets, etc. Old Business – New Business Elections are in June. Nominations will be at the April/May meetings. You must be present to accept. We have selected a RBR Chair, but there is a feeling that we did not announce this new position to the general membership. At the past BOD meeting, we selected Dwight Smith as the new RBR Chair, but if there is any member who is interested in this position, he will step down. If anyone is interested in signing up for the ERC, see Jim Dahling. New Member – Membership contribution $80 Next meeting April 10th American Legion St Paul Park 11:00 February 2011 12:06pm Roll Call – all present Presidents intro: Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the January general meeting minutes and the January BOD minutes. MSP to accept Treasurers report – Merchandise report – new merchandise will be available at the Mid Winter Membership Drive. We have a lot of past RBR/CF merchandise for sale at our cost. There will be a fashion show at the membership drive. Still need volunteers Membership – Riders Ed – none Road Captain - Make sure to get your bike ready! Thank you Dylan Legislative Report – Adopt a Hwy – they are adjusting our road cleanup area. We will not have as much road to clean. Will only be 1.2 miles. It will cover from 94 heading north. We are scheduled to pick up after the May meeting. Webmaster – if you see anything that needs fixing, let Sheila know. Sunshine – Chili Feed – working on bands, there is a short meeting today after the GMM. Old Business – none New Business – MRF has bylaw change proposal – should they allow MC’s to have a voice in what they (MRF) fight for when lobbying? STEAM conference coming up, March 25-26 in Shakopee, Canterbury Inn. Annual bike show – we need someone to volunteer to run the show. Willow River & Gas Lite have offered to host. If we do not have a volunteer to run it by the March meeting, we will not have it. Referral/Advertising/membership contest winners to be announced at the Midwinter membership drive. MSP to run membership referral/advertising contest in 2011 We need to get a thermostat for the hog roaster Tim McCarthy, mayor of Lake St Croix Beach is here to ask for our help getting sandbags ready for spring thaw. Please help if you can Patty M has a full face helmet if anyone is interested. We are taking donations to send items to our troops. New members – Shane Murphy – Cottage Grove MN Membership contribution - $70 Motion to adjourn 12:40 January 2011 01-09-2011 Roll Call – Bill Fleischman – excused Presidents intro – Secretaries report - Motion to bypass the reading of the November GMM and the Dec BOD minutes. MSP Treasurers report – Merchandise – We have past RBR/CF products we are selling at cost. We should have new merchandise by the Mid Winter Membership Drive. We are going to raise shipping costs for online ordering (currently it is not enough to cover it) Membership – Year end membership 1313 MN Legislative – Wed Feb 2nd is Biker Day at the Capital. There are many new Senators/Reps – this is a great opportunity to get in and meet them. Yesterday Congressman Giffords was shot in Tuscon AZ. She was very involved with House MC caucuses. WI Legislative – Tues Feb 22nd is Lobby Day. ABATE is supplying the busses. They will pick up at exit 4 in Hudson. Adopt a Hwy – none Webmaster – there are currently some member owned businesses that need to be updated on the website. Sunshine Fund CF – there will be a Chili Feed Meeting after the February general meeting. Old Business – none New Business Motion to approve the 2011 budget as proposed by BOD MRF report Motion to donate $1500 to ABATE of WI earmarked for legislative use MSP BOD voted to spend $1000 at Bikerday at the capital Wed, Feb 2nd MSP PAC – there has been discussion about starting a Political Action Committee. Any large organization has one. This cannot buy legislators, but it can help to gain access to their ear. This is an organization that would work closely with SCVR. It is a group to monitor how the money is spent. The money has to be from voluntary donations. We would like it to be registered in MN, WI and Federally RBR Saturday, July 9th New members Membership contribution $71 Next meeting 12:00 Motion to adjourn 11:53 December 2010 12-12-2010 *This meeting is informational only as we do not have a quorum. Roll Call V Presidents intro – Secretaries report – Treasurers report – Merchandise – none Membership – we have 2 more members than last month Webmaster – currently changing all pages to the new design. Please let Sheila know if there is anything that needs fixing Chili Feed – none Old business – none New business PAC Fund – we have suggested starting a committee for this, we will be registered in MN and WI. Will discuss further at January meeting. Will not start now, it will take time to set up and plan. Spread the word about biker day at the capital Wed, Feb 2nd in MN and Lobby Day in WI Tue, Feb 22nd. New Member – none Adjourn 12:57 pm November 2010 11-14-2010 Roll call – Steve Landgraf absent excused Presidents intro - Thanks for coming out. If you brought toys, just bring them to the front Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers report Merchandise – none Membership – 1307 members. We need volunteers for midwinter membership drive and Donnie Smith bike show Road Captain – none Legislative reports – MN – Huge change in legislators, there are a lot of new faces. Not sure who the new governor is yet. Feb 2nd is Biker Day at the capital. Riders Ed – none PR – none Adopt a Hwy – none Webmaster – working on revising the look of the website. Riders Ed. Page needs to be updated to reflect the new changes for 2011 Newsletter – deadline December 15th. The Jan 01 newsletter will be mailed a few days later than usual as Juliann will be out of town the previous week. Sunshine – Chuck Solie MC accident – sent Harley gift card. Chili Feed – wrap up meeting last month after the GMM. 112 kegs of beer, 360 gallons of chili. We made $1180 from car parking, $295 from duck races. We will need to work on the thermostat on the chili cooker before next year. Vendor prices will increase next year. We will have a chair for Sunday cleanup and electrical in 2011. Old business – none New business Next Saturday, Nov 20th is the SCVR appreciation party at the Gaslite. Also, it is the 5th year celebration of Bill Fleischman owning the Gas Lite. Night Crawler will be the band. Membership dues for 2011 need to be addressed. With the large increase in rider education reimbursement, we need to look at increasing our dues. BOD is looking for membership input. Possibly $15/$25. Dave A. recommends that the prices be the cost of a couple be plus 50% more than the cost of a single (for example, if the cost of a single is $20, the couple membership would be $30) Jill Keilblock is our new MRF representative. We are still looking for a Riders Ed volunteer New member – Linda DeBeer – Woodbury MN Membership contribution $46 Next meeting December 12th American Legion St Paul Park October 2010 Roll Call – all present Presidents report – Roadside cleanup and Chili Feed meeting after todays general meeting. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers report – Merchandise – we still have some Chili Feed products. RBR merchandise is on clearande ($2 off) We made $8200 at the Chili Feed this year. Membership – 1303 members – 15 away from last years total. Midwinter membership drive will be Saturday, Feb. 19th Road Captain – none MN Legislative report – Elections are coming up We need to be diligent with our state and federal candidates. Bachman has traditionally been a supporter. WI Legislative report – Solicit applications fro police to stop motorcyclists at random to check safety, if drinking, etc. Adopt a Hwy – After todays meeting. Meet at the Borderline. Webmaster – let us know if there are any issues Sunshine Fund – Leslie Smiths mother passed, sent picture frame Chili Feed – The headline band cancelled on Friday – but we were able to pull in another act. There is a CF meeting after roadside clean up at the Borderline. Old Business New Business Rider Education – We need a volunteer to take over this position. We are looking to change the rules for rider education. We spent over $7500 on rider education this year. If this trend continues, it will bankrupt us. Have to be a member in good standing with SCVR for 3 consecutive years. Motion to take a 3 year membership out of reimbursement – seconded Motion to accept the new guidelines for rider reimbursement as the BOD recommended. Seconded Feb 4, 5, 6 international bike show. Do we want to set up a booth? BOD will discuss at the December meeting. BOD discussed giving start up money for the 2011 Heartland Steam conference. ($250) Bob Leslie was unhappy that the people he had manning his booth in the Gas Lite parking lot were not allowed to wander in to the Chili Feed grounds. Donation for Hogs for Dogs. This is no longer a Harley only ride. All motorcycles are welcome. Motion to donate $250 to Hogs for Dogs MSP MRF – Todd Riba New members – none August 2010 08-08-10 Presidents intro – We will be cutting wood/ clearing out the area on the other side of the snowmobile bridge after todays meeting. The Getting’ Ziggy with it ride was last weekend – small turnout, but a great ride. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes MSP Motion to suspend the regular order of business to have a guest speaker. MSP Treasurers report – Savings balance $14,041 RBR this year we raised $7466, spent $6047 Merchandise – none Membership – current membership is at 1250 (55 over ly) Riders Ed – none Road Captain – CF poker run – there will be 5 stops. We hope to get more out on the ride. You need to be a participant of the CF in order to join the poker run. WI Legislative – has been quiet. This is an election year – contact your candidates to see if they support your issues. MN Legislative – MN State has contacted us. State patrol would like to get with us so we (motorcyclists) can legally stop traffic on rides. Webmaster – Sheila is working hard to get everything updated. Newsletter – Deadline September 15th. Have been making sales calls for advertisers. There has been a lot of interest. If you have any businesses who you think would be interested, call, or Juliann will call. Sunshine Fund – Bev Jones broke her shoulder at work – sent card CF we have tickets – come sign some out. We also have tickets for our vending machine raffle. August 16th 6:00 Gas Lite Old Business – none New Business – Thank you to all who came out on the hot wings tour. 26 bikes, 35 in attendance. Next Hot wings tour scheduled for July 23, 2011 New members: Membership contribution $56 July 2010
07-11-2010 Roll Call – all present Presidents intro – Thanks to all who came out to the RBR, and all who volunteered. There were no accidents on the rides, only 1 flat tire. Motion to suspend the regular order of business to have guest speak. MSP Secretaries Report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers Report – Merchandise Report We had about $2100 in sales at the RBR yesterday. Thank you to all who volunteered. Membership Report – none Riders Ed – Jeff Berg will be stepping down, Thank you Jeff for all the hard work you have done over the years. Road Captain – Thank you all for volunteering at the RBR. We only had 1 flat tire, no accidents. Legislative Reports - PR – Lisa Lundmark is considering stepping down. If this position interests you, please see Dwight. Adopt a Hwy - none Webmaster – we are working on getting it cleaned up. Dave Eiynck has come back to help. Newsletter – Deadline Sept 15th. We do have a letters to the editor column, if you have a question or concern, comment, send it in!! The newsletter is now available on the website! Sunshine – Nick Miklya’s mother passes – sent picture frame Chili Feed – We have received $4000 from Miller, and we do have the vending machine. There will be a short Chili Feed meeting after todays GMM. Tickets will be in this week. Old Business New Business There was a hat passed around, and instead of waiting, we collected enough money to purchase a granite brick in her memory now, rather than later. Thank you to all who donated!! Wed Sept 8th, Bellchester MN 7pm AIR is having their bi-annual legislative forum. You are all welcome to come. July 31st SCVR ride leaves from Fury motorcycle. (Getting’ Ziggy with it) More information will be posted on the website as the date nears. New Members Carol & Buck – Hastings MN Membership Contribution $55 Member of the Month Angie Meuwissen Next meeting Aug 8th here at the Gas Lite June 2010
Annual Meeting April 2010
April 11, 2010 GMMRoll Call – Mike Deavey absent –excused Steve Landgraf absent – excused Presidents intro – Daryl Koonz from Accident Scene Management was here, talked about a class we will set up for SCVR members. $55, SCVR will reimburse upon completion. Class will be May 8, June 12 or June 19th.SCVr worked with Prescott WI with ‘Project Respect’ starting the Flood Run, to last all summer long. Follow a few basic rules, the city will leave bikers alone. *4 bikes per parking space *additional secure parking by Price Rite Liquor *keep drinks in bars *They will direct traffic – bypass lights Membership coordinator – Sheila Sumner Historian – Joann Weir Newsletter coordinator – Juliann Anderson Webmaster – Dwight Smith Officer nominations today – there are 2 new positions this year on the finance committee. 1st year, one position will run for 2 years. May 17th gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker will be on executive ride, to stop in Hudson for 45 minutes – 2:15 Secretaries Report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Motion to bypass the reading of the BOD minutes MSP Treasurers Report : Beginning balance $23,829 Raised $11,438 Spent $14,395 Savings $14,041 End balance $10,872 MSP to accept Merchandise Report - SCVR will have a booth in Maiden Rock on the Flood Run Membership – Midwinter Membership Drive attendance 265. We currently have 881 members. Donnie Smith Bike Show 7 renewals, 6 new members. Riders Ed – Sign up for Accident Scene Management Road Captain – Still working on RBR – getting sponsors. Looking for volunteers. There will be a late run on Friday night – Strip Club Run, leaving at 7. After todays meeting, there will be ride to Hammond for lunch. Legislative reports MN – Failure to yield not doing well. Nothing else negative for motorcycles happening. WI – ABATE WI asking to May as Motorcycle Awareness month. PR – attended the last BOD meeting – we will be looking at more strategic ways for us to advertise. There will be a subcommittee to be consistent. Adopt a Hwy – after May 16th general meeting. Need truck to haul people. Meet at Borderline. Webmaster – none Newsletter – we have a list of advertisers for July 1st newsletter. Deadline June 15th Sunshine Fund – John Shewchuk – wife passed, sent picture frame Chili Feed – Lynn Larson will be in charge of security this year We are working on car parking Fury Motorcycle is sponsoring SCVR events this year 15% off merchandise, and shop rate is $79 per hour for any SCVR member Next meeting – Demori’s in Oakdale 7pm April 27th Motion to suspend the regular order of business to do officer nominations MSP President Dwight Smith Dave Eiynck Jeff Macdonald V. President Mark Koon Dylan Matsch Dave West Steve Lane Secretary Patty Thompson Shelley Landgraf Treasurer Bev Sargent Diane Mckenzie Directors Steve Landgraf Ron Lischeid Randy Holland Charlie Dowell Dylan Matsch Crash Steve Lane Eric Sjoquist Bill Mcgee Bill Fleischman Ray Pilgrim Legislative Directors MN Jim Dahling WI Mike Deavey Sgt at Arms Chuck Reiselman Ray Miller Charlie Dowell Angie Meuwissen Finance Review Committee 1 Yr Rick Lombardo Joann Weir Leslie Smith Dawn Ecker 2 yr Julie Rice Diane Mckenzie Tammy Decker Shelley Landgraf Nominations are closed for this month Old business – none New business MRF report – Heartland Steam conference, Clear Lake IA April 23-25th Anticipating transportation funding bill. Will see if Motorcycle Advisory council will charter renewal Charlie Dowell has membership forms if you would like to join. There is a RBR volunteer sheet being passed, please sign up to volunteer. We highly recommend that all road guides take/have taken an experienced rider class. Ray Miller will run GB Curlys bike show. Saturday, May 22nd Will start at 1, entries close at 3, awards at 4. GB Curlys owners are members. AIR biker dance Saturday, may 8th We need interpreter for hearing impaired members at meetings. ABATE WI 7A sponsored students in New Richmond to build a bike for Donnie Smith Bike Show – won in their class. Meeting April 14th at Reddy Randys in New Richmond May 1, ABATE WI 7B Awareness Rally in Eau Claire New Members Kevin Keller – St Paul Dan Anis – Maplewood $65 membership contribution Member of the Month – David Hammond Motion to adjourn 1:22 pm March 2010
03-10-10 GMMRoll call – all present Presidents intro – Thanks to all the volunteers for the midwinter membership drive and for coming out. John Dooley was the first recipient of the Bob Illingsworth award. There were over 500 bikers at WI lobby day, 12 on the SCVR bus. Please remember when you speak to your Reps/Senators, be respectful and keep on task. There is a Webmaster vacancy. Dave Eiynck has stepped down. Thank you for all of your years of volunteering in this position. Steam conference April 23-25. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers report –so far this year we have raised approx $7500, spent about $4000 of that. We do not yet have the numbers from the midwinter membership drive, we will have those numbers at the next general meeting. MSP to accept. Merchandise – we still need volunteers for the Donnie Smith bike show. Membership – none Riders Ed – WI has raised the price for the basic rider course. BOD will revisit how much we will reimburse.to the WI price. Road captain – Another exciting trip to WI lobby day, the bus was broke into. There will be a RBR meeting after todays meeting. We still need road guides (and other volunteers for the RBR) Legislative Reports – MN Fail to yield has passed the house. Stalled in the Senate judiciary committee. There is a bill to include bicycles in turning on a red light – at this point it looks like it will pass with no unfriendly attachments. We will keep an eye on it. There is another bill to change the law to allow mc license plates to be either vertical or horizontal. There were a few SCVR members who were disrespectful to their senators. Please remember to be respectful and to stay focused on why we are there. If you have other issues to discuss with them, please set up another appointment for this. WI Thank you to all who attended Lobby Day. Thank you Dylan and Bill. Eastern WI they are setting up checkpoints. Sheila Harsdorf has a town hall meeting set up for Feb 16th at the St Croix County courthouse from 5-6 MRF report – Youth ATV’s outlawed due to lead content – decided not to extend it. IL is fighting 3 helmet bills. Have signups for Heartland Steam conference, Clear Lake IA April 23-25 T-shirts for sale for the MN PAC fund. $15 Please see Charlie if you would like to sign up for the MRF. PR – none Adopt a HWY – after May meeting Webmaster – everything is up to date Newsletter – deadline March 15th Chili Feed – Meeting Tues, March 30th – Demori’s in Oakdale 7pm Old Business – none New Business Bylaws do not have the MRF listed in our agenda Motion to change bylaws to include MRF on our meeting agenda. MSP We still need members for our most mileage contest We need a new banner for all the shows we do to explain who we are. We will get bids to see how much they are. Ray Miller/ Bev Sargent have started a new oil change business. Minnesota Mobile Lube. Give them a call, they will come to you! New member Mike & Theresa Hammett – Cottage Grove MN Ben Loweck – Bloomington MN Gretchen – St Paul MN Member of the month – Dave Anderson Dave donated the $$ back to the organization Make sure to get your tabs on your bike! Motion to adjourn 12:45pm February 2010
02-14-2010Roll call – all present Presidents intro We have 2 guests today, Daryl Coons from Accident Scene Management and Jim Miller from ABATE region 7B to accept/collect our donation to ABATE WI lobby day. Dwight/Leslie Smith are stepping down from the newsletter position. They have done it for the last 6 years, and have done a fantastic job. Thank you. The last issue will be the March issue. Juliann Anderson will take over the position. She will step down from the merchandise coordinator – will stay on through the RBR to help the new coordinator. We won the Federal Legislative Award from the MRF – for influence with Jim Oberstar – chair of transportation. Last day to submit a name for the Bob Illingworth Award – to be announced at the Mid Winter Membership Drive. We are strting an advertising contest. We need these ads to offset the cost of the newsletter. $50 for whoever gets the most ads, $50 for whoever brings in the most revenue. ABATE of WI 7A Ride into Spring March 20th at Willow River Inn MMSC Safety Conference Feb 27th SCVR Appreciation Party at the Gas-Lite Tavern March 13th Possibly move May meeting/roadside cleanup moved to the 3rd Sunday due to Mothers day. We have received an award from Amber Alert for our contributions. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes, MSP to accept Treasurers report – Made almost $3000 so far this year. We have added the budget to the actual format of the actual income statement. Does the budget need to be approved by the general membership? The bylaws state that the BOD has the right to run the business for the SCVR. (article 2.6.1) 01-01-10 beginning balance $ 24,687.21 Income $ 2,919.00 Expenses $ 3,068.00 Savings $ 4,041.02 02-10-10 Balance $ 28,579.23 MSP to accept Merchandise – New merchandise will be at the Midwinter Membership Drive. We had good sales at the International Motorcycle Show. Thank you to the BOD for manning the booth. Membership – 615 current members, 2009 we had 583 at this time. 460 MN (75%) 130 WI (24%), iDC, 1IA, 3IL, 2OH, 1PA, 9SD, 1TX, 3VA, 2WY, 1AU, 1 honorary member in Hattiesburg MS Membership referral contest: Mark/Christy 4 Ray/Bev 4 Joe/Patty 4 Dawn Ecker 2 Mark Koon 2 Norm Pollard 2 We retained 62% of our members from 2009. Our past average retention rate has been 55% Midwinter Membership Drive is next weekend. We are always looking for doorprizes. Also, if possible, bring your membership card to the door. Riders Ed – MMSC has a list of classes available online. Road Captain – Lobby Day bus leaves the Gas-Lite at 6am on Tuesday, Feb 23rd. We are starting to plan the RBR Legislative Director – MN- Get signed up for Biker Day at the Capital - Wed, Feb 24th. Failure to yield will be reintroduced this year. There are 4 bills being introduced (2 senate, 2 house) We are hopeful they will pass. Phylis Kahn is introducing a bill for bicycles to be able to run read lights – we will watch closely for any motorcycle unfriendly language. WI- Lobby Day Tuesday, Feb 23rd. Bus to leave the Gas-Lite at 6am. We have a meeting set up with all reps from our area and our senator. Jim Miller (ABATE region 7B) is here to accept our donation for ABATE WI. Thank you, this will be used to help get our members to Lobby Day. We expect approximately 500-600 people to come. State Rep for MRF – Todd Riba, and BOD for MRF. MRF was having serious financial concerns. All MRO’s answered the call. Thank you for your support. MOTM 2009 raised over $100,000. Thank you. MOTM 2010 will be in Peoria IL. We continue to keep a close eye on the healthcare bill – so there is not any language about denying because of lifestyle choices. Transportation bill – we want to make sure some of the tax money we pay when we fill our motorcycles is reinvested in motorcycling. And that there is no blackmailing the states to get a mandatory helmet law passed. MRF lobby day will be in mid May. (Bikers in the Beltway) Heartland Steam will be in Clear Lake IA April 23-25. See the ABATE of IA website for more information. MRF is going to try to have more events at the state levels. Feb 27th – ice fishing contest at Lake Waconia $5 donation for entry. Charlie Dowell will be the MRF assistant rep for SCVR PR – after general meeting there will be a meeting to brainstorm for our awareness video. Roadside cleanup will be in May Webmaster – all is well Sunshine Fund– Ray Ellestrom passed – sent engraved picture Ray Pilgrims mother passed – sent engraved picture frame Kim Harkness/Chris Carlson auto accident – sent card Chili Feed – we have been in talks with KQ to sponsor this year Our 1st chili feed meeting will be mid April 8 bands, 2 Friday, 6 Saturday Our big band will be decided within the next month or 2. All are welcome to come to the Chili Feed meeting to help plan. We have a budget of 101,000. We are currently getting bids from different companies. Why are we waiting so long to start meetings? It is hard to get commitments from companies this early. We are working on getting sponsors/advertisers to help with costs. We should look to see if the companies we have been using would be interested in offering a discount for advertising/sponsorship. Chili Feed is our biggest fundraiser – we are looking at trimming costs where we can. Daryl Coons – Accident Scene Management Lead instructor, retired law enforcement officer. Rider since 1967. Accident scene management started in 1996, classes started in 1997. Supported by NHTSA, WiDOT, Rescue Riders / Hupy Law firm and insurance companies. Shows you what to do should you come across a motorcycle accident. We should look to see if we can get an Accident Scene Management class set up after a general meeting. Old Business International bike show. – we spent $600 to do it. We made $300. We will probably not do it again. Our signage was poor – we should really focus more on our mission and our merchandise less. New Business We have our PO Box in St Paul Park, the Legion lets us use the back room for our Christmas party. There is an American Legion Riders Chapter starting in St Paul Park. Possibly the money from our 50/50 could be split amongst 2 members. SCVR is not a club, it is an organization. Why are the meetings held in Hudson? We try to keep it in the St Croix Valley. Dibbos offers us a private room with our own bartender. This way we are not competing with racing, football games, or any other noise. We have membership forms for the MRF There are T-Shirts for sale for the Minnesota Motorcycle Pac, proceeds go into the Pac fund – Separate organization form ABATE of MN May general meeting and spring roadside cleanup are currently scheduled on Mothers Day. Motion to move May general meeting and roadside cleanup to the 3rd Sunday (May 16th) MSP Bikers in Need, a non profit organization have decided to close. They have sent a check to Dial-A-Ride in the amount of $7500 for a motorcycle trailer. Thank you for their donation to dial-a-ride. New members – Lynn Hanson Hager City WI Membership contribution $62 Member of the month – Lisa Lundmark Motion to adjourn 2:11 January 2010
01-10-10 Roll call – Joe T. absent excused Presidents intro: We have a guest speaker, MN Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. At our last BOD meeting, we agreed that Jill Keilblock would be our 2010 lobbyist. There are minutes out on the tables today from our last general meeting, and the December BOD meeting. There is a bylaw change for a finance review committee, and to change to a fiscal year. BOD meetings are changing from quarterly to bi-monthly. Bob Illingworth award to be announced at the Mid Winter membership drive. If you have someone you would like to nominate, please submit to a BOD member. Secretaries report. Motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. Some members feel it is too dark in the room to read the minutes and feel that they should be read. Motion does not pass. Minutes read. MSP to accept the minutes as read. BOD minutes read. MSP to accept the BOD minutes as read. Treasurers report. Balance 01-01-2009 $ 34,661.15 Income $127,992.09 Expenses $137,966.03 Savings $ 4040.29 Balance 12-31-09 $ 28,727.50 Motion to accept We will cover the 2010 budget at the January BOD meeting. Guest speaker MN Secretary of State Mark Ritchie There are a lot of political challenges and opportunities in 2010. Feb 2 are the precinct caucuses. 5 of the 6 MN political parties will have caucuses that night. These caucuses are run by the political parties. Make sure to go be a part of the process – help to choose the candidates. Check with the city clerk for more information after January 20th. Merchandise we need to do a complete inventory count – and Christy needs help. See Christy to sign up. Membership We had 1323 members in 2009. Currently we have 518 members. 390 MN, 105 WI,1 DC, 1 IA, 3 IL, 2 OH, 1 PA, 7 SD, 1 TX, 3 VA, 2 WY, 1 Australia, 1 honorary Hattiesburg MS Referral contest winner – Mark/Christy Koethe congrats!! MSP to do referral contest again next year. We are currently setting up the volunteers for the mid winter party. Please contact Juliann for more information. ABATE MN has asked for our MN membership list so they can get the information out for biker day at the capital. If we were to give this information out, we would only give them the names/addresses. All other information is removed. As policy, we should not give out any information to any other organizations without the OK from the general membership. Motion that we get the biker day information from ABATE MN and we address/mail it out to our MN members ourselves. ABATE MN has been mailing out this information for years, why is it a problem now? MSP 17 to 13 Riders Ed none Road Captain still do not have all the miles in for the most mileage contest. Lobby day we will be taking Dylans bus, leaving the Gas Lite at 6am Legislative Directors MN – Caucuses are Feb 2nd. You really can have a lot of input/influence if you attend. Make sure to mark your calendar for Biker Day at the Capital Wed, Feb 24th One bill we will be watching is the red light bill – they want to include bicycles. Phylis Kahn is carrying this bill. We will watch it to make sure it does not have any attachments. Sat, Feb 27th MC Safety Conference at St Paul Vo Tech. Sign up at MMSC website. WI – bills of interest – increasing the penalties for inattentive driving. Allowing military personnel to put sticker on MC license plates – one concer is where they will get the funding for this. Bill 596 – to designate HD as official state MC. HD is pursuing this. Lobby Day Feb 23rd. Will be leaving the Gas Lite at 6am PR – still looking for people interested in helping with u-tube video. Small meeting after Feb general meeting. Adopt a Hwy – roadside clean up in May Newsletter - deadline March 15th We need advertisers Sunshine fund – Nick Miklya’s brother passed – sent frame Chili Feed – Sponsorship information sheets were sent out in the newsletter. We currently have 3 major sponsors. Our highest gross for the Chili Feed was in 2004. We will try to get back to that. Many suggestions have been given to get back to that. CF meeting will be in April. Date to be announced. Old Business – none New Business We have 2 bylaw changes to have finance review committee (6.2.3), and to change our fiscal year to calendar year (6.1) Motion to amend the bylaw change; that the treasurer be an advisory (non voting) member of the Finance Review Committee MSP to accept the amendment to the bylaw change. New Member – none Membership contribution $67 Member of the month – Charlie Dowell Motion to adjourn 1:42 December
2009
12-13-09Roll call - Steve L. absent – excused. Presidents intro – Renewal letters have been sent out, along with insurance information. Only one card was sent out per membership. If you are going to have different beneficiaries, fill out the one card, just add the additional information on the bottom. Children’s Christmas party yesterday, thank you for volunteering, And thank you Ray Miller for riding your bike there for the pictures. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers report - Beginning balance 01-01-2009, $34,661.15 Raised $126,853.09 Spent $134,287.96 Savings balance - $4,039.98 Total Balance -$31,266.26 MSP to accept Merchandise – we are getting ready for the midwinter membership drive Membership - Last month we had 1290 members, this month we have 1320 MN 947, WI 323, CA 2, CO 2, DC 1, IA 5, LA 2, MI 1, MO 3, NE 1, OH 2, PA 1, SC 1, SD 13, TX 2, VA 3, WY 2, Australia 2, 1 Hattiesburg MS 1 honorary Referrals Mark/Christy 34, Joe/Patty 26, Jim D. 17, Dylan/Cindy 15, Mike/Kim D. 12, Dave/Juliann 11, Dwight/Leslie 11, Whitey 9 Hang up Mid winter membership drive fliers – Steve L. will be roasting the hog – this is a potluck please bring a dish to share! Riders Ed – None Road Captain – most miles contest is still open. Get your mileage in by the 31st. We will do awards at the midwinter membership drive. Legislative MN - Wed, Feb 24th – Biker Day at the Capital. Saturday, Nov 21, SCVR/ABATE MN met with Rep Terry Morrow. He will carry the failure to yield bill this year. SCVR has been interviewing governor candidates. The results will be posted in the newsletter. WI - Lobby Day Tues, Feb 23rd. Dylan's bus will take us. We will send out an e-mail when we have more information. PR – looking at putting a safety video together. We need (to borrow) a digital video camera/ someone to operate the camera. If there is anyone interested in acting in the video, have them contact Lisa Lundmark. Adopt a Hwy – Thank you last month for your help. Webmaster – there has been a member who offered to help with the web page. Newsletter – Deadline Dec 15th. Sunshine – Michael Brown sent sympathy card. Dave Eiynck mother passed, sent picture frame Dan Petrozewski mother passed, sent picture frame Ben Sanford, sent card Cindy Matsch, back surgery, sent card Matt Anderson, injured, sent card. Chili Feed – March/April will be the next CF meeting. There is a sponsor sheet – help us get some sponsors. We went through 126 kegs this year. Bike games – we need to push more people to sign up Old business BOD meeting is this Thursday, old business from past meetings will be addressed at that time. New business Motion to donate $1500 to ABATE WI earmarked for lobbying. WE do not have a paid lobbyist in WI – they use this $$ for their lobby day expenses. MSP MSF is offering a civilian police MC class this year. It is a great class, you will not regret signing up for it. Lucy Cerney is having a travel party after today's meeting. New members Joann Weir – South St Paul MN Dawn Ecker – Lake Elmo MN Membership contribution $51 Member of the month – Julie Rice Motion to adjourn 12:33 MSP November
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11-08-09 Roll call – all present Presidents intro – Welcome to Nov general meeting. We are attempting to get a grant from the AMA for $1000 to supplement our rider education program. 1 1⁄2 weeks ago we met with Tom Bakk from the iron range. Bill Schaeffer (Motorcycle Safety Project Coordinator) from the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center) will speak today to us about motorcycle safety conference-how funds from MN motorcycle endorsement/registrations are used-how 2010 funds are used- to answer any questions we may have.I also have a copy of NHTSA statistics from 2008 injury/fatality report. I will e-mail it to you if you would like your own copy. Secretaries report – MSP to bypass the reading of the minutes Treasurers report Jan 1, 2009 balance $34,661.15 Income $123,318.13 Expenses $131,179.63 Savings $4,038.96 Oct 8, 2009 balance $ 30,838.61 Msp to accept Merchandise – patches order is in Membership – no report Rider Ed – none Road captain – we are getting close to the end of the riding season. Most member miles contest is still going. Legislative report MN – Date for biker day at the capital Feb 24. We are making an effort to speak to all governor candidates on mc issues. Anyone is welcome to join us. WI- lobby day at the capital is Feb 23rd(Tuesday) Dylan Matsch and Chris Carlson recently attended grass roots lobby training. Learned that we really can make a difference. We are a small group, but we have a large voice. Got a great understanding on the impact we have. Adopt a Hwy – roadside clean up after today's meeting. Webmaster – a few typos to be corrected in the website Newsletter – deadline Dec 15 Sunshine Fund - Tom Benari – flowers sent CF – meeting after roadside clean up.Nov 21 volunteer party at the Gas Lite.Deep Freeze is playing.Free beer, prizes. e need sponsors for the chili feed.We already have Fury, Miller, American Family insurance. Guest – Bill Schaeffer (MMSC) – member SCVR, ABATE, MRF Spring conference Feb 27 We need to find a new venue.Possibly St Paul college, campus by the Ford plant. Offering MSF curriculum/group riding/street smarts/basic mc maintenance/current mc statistics – crash data/ impaired riding/dial-a-ride. 2008 impaired riding fatalities over 38%.2009 fatalities down approx. 50, ly about 62. Funding – when you get your license the 1st time, $11 goes to mc safety fund. Renewals, $7 goes to fund. Any $$ left over rolls over to the next year. Budget for 2010 – July 1 to June 30 $909,500 for MC safety. $250,000 communications/public information (includes $10,000 for dial-a-ride) $40,000 exams and licensing $18,500 administration costs 601,000 rider training Training numbers down 20%.Just over 8200 in 2009, 10,600 in 2008.are mc safety materials still going to drivers training in hs? We sent out information in the past, but not lately. Experienced rider courses 431 in 2009, 514 in 2008.we will be adding a civilian police course this year. There are 380,000 mc operators, 224,000 registered bikes. 2010 funding - $ put out with last transportation bill, earmarked for training. 120,000 last year, $130,000 this year. Thank you Bill for coming out today Old Business – none New business We are applying for an AMA grant ($1000) to supplement our training funds. If you have any ideas, please let us know. We are meeting with representative Terry Morrow November 21st. There is a small cost for the use of a facility. We will be splitting the cost with ABATE/AIR. Motion to contribute $50 for the use of the hall. 2010 is 20 anniversary for Dial-a-ride.They will be getting a booth at the international motorcycle show. Dial a ride would like to expand the booth size to include other orgs. Possibly ‘Dial-a-ride and friends’. We would get a 10x10 booth for half price. Motion for SCVR to spend up to $800 to be included. $600 for booth, up to $200 for printed materials. Dates Feb 5-7th How many free passes are available per 10x10 space. When there is a larger presence, more people stop by. MSP to go in front of the BOD ABATE MN lake chapter grounded hogs party Feb 6, motion to sponsor this event. There has been a freeze on all donations until after the RBR 2010. Pheasant hunt next weekend. Children's Christmas party Dec 12 We have some $3.00 coupons for international bike show New members – Dave Buettner – Cottage Grove MN Membership contribution $59 Member of the month – Melissa Krier – donated $20 to SCVR Motion to adjourn 1:14 October 2009 Roll call – all present Presidents intro – Welcome to the Oct general membership meeting. We have a guest from American income life insurance to speak about a possible policy for all SCVR members. Adopt a hwy moved to after Nov. GMM If you were a Chili Feed Chair, or volunteer – thank you 2 weeks ago we co sponsored MOTM – great turnout. SCVR has only been going for the last 3 years. Thank you for your help. We received the MRF Legislation award 2 years in a row. MN safety advisory committee to make recommendation to license mopeds as a motorcycle. The SCVR BOD does not support this. SCVR BOD discussed creating a finance audit committee. This would consist of 2 elected members, 2 year rotating terms. Creating a new SCVR position – historian. Cindy Matsch has accepted this position. BOD discussed starting our meetings with the pledge of allegiance. Mack Backlund (ABATE MN) has invited us to attend meeting with REP Curt Zellers – minority leader of the House of Representatives. Talking points – not to support any changes to the MN adult helmet law – increased penalties for careless driving – safeguarding motorcycle safety funds (oppose any efforts to ‘raid’ the funds) Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Motion to bypass the reading of the BOD minutes – MSP Treasurers report – Beginning balance (01-01-09) $34,661.15 Expenses (to date) $122,432.64 Revenue (to date) $121,071.13 Ending balance (10-08-09) $ 33,299.64 MSP to accept Merchandise – we still have some Chili Feed merchandise. Our new sweatshirts are in. Membership – 1294 current members (1233 ly – 1248 end of last year) 935 MN 319 WI 2 CA 1 DC 2 CO 5 IA 4 IL 1 LA 1 MI 2 MO 1 NE 2 OH 1 OK 1 SC 11 SD 1 TX 2 Australia 1 honorary member in MS Referral contest Mark/Christy 30 Joe/Patty 25 Jim D. 16 Dylan/Cindy 15 Mike/Kim 12 Dwight/Leslie 11 Whitey 9 CF 27 new members, 6 renewals. MOTM 23 new members, 1 renewal Mid winter membership drive Feb 20th Red barn VFW Cottage Grove Riders Ed – Nothing to report Road captain – you can turn in your miles for the most mileage contest if you are done riding for the season. Legislative report – MN – Legislation is not currently in session. Federal level – there is an extension to not enforce the lead ban on youth motorcycles. In another year, there will be a new governor elected. Make sure to go to caucuses to learn about the candidates. Feb 2nd (tues evening). This is where the process starts. Short session in Feb. Will propose failure to yield again. We will watch for any helmet law attachments/amendments. Political contribution refund has been eliminated. Make sure to put Biker Day at the capital as soon as the date is announced. WI – ABATE WI mentions the city of Hudson incident at Dibbos. There are more municipalities in WI trying to enforce the same situations. ABATE WI feels this should be the bars choice. WI is looking for a definition of a moped. WI will be issuing a special license plate for veterans. Enforcing a stiffer penalty for the use of cell phones/inattentive driving. Nov 1-2 grass roots lobbyist training. Mike Deavey and Chris Carlson to attend. If you are interested see Mike Deavey. Feb 23rd is Wisconsin Lobby Day. Webmaster – nothing to report Bonnie Ellingson American Income Life insurance – Free benefits program 1st benefit for each member $2500 (upon death) 2nd benefit house savings card – 20-60% savings on eyecare, prescriptions 3rd benefit child safety kits SCVR will not give out membership information. The information will be forwarded to your house by SCVR. The insurance company does not get your personal information unless you mail the card from the envelope in. If a member passes, SCVR will need to submit a letter with a copy of the death cert in order for the family to collect. MRF has gone with this company. Motion that SCVR accept the invitation for $2500 benefit. MSP to accept Newsletter – Deadline Dec 15th Sunshine – Diana Berber, Melissa Krier – brothers passed engraved frame sent Lisa Lundmark – broke leg – card sent Gary Wetterschreck – mc accident – st croix gift card sent CF – Thank you to all chairs/volunteers. Thank you to 1st shift servers who donated their tips to SCVR. CF wrap up meeting after the Nov general membership meeting. Nov 21st, CF volunteer appreciation party – Gas Lite – band: Deepfreeze We need sponsors for next year. 20th anniversary we would like to step up the entertainment. There is a sponsorship guideline sheet for more information. Old business – none New business – motion to do the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of each meeting – msp Tom Funari (member passed). Bob Leslie is getting a benefit together. Bylaw change 3.2.1 starting the election 2010, no spouse/significant other elected on BOD. This will have to go in front of BOD. If someone wants to volunteer/step up how can you turn them down for the position? These are elected positions (by the membership) if they feel that they do not want a couple on the BOD, then do not vote for them. The BOD does not make decisions for the SCVR on their own, they give recommendations to the general membership, then it is voted on. One problem, the members are not in the position until after they are voted in. Are we saying that spouses cannot run for the positions? Amendment to the motion: Spouse/significant other cannot be in top 4 positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) of the BOD effective 2010 election. 27 favor 13 against. Motion passes to go in front of the BOD. Dec 12th SCVR childrens Christmas party Legion St Paul Park. 10:00 set up for the party (need about 12 people) Volunteer for Santa – Dylan Matsch Legion will take pictures we need to provide photo paper for 400 photos. Janet Bazzachini has offered her bike for the pictures. No need for a motion for $, it is already in the budget. Motion to not do any charitable deductions until after RBR 2010. – not to include ABATE WI lobby day donation or MN biker day at the capital or business as usual. If finances turn around, we can always change the motion. MSP Dial-a-ride season is ending. Need a place to store the trailer. Joe T. will store the trailer for the winter. Pheasant hunt at Pheasant View Hunt Farm (mid Nov, possibly Halloween weekend) – we can pick the date. $65.72 per person need at least 35 to get this quote. Finance Audit Committee. Because of current bylaws, we may need to change to our current fiscal year. The committee would be 2 elected positions (rotating), the treasurer and the past president. BOD will discuss the changing of the fiscal year. New members – Bonnie/Scott Elingson – Zumbrota MN Frank Lindstrom - Maple Grove MN Steve Lane – Menominie WI Motion to move roadside clean up to after GMM MSP Membership contribution - $44 Member of the month – Jeff Hughes Jeff donated his winnings to general fund – Thanks Jeff!! Motion to adjourn 1:50pm August 2009
08-09-09 GMM
Roll Call – Jim Dahling – absent excused. Presidents intro- Welcome to the meeting. There is a Chili Feed meeting today after the general meeting. MRF is our watchdog at the federal level We really need them. They have a paid lobbiest, an office in DC. They are in a financial crunch. We are co-hosting their national conference (Meeting of the Minds) this year with ABATE of MN in Bloomington MN. SCVR will pay for your admission to the conference, you pay for your hotel/banquet. We have some donation letters for MOTM, please take one and drop off at your local businesses. Secretaries report – motion to bypass the reading of the minutes. MSP Treasurers report – Beginning balance 01-01-09 $34,661.15 Income $34,375.88 Expenses $48,924.82 - $14,548.94 Checking balance $20,112.21 Savings balance $ 4,037.95 RBR income approx $13,000 RBR expenses approx $10,000(still some expenses out there) RBR profit approx $ 3,000 MSP to accept Merchandise – CF merchandise is coming soon. There are still a few RBR items left. We still need a few volunteers for the CF. We sold approx $1700 at RBR. Membership – in Aug. 2008 we had 1152 members. Aug 2009 we have 1195 members! 874 MN, 296 WI, 2 CA, 2 CO, 4 IA, 1 IL, 2 LA, 2 MO, 1 MI, 1 NE, 1 OK, 1 SC, 6 SD, 1 TX, 1 AU Referral contest Mark/Christy 20 Jim Dahling 14 Dylan Matsch 14 Dwight/Leslie 10 Joe/Patty 10 Whitey 8 Mike/Kim 6 RBR final membership numbers – 126 new members, 43 renewals Attendance 439 (down from last year, but we did change the date this year) Riders ED – nothing Road Captain – Thank you all for your help at the RBR. There is a RBR wrap up meeting aright after todays general meeting. Please come and give input – good or bad. There will be a poker run this year at the Chili Feed. 5 stops, one wildcard stop. Starts at 11:00. Legislative MN – none WI – legislators have worked out the 2010 budget. They have cut funding for MC safety programs. MC endorsements are on the rise. We need those safety programs more than ever! PR – none Adopt a Hwy – road clean up in October Webmasters – everything is up to date. Still working on paypal button for CF. There will be a link to MOTM posted on the website. Newsletter – Deadline Sept 15th. Sunshine Fund – nothing to report. Chili Feed – Meeting today after GMM. Grab some fliers and post them. See Leslie to sign up to volunteer. We really need people for 1st aid. Old business- Bob Illingworth plaque is done. New business Motion that no BOD member pay to enter any SCVR event. Discussion – the BOD puts in many hours before, after and during the events. MSP Motion to donate $2000 to MRF. 2nd This has to go in front of BOD. Ride for courage Aug 15th 2009 Pancake breakfast 7:30-10:30 $25 Starts at Fury MC, ends at Rascals in Apple Valley We only require a 1 year membership to reimburse those who take the safety class. We would rather make the roads safer than retain members. There is a younger crowd getting on motorcycles. Motion to give the option to take out next years membership out of reimbursement. This did not pass. Finance committee – BOD will discuss at the September BOD meeting. MOTM – Friday night is carnival night 7-11pm, games of skill. Cash bar. Saturday banquet. Thank you for your donating to the troops. Nick Miklya’s daughter is getting married next weekend. Congrats. Thank you from Kathy Jolly & family. There was only 1 1⁄2 weeks to get John Fowlers benefit together, Christina did a fantastic job. Over $2600 was raised. New members Art/Denise Kots Woodbury MN Vince Harford River Falls WI Cindy Litwitz IGH MN Teri Park IGH MN Thomas/Sheri Funari Rosemount MN Joe Gavin Beldenville WI Ben Sanford River Falls WI Mark/Karen Odella Hastings MN Kevin/Sheri Gibbons River Falls WI Mike Lebakken Prescott WI Joan Schoenff Hudson WI Matt Johnson Roseville MN Gary Hastings MN Mike St Paul Mike Hastings Member of the month – Janet Bazzachini Motion to adjourn 1:08pm July 2009 07-12-09 12:00 June 2009
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