Querencia Community Bike Shop
Collective Council Meeting
October 4, 2009
present: Abbie, Nic, Devin, Howard, Kati, Erika, Matthew Foulk
- Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes
- Devin moves to approve, Nic seconds
- Approval of Agenda Volunteer Log
- Ongoing Business
- Event Planning
- Dallas Cyclesomatic Bikefest Event: October 10th
- Group discusses logistics, agrees to table at 7-11PM.
- Make upcoming shop day theme: green bikes
- Bikes-to-Kids Project Update (Kati reviews
- start date of Oct 2/ participants: 30 children/ contest open for three weeks. Entries to be 2D, 12 x 18", possibly using recycled tubes and reflectors.
- contest closes week of Oct 26, judges (as yet to be determined) will go to Tomas Rivera Elementary 4:30pm and choose the winners.
- Howard reports about 11 bikes were set aside at last shop day. We should aim to bring 8 or finished bikes for the 3 winners to choose from.
- Howard coordinating with Emily Fowler library for winning entry display
- Remington to contact newspaper, other PR: Update
- Howard to contact councilwoman Heggins: Update
- Howard contacted Tom Woods: Update
- Action Item - make award medals, Howard make blog announcement
- Community Ride: Saturday, Oct 3rd
- Kati mentions that she made a route of her favorite places: Little Chapel, Unitarian Church, rainy square, Mi Casita, then shop.
- Devin reports 17-18 persons attended
- Next Benefit Show: Jan 2010
- Remington and Howard must decide date ASAP, lock in with Dan
- Shop Business
- Trailer Work Day
- Sat Oct 17 is next workday, 8AM, Devin's house
- Shop Day Report from Sat Oct 3rd
- 4 people from ride made it, fixed a few bikes, rained at 5:30, 6 strangers showed up.
- Coordinator: Devin
- Next Shop Day: Sat Oct 10th (theme - kids bikes)
- Coordinator: Luis or Remington
- Greeter: Erika
- Shop Info Manual/Binder - Action Item : print 100 sheets of check-in sheet (Howard email to Devin)
- Rules Sign
- Paint Needs to be delivered to Rachelle, Devin will drop off at Howard's, Rachelle will work during shop day
- Internet Sales - Howard Update - no update
- Shop Space Search
- Kati expresses need for more aggressive search campaign, group concurs and discusses ideas
- Group agrees to schedule Space Search committee meeting Oct 11
- New Business
- UNT outreach campaign
- Email from Carol P. Ogden, Assistant Director, UNT IELI: Remington Update (absent)
- Email from Garrett Scholberg, Residential Assistant @ College Inn: Remington Update (absent)
- Brochures
- Tabled Items
- Announcements
- Upcoming Steering Committee Elections/ All open positions available
- Internal Coordinator, External Coordinator, Shop Manager, Secretary
- You can nominate yourself or someone else
- Nominations open today, Oct 4th and next meeting, Oct 11th
- Elections: November 1st
- Volunteer ACTION ITEMS
- Round Table
- Adjournment