Minutes from June 4, 2011 Board Meeting Twinsburg Duathlon Board Members in attendance: Chuck Smith, Bill Snow,

Frank Krygowski, Andy Davis Board Members on phone: Fred Oswald, Carrie Stemrich Guests: David Trimble, CTC Chuck Smith called the meeting to order at 9:08AM and asked that those in attendance to introduce themselves. Andy Davis mentioned that Akron Bike Week occurs in the fall. Minutes from October 2010: Chuck Smith highlighted the minutes from the March 19, 2011 board meeting. Frank Krygowski made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Andy Davis seconded the motion. The motion to approve the March 2011 board meeting minutes was approved unanimously. Share the Road Plates: To date over 10,000 plates have been sold and over $40,000 has been put into a fund to support bicycle education in Ohio. This funding is used for the creation and printing of Street Smarts. Supplies of the current version are running low and the OBF is making progress on the printing of the new edition. Carrie Stemrich requested that she receive copies that can be used at events that are local to her. Chuck will send some to her. Bill Snow asked about collecting the names and addresses of those that purchased the STR plates. Chuck has what he believes to be a partial list and hes working to get the entire list. These individuals will receive our next newsletter in the October/November timeframe. 2011 Events Calendar: Over 100 bike shops have received the calendar and Chuck will post the list of shops to the board. There was discussion regarding how to best store and share files. Bill Snow suggested that SCRIBD is probably better for publishing materials and file sharing. Frank Krygowski recommended that step by step instructions be created on how to use the tools we decide to use. It was also suggested that we ask Dan Carrigan for guidance on web tools for file hosting and sharing. Chuck Smith reported that Jim Guilford is interested in help with the annual distribution of the events calendar. Also, it was mentioned that each fall a letter is sent to the bike shops with information on to request the calendar. Bill Snow suggested that the OBF board should review the letter and work with Jim Guilford to use the letter to market the OBF to bike shops as well. The idea would be to get

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more engaged with the bike shops and explain why the shop would want to be an OBF member. Andy David asked if MPOs are members and if they are on any list to receive our information. The group discussed that some MPOs are just getting off the ground now. Summit, Stark and the Youngstown MPOs were mentioned in that category. Frank Krygowski discussed the idea of distracted driving and whether or not the OBF would want to team up with similarly interested groups,like motorcyclists. Bill Snow offered to research what current legislation has been introduced in Ohio that addresses distracted driving. Frank Krygowski mentioned that the fatality rates of cyclists and drivers are falling. Fred Oswald referenced an article that discussed that there are existing laws that address distracted driving and that law enforcement would prefer to use those. Dave Trimble shared that his son recently completed drivers education and was surprised to learn that bicycles and motorcycles are not included in the coursework. Chuck Smith mentioned that the OBF has been successful in getting more bicycle related questions included on the Ohio Drivers License exam. Carrie Stemrich suggested that the OBF also work on getting bicycling information included into drivers education classes . Treasurers Report: Chuck Smith presented the Treasurers report. Our current balance is $18,424 and that amount reflects whats been paid out for the calendar printing. To date the OBF has received $10,652 in calendar income. It was mentioned that we will continue to receive donations from clubs and tours throughout the year. This will further offset the costs of the calendar printing. The OBF will be hiring an auditor to audit the finances of the OBF. The audit will go back five years and the results will be shared with the board. Bill Snow asked if the OBF has routinely performed audits and Chuck Smith stated that we have done them in the past. Bill Snow asked if something prompted this audit. Check responded that the discussion regarding the OBF finances at the last meeting promoted the hiring of the auditor. Board insurance will cost the OBF $700 this year. Recent Events: Chuck highlighted the OBFs involvement in a few recent events including NatureFest, Earth Day at Lake Farm Park, The ODOT conference in Cleveland and mentioned a possible September event in Lake County. Bill Snow is following up on that event. Rumble Stripes: The group discussed the issues presented by ODOTs rumble stripe project. The plan is to install lengths of 50 foot stripes with 12 foot gaps. Frank Krygowski showed pictures he took of installed stripes that were installed on road with less

than a four foot shoulder. It was asked if the OBF has alternative proposals for ODOT. The federal guidelines dont apply to stripes as they differ from strips. Frank has had interaction with an ODOT representative who seemed surprised when she saw his pictures of the stripes installed on roads with less than four feet of shoulder. Andy suggested the OBF work with local ODOT districts and send updates of our findings/discussions to ODOT HQ. Frank asked if it would be worthwhile to send pictures of incorrectly installed stripes to MPOs and ODOT. Everyone agreed that it would be a good idea to document this. It will also help identify trends. Perhaps documenting the instances of incorrectly installed stripes will show that it occurs in certain ODOT districts and not others. Andy Davis is willing to work with ODOT on this. Frank also stated that the federal guidelines for rumble strips requires that research be done to validate that a road should have a strip. ODOT is using stripes which allows them to not need this research. Legislative Proposal: Fred Oswald reviewed the current legislative proposal . Although a committee was created at the board meeting on March 19th, they never met to review the package. There was discussion on dropping priority 7 and 8, but the group determined that we should move forward will all of our ideas and requests and well see which ones make it though reviews in Columbus. Andy Davis motioned to approve the legislative package as presented. Frank Krygowski seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. OTEC: Chuck Smith stated that the OBF will have a display at this years OTEC conference in Columbus on October 25 and 26. Andy Davis reported that he submitted two abstracts and is waiting to hear back on his proposals. Cyclist Friendly Communities: Fred Oswald stated that the OBF has received an application from Bowling Green. The CFC committee of Bracy, Fred and Chuck will need to review the application. Fred also suggested we need to have someone visit Bowling Green to perform inspections and visually assess the cycling conditions. Bill Snow mentioned that Keith Webb may be the closest. Fred recommended that Tricia Kovacs be added to the CFC review committee. Next Meeting: Chuck informed the board that the next meeting will be held on December 3, 2011 in Covington Kentucky. This will be held in conjunction with the Specialty Bike Expo which is a multi-state event. Around the Room: Frank provided an update on his club liaison activities. He sent out 40 emails to clubs and received only five responses. It would be nice to have a way to collect valid email address for clubs and their members.

Bill Snow suggested that we should find ways to better connect cyclists. This suggestion came as a result of recent feedback that hes heard regarding cyclists not having a central voice in the state or region. The group discussed how the League of Michigan Bicyclists communicates and Bill Snow shared what he learned from visiting with them earlier this year. Bill commented that the conference call set-up we are using continues to be a distraction at the meetings. Chuck asked for ideas on how to better accommodate those wishing to attend via phone/web. Frank mentioned that his offer to purchase a microphone is still valid. The group discussed the idea of finding a part-time resource to help with our projects and activities. How to fund it would be need to be figured out. Chuck Smith asked Carrier Stemrich if she would be interested in a role like this. She responded, yes. Andy Davis mentioned that here is the Non-profit Center for Excellence and we that we should investigate how to use them. There are additional non-profit resources that are available and the OBF should research them to help us. He also commented that the Summit Cycling Center is now an Ohio non-profit and is seeking 501c3 status. Bill Snow made a motion to adjourn. Andy Davis seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 11:20AM.