Huntsville Bike Committee

The BASC meeting is tonight at 5pm at 308 Fountain Circle.

Meet Jacqy at the Red Bridge in Big Spring Park @ 8:45am and ride to the Farmers Market on Cook Avenue for the Tomato Festival!

- come celebrate everyone’s favorite ambiguous fruit. Free delicious tomato sandwiches – made with local tomatoes.
- oh and if you read the huntsville times – they’re wrong – fest is SATURDAY not friday!
- if you can’t make the ride come by the Market from 7:30 Till 2pm

Helen Keller’s Ukelele will be playing music too (don’t forget to tip) – it will be a fun time!

Buy Local – Support your local farmers at the Madison County Farmers’ Market. Fresh local produce, pesticide free and sustainable products, and some homemade goodies.

Bici Gardens Presents:
maple nut granola
peach tarts
raw power bars (organic nuts+fruit+local honey)
organic oatmeal molasses rolls
parmesan herb crackers (herbs from the garden of course)
organic almond biscotti
Tomato Jam (a perfect combination of sweet and savory)
Pomodoro Sauce (for your pasta of course)

all our products are produced as sustainably and locally as possible – and it’s brought to you by bike.

There will be a memorial scholarship for League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor courses in honor of Mike and Sharon Bayler. To qualify for these, you will need to take the LAB Traffic Skills 101 course. It is being offered Aug 21 in Huntsville at Safety City and September 25 in Birmingham. The fee is $50. Contact Dave Stone if you are interested.

BASC Mayor’s Bike Ride Final Meeting Minutes
5/12/10

BASC Attendees:

Peter Hannah
Tim Barnack
Marjorie Holderer
Rodney Baker
Bradley Adams
Clint Patterson
James Moore
Jamie Miernik
Scott Erwin
Jo Somers
Dave Stone

Other Attendees:
Michael Holderer, Mayor’s Bike Ride
Teresa Fitzpatrick, Mayor’s Bike Ride

Meeting was called to order at 5:10 pm.

Minutes
April 7 meeting minutes were approved. April 27 meeting minutes were approved.

Resolution for Sharon and Mike
• Drafted by Michael Holderer, will be read at May 13 city council meeting
• The resolution will be submitted to councilman Kling tomorrow morning
• City council secretary will modify wording if that is necessary
• Peter Hannah will e-mail Rex Reynolds about a moment of silence before the ride and the Mayor mentioning Sharon and Mike Bayler after the proclamation
• Marjorie Holderer made a motion that BASC make a donation to the League of American Bicyclists in lieu of flowers

Media and Promotion
• The media release by Trent Willis is complete
• Bradley Adams will follow up on Fleet Feet
• All media releases by the police department are complete
• The WLRH PSA is complete and is currently being aired

Event Footprint and Route
• Rodney Baker confirmed that the municipal parking garage will be open
• Rodney will make sure the Engineering building is open
• Michael Holderer will bring signs for parking, restrooms, etc
• Power has been confirmed and will be verified at the outlets before Saturday

Tents/Chairs/Tables/Water
• Lou Hovatter will bring all items and an assistant around 8
• Teresa Fitzpatrick volunteered for setup, we should try to find other volunteers
• Scott Erwin will bring 6 cases of water
• Rodney Baker will ask Lou Houvatter for 2 coolers with ice and verify what items she is bringing
• Michael Holderer will bring water coolers and an ice scoop
• Tim Barnack will bring a few hundred paper cups
• Garbage and recycle bins will be there
• Jamie Miernik will bring the AlaBike tent and run it

Mayor Battle and City
• Jo has an action item to check with Trent Willis on an updated proclamation
• James Moore will bring a mounted bike map and BASC logo
• Jo Somers will bring information on traffic signal sweet spots, 3 boxes of bike maps
• James Moore will bring 2-4 additional easels for display of other documents
• Rodney Baker will discuss the pace with Mayor Battle and the pace car driver

Miscellaneous Items
• Teresa Fitzpatrick will bring 150 buttons
• Tim Barnack has 500 wristbands and 500 waivers and will try to bring a box of pens
• SCCC PA system will not be used; Microwave Dave will bring his sound equipment
• Michael Holderer will check with Microwave Dave about playing, participating in the ride, then playing afterwards
• Marjorie, Tim, Peter, and Rodney and family volunteered for registration
• Robert Fitzpatrick will be the emcee for the event
• Michael Holderer will try to find SCCC tickets for door prize drawings
• Rodney Baker will find the POC for the city for the ride
• 3 or 4 bike counts have been conducted, and a variety of methods will be tested for accuracy and efficiency at the Mayor’s Bike Ride

Safety
• Clint Patterson, Jamie Miernik, and Teresa Fitzpatrick will bring floor pumps
• Jamie will put the ABC Quick Check in the script for the emcee
• Trailhead is unable to send a mechanic due to Dirt, Sweat, and Gears
• The emcee will summarize the rules of the road, how to follow the lead car, obeying police officers, and other safety concerns right before the ride
• Atypical pedal cycles will only be removed or banned when they present a safety hazard

Door Prizes
• Jamie Miernik proposed that we get door prizes and draw for them at 11
• Benjo of Scallywags will have donations of bike and coffee items for the door prizes
• Clint Patterson will ask Earth Fare about donating door prizes
• Marjorie Holderer will check with Fleet Feet and Bicycle Works about prizes
• Jamie Miernik will check with Bicycles Etc and Trailhead about prizes
• Clint Patterson made a motion to write a random number selector without replacement for use with the wrist band numbers, it should be modified after registration with the final participant number

Schedule
• Volunteers are needed and should arrive at 8
• Vendors can start at 8 and should be ready by 9
• Registration and events start at 9
• Ride starts at 10
• Door prize drawing is 11
• Events end at 11:30
• Take down is 11:30-12
• Clint Patterson will inform Earth Fare of the schedule

Website
• Clint Patterson will contact Trent Willis about updating the city website
• Clint Patterson will post the BASC logo on hsvbike

Miscellaneous non-Mayor’s Ride Items
• Marjorie Holderer will check with Tricia Hart about getting BASC materials from Sharon’s estate
• Jo Somers will follow up on bike racks in the court house square
• James Moore received a request from John Hubbard for a member of Team Redneck to serve on BASC and will send them the questionnaire
• Jo Somers, Jamie Miernik, and James Moore will work on the MMR for the CARS grant and send it back to ALDOT
• Marjorie Holderer has the action item for getting the date and information for the city to apply for bike friendly city status
• Jo Somers mentioned David Pope’s retirement as Madison county Engineer on May 31st and her anticipation of his replacement Richard Grace having a bicycle friendly attitude.
• James Moore mentioned Share the Road signs being put up in Montgomery County starting June 1st
• Marjorie Holderer suggested BASC members be thinking about a road suitability map for the MPO area in honor of Mike and Sharon

Next Meeting
The next meeting is June 9 at 5pm

The next BASC meeting is this Wednesday, June 9 at 5pm on 308 Fountain Circle.

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BASC Mayor’s Bike Ride Meeting Minutes
4/27/10

BASC Attendees:

Peter Hannah
Tim Barnack
Marjorie Holderer
Rodney Baker
Bradley Adams
Clint Patterson
James Moore
Jamie Miernik
John Scott

Other Attendees:
Benjo Clark, Project Rwanda/Scallywags Bikes & Coffee
Michael Holderer, Mayor’s Bike Ride

Meeting was called to order at 5:01 pm.

Minutes
April 7 meeting minutes approval was tabled until May 12.

Media and Promotion
• WHNT/Robert Reeves 2 min. announcements on May 10th
o 5:25 — Michael Holderer
o 6:25 — Mayor Battle
o 7:15 — Rex Reynolds or Bill Kling
o 7:40 — Peter Hannah and Bradley Adams
• James Moore will follow up on contact with Trent Willis
• Trent Willis will issue a ‘blast’ to invite elected officials throughout the area and will contact The Huntsville Times about an announcement
• Bradley Adams will contact Fleet Feet about advertising the ride on the mailing list
• John Scott will advertise the ride on the South Huntsville Civic Association website
• Rodney Baker will issue a media release about road closures related to the ride
• Rodney Baker will check on opening the municipal parking garage that morning
• Jamie has the action item for the WLRH PSA and will complete it within a week

Event Footprint and Route
• the route is indicated in the linked map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=112601381647735706839.000485414089bfaead3a0
• Michael Holderer will verify that no more than 16A will be used by all participants
• Clint Patterson will send a final footprint to Rodney Baker

Tents/Chairs/Tables
• Lou Hovatter will bring 5 tents for
o Registration
o Planning Department
o Earth Fare
o 2 for Microwave Dave
• Safety City will bring a tent for children’s bike safety and requests a 6ft table
• SCCC will bring a tent for advocacy (SCCC, BASC, Alabike) and requests 2 tables
• Jamie Miernik will bring a tent for Scallywags

Mayor Battle and City
• Jamie Miernik will send a modified copy of the 2009 proclamation to Mayor Battle
• James Moore will unveil the BASC logo
• James Moore will bring a mounted bike map
• Jo Somers will bring 3 boxes of bike maps, Clint Patterson will notify
• James Moore will bring 2-4 additional easels for display of other documents

Miscellaneous Items
• Marjorie is working with Teresa Fitzpatrick to produce 300 buttons
• Tim Barnack will get 500 wristbands and print 500 waivers, Marjorie Holderer will email him the document for the waiver
• SCCC PA system will not be used; Microwave Dave will bring his sound equipment
• Michael Holderer will check with Microwave Dave about playing, participating in the ride, then playing afterwards
• Clint Patterson will check with Trailhead about send a mechanic 9-10
• Michael Holderer will be MC for the event
• Michael Holderer will try to find SCCC tickets for door prize drawings
• Rodney Baker will find the POC for the city for the ride

Door Prizes
• Jamie Miernik proposed that we get door prizes and draw for them at 11
• Benjo of Scallywags will have donations of bike and coffee items for the door prizes
• Clint Patterson will ask Earth Fare about donating door prizes
• Marjorie Holderer will check with Fleet Feet and Bicycle Works about prizes
• Jamie Miernik will check with Bicycles Etc and Trailhead about prizes
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Schedule
• Volunteers are needed and should arrive at 8
• Vendors can start at 8 and should be ready by 9
• Registration and events start at 9
• Ride starts at 10
• Door prize drawing is 11
• Events end at 11:30
• Take down is 11:30-12
• Clint Patterson will inform Earth Fare of the schedule

Website
• Clint Patterson will advertise the ride and put the BASC logo on hsvbike.com
• Benjo Clark will send the Scallywags logo for use with ride advertisements
• Rodney Baker will find the POC for the city’s website
• Clint Patterson will with the city website POC on advertising the Mayor’s Ride, updating bike plan links, updating the member list, linking the bike map pdfs, adding the new BASC logo, and updating other content on the city bike page

Next Meeting
• Wednesday, May 12, 5:00pm is the next meeting

Traffic Engineering has finished adjusting all the intersections on their list, which is attached. Only Brandon/Whitesburg could not be adjusted, and many bikes will trigger it now. If you have problems with the intersections listed, try rolling through the same point at the back of the loop as marked on the front and stay on the metal line the whole way. If that does not work, report your problem and the type of bike used here. It may be worth trying to lay your bike down to get as much metal as possible close to the stencil; I would like to know how well this works.

The 2nd annual Mayor’s Bike Ride opens for events and registration on May 15 9:00 am at the corner of Williams Avenue and Fountain Circle. The ride rolls out at 10:00 on a family-friendly HPD-protected 4 mile loop around downtown with a 2 mile bailout option. Helmets are required. Come enjoy goodies from Scallywags Bikes & Coffee and Earth Fare and learn about safe routes to the new store on University. Microwave Dave and the Nukes will be playing before and after the ride. There will be Safety City and advocacy tents where you can learn about what is being done to improve bike safety in Huntsville. At 11:00 there will be door prize drawings.