Bicycle Tasmania
                                     
               Agenda for ordinary monthly meeting 2004/7/15
                                     
1    Present

2    Welcome

3    Apologies
     Ken Hosking, Ambose Canning, David Edwards.

4    Confirmation of Minutes of Last Meeting

5    Correspondence Incoming

5.1  North West Recreational Cycling Group – Keith Price (email) – refer
    9.1.

5.2  Mark Broadley, Manager Traffic Engineering, HCC (email) regards
    request for helpers on Cycleway Tree Planting, Saturday 14 August between
    9:30am-12noon  at the beginning of the Cycleway near the Regatta Grounds.
    Lunch will be provided on the completion of the planting. More details on
    BT web site.

5.3  Lucy Marshall, Recreation Planning Officer, Launceston City Council
    (email) regards Launceston Bike Committee and BT involvement.

6    Correspondence Outgoing
6.1  Numerous emails from Tim to Anna Povey who with others have put in a
    submission to Standing Parliamentary Committee on Public Works regarding
    upgrade of West Tamar Hwy. She is also meeting committee on site on Monday
    to put her case which is for cycle lanes along relevant section of Hwy.

6.2  Email from Tim to Tim Cox regards Bicycle Tasmania confirmation/
    acceptance as Patron.

6.3  Email from Tim to Lucy Marshall, Recreation Planning Officer,
    Launceston City Council regards expanding Bicycle Tasmania’s role in the
    Launceston area.

6.4  Email from Tim to Keith Price regards insurance update and NWRCG role
    during Bike Week.

6.5  Email from Tim to assistant commissioner of police formally
    requesting Sgt David Sinclair's assistance in producing brochure on advice
    in case of accident.

6.6  Email from Wayne to Australian Sports Insurance Brokers requesting
    further information on “Ride It” insurance.

7    Business Arising

7.1  Treasurers Report –Kate
     Balance including unpresented cheques & unbanked deposits $1382.65.

7.2  Paypal
     Kate – “Bendigo charge $100 one off application fee to set up a
     merchant facility, then it is $20 a year in advance and 3.5% of
     total credit sales per calendar month. This will give us the ability
     to accept Visa, Bankcard and MasterCard. We could also add Amex,
     Diners and JCB. They would need to assess our creditworthiness based
     on annual turnover, net assets, etc for us to get this facility.”

7.3  Insurance Update

8    Committee and Other Reports

8.1  Brighton BUG

8.2  Kingborough BUG – Richard
     23 June 2004 - Bicycle User Survey Report was presented to the
     meeting. The survey indicated that the main factors to encourage
     cycling, in order were: 1. Bike lanes along main roads. 2. Wider and
     better surfaces on footpaths. 3. Better road surfaces. 4 Designation
     of safe cycling routes. 5. More bike/pedestrian bush paths and off
     road trails. recommended that the report be presented to Council at
     the next Engineering Services Committee meeting. CyclingSouth is
     moving from their present location at the HCC Centre in Davey St
     Hobart to the Glenorchy Swimming Centre beside the InterCity
     Cycleway. 2. Capital Works Program: a.  Council approved funding for
     the next financial year of CyclingSouth. b. Council approved Road
     marking of bicycle lanes along Roslyn Ave between Algona Rd and
     Taranna Ave. c. Council approved the building of the bicycle link
     path from Gormley Dve to the Kingborough Sports Centre.

8.3  Clarence BUG - Ruth

8.4  Glenorchy BUG - Reg

8.5  Hobart BUG – Ambrose
     Last held July 1st. Most significant item was a presentation by
     Richard Weston of HCC re bike track, removal of skate ramp, possible
     new picnic/BBQ area, and a tree planting working bee 14 August 9:30
     till 12 at Hobart end of bike path.

8.6  CyclingSouth

8.7  Web Site – Andrew
     Total web site hits for month:4287 previous month:4775.

8.8  Membership – David
     

9    New business

9.1  North West Recreational Cycling Group – Keith Price
     At the inaugural general meeting of NWCRG it was agreed that the
     requirements identified by recreational cyclists at the original
     public meetings held last year and the current wishes of the
     existing group could best be achieved by affiliation through an
     existing state body. Thus affiliation to Bicycle Tasmania (BT) and
     subsequently to a national body, Cycling Australia (CA) is seen as
     the best way of achieving its desired aims. This action will
     hopefully:-
     1.   Support a National and State lobby group. (BT and CA)
     2.   Contribute to the specific development of cycling infra
     structure in Tasmania (BT)
     3.   Give access to insurance for individual members. (CA)
     4.   Make available insurance for community bicycle activities. (CA)
     5.   Benefit the group from the existing Incorporation  (BT)
     6.   Enable NWRCG to continue to access the existing web page.(BT)
     A number of consequential requirements need to be considered:-
     1.   The NWRCG needs to be able to exist as an autonomous body
     2.   The above would require some negotiations regarding membership
     fees etc.
     3.   A full understanding of the insurance benefits available to
     members needs to be explained (eg what insurance cover do members
     have when commuting or recreational riding on their own?
     4.   Where would the regional newsletter of NWRCG, "Bicycle Bits",
     sit in relation to the state publication, "Spoke"?

9.2  AGM - Kate
     Need to start planning for our AGM, which is usually in October. I
     noticed that it clashes with Show Day (the 21st).