BIKE TAUPO INC

MINUTES OF MEETING

7pm 7 March 2007at 1/20 Totara Street, Taupo

PRESENT: Lisa Rowland; John Taylor; Richard Balm; Thomas Schwarz

APOLOGIES RECEIVED: Mike Langley; Pete Masters; Geoff Smith

CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES:  Committee agreed that minutes of 24 January 2007 were a true and correct record, Accepted by Thomas/John

MATTERS ARISING:

1.       Meeting with Council Roading Dept - meeting date is set.

2.       Thank you letter sponsors -  Lisa sent out letter to sponsors

3.       Draft Annual Plan - ongoing

4.       DoC paddock - Five Mile Bay - ongoing. 

5.       Power Point presentation for Council by CAN - Council representatives have already attended one of these

6.       Action Plan 2007 - ongoing

7.       Taupo Moana Rotary - application for funding has going out for Bungy Track

8.       TDC issues - covered some of these at the Roading dept meeting.  Jess keeping us regularly updated.

INCOMING/OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:

Incoming:

1.       12 February 2007 - Malcolm Flowers Insurances - renewal for liability insurances

2.       13 February 2007 - Hon. Christ Carter Minister of Conservation - congratulations re DoC award (send out copy to Moana Rotary Club)

3.       March 2007 - Opus

Outgoing:

1.       27 February 2007 - Transit - requesting update on crossing initiative

2.       27 February 2007 - all sponsors and friends - thank you for support last year and announcement of new committee.

Accepted by Thomas/John

TREASURERS REPORT: 

OO Cheque:  $16,265.84

O1 Account balance (W2K) is $1,285.00

Petty Cash:  $3.90

Receipts:   $1,778.88

Payments: $1,219.95

Payments Due: (Creditors $686.76; Debtors $560.00)

Accepted:  Richard/Lisa

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:

Urban/Rural Cycle Facilities:

1.       Safety Campaign:  Council and Bike Taupo looking at an urban road safety campaign targeting some key messages including parking in cycle lanes. 

2.       Rural road safety campaign is being slowly picked up by other districts.  Thomas said CAN would like the campaign package and Lisa will forward to Thomas.

3.       We need to try to meet with Alan Burkett re the safe crossing of state highway one.  Lisa to check with Jess if she’s heard anything.