Highlights of January, 2006 RUSA Board of Directors Meeting

Administration
-- Rules
-- RBAs
-- Records

ATTENDEES: Bill Bryant, John Lee Ellis, Don Hamilton, Lois Springsteen, Tim Sullivan, Mike Dayton, Mark Thomas, Mark Vickers, Tracey Ingle, Jennifer Wise, Terry Zmrhal, Robert Fry

1. Bob Riggs RBA Application (Houston, TX) - Voted and approved Bob as the replacement RBA for the Houston region and authorized to run a full ACP series for 2006.
2. Additional RUSA events - Voted and approved additional RUSA events in Nashville, Washington DC, Portland Oregon and Santa Rosa.
3. Change Rules for Riders Article 6 (lighting) - Voted and approved changes to the first paragraph of Rules for Riders Article 6 to state the following: "For night riding, vehicles must be equipped with front and rear lights attached firmly to the vehicle. Lights must be fully functional at all times during hours of darkness or other low-light conditions. At least one of the rear lights must be in a steady (rather than flashing) mode. All riders' lights must meet the requirements of local laws. A rider is not permitted to cycle at night or in other low-light conditions without working front and rear lights attached to the vehicle; therefore backup lighting systems and/or spare bulbs are strongly recommended in case the primary system fails and cannot be repaired on the roadside."
4. Election of Officers - Mark Thomas has been elected President with John Lee Ellis continuing as Vice President and Tim Sullivan as Treasurer. Terry Zmrhal is the new Secretary and Bill Bryant is the new Fleches USA/Team Randonnee Chairman. All other volunteers are remaining in their current positions. A big thanks to Bill Bryant for the job he did as RUSA President for the past two years.
5. Treasurers report - Tim Sullivan reports that RUSA is financially stable.
6. General Discussion - General discussions on various topics including need to publish more RUSA Handbooks, upcoming additions to the RUSA Safety Program, and possible establishment of periodic RBA conference calls. Jennifer Wise updated the board on various ACP related topics from her trip to France including that the dates for PBP in 2007 will be August 20 - 24. Jenn Barber reported that she has reviewed and documented 249 brevet routes with more to come.
7. Additional RUSA events - Voted and approved additional RUSA events in Cedar Valley Iowa and Nashville.

Submitted by Don Hamilton, Secretary