BAMBA

Location: The Woolshed, Stratton St, Normandale, Lower Hutt, 7:00 pm

Present

Craig McGinnity, Paul Scoble, Angus Cotton, Karl Laurence, Marco Renall, Matt Clarke, GWRC – Wayne Boness & Jeremy Paterson, Nick Conroy, William Roser.

Apologies

Tyrone McGrath, Ron Harfield.

Minutes of last meeting

Meeting minutes from meeting (Sept 2013) read.
Moved Craig and seconded Marco that they were correct.

Finances

Last meeting balance $1,135.87
Interest earned +$1.21
NAB Volunteer Grant +$2254.51
NAB Re Grant TT Fees  -$15.00

Less Presented Cheques:
Paul (2x Meeting Refreshments) -$49.49
Bike NZ Registration (2013 – Late!) -$200.00
Marco (Working Bees Refreshments) -$125.13
Bike NZ Registration (for 2014) -$200.00
This meeting closing Balance $2,801.97

Cheques written: “Not yet presented” 
Paul (x2 Trail / Leaf rakes) -$38.70
Angus (meeting Refreshments) -$32.99

Noted: Angus is going to arrange signatories for now 4 committee members, those being: (Tyrone, Angus, Marco & Paul). Angus will also arrange online authority to access account for statements.

General Business

Bike NZ registration; Paul advised all now completed and payment made. BAMBA now covered until end of 2014.

NAB Community grant; Thanks to Angus money has been placed into the account. Committee to decide with Angus where the $ are to be allocated.

Track Update

The Bull Run is completed and the open day held on Sunday 15th December went well with around 45 – 50 riders turning up as far away as from Featherston.
Overall we have been receiving good feedback.

A top job also done by Craig and Caleb from Spoke- re video of Craig riding the Bull Run! With video and the Hutt News feature plus more and more now looking at BAMBA in Facebook etc., both BAMBA and this track have received great exposure!
It was felt by both Craig and Paul that we needed to tweak and improve our signage in the park for this track and others present agreed. The committee agreed to have some additional signage made up. 3 signs to be produced. Consisting off:

1: Same sign design / colours that previously made for both Bull Run and Bull-a-Varde.
– But a single sign with both on it!
A4 size and having a green arrow “straight ahead” follow the Bull-a-Varde info and a “Left hand” arrow following the Bull Run info.
(This is to be placed at the start of the Bull Run so no confusion as to which route goes where)

2: New sign, again same colours etc.: The usual BAMBA logo, A4 size, Left hand green arrow and with the following wording e.g.:
(To be placed on a post near the gate on right hand side of hill road – after the Farm house!)

3: New sign. Size A3. In ACM. The map of Bull Run loop. As per Map done by Paul.
(To be placed on GWRC board at Hill Road Car park).

Paul to arrange the above signage and liaise with Jeremy.
(Paul will also do an A4 Laminated version of sign No3 to be placed at start of Bull-a-Varde!)

Logging Update

Wayne and Jeremy from GWRC jointly advised us that the actual logging will be completed by the end of January. Gear etc will then be removed and the site handed back over to GWRC around the middle of February 2014. BAMBA will then need to scope out the area and then proceed from there with the required MOU being signed off and then completing the necessary AEE’ before any track work can commence

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Paul completed the draft in late November 2013 and submitted this to Wayne at GWRC. Since then both Wayne and Paul have been working together to get the draft to the final stage so it can be completed. Paul hopes to complete the final required changes as soon as possible and then the MOU can be signed off hopefully before the end of February 2014.

Pump Track

The possibility of this type of track being built, in the grass area prior to Stratton street car park, was raised by both Wayne and Jeremy from GWRC. It was felt that it would be a great draw card for the park and bring in more families to the area. Craig knew of the right people who build these and liked the idea also, but he felt that BAMBA did not have the required man power / resources to complete such a task. Craig agreed that he would speak to the right people and would find out possible costings, etc. from them.

Baked Beans Bend to Belmont Trig

Concerns were yet again raised to Wayne, this time from Craig and also one other who was present, Nick, that this track is now very poor for MTB use. The surface is poor and the corners are not great either. The lower section is also of a concern as to how it will be what will be constructed / completed!
Wayne stated that it is not in his control nor can he unfortunately have the issues amended!

Next Meeting

TBA- either February or March 2014?

Meeting closed: 8.40pm

Paul Scoble, Secretary, BAMBA