Location: The Woolshed, Stratton St, Normandale, Lower Hutt.\u00c2\u00a0 7:30pm<\/p>\n
Present<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Steve Elden, Marco Renall, Tyrone McGrath, Matt Clarke, Matt Amos, Craig McGinnity, Nicole Swain, Ian O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Donoghue, Jeremy Paterson-GWRC, Erik VanderSpek\u00c2\u00a0GWRC, Sigurd Magnusson, Ryan Williamson, Jason Lang, Corey Patel, Mackenzie<\/p>\n Apologies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dave Aldred, Neil Hickford, Ross Jackson.<\/p>\n Steve opened the AGM.<\/p>\n Previous minutes were accepted.<\/p>\n Election of Officers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Steve offered to stand down as President and Tyrone was elected.<\/p>\n Others elected<\/p>\n Vice President Craig McGinnity<\/p>\n Treasurer Nicole Swain<\/p>\n Secretary Marco Renall<\/p>\n Webmaster Steve Elden<\/p>\n Committee Ryan Williamson and Matt Clarke<\/p>\n Accounts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Nicole presented the financial accounts to Feb 2011 balance $976.05 but it was unclear what the Financial Year is for BAMBA.\u00c2\u00a0Marco has since checked the rules of BAMBA\u00c2\u00a0and they say the AGM should be held in Sep so the Financial Year end should be 31st<\/sup> August.\u00c2\u00a0 Nicole will please change the Financial Statements to please read ending 31st<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0Aug 2010 and send to Matt Clarke with receipts and he will ask Tony Gambitsis to audit them.<\/p>\n Memorandum of Understanding between BAMBA\u00c2\u00a0and GWRC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Jeremy has started preparing the draft and will send to Marco when done.\u00c2\u00a0 He wants a 5year\u00c2\u00a0plan to be formulated so that he can input into the 3 year LTCCP\u00c2\u00a0plans on our behalf.\u00c2\u00a0 BAMBA\u00c2\u00a0will provide their input to the MOU including track signage with BAMBA\u00c2\u00a0logo, track maintenance, new tracks incorporating Otonga, rebuild of top of Big Weta\u00c2\u00a0and bottom of Bob\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s track, Big Weta exit and top of Last Sun.<\/p>\n Steve produced a letter from Erik to himself and Marco requesting all trail work in Otonga to cease.\u00c2\u00a0 Marco said we will add this area to the MOU and try to incorporate it into the MTB trail network.\u00c2\u00a0 Erik said it may not be designated as a ride-able area but will be investigated.<\/p>\n Jeremy wanted to ensure we are looking after existing tracks before we consider new tracks.\u00c2\u00a0 Tyrone said he often prunes Danzig and our trails in the forest are in good order and we are in a position Erik said the Belmont Recreation Reserve has a Park Management Plan that we must adhere to as well as the Owner Occupiers Act with roles and responsibilities and H&S and environmental impacts all to consider.<\/p>\n Tyrone said is there any GWRC budget for new trails such as a Family friendly loop.\u00c2\u00a0 Jeremy said no, but there is a budget to look after existing trails.<\/p>\n On Sunday 20th<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0March at 9am Jeremy, Tyrone, Craig, Matt, Ian, (Marco will be at ScreamingO) etc will meet at the road end and go for a walk to explore new track potential and\u00c2\u00a0corrections\/maintenance of existing tracks.<\/p>\n General Business<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Steve said Marco and I have been to 2 FOBRP meetings to strengthen our relationship with them, and they have welcomed us.<\/p>\n Tyrone is concerned that the naked man would offend BRP\u00c2\u00a0visitors.\u00c2\u00a0 Nicole has a photo of him starkers.\u00c2\u00a0 Erik said try to get a rego number from his vehicle and he will trace.<\/p>\n Erik said the Dress Circle was planned to be downgraded from \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Awesomeness 4 to 3\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by the Kennett\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.\u00c2\u00a0 Should GWRC\u00c2\u00a0upgrade it?\u00c2\u00a0 Marco said stock and gates were problems for MTB riders.\u00c2\u00a0 Ian said we need rideable\u00c2\u00a0cattle-stops like the trail over Mt Kaukau\u00c2\u00a0has.\u00c2\u00a0 Matt C said what we do must not negatively impact other BRP\u00c2\u00a0users.\u00c2\u00a0 Jeremy said the PCC were going to upgrade the entrance to BRP\u00c2\u00a0from Warspite Ave.<\/p>\n Erik and Jeremy then left.<\/p>\n Committee discussed what we would put into the MOU.\u00c2\u00a0Ian said it was our contract with GWRC.\u00c2\u00a0 We have to formulate a 5year plan.\u00c2\u00a0 Nicole to design track signs that show grading.\u00c2\u00a0 We need large maps at entrances.\u00c2\u00a0 We should have a track maintenance day twice per day.<\/p>\n Matt A said Danzig should be modified to make it more sustainable and BAMBA\u00c2\u00a0should try and\u00c2\u00a0offload the work to HVMTB Club.<\/p>\n Craig wants to build a Pump Track at the bottom of Middle Ridge.<\/p>\n Ian will print A3 maps and get to us for Mar 20th<\/sup> walk.<\/p>\n After the walk we will call a meeting if required to prepare the MOU.<\/p>\n Steve said we are going to be charged $60 per month for our domain name www.bamba.org.nz<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0unless we can sell to 8 businesses at $200 pa each advertising space.\u00c2\u00a0BAMBA would get half this income and the domain provider would get the other half.\u00c2\u00a0 We will not be able to do this and may need to move our website.\u00c2\u00a0 We were unsure if this was www.allteams.co.nz<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0or www.freeparking.co.nz<\/a> but Steve Meeting closed 9:30pm<\/p>\n Marco Renall, Secretary BAMBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Location: The Woolshed, Stratton St, Normandale, Lower Hutt.\u00c2\u00a0 7:30pm Present Steve Elden, Marco Renall, Tyrone McGrath, Matt Clarke, Matt Amos, Craig McGinnity, Nicole Swain, Ian O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Donoghue, Jeremy Paterson-GWRC, Erik VanderSpek\u00c2\u00a0GWRC,Read More Minutes 1st Mar 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\nto expand.<\/p>\n
\nwill handle.\u00c2\u00a0 Steve will load us to Facebook and Sigurd supported this move and said it will raise our awareness.<\/p>\n