Meeting minutes will typically run a couple of weeks behind to allow for acceptance / correction at the following meeting. ~ Bill

Meeting called to order and conducted by Charlie Boone in Jean’s absence.

9 members were in attendance.

Treasurer’s Rpt – There was no official Treasurer’s report, except Larry reported that Gail said that there were no changes from the previous meeting.

Secretary’s Rpt – The minutes were read from the previous meeting and accepted as read.

Old Business – Angier Bike Fest- Rita said that there will be committee meetings every week until the event. We need to make sure that we have enough people to work the stops and since it is a group ride, our members who will be participating in the ride will be there at each stop to work. Rita will contact Kevin Strickland with Bikers for Christ to coordinate them helping as intersection guards. Larry will be helping coordinate traffic at the Angier Blackwater Fire Station. The planned second stop had not been confirmed yet but Rita is working on making the necessary contacts and also trying to work out an alternate stop if needed. Since we do not know how fast the police escort will be running, there probably will not be a lot of time to spend at each stop in order to be back in time for the bike show, so whoever is dealing out the cards will need to set up as fast as possible. Gail will be submitting a check to the event committee to pay for our chapter’s sponsorship. MSAP and CBA information will be available at our information booth. Hopefully, MSAP will have an instructional DVD playing at the event. Charlie suggested that we should have a checklist to make sure we are prepared for the event. Larry may have the CBA trailer there provided that the registration issue is taken care of. Everyone should spread the word on the event.

There was a brief discussion regarding Jan’s letter to the legislators. Cindy said that Doc Ski is still getting phone calls from legislators. The comment was made that her letter did us a favor in two ways by distinguished Bolt from CBA and letting them know that Doc speaks for the motorcycling community.

New Business – Charlie mentioned that there was a CPR class being held at the Zebulon Rescue building on Monday, May 20^th in case anyone was interested in attending.

Gail will be resigning the ED Secretary position effective the July 12^th ED committee meeting. She will then resign her ED Treasurer’s position effective the January 2009 committee meeting. Anyone interested in taking over these positions please let Charlie know.

Cindy suggested that the Raleigh chapter erect table size waterproof signs that reads something to the effect of “Raleigh CBA asks that you look twice save a life for motorcyclists.” Charlie said that he would do research on the Wake Co. ordinances concerning signs and sign placement. We would need to find persons with property willing to have the signs placed on their land. Charlie will email Vinnie to find out how much the project may cost and who to contact to get the signs made. We may be able to speak to Doc Ski about getting a grant next year to pay for more signs.

MSAP Rpt. – Marie and Rita taught a class of 30 at Jordan Driving School and Larry and Rita taught a class of 19 at Fuquay High School. There are no more classes scheduled until the summer school session begins. It was suggested that we have a poster board at the Angier Bike Fest Benefit Ride of the MSAP student’s quotes. Rita said she didn’t think that would be a problem.

Legislative Rpt. – Charlie reported on the opening day ceremonies. Both the House and Senate ceremonies did not last long.

Paul said that there were some legislative study committees that can introduce bills that are dangerous to us. The Child Fatality Task Force is looking for a cause and we may need to keep an eye on them. He mentioned an article in the N & O about the increase in motorcycle deaths and the conclusion being that it’s because there are a lot more motorcycles on the road. The article mentioned that the DMV does not yet require the driver to take a safety course. We discussed that statement briefly.

5 Minute Safety Rpt. – Bruce talked about another kind of left hand turn hazard that we need to be aware of. Again if a vehicle is approaching you from the other direction you need to look for signs from them that may be intending to make a turn in front of you. One is that they will be slowing down. Two is that their front bumper will dip as they suddenly apply brakes. Another is that their head will turn as their hands pass over the steering wheel. You need to decide whether to slow down or swerve. Charlie added that to look out when riding past cars parked on the side of the road. Someone may be intending to pull out in front of you. Look for exhaust and for someone’s reflection in the driver’s side mirror. They may pull out in front of you or just open the door.

Charlie read the events list.

There was no 50/50.

7 members attending

There was no Treasurers Rpt

The Secretary’s report was read and accepted.

Old business – Jean reminded everyone of the chapter ride to the Deep River Shooting School in Sanford on May 31. The details have not changed since the last meeting and is posted in the events on the chapter website.

The CBA state lobby day is May 28^th. Please plan to show up at the Legislative building.

We discussed the Angier Bike Fest Benefit Ride, which is on June 7^th. Our chapter is organizing the run and Jean was trying to get and idea of who will be there and helping out at the stops, intersections and at the CBA information booth. The run has been mapped out. Rita, Jean and Ditch rode the stops. It’s 55 miles long, which is not long but we only have a 3-hour window before everyone has to be back at the last stop. Bruce suggested that we have a handout flyer available for the intersection blockers to give out to motorists who don’t seem to understand what’s going on at the intersection, briefly explaining what we are doing there. It was brought up if the chapter should buy a sponsorship for the event. Rita and Ditch has said that they will personally contribute $50 each towards a sponsorship. A motion was made for the chapter to supply $150 to go with the $100 already donated in order to buy a $250 level sponsorship. The motion was seconded and accepted.

New business – There will be a CBA State Party held on Labor Day weekend at the Old Gilliam Mill. The state is asking for a $10 per person donation

The Boone’s will have a cookout at Gaston Lake on June 28^th, Charlie’s birthday.

Legislative Rpt – We started a discussion that carried over into Paul’s report, on the unfavorable email that Jan McKay sent on behalf of USA Bolt to certain legislators and Senators that didn’t vote the way she wanted on the helmet bill. Luckily they turned to Doc Ski for clarification on the email. Also, luckily, in the email Jan emphasized that Doc Ski did not speak for her. Doc Ski should be sending a letter to members of the legislator reinforcing the statement that Doc Ski does not speak for BOLT and reidentifying our objectives. Some members at the meeting said that they were going to write a letter to their representatives to let them know that we are not in support of Jan’s email to them and that Doc Ski does speak for us.

Paul reminded everyone to vote in the primary.

5-Minute Safety Report – by Bruce. Riding is a dangerous activity. Never fail to realize that. Be aware of the risks and weigh the risks. Think of what is of value to you and is it worth it to ride. Always listen to your inner voice.

MSAP Rpt – There was a class of about 36 taught at Cardinal Gibbons High School. There is another upcoming class at Jordan Driving School. Summer School classes are being scheduled. There will be MSAP information available at the Angier Bike Fest. Jean has sent out a call to action for more people to become instructors.

There was no 50/50 drawing.

April 20, 2008

12 members attended the meeting.

Treasurers Rpt – Jean read the report in Gail’s absence. It was accepted as read.

Secretary’s Rpt – Minutes from previous meeting were read and accepted.

Discussed the Ray Price customer appreciation day and will have an info booth at the next Ray Price event/open house.

Old business – The date for the Deep River Shooting School outing is now scheduled for May 31^st the meeting up time is the same.

New business – Rita gave an update on the Angier Bike Fest Benefit Run that our chapter will be organizing and sharing the profits with the Angier Emergency Services. The run will begin and end at the Angier Fire Station. The other 3 stops will probably be other fire stations and maybe a gas station/convenience store. Registration begins at 8 am, ride begins at 10 am and riders should be back in by 1 pm so that riders that want to be in the bike show can participate in that as well. This is a family event so the stops should not be at bars and should be in Harnett Co. It will be Police escorted but we will still need intersection guards. We may need to invite other chapters to volunteer their services in helping put on the run. We will also organize the 50/50 drawing, solicit door prizes and handle the drawing for the event as well. The door prizes will need to be on display at the beginning of the run. They need sponsors to help pay for the band, etc. The chamber does have general liability insurance for the event and there is a disclaimer on the registration form. A route needs to be mapped out by the end of April.

Other new business- Jean mentioned an email that she received from a chapter member who stated that they would like it if we kept religious matters out of our meetings. We didn’t know to what incident or discussion that this person was referring to as we never talk about religious matters at our meetings. We do occasionally have discussions about CMA or Covered Wagon Ministries events and sometimes have welcomed visitors from these organizations, who come to promote their events.

Charlie urged Jean and Ruth to put out a newsletter to keep members on our roster interested and informed in what is going on with our organization. It was mentioned that it was a good idea and hopefully would encourage our members on the roster to attend meetings and events.

Charlie read notes from the state meeting. Items that needed to be brought back to the chapters for discussion and to be voted on were:

• Changing the membership renewal rates for single membership to $25 and couples membership to $35. This would make new memberships and renewals the same amount. This was voted on and passed by members attending the chapter meeting.
• Constitution change – Article V section 8. After the first sentence, add the sentence “Each chapter shall have at least one event of this type each year.” This refers to each chapter will have some type of event that will produce income for the chapter and thus 20% of that income would go to the CBA state treasury. This was voted on at the chapter meeting and passed by majority with one opposing vote.

MSAP Rpt – Rita listed upcoming classes. Chapter MSAP instructors attended the Drivers Ed Seminar Conference held in High Point. New instructors are desperately needed.

Legislative Rpt – Reminded all of upcoming primary and early voting. Doc and Paul are working on questions to ask invited quests when we have our Candidate Forum. It was mentioned that it would be a good idea to invite judges, DA’s and Sheriffs.

5 Minute Safety Rpt – Bruce commented on the 2 recent motorcycle fatalities that were carbon copies of each other. The scenario being that a motorcycle is going forward up the road, there is a angled road merging from the right, there is a vehicle approaching on the other side of the road that the motorcyclist is riding on and all of a sudden decides to turn left onto the merging road right into and over the motorcyclist. Ways to prevent this from happening is to blink your lights to alert the driver or to slow down as not to be in the intersection at the same time.

50/50 – Total was $30, Charlie won $15.

April 6, 2008

10 members were in attendance.

Treasurers Rpt – No report. Gail was absent.

Secretary’s Rpt – Was read. A motion was made to accept; seconded; accepted.

MSAP Rpt – Tommy said that more instructors are needed.

No confirmation yet, but it seems that the federal funding for 2008 has been approved. We are starting to get a better relationship with John Stokes who is with the GHSP. He is beginning to see what we are doing with the funds and is impressed with our efforts.

Also, Sergeant, Mark Brown with the Bike Safety Program seems to get a better understanding of what our organization is about and is getting some help from Doc Ski with working with legislators in order to get a grant he is hoping to obtain.

Old business – Chapter officer pins should be ready soon.

Jean reminded everyone of the state committee meetings April 12 and state meeting April 13.

The Charlotte Swap meet, held on Easter weekend, had a low attendance again. Although the amount of vendors was down, they seemed to be happy with sales.

Jean visited one of Cowboy’s bike check events and gave information about CBA. She talked with Sergeant, Mark Brown there and asked him to attend one of our meetings. She will follow-up with emails to confirm.

Details for our spring poker run has changed. Rita spoke with a committee member of the Angier Bike Fest, who stated that the person heading the committee for their poker run has dropped out and has left them with no one knowing how to put the run on. Through discussions it was put up to their committee that if we decided to put aside our poker run and help them put on their run would the proceeds be split 50/50. They agreed. The event will be held on the June 7^th, which would be the weekend following what we had originally decided to have our poker run. They also will provide us with free booth space. There was a motion to go in with the Angier Bike Fest and do their Poker Run and not put on our Poker Run as previously scheduled. The motion was seconded and then accepted. Larry, Ditch and Rita will attend the next committee meeting on April 15^th to work out some of the logistics of the run.

New Business – Cowboy and his wife visited the meeting to tell us about his bike check and free roadside assistance service. He provides the bike check service at CMA events and is trying to get the word out on his roadside assistance service. When fully functional, the service could be accessed by the Internet. Riders could access the website by pocket PC, phones with Internet, etc. The service is in its preliminary stages but he wanted to get the word out.

Other new business, Jean obtained some of the Certificates of Appreciation that Doc Ski had available to give legislators that have helped us out in the past. There are four representatives that we could give them to. Jean will find out more information from Doc Ski on how is the best way to present the certificates to them.

Legislative Rpt – Paul was not here so there was not a report.

5 Minute Safety Rpt – Bruce was not here so there was not a report.

Tommy said that more MSAP trifolds need to be printed. There was a discussion on whether the cost should come from the general fund or the MSAP fund. Tommy will email Gail and get her input.

Jean brought in the Olympic Torch for us to have our picture made with. Jean works with the company who designed the torch. She gave us information on the design and how it was made.

If anyone would like to volunteer for Cowboys next bike checks Jean will be sending out information on where and when the events will be.

Charlie asked if anyone would like to go and help out at the Outer Banks Bike Week CBA booth, let him know and he could provide details.

50/50 – Tommy won $9.00 of the $17.00  

11 members attending.

Meeting began at 5:00 PM

Treasurers Rpt – Gail read the report. A motion was made to accept as read. It was seconded and accepted.

Secretary’s Rpt – Ruth read the minutes from the March 2^nd meeting, which were accepted as read.

MSAP Rpt – Tommy reported that the class schedule is still busy. The summer school classes have not been scheduled yet.

We had a brief discussion about the Fire Mary Peters website and possibility of getting a grant or allocation of federal funds especially for the CBA motorcycle safety efforts.

Jean will contact Representative Brad Miller to see if could attend one of our MSAP classes.

Old business – Gail is working on obtaining new name badges for the current Raleigh chapter officers.

Jean received an email from Cowboy. He wants CBA members to come to his bike inspection service that is associated with his Covered Wagon Ministries. Jean will find out what dates/events he is offering the service and forward the information to CBA members.

The ride to the Deep River Skeet Shooting Event will be on May 17^th, 1:00 PM. We will meet at the Sheetz gas station at Hwy 401 and 55 at 11:30 am. We plan on stopping somewhere on the way to Sanford to catch a bite to eat. The 13-stand course will cost $45 per person.

 Poker Run – Jean has not heard back from Jessie with the Tar River chapter about us ending the poker run at their event May 31^st. Jean or Cindy will try to get back in touch with him. We will set May 31^st as the date for the run whether we hear back from Jessie or not. We discussed that if we end at their event we would need to make a donation to their event.

Some suggested stops for the run are Iron Thunder, Country Doctor Museum and Acid Park. The starting time would depend on the response from Jessie.

New business – We were reminded of the Charlotte Swap Meet on March 22 and 23.

We discussed Ronnie Sutton, a legislator from Roberson Co. who will have competition in the election this year and do we want to get involved in trying to get him out of office. Paul said that any effort on our part would probably be futile, but it would be a good idea to volunteer our services with the competitions campaign.

Legislative Rpt – Paul gave us another update on our list of potential guests to invite to meetings from legislative races. The idea was brought up that instead of having guests to come to separate meeting, that we could have a Candidate Night and invite several legislators to attend at one time. They would be given an allotted amount of time to speak and then field questions. We would need to work thru Doc Ski and possibly hold the meeting August 17^th.

Doc Ski sent his second quarterly letter to the members of the General Assembly. This puts our logo out there for them to see and lets them know our motto, so to speak, “The voice of motorcyclists in N.C.”

5 Minute Safety Rpt – Andy stepped in in Bruce's absence. He said he had information available on the Low Speed Rider Course he attended if anyone were interested.

50/50 – Brought in $23.00. Andy won half.

March 2, 2008

Meeting began at 5:00 PM with 12 chapter members attending and one visiting Chatham member.

Treasurers Rpt – Gail read the report, which went back to January 26^th. A motion was made to accept as read. Report was seconded and accepted.

Secretary’s Rpt – Minutes were read for February 17^th meeting. They were accepted as read.

MSAP Rpt – Tommy reported that he recently taught a class of 31 students and Rita instructed a class of 60 students by herself. There will be a class on April 8^th at Wakefield that there may not be an instructor for and an instructional CD may need to be used. The visiting Chatham member, Mike Hindle, volunteered that if there was no instructor available that he would step in to teach the class.

Old business – Jean thanked all that showed up to help at the Biker’s Blvd, Winter Sucks event CBA info table. Although there had been some rainy weather in the area, there was a good turnout and people were very willing to find out more about the new law on helmet specifications.

It was discussed that at such events, we need some type of banner or flag with the CBA emblem or logo that could be more prominently displayed.

The certificates of appreciation for the sponsors of the bike show are ready. Just need to get them matched up with the corresponding winning bike photo.

An idea for next years bike show is to get the entrants to sign an agreement that their bike could be moved around by us if necessary.

New business – Visitor Mike Hindle came to promote the Franklin Co. Humane Society Run. The proceeds will go toward having a new dog shelter built. The entry fee is $25, which includes food and a tee shirt.

Jean suggested that our chapter officer’s identification pins be made with just the name of the position without having the officer’s actual name on it. After a short discussion it was agreed to keep having the individuals name on them and to have this years officers pins ordered.

We discussed the “Fire Mary Peters” web site that Mark Enfield is sending out information about. She is trying to take away funds that the state has allocated for motorcycle safety to promote helmet use. Jean will forward the website information to the chapter.

We talked about going to the skeet shooting range on May 17^th. We will probably meet somewhere and then ride in together. Jean will work out the details and get back with us.

Legislative Rpt – Paul gave us a list of Wake County delegates for the legislative race. He advised that we may want to wait till after the primaries on some of the races to see who we would like to invite to speak at our meetings and he will provide a suggested schedule. It was suggested that we need to volunteer at candidates that we support fund raising events, displaying campaign signs and/or helping out at campaign headquarters, etc. Paul reminded us to join the Bike Pac it’s a good way to get involved. Gail suggested putting to use the certificates of appreciation that Doc Ski has available to give to supporting legislators along with a photo press release. It was suggested that we could present them on Lobby Day.

The cartoon in the latest edition of Full Throttle magazine was brought up and the unfavorable light it shed on Doc Ski and the CBA. We discussed sending a Thank You card to Doc Ski in appreciation for his hard work and dedication in working with the legislators to keep motorcyclists safe and free. Ruth will bring a card to the next meeting for all to sign.

5 Minute Safety Rpt – Bruce quoted statistics from a publication from Progressive Insurance Co. that if you switch from a cruiser to a sport bike you are 70% more likely to crash than if switching from a sport bike to a cruiser. Which goes to prove your mindset when you ride. The summary was to make good decisions and have the right attitude.

50/50 - $20, Charlie won half.

February 17, 2008

Meeting called to order at 4:58 with 8 members attending.

Treasurers Report – There was no report. Gail was absent.

Secretary’s Report – Correction was noted on February 3^rd minutes read that Aflac representative Becky Whitley donates 3% of her commission for every policy that she sells to a CBA member. Minutes were then accepted.

MSAP Report – Tommy reported that the Raleigh MSAP instructors have classes scheduled thru May and as it currently stands, have enough instructors assigned to teach each of those classes.

Old Business – Jean said that she had tried to contact Cowboy to give him information on setting up a booth for his Covered Wagon Ministries at the EDSM but had no luck in reaching him. She later found out that he has been hospitalized.

-The lady organizing the Bikers Blvd., Winter Sucks event has confirmed that CBA has a space at the event on February 23 from 9:00 until 4:00.

-Jean sent an email to Mark Enfield to let him know that our chapter would not be making a contribution to the California Call to Action effort to help in getting their helmet law repealed.

-Jean thanked all who volunteered to work at the EDSM Bike Show. She stated that it was a learning experience with just a few minor difficulties. Considering that no one there had ever handled the details on putting on the show, it went off well. There were 31 bikes entered. The biggest show yet.

We discussed possible improvement to make when planning next years event. Some suggestions were:

• To look into getting a Dell photo printer.
• Need to start planning earlier.
• Should assign a back-up person who would know the basics of how the show is to be run.
• Have written instructions on how the show should run.
• Need to have a PR person to meet with the sponsors to make sure they are happy/informed on what there money is going toward. A PR person could also be useful in other chapter events.

We agreed to give each of the sponsors of this years show a photo of their sponsored class winning motorcycle along with a certificate of appreciation. Jean and Tommy were going to coordinate efforts in getting that done. Also there were not enough wooden bases for the plaques so when they are ordered, the finished plaques will need to be mailed to the winners. The show brought in $310 in entrance fees plus the $50 for each of the 10 sponsored classes. We then discussed whether we actually wanted to be the chapter to put on the bike show next year. A motion was made to continue next year. It was seconded and accepted.

New Business – Reminded of the Bikers Blvd., Winter Sucks event February 23. It seems that there will be an adequate amount of volunteers to help out at the booth.

-Performance Honda will be putting on a Slow Speed Bike Handling Skills event on March 9^th from 2:00 until 4:00. If you plan to attend you will need a DOT approved helmet plus additional protective gear.

-Jean talked with Jessie Watson of the Tar River Basin chapter about having our last stop for our spring poker run at their event scheduled in May. Jessie will bring it up to his chapter and get back to us. If those plans do not work out we may be able to coordinate with a Granville County chapter event. Jean will contact the Granville president to find out their spring schedule. A possible date would be May 10^th, the Saturday before Mother’s Day.

-We talked about a ride out to the Deep River Clay Sporting School in Sanford. There was a lot of interest in taking the trip. Jean was going to verify that they would be able to provide shotguns as it would be difficult to take shotguns along on a motorcycle ride.

5 Minute Safety Report – Bruce noted an article from the American Motorcyclists magazine of a guy who was on medication, riding and the bad consequences that entailed.

Be aware of the warning labels of any medication that you are taking as far as operating your motorcycle. Park it if you need to. It’s the smart thing to do.

Legislative Report – Jean read a report submitted by Paul in lieu of his absence. In March, Paul will give us a list of candidates who have filed for seats in the General Assembly. Based on the list we can decide who we would like to invite to speak at upcoming chapter meetings. The 2008 CBA legislative agenda is:

• Anti-discrimination legislation.
• Right-of-way legislation.
• Killing Senate Bill 375 – which is the Motorcycle Learners Permit.
• Passing Senate Bill 1121 – the UNC Ctr. for Motorcycle Safety and Crash Prevention. It needs funding.
• Keeping bad things from happening.

Lobby Day is May 28^th. Please plan to be there. We need a big turn out to make a big impression. Paul stressed the importance of contributing to the Bike Pac. It’s the best way to elect/re-elect legislators who support our objectives.

50/50 – Total was $6. JT won half.

February 3, 2008

There were 12 Raleigh members attending plus 2 other visiting CBA members.

Meeting called to order at 4:35 pm.

Treasurer’s Report – Gail gave a brief report which was accepted as read.

Secretary’s Report – After reading the minute’s of the January 20^th meeting a correction was noted that Becky Whitley not Becky Williams would be attending the Feb. 3 meeting and would be giving a presentation about Aflac Insurance.

MSAP – Marie reported that she and Rita taught a class of 18 students at Fuquay and has dozens more classes scheduled in different areas over the next few months. Matt Shamblin, who was visiting our meeting, reported that there are 248 MSAP CDs available to Drivers ED teachers to use when there is not a MSAP instructor available. He also said that he is expecting to have a lot more demand for instructors after the Drivers Instructors Convention. He and other MSAP instructors will be attending that convention.

Old business – We discussed changing the meeting times again. Bruce made a motion that the meeting times be changed to 6:00 starting with the first meeting in May and staying that time until August. Paul made a motion to kill the previous motion because our meeting times are published on various CBA information and it would make it difficult to boost recruitment and attendance at our meetings if we changed the meeting time. The original motion was seconded and was defeated. Meeting times will stay the same.

EDSM Bike Show- Bill said that he will be unable to be at the bike show but Marie will be there to help organize the show. Jean will provide her photo printer. The trophies are ready and the plaques will be ready soon. There will be a Best of Show Trophy. Larry volunteered his truck to transport the sponsor board. Volunteers are needed to work the show. A side note regarding the swap meet entertainment is that there may be a “Male Fashion Show” to rival the scheduled Wet Tee Shirt Contest.

– Jean will try contacting Cowboy from the Covered Wagon Ministries to let him know to contact Jesse Watson to obtain a space at the swap meet.

New business - Aflac representative and CBA member, Becky Whitley gave us a presentation on the benefits of the various insurance plans Aflac provides. One of the plans was Accidental Insurance, which would pay you in situations that your regular insurance wouldn’t. Becky had printed info available. She donates 3% of every policy that she sells to a CBA member to the State CBA treasury.

It was reported that Mark Enfield was sending out emails to the chapters asking for donations to the California Call to Action to help activists there in their efforts to get the helmet law repealed. It had been suggested to him that his request needed to be put on the CBA State meeting agenda in April but he didn’t feel that this could wait. Mark’s idea is that CBA needs to donate to the effort because a precedent that is set there could help our efforts here in NC. The discussion we had was that any precedent that was set in California wouldn’t help or hurt our efforts but would just be an interesting fact if brought up in the Supreme Court. Would California donate to our efforts in NC? A motion was made to vote No if this was brought to a vote at the next state meeting. It was seconded and accepted.

Bill Luffman sent an email out requesting information on anyone that has had an accident or a close call while traveling on Hwy 601 in Davie County. More specific, did a dog running loose in that area cause you to have an accident or near miss? He had a crash caused by the dog and his lawyers need similar incidents caused by the dog to make a case.

We discussed whether we would have a chapter meeting on February 17^th, the last day of the EDSM. Since the swap meet ends at 3:00 PM it was agreed to have the meeting as scheduled.

Safety Report – Bruce said that need to make a decision on whether you should carry cell phones, ink pens, knives etc in your pockets while riding. Accessories could cause you serious harm if you are involved in an accident or the accessories could be damaged like an expensive, hard to replace cell phone.

Legislative Report – Paul had no new legislative news.

Bobby Evans of the Granville Co. MSAP is looking for patches for a memorial vest. Please contact him if you have any memorial patches to donate.

Jean asked for volunteers to help man the CBA information booth at the Biker’s Boulevard. Winter Sucks Event. Please let her know if you would like to help out.

50/50 drawing came to $31.00. Mike Hodges won half.

January 20, 2008

9 members attending

Meeting called to order by President, Jean Dasnoit at 5:02 PM

Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer, Gail Rumler was not at the meeting so report will be tabled until next meeting.

Secretary’s Report – Read by Secretary, Ruth Boone. Minutes of the January 6 meeting were accepted after noting correction of number of Raleigh Chapter MSAP students taught from 440 to 448.

MSAP Report – Tommy Sherbert reported that Rita & Marie taught another class at Fuquay. Fuquay will be combining classes so that more students can be taught in less time.

Old business – The discussion about possibly changing meeting times in the spring was tabled again. Bruce did make the comment that the meetings should end before sunset in order for riders to have a safer ride home. Charlie was going to check almanac for appropriate meeting times

-EDSM-Bike Show – Need to start organizing volunteers to work the bike show. We usually have at least two people working at a time. Jean was going to find out more details from Bill on how to schedule the volunteers.

-Gail sent Paul a complete roster of Raleigh CBA members. Paul found out that we have members in 8 out of the 9 local districts. Some of the seats are up for election. Paul recommended that we wait until the filing period ends at the end of February to see who will be running before we decide on who we would like to invite to be a guest speaker at our meetings.

New business – Jean reported that CMA member Cowboy needed CBA officers to give information on CBA & helmet law restrictions at their events. He wanted us to do helmet checks to see if event goer’s helmets were compliant. He has a program that provides bike checks, info on road safety and they do bike blessings. It was suggested that we invite him to the EDSM but let him know that we could not do helmet checks.

-Aflac representative, Becky Williams will be at our February 3^rd meeting to give us information pertaining to medical coverage on motorcycle policies.

-Spring poker run – Jean advised that we needed to start getting ideas for stops. It was suggested that instead of doing a poker run that we just donate money to the treasury. That was countered with the comment that since we do not have many rides to begin with that a poker run is needed. A comment was made that we need to advertise the run further in advance that has been done in the past.

Legislative news – Paul reported that a Legislative Study Committee in collaboration with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program continues to look at issues involving motorcycle safety. At its first meeting, the committee heard a report on motorcycle accident/injury/fatality statistics. Paul will be keeping an eye on the committee to see what mischief its up to.

The Raleigh members were urged to pick up some of the EDSM flyers and distribute.

Jean read the list of upcoming events.

It was agreed that we would not have a 50/50 drawing because of the low attendance and the treasurer being absent.

Meeting called to order 5:03 pm by President JT Boone

The Raleigh chapter held elections for President and Secretary because chapter President JT Boone has joined the US Air Force and will be going to boot camp in the near future.

At the previous meeting Jean Dasnoit and Charlie Boone were nominated for President. Since Jean had been elected Secretary for 2008, her nomination for president required nominations for the Secretary position in the event Jean was elected President. Ruth Boone was the only nominee for the Secretary position.

VP Andy Malinowski passed out ballots and JT explained the voting procedure. Chapter members voted, VP counted the ballots and announced that Jean had 10 votes and Charlie had 5. JT handed the presidency over to Jean. Jean handed over secretary duties to Ruth and Jean presided over the remainder of the meeting.

Gail Rumler read the Treasurer’s report and it was accepted.

Gail also read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were accepted as well.

Tommy Sherbert gave a MSAP update, reporting that Raleigh had taught 440 students and needed more instructors. He told the Raleigh chapter of a bet that he has with Matt from Cartaret Craven that Raleigh can teach more students than Cartaret Craven and the loser owes the other a steak dinner. Tommy reported that the Zoom box was sold for $185.00 and turned a check in to the treasurer including the $20.00 rebate.

Old business – Concerning the upcoming Eastern District Swap Meet, Bill Johnson announced that all but one class sponsorship for the bike show had been sold.

New business – Gail reported that the flowers that were ordered for Leann Redwine’s funeral were never delivered and made a motion that the cost of the flowers ($75) be donated to Leann’s medical cost fund. The motion was seconded and passed.

Charlie Boone suggested that when Day Light Savings Time begins this year that we change the chapter meeting times to a later time on the 1^st and 3^rd Sundays of the month so that the last afternoon of the weekend will not be interrupted. After a short discussion Bruce Harris suggested that the chapter members think about it and table the topic until the next meeting. Everyone agreed.

It was asked if Jean would still be updating the website and Jean said that she would continue that duty.

Andy began a discussion by asking Paul Wilms if he had information about asking more legislative representatives to speak at future chapter meetings. Paul responded that we needed to decide on whom we would like to invite, whether it be asking representatives that are for or against CBA’s objectives. We also need to find out who our chapters’ members representatives are and decide if we would like them to visit our meetings. It was decided that Gail would forward a list of the Raleigh CBA members to Paul in order for him to find out who our representatives are.

State business – Charlie stated that Western District Coordinator Allen Dockery had resigned his position and the BOD would be looking for a temporary replacement until a election could be held. Everyone was urged to attend the committee and State meeting that was being held January 12^th and 13^th.

Charlie gave a brief description of the proposed CBA Young Activist Program. The program would inspire a younger membership in the organization.

Andy commented on the January 1^st helmet protest held at the Governors Mansion by some of the areas motorcyclists. NBC 17 as well as the local police covered the protest. There was a discussion on whether the protest was a good or bad thing concerning the fight to get the helmet law repealed.

5 Minute Safety Report by Bruce – According to the American Motorcyclist Magazine, 35% of motorcycle crashes were result of the other guy, 27% were because of excess speed, 27% because they did not stay in their lane and the rest because they did not use their brakes. ¼ that were killed did not have a license. The summary was, don’t drink and drive and stay in your lane.

The chapter now has the yard signs for sale at $8.00 apiece. See Gail if you would like to purchase one.

50/50 – total came to $26 – Charlie won $13

          Meeting was called to order at 5:00 by President J.T. Boone

20 people in attendance, also NC Representative Nelson Dollar, and CBA State Legislative Director Doc Ski.

 

Secretaries Report (recorded by Ruth Boone in absence of Secretary on 11-18-07) given and accepted as read.

Treasurer’s report given by Gail Rumler and accepted as read.

 

Honored guest Nelson Dollar:

 

President J. T. Boone presented Representative Nelson Dollar with a plaque expressing our gratitude for his dedication to legislative integrity by honoring our Constitution.

 

Representative Dollar spoke to the group. He discussed many of the bills and legislation he worked for during the past session, including SB-375. He is working with Dale Folwell on the proposed changes in motorcycle registration fees. Representative Dollar opened the floor for questions and discussion from the attending members.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

Swap Meet Bike Show:  Bill Johnson reported that five bike show classes have been sold to date. He detailed the procedure and requirements for sponsors. We have seven classes left in need of a sponsor. Iron Thunder has agreed to donate a ‘Best of Show” trophy. He reminded everyone that Iron Thunder gives a discount to CBA members.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

MSAP:

Chapter MSAP Director Tommy Sherbert presented our newest instructor, Larry Rumler, with his MSAP Instructor patch and MSAP shirt.

Instructor Rita Spaulding reported that classes are scheduled for next week in Cary, and the following week in Panther Creek and Fuquay schools. She also asked that the chapter website be maintained as she tells students in her classes to visit the website for class photos.

 

Legislative/Safety:

Doc Ski spoke briefly on our work developing a Crash Prevention Seminar. He reported that we will be pursuing grant money again in 2008.  In this discussion he clarified requirements from the GHSP (Governor’s Highway Safety Program) for class numbers for 2008 and the use of the recently developed MSAP DVD instruction. The GHSP will be addressing special traffic situations such as bus, truck, and motorcycle training for new drivers.

Doc also wants each CBA chapter to implement Road Captain training. 

 

Chapter Christmas party:

Andy Malinowski is once again hosting the chapter Christmas party at his house on Monroe Street in Raleigh. Andy passed out maps and other information concerning the party. The date is December 15^th (Saturday).

 

Christmas for Kids:

This year’s Christmas for Kids, is scheduled for December 8th at the Wal-Mart in Smithfield. A motion was made and seconded that we donate $150.00. All voted in favor of the motion.

 

Five Minute Safety report:

Bruce Harris presented a brief report based in part on the recent death of Evel Knievel. He discussed the saying “the exception proves the rule”. In spite of all of the near death experiences Evel had, he died from natural causes. Bruce also discussed the saying about Old-Bold riders vs Bold-Old riders.

 

MSAP Yard Signs:

Gail reported that she has the chapter order for the yard signs. They are available for $8.00 each.

 

EVENTS:

J. T. went over the upcoming events including Christmas for Kids on 12-8, Gaston event on

January 5^th, 08, chapter party on 12-15, and the Eastern District Swap meet and Bike Show in February, 2008. 

 

50/50 netted $40.00 and Ruth Boone won half ($20.00)

 

Meeting was adjourned at 6:14 pm.

Meeting was called to order at 5:02 pm

President J.T. Boone presiding

12 people attending

Secretary and Treasurer’s reports given by Gail Rumler and accepted as read.

OLD BUSINESS:

Chapter Poker Run:

   Final discussion held on the upcoming poker run. Gail reported that she had purchased new poker run number stamps. We will have a new poker run sheet, using a template offered by the Buncombe County chapter. Larry Rumler and Rita Spaulding ran the route and compiled detailed instructions on the ride. Gail formatted the instructions to fit on the back of the poker run sheet.

   J.T. asked that everyone help man the stops. Gail will have the stop supply boxes available at the first stop (Ray Price). Ditch asked that an email reminder be sent to all chapter members. Cindy suggested the run be posted on the messages page on the website.

Chapter Cook-out:  Discussion was tabled on this subject until the next meeting since Charlie and Ruth were not at the meeting.

Officer Training Seminar:

   Members were reminded that all chapter officers should attend the Officer Training Seminar in Asheboro on November 17^th. The annual Awards banquet will follow that night at 5:30 pm. Banquet tickets are $10.00.

NEW BUSINESS:

MSAP:

    J.T. read an update sent to him by chapter MSAP Instructor, Tommy Sherbert. It detailed the classes taught recently at Fuquay-Varina High School. John Stauber, Rita Spaulding taught the class. Larry Rumler audited the class.

    Tommy has requested that he be allowed to purchase a DVD player from the MSAP funds account. A motion was made and seconded authorizing Tommy to purchase a new DVD player. The motion passed.

Helmet Citation Defense Fund:

   Discussion held on CBA’s helmet defense fund project. Programs and assistance are in place to help riders defend themselves against helmet tickets written under the new helmet law that goes in effect in January, 2008.

   Paul Wilms distributed a very informative flyer detailing the program and all issues involved. Doc Ski has asked that each chapter have a liaison to relay information between the chapter and the state. Ditch agreed to do this and will obtain all the contact information he will need.

 Five Minute Safety Report:

Bruce Harris sustained an injury and was not able to attend the meeting. J.T. discussed the hazards of road “Gators” and how dangerous they are to motorcyclists.

Motorcycle Helmets:

   Paul and others discussed the new carbon fiber helmets manufactured by JAFRA. The helmets retail for approximately $30.00 and are DOT approved. He will forward the information to J.T.

DC Lobby Trip:

   Cindy Hodges and Doc Ski will be lobbying in DC against the NTSB bill on October 28-31^st. Thanks to J.T. for getting this information out to the chapter.

MRF Questionnaire:

   Since the chapter is an MRF Sustaining member, we have received a questionnaire asking our opinion on possible advertising in the MRF newsletter. J.T. read each of the ten questions, and the chapter voted on the answers. Gail will return the questionnaire to MRF.

50/50 netted $8.00. Paul Wilms won and donated back his half.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm.

President J.T. Boone presiding

12 people present

No Secretary or Treasurer’s Reports given.

OLD BUSINESS:

Chapter Officer Elections:

President: J.T. Boone

Vice-President: Andy Malinowski

Secretary: Jean Dasnoit

Treasurer: Gail Rumler

Legislative Coordinator: Paul Wilms

Sgt-At-Arms: Paula Russell

MSAP:

   Tommy reported that the chapter will be teaching more classes very soon. There was a short gap between summer school and the regular school session.

   Charlie Boone gave a brief update on Matt Shamblin and our state instructors.

Fall Poker Run:

All stops have been mapped and measured. Rita Spaulding has recorded the route instructions and forwarded them to Gail who will have them printed on the back of the poker hand sheets. The ride is approximately 90 miles. The following members have agreed to work the stops:

1^st stop: Ray Price Harley Davidson, Raleigh (Gail Rumler and Mike Hodges)

2^nd stop: D & Q Choppers, Angier (David Gore)

3^rd stop: Jordan Lake Dam, Chatham County (Andy Malinowski)

4^th stop: The Flamingo Restaurant, Pittsboro (Larry Rumler)

5^th stop: The Iron Horse, Apex (Charlie Boone and Gail Rumler)

The poker run riders may leave in groups, or run the route individually.

Raleigh Bike Fest:

Charlie Boone reported on the success of the Eastern District booth set up during the Bike Fest. 100,000 people attended the event.  Many Eastern District members worked the booth. Almost 90 Associate members were signed up, as well as a new member. The booth was open Friday afternoon and all day Saturday until closing.

MRF Meeting of the Minds:

Charlie and J.T. reported on their trip to the MRF MOTM held in Iowa in September. J.T. was one of three recipients of the MRF Young Activist’s Award. The young activists answered questions and held a panel discussion on their thoughts concerning how to recruit young members into motorcycling rights organizations.

CBA State Meeting October 6^th & 7^th, 2007:

Charlie gave a brief report on the state meeting. We now have 20 chartered chapters and At-Large members.  All chapters attended the meeting with the exception of Alamance County Chapter. 2008-2009 State officers were announced:

President: Randy Norris

1^st VP: Steve Knox

2^nd VP: Vicki Cole

Secretary: Catherine Mohan

Treasurer: Darlene Kimsey

Legislative Coordinator: Thomas Wasileski (Doc Ski)

Membership Services: Gail Rumler

Information Director: Deb Knox

Eastern District Coordinator: Charlie Boone

Central District Coordinator: Robert (Shaggy) Causey

Western District Coordinator: Alan Dockery

The Officer Training Seminar and Banquet will be on November 17^th, 2007 in Asheboro.

Darlene Kimsey has banquet tickets available for $10.00 each.

Chapter members who have paid to attend are: Charlie and Ruth Boone, J.T. Boone, Larry and Gail Rumler.

CBA Patch vote: Executive Council voted to keep the current rectangular state patch. All existing chapter patches are grandfathered in, but no new chapter patches will be made.

New chapter organizational meeting: Cape Fear Valley Chapter is holding an organizational meeting in Fayetteville on Tuesday, October 9^th. Gail Rumler plans to attend.

There has been interest shown for new chapters in Pender County, Cleveland County and the Outer Banks.

Constitution Committee: The Executive Council passed a proposal to change the language in the Constitution to include the new Associate Member program. Associate Member language now details the limited rights of a non-paying Associate member, and hence the previous Associate Member name and language was changed to Junior Member. Also passed was a change to the Constitution language to add that all chapter charitable events must be reported to the state treasurer before the event.

Charlie reported that a proposal has been presented to him to change the Constitution to allow the use of impairing substances during chapter meetings.

2008 State Meeting dates:

January 12^th & 13^th.

April 12^th & 13^th

July 12^th & 13^th

October 11^th& 12^th

Tri- County Poker Run:

 Members were encouraged to attend and support the upcoming Tri-County Fall Run scheduled for October 13^th, starting at Ray Price Harley Davidson. Ditch will lead a chapter group ride, leaving the dealership at 10:30 am.

Associate Membership Program:

Gail Rumler discussed the details of the new Associate Membership program and how the membership numbers will aid Doc Ski in his legislative efforts. Other members discussed using the email addresses to disseminate chapter information such as poker runs and chapter events.

Paula Russell reported that it is Fire Safety Awareness Week, so be prepared!

CBA Calendars: Charlie discussed his rules and deadlines for 2008 calendar ads and information.

Charlotte Swap Meet parking lot: South Piedmont Chapter was awarded parking lot duty for the 2007 Charlotte Fall Swap Meet.

EVENTS:

10-20: Biker Barn Open House

10-27: Raleigh Chapter Poker Run and Brunswick Chapter 14^th Annual Bike Show

November 10-11^th: Charlotte Swap Meet

50/50 netted $24.00 Charlie Boone won $12.00 and the chapter earned $12.00

Meeting adjourned shortly before 6:00 pm.

President J.T. Boone presiding

10 people in attendance

Secretary & Treasurer’s reports given by Gail Rumler and accepted as read.

OLD BUSINESS:

State Elections:

   Ballots were passed out to attending members who were not at the last meeting to vote for State Officers. Ballots were verified with the roster by Gail Rumler, and then turned over to Charlie Boone, Eastern District Coordinator.

Chapter Activities and Rides:

   Discussion continued on a topic presented at the last chapter meeting on fun and interesting things to do as a chapter. By doing more things together, we hope to encourage member participation and involvement.

   Some suggestions offered were a ride to the National Speedway in Kenly, the covered bridge historic site off hwy. 220 south of Asheboro, a cook-out, Asheboro Motorcycle Museum, and others. Possible open dates were suggested that would not conflict with established events such as Biketoberfest, Southern Cross Conference, State meetings, etc.

After discussion, a motion was made by Charlie Boone and seconded by Andy Malinowski to have a chapter ride/event on October 20^th to the Southern National Speedway in Kenly. Details will be finalized at a later date. Andy offered an amendment to the motion that we eat at The Beef Master Steak House in Wilson on the day of the ride. The restaurant gets very crowded very early, so we would need to arrive before 5:00 to get a table. Everyone was in favor of this amendment.

Chapter Guest Speakers:

   Bruce Harris continued a discussion from the previous meeting to have a guest speaker attend a chapter meeting and give a brief speech. The chapter would buy dinner for the guest. After a brief discussion, Bruce said he will contact Representative Nelson Dollar by email and copy to J.T. and Charlie.

Chapter Poker Run:

   Discussion held on the September 15^th Poker Run. We only have one meeting before that date to prepare, and that is on Labor Day weekend. In order to have adequate time to prepare for the event, a motion was made, seconded and passed to move the date of the Poker Run to October 27^th. Several suggestions were made on the route and activities for that day, and one suggestion was to incorporate a Halloween theme.

Accident Safety Management Class:

   Charlie reported on his discussions with Carol and Mark Bullard about the class scheduled for October 13^th and 14^th. Carol and Mark are currently not able to teach the advanced class. The class site in Knightdale is not available for those dates. At this time, the class is put on hold.

NEW BUSINESS:  

Five Minute Safety Report:

   Bruce Harris’ report this week was based on an experience he had on an exit ramp covered with tar snakes. His back wheel cocked and he was not able to properly steer the bike until he hit good pavement. Fortunately he went into the turn slowly, and was able to avoid an accident. Bruce discussed research he found concerning rear wheel handling/steering on rubber mounted Harley Davidson motorcycles. He researched and purchased a device that bolts to his bike. This device has made an awesome difference in his bike’s tracking and turning abilities. The Ride Straight Company manufactures the device, and it sells for approximately $260.00. Bruce reports his bike drives like new.

NC History Tours for MRF:

   Bruce reported the History Tours had another successful year, and he gave a report on the latest ride of the year that went to Elizabethtown.

Charlotte Swap Meet parking lot:

   Discussion held on the chapter offering to work the swap meet parking lot on November 10^th & 11^th. Members who have done this before offered suggestions to make sure we don’t overwork and ask too much of those who do work the event. Discussion held on how many people it will take to do the job properly.

   The chapter will pay for hotel rooms for all those who work. Work shifts are supposed to be on four hour rotation, but last time members worked all day. The cut-off for submitting our request to the Charlotte chapter is before the state meeting in October. All voted in favor to “put our name in the hat”. 

EVENTS:

   J.T. went over the upcoming events and noted that an event sheet is available on the flyers table. 

The 50/50 netted $19.00. Paul Wilms won and donated his half back to the chapter.

Meeting adjourned at 5:58 pm.

President J.T. Boone presiding

Secretary & Treasurer Report given by Gail Rumler and accepted as read.

10 people in attendance

NEW BUSINESS:

State Officer Elections:

   J.T. passed out ballots to current members for the state officer elections. Charlie Boone reminded everyone to only vote for the Eastern District Coordinator. Ballots were collected and turned over to the chapter secretary for verification. Members attending the next chapter meeting on the 19^th will be allowed to vote at that time before the deadline for turning the ballots over to the district coordinator.