San Diego Wanderers General Meeting

February 24, 2007

ATTENDING: Greg & Seanna Huber, JohnQ Lawrence, Carole Helstrom, Melinda & Steve
Mitchell, Rebecca Holocek, Karl Shaw, Gary Wright, Ken Storm, Dana & Dennis Miller,Russ
Greene, Katie Sullivan, Rod & Rose Fleming, Jon & Carol McDonald, John Del Santo, Bill
Edwards, Debbie Giamanco, Don Petrick, Paula Williamson, Tom Warren, Gary Steinweg,
Bryan Crawford

Guests: Melanie Parker, Gwen Young, Cindi Kaufman

Rod called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

New member Gary Crawford was welcomed to the club.

MINUTES: Greg moved that the minutes be accepted as posted to the web site; Rose
seconded. Minutes were approved.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Tom reports current balance is $293.95.Melinda has taken new
membership money today, so that will be added.

OLD BUSINESS:. Tombstone trip – Paula explained that she will not be able to go on the
trip as planned. Greg will take the lead. Greg encouraged those who want to come by
car.

NEW BUSINESS: April is the month for election of new officers. Nominations received to
date:
Nominated for President – Russ Greene
Vice President- Melinda Mitchell, Rebecca Holocek
Secretary- Carole Helstrom, Seanna Huber
Treasurer-Dana Miller
Membership Coordinator- Katie Sullivan.
Nominations will be accepted until the day before the April meeting. Be sure to talk to your prospective candidate before nominating. Nominations should be sent to Carole Helstrom, secretary.

Rod reported from Board meeting: The Board has proposed some changes…these
recommendations will be passed on to the new board. One will note that membership
renewal is AFTER club elections of officers. Recommended will be to move renewal to
January, permitting only paid members to vote. Also shared was the procedure for
tie-breaker should it be needed at upcoming elections: proxies/absentee ballots and
ballots cast by those attending the meeting will be counted. If there is a tie,
proxy/absentee ballots will remain as counted, and members present shall revote. If
there is still a tie, the winners name will be pulled out of a hat. All votes will be
counted by the secretary, and one other member. The absentee ballot can be found on the
website

Also discussed by the board was the termination of the club checking account,
to be replaced by a savings account and 2 debit cards - one for treasurer, one for
president. Katie is checking with her bank regarding this possibility.

NEW RIDES: Please check the web site for up-coming rides.
1. March 24th – Bill E. is going to lead a ride for his birthday.
2. April 21 – Rod will lead the All Members ride.
3. May 6 - John Del Santo offers a ride, after a meeting he attends, to Mt. Palomar to
pay tribute to Kent.
4. Gary Steinweg will lead the Annual Big Bear Trip- June 8-9-10. He advises those
going to look into early booking of hotels/houses…prices have risen dramatically.
5. Carole Helstrom will lead a Memorial Ride for Kent Saxton on June 24th.
6. June-July – Tom will post a ride to the Rock Store
7. July-August – Tom will post a ride to Mt. Soledad
8. Rebecca Holocek will lead a ride on November 11th…it’s her birthday!

9. NOT A RIDE- but save the date - July 21-Jon and Carol hosting a party!

SAFETY FIRST:
Paula discussed:
1. Only two MSF certified training sites in San Diego are the site she runs, and the
site at Mt. Palomar.
2. Statistics on accidents, most showed alcohol levels too high, no seatbelts, elderly
drivers…they don’t see motorcycles….make every effort to stay away from anyone driving
erratically.
3. ERC classes are upcoming (Rod is in April 25th class), and new courses are being
developed. Harley is working on a class strictly for Harley Riders.
4. After Tombstone, Paula will be available for FREE TRAINING - one-on-one, women’s days,
men’s days, combined training…just contact her!

Karl spoke of his appreciation of the ERC course he took, encouraging all to take it.
He was amazed at how much he learned from it, and how it made a difference in his
riding.

THIS AND THAT: John Del Santo reminded us that May is Motorcycle Awareness Month.
Greg is working on email list through his server. Already has something set up. Will
establish a picture sharing site as well. Should relieve current problems with
roadrunner and aol.

GADGETS:
,JohnQ showed Y handle tools 10-12-14 mm. Suggested anyone riding with Geryfer might
find them helpful! Available on ebay auction for 1 penny plus shipping.

PRESENTATION BY ROSE FLEMING: Pillion Pals Rose, with Rod’s assistance in role of
driver, demonstrated guidelines for passenger. Important points were noted:
- Distance between rider and driver varies
- Level back seat is better than raised seat, for center of gravity
- Rider grips side of driver
- Rider keeps feet on pegs or floorboards
- Rider aligns body with the driver, leaning with the driver on turns - don’t look at
the ground
- Rider keeps head behind the driver’s head
- Develop signals between driver and rider to let driver know if rider needs to move,
stop, etc. Use signals, headsets, voice contact. Always make movements slowly,
- Passenger helps in traffic, merging, lane changes, spotting movement, etc.
- Passenger gets to enjoy scenery, take photos, etc.
- Driver should give an occasional calf squeeze to indicate all is well.

Paula pointed out that the ERC classes do allow passengers.

Meeting was adjourned at 11:04. So moved by Carole, seconded by Russ.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carole Helstrom
Secretary