August 2023

Written By Charles Picard

Rhode Island Chapter

New England Mountain Bike Association


August 2023 Meeting Agenda and Minutes


RINEMBA Meeting: 7:00 p.m. August 1, Trek Bicycle, 3480 Post Rd, Warwick, RI 02886


  1. Roll Call

  2. Welcome to any newcomers.

  3. Comments/requests/concerns/questions/complaints from newcomers?

  4. Administration

  1. Membership numbers

  2. Financial summary – July 2023

Opening balance: $2,284.46

Income: $4,143.17

Expenses: ($1,777.46)

Closing balance: $4,650.17

  1. Next meeting – September 5, Location? Time? Arcadia Pavilion suggested, Charles to confirm

  2. RINEMBA.org web page updates

  • Remove NEMBAfest

  • Add Big River rides?

  1. Glocester Land Trust Meeting

    1. Revisit in the fall

  2. Diamond Hill trail maintenance day (Saturday June 24)

    1. Rained out again– needs to be rescheduled. 

    2. Planning to prepare for fun ride

  3. Foster Land Trust bridge build (Saturday July 28) Missing some boards, ran out of material ,mostly done. 160ft

    1. Feedback from participants

  4. 666 Time Trial (Jul 11 thru Aug-1)

    1. Tuesdays, Arcadia, July 11, 18, 25, Aug 1

  5. Diamond Hill Fun Ride (Sunday August 13) Need volunteers!!! More outreach

    1. Route planning

    2. Volunteer coordination

    3. Arrowing

    4. Snack stop.

  6. Rhody Rovers permitted rides in Big River

    1. Permitted rides occurred Jun-9 and Jul-23

    2. Elements of the MTB community advocating to have motorcycling permits banned. Two individuals pushing this agenda.

    3. RINEMBA position statement needed and communicated to DEM. Members in attendance agree we should advocate for sustainable trail use by all user groups. @Mark Savage to draft a short paragraph clarifying our relationship with these individuals.

  7. Joint trail build RINEMBA/Rhody Rovers

    1. Need an experienced trail builder. Adam Brule voluntold.

    2. Project in Big River on Pumphouse

    3. Date not set, but before their next event

    4. Rhody Rovers will take care of permits

Added agenda items:

**Aug 24 skills clinic, maintenance and cleaning, etc. Ryan Park. 


** Tool trailer. $8k estimate, all inclusive. Need to discuss trailer storage. Pursue grant from regional.

  1. Regularly Scheduled Group Rides

    1. Daylight savings ends November 5

    2. Diamond Hill - non permitted daylight rides until interest generated

    3. Lincoln Woods - non permitted daylight rides until interest generated

    4. Woody Hill – 6 pm Monday Momentum and Low Gear Ladies, Wednesday nights at 5:30

    5. Ryan Park – needs a mellow ride

    6. Arcadia – Wednesdays, moving to 5 pm June and July

    7. Group sizes 10 or more need to split into groups less than 10

  2. Trailforks

    1. Need a Trailforks champion - Dennis to reach out to Pat Dowling

    2. Identify adaptive trails in RI on Trailforks

  3. DEM – no updates

    1. Night riding agreement ended April 30

    2. Waivers on there way to DEM via Alan – Done yet?

    3. DEM planning to do one more night riding pilot 2023/2024 and then approach changing their regulations to make it permanent

    4. Management planning project underway in Big River

      1. Consultants presented project update to Water Resource Board in April

      2. Direct outreach to NEMBA at some point from WRB as well from the consultants

      3. There will be a couple of public outreach events – DEM will notify NEMBA

    5. Guidance for summer riding groups

      1. DEM is working to change the group size for permits to 25

      2. We can post provided we say groups of 10 or larger will be split into smaller groups

  4. Greasy Joes for sale – no updates

    1. $2.4M 

    2. Town approved for RV storage and storage units

  5. 2023 NEMBA jerseys

    1. Available on-line

  6. Ride area reps

    1. Updates from the riding areas

  7. Woody Hill

    1. WLT MOU (Chris P/Paul K) – indefinite hold 

    2. Any update and/or help required?

    3. From Paul K via messenger chat - 

    4. I won't be available this evening. My only order of business I have is that there's an event being hosted at the Bradford Lacrosse Fields on Sept 23rd to bring awareness to all the recreational activities at the preserve and to encourage people to get outside. I've got a wedding that day, so I can't make it unfortunately, but the Bradford association hosting it (they've got a really long acronym I can't remember off-hand) wants to have RI NEMBA there as well to represent mountain biking at Woody Hill. That would be a good opportunity for outreach to other groups in the area if anyone is free to attend and put up the tent

  8. Lyme disease vaccine study

    1. Velocity clinical research

    2. Looking for referrals

  9. Any news from corporate? (Wayne)

    1. Strategic plan

    2. Corporate access to banking

  10. New Business from the board?

Big River fun ride coming quick, permits in place. Just need volunteers for the usual stuff.


BR shirts being designed by Tabitha, orange and navy blue



Appendix A – Finances


Opening balance:

$2,284.46

Income:

Stripe credit

Woody Hill fun ride cash donations

Skills clinic

NEMBA chapter rebate

$34.17

$1,640.00

$1,425.00

$1,044.00

Expenses:

Zoom

Wood Hill expenses (Paul Kintz)

Squarespace - shipping

Squarespace – shipping

Wood Hill expenses (Dennis Wilson)

Diamond Hill permit (Dennis Wilson)

Chapter T-Shirts (Dennis Wilson)

($17.11)

($251.65)

($4.62)

($5.33)

($324.91)

($47.34)

(1,126.5)

Closing balance:

$4,650.17





Appendix B – Event Dates


2023 event dates:

  • Diamond Hill: Aug 13, rain date Aug 20

  • Big River: Sep 17, rain date Oct 8

  • Lincoln Woods: Nov 12, rain date Nov 19




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