TOWER HAMLETS WHEELERS
Annual General Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, 11 June 2014 7.30pm
Held at St Margaret's House, 21 Old Ford Road.

PRESENT: David T (Chair), Owen (Secretary), Alex (Rides), Keith (Events), Gerry,
         Jeremy (20's Plenty for Us), Caroline, Rob, Guy, Christy, Olawale, Caroline, Richard, Terry

APOLOGIES: Dave A (Treasurer)

CHAIR: David T
MINUTES: Owen


Presentation & discussion: 20mph speed limit

Jeremy Leach from 20's Plenty for Us gave his presentation that he had given at the recent Hackney Cycling Conference.

Issues raised and discussed:
Enforcement? - It is a problem, not easy.  Ward panel meetings - set ward priority for policing.  Speed cameras do work to enforce 20mph limits - average speed cameras best.

Operation Safeway is to be run on a monthly basis.  Suggest requesting 20mph speed limits enforced during these operations.  Get points down to liaise with Met Police Transport Division.

Ways to reduce speed via infrastructure?  As cushions/tables not great for cycling over...  Other way is to reduce rat-running via filtered permeability.


Annual General Meeting

i. 2013 AGM minutes

Approved.

ii. Accounts 2013/2014

In summary, we've still got plenty in the bank (~£4k), and on that basis the annual grant from the LCC was declined. We don't have any outstanding liabilities at present. There's also a budget produced for the LCC, which shows a small net loss for 2014-2015, on the basis that we don't have any income.

iii. Reports

Rides
Alex busy this summer so asking for more helpers for leading rides - routes and maps can be provided!
There's more liaison with Newham now so more rides each weekend.

Infrastructure
Gerry refers back to Mayor's Cycling Vision document and creation of LCC's Junction Review Group which has now morphed into the Infrastructure Review Group.  Monthly meetings with each borough group sending a representative.  Then LCC attend TfL and borough meetings.

Lots coming up:
CS2 upgrade starting this year, public consultation in September.
CS3 
Quietways: Aldgate - Hainault
London Cycle Design Standards being released imminently

Olawale gave a summary on the Cycle Infrastructure course (6 lectures) he attended earlier in the year, funded by THW.  He has produced a report which will be circulated online.  He will do the same for the Cycling for Transport course (12 lectures) he's currently on.

iv. Election of officers

Management committee:
Co-ordinator: Owen Pearson - nominated by Gerry, seconded by Terry
Secretary: Rob Lister - nominated by Olawale, seconded by Guy
Treasurer: Dave Allison - nominated by Gerry, seconded by Alex

Committee roles:
Meeting facilitor (chair): David T - nominated by Alex, seconded by Christy
Infrastructure Co-ordinator: Gerry - nominated by Olawale, seconded by Helen
Campaigns Co-ordinator: Terry - nominated by Alex, seconded by Gerry
Rides Co-ordinator: Alex - nominated by Gerry, seconded by Terry
Events Co-ordinator: Keith - nominated by Rob, seconded by Alex
Communications Officer: Helen - nominated by Caroline, seconded by Alex
Workshop Co-ordinators: Keith, Owen - nominated by Caroline, seconded by Alex


June Monthly Meeting

1. Events
Workshop - Keith and Owen sorting out
Cyclists Breakfast - Tuesday, 7.30-9.30
Afterworker - Wednesday
Glamour Ride - Friday
Midsummer Madness
Arnold Circus, Sunday 22nd

Limehouse Festival, Sunday 6 July
Freecycle feeder ride, 9 August

LCC borough forum, 15 July

Meeting ended at 9.30pm