Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

“Board Treasurers Jim Parker and Alyssa have a business relationship.”

“The board may not, without the approval of the members, adopt, amend, or repeal a bylaw provision that:1. Specifies or changes the maximum or minimum number of directors;2. Increases or extends the terms of directors;3. Changes the structure of the board from fixed to variable or vice versa;4. Increases the quorum for members' meetings;5. Changes members' proxy rights;6. Authorizes cumulative voting;7. Increases the number of directors appointed by the board rather than elected by the members; or8. Authorizes the board to fill a vacancy created by the removal of a director by the member.Members have the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets; any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms; any election to dissolve the corporation.”

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee of the board of directors, including the treasurer, and by the executive director prior to filing. It is also posted for all directors to review.”

“Board members complete a questionnaire yearly requiring disclosure of possible conflicts.”

“The board considers comparability data that demonstrate the fair market value of the compensation which may include compensation studies by independent firms; written job offers for positions at similar organizations; documented telephone calls about similar positions at other organizations; or information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations. The board documents how it reaches its decision, noting the terms of compensation and date it was approved; the members of the board who were present; and the comparability data obtained and relied upon.”

“They are posted on our website, and otherwise made available upon request.”

“Beginning in September, 2015, SVBC took over management of Bike to Work Day for the San Francisco Bay Region, coordinating the 2016 Bike to Work Day activities throughout nine Bay Area Counties. This function was previously managed by the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition, which merged with SVBC effective 12/31/15.In August, 2015, SVBC received a grant from ArtPlace America to fund a fiscally sponsored program, "Sunset Bridge" for the purpose of sponsoring repair and re-energizing of a bike/ped pathway over a major freeway which is a barrier to travel between neighborhoods in a poorer, mainly minority, section of San Jose. The pathway has suffered from poor maintenance and blight and was considered unsafe, but was designated as a part of an east-west San Jose bicycle route.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The San Jose Bike Clinic, a volunteer-run fiscally sponsored program, has the mission of teaching bike repair and maintenance skills to interested persons and to encourage bicycle culture in the local area. The Bike Clinic was able to rent a space in downtown San Jose where they hold clinics four evenings a week. We worked with the City of San Jose to help plan and market Viva Calle San Jose, an open-streets program consisting of events that temporarily close long segments of city streets to vehicle traffic, making them fully accessible to people moving by foot, bike, scooter, skateboard, or any other means of non-motorized travel. We worked with several local companies and agencies to establish BikePool programs which organize groups of riders to ride together at specific times and places to help get more riders used to commuting by bicycle.We do valet bike parking at numerous venues throughout the year. Another fiscally sponsored project, Sunset Bridge received a grant from Art Place to clean up and energize a pedestrian bridge over Highway 101, which connects an ethnically diverse, but somewhat isolated, neighborhood with downtown San Jose. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5:”

“Net Assets transfer from Bay Area Bicycle Coalition = $150590”