HIGHLIGHTS FROM A REGULAR MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

RANDONNEURS USA, INC.

Held NOVEMBER 2, 2016

A regular meeting of the RUSA Board of Directors was convened by telephone conference. In attendance at the meeting were Debra Banks, John Lee Ellis, Lynne Fitzsimmons, Rob Hawks, Spencer Klaassen, Susan Otcenas, and Mark Thomas. No others were present.

At that meeting, the Board:

• Approved the October Board minutes.

• Approved Ryan Thompson as the new RBA for the Santa Rosa, CA Region.

• Approved the creation of a new Region in Humboldt, CA, with Andrea Achilli as the RBA.

• Rejected proposals for changing Article 10 of the Rules for Riders. The proposals were addressed to RBA discretion in disqualifying riders from starting based on a rider’s lighting adequacy. The Article as written fully and unambiguously states what is required of participants concerning lighting.

• Discussed the creation of a process to solicit, evaluate, and approve proposals for new member awards.

• Approved the creation of two new member awards: the Ultra P-12 and the Ultra K-Hound.

• Discussed the status of website improvement projects, including automating insurance billing to RBAs.

• Received a report on financials and discussed issues related to the RUSA Store and California state sales tax liability.

• Received a report on the insurance policy, including a revision of the policy term to start annually on December 1. Discussion also included the status of responses to the RBA insurance survey.

• Discussed the status of the logo project. Included in the discussion was the status of logo-branded RUSA Store inventory.

• Scheduled the next Regular Meeting for December 7, 2016, at 5:00 P.M., PST, to which any newly elected Board Members would be invited to attend.