Minutes of the Business Meeting
of 4 August 2025
I. The business meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by President Charles
Tucker.
A. Officers attending: President Charles Tucker, Vice-president Steve
Grenot,
Treasurer Bill Little, Secretary Gerald Russo.
B.
Members attending:
Garrett Allison, Opie
Benton, Bob Canavello, Jerry Dupont, Banks Edwards, Michael Eells, Chuck
Mudford,
Sean O’Brien, Reed Ostrander,
Jesse Shealy, Barb & Sam Shilling, Mark
Soltero.
II. Minutes of the previous meeting of July 7th
were read by Secretary Gerald Russo.
A. Corrections to minutes:
“Flomation”
(spelling corrected).
The minutes were moved and accepted.
B.
The treasurer’s report was presented by
Treasurer Bill Little.
As of this date there is $2,524.92 in the treasury.
III. Announcements:
A. Next Meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. September 8, 2025
B. Next run sessions will be on August 11, 18, 25.
August
18 will be an operating
session at 6 pm.
C.
We still have 2024 and 2025 cars available. Please avail
yourselves of the
opportunity to add some unique cars to
your fleet!!
D. No date for
the
Flomation
show
as of yet.
(Sept. 27)
VI.
Old Business
A. Repairs need to be made here in the club house.
(See
separate sheet.)
B. Continue work on preparing
for Operating sessions.
C. Continue discussion about the trailer wrap.
1.
Motion for
magnetic signs,
2nd
& approved, decision to be
made on size and
design.
D. What else needs to be accomplished over the summer?
1.
Follow-up
items from last meeting:
2. Remodeling trailer storage. (will follow-up
when trailer is
empty)
3. Plexiglas for show modules. (approx. $50 each, may
consider luan
instead)
4.Possible
replacement of club house Roundhouse yard with
3ea.
4’x4’
modules.
a. Motion, 2nd
& approved to build
following
Fair show.
E. Decision as to whether we go to the Dothan show.
Motion,
2nd
and approval to
not
attend.
V.
New Business
A. Proposal from a business planning
the Employee’s Christmas
Party for Navy
Federal.
1. President Tucker:
"There
is a proposal for us to supply a winter/Christmas themed layout for the Navy
Federal
Employee's Christmas party on December 19 and 20, 6-10
p.m. We have my 4X8' layout
which
we have used for Christmas
parties
on Main-side
and at the Ronald McDonald House. This
layout has places to add extensions. This next week I will visit the venue and
check out exactly
how much space is
available. Worst case we can use just the 4X8 without extensions. They want
to
compensate
us for any and all expenses
plus a sizeable donation to the club. We need to
make a proposal"
a.
Motion, 2nd
and approval to participate.
B. We need some how to do it clinics. Any suggestions?
C. What else needs to be accomplished over the summer?
D. Comments from the Vice-President,
Secretary,
Treasurer.
E.
Comments by any other members.
1.
Remember to close the gates
–
loco
to lock, combo
–
Big Boy
2.
Club
WEB
page is currently down, current price is too high.
3.
Currently working
on
club module standards.
4.
Our trailer tag was placed on the
“N”
scale club trailer, their club will correct.
VI.
Club Welfare
We continue to lift up Steve, Reed, and Patricia Dupont.
Meeting adjourned at 7:05pm
Gerald W. Russo
PMRC HO Div. Secretary
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