Minutes of the Business Meeting
January 3,
2017
The
business meeting was called to order at 6:28 PM by President Reed Ostrander.
Officers attending were President Reed Ostrander, Secretary Chip Borona and
Treasurer Bill Little. Members attending were Howard Cowgill, Jerry Dupont,
Banks
Edwards, Doug Fountain, Sean O'Brien, Rick Simmons and Charles Tucker
I.
Reading of the Minutes
A. The minutes of last month’s meeting were read by Chip.
1.
The
approval of the minutes, with corrections, was moved by Banks, seconded by Doug
and approved by the membership.
II.
Treasurer’s Report
A. The Treasurer’s report was read to the club by Bill reporting that the current balance is $1,225.58.
a.
The
Club received $125 from the Mobile Train Show.
b.
The
approval of the report was moved by Charles, seconded by Doug and approved by
the membership.
III.
Announcements
A.
The
next Business Meeting will be held
at 6:30 pm at Bill’s Train Shed on Tuesday February 7th 2017.
a.
Members can arrive at 5:30 pm to grill and eat dinner, then to stay after the
meeting to run trains. Bill encourages all members to use the gate on the side
street and disabled members can use the gate at the front of the house.
B.
The
1st Run Session will be
held at 6:00pm at Bill’s Train Shed on January 17th.
a.
Hot
Dogs & Hamburgers & the trimmings will be provided.
b.
You
can also bring your own food to grill, a cover dish or desert. There will be
drinks or BYOB.
c.
Bill
encourages all members to use the gate on the side street and RSVP so he can
anticipate the headcount.
d.
Disabled members can use the side gate at the front of the house.
C.
The
2nd Run Session will be
held at 6:00pm at Jerry’s Train Room on January 31st.
a.
Food
will be provided. Cover dishes are welcome.
b.
Jerry
encourages all members to RSVP so he can anticipate the headcount.
D.
Bill
reports that he will not be having to teach on Tuesday nights, so he will be
attending the business meetings and the grill will be available.
IV.
Old Business
A.
Pensacola Railfest 2016 at the Hadji Shrine in Pensacola
1.
Some
tweaks were needed Saturday morning, otherwise the operation of the layout was
very good.
2.
Many
thanks to those members who worked during set-up and take-down.
B.
NATTC
Children’s Christmas Party
1.
Overall the Party was successful and was enjoyed by both the children and
parents.
2.
The
Club also received $200 as an honorarium,
3.
Charles Layout was setup at several locations around Pensacola during the
Christmas season. Besides being view at NAS, other locations included St. Paul
Lutheran Church, Ronald McDonald House and Grace Presbyterian Church.
4.
Again,
many thanks go to Sean, Charles, Banks, Bill and Bob Malcomson who made it a
success.
C.
Election of officers for 2017
1.
President Reed Ostrander will continue as President.
2.
In
June there may be another surgery and Reed will reevaluate his status.
D.
Completing the Engine Service Module
1.
Finalize all electrical operations
a.
Turnout controls
b.
Roundhouse power
2.
Scenery
3.
Because of foam shrinkage, we need to raise the diesel house approaches.
4.
Build
storage boxes of the buildings and structures.
V. New
Business
A.
2017
Foley Model Train Show
1.
1st
Train Show of the 2017 season.
2.
Now in
Mobile, AL
a.
Saturday March 11 & Sunday March12
b.
Setup
on Friday March 10
c.
Bill
will be Loadmaster on Friday March 10
d.
Sean
will be Loadmaster on Sunday March12
B.
Presentations
1.
Chip
will do a casting demo at the next business meeting, February 7
2.
Charles will do a demo on G-scale live steam
3.
Jerry
will do a demo on a TBD electrical topic
C.
Reed
will send out an email for next work session.
D.
A
possible new module project for all members was discussed by Reed.
1.
It was
a two track bridge on sale in Walthers December 2016 Sale Flyer, page 56.
VI.
Club Welfare
A.
The
club had nothing to report.
Charles made the motion to end the meeting. It was seconded by Banks and
approved by all present. The meeting was adjourned at 7:10pm
Respectfully Submitted by
Stephen “Chip” Borona
Secretary PMRC HO Division