Minutes of the Provisional Business Meeting of September 3, 2013
I. The business meeting was called to order at 6:38 PM by Vice-President Steve Grenot.
Members attending: Vice-president Steve Grenot, Secretary Reed Ostrander, Members: Chip Borona, Banks Edwards, Marion Johnson, Art Sherman, Richard Simmons.
Please note that there is no quorum at this meeting. The actions of this meeting (and the August 2013 meeting) must be accepted by a majority of a regular (full quorum) meeting.
A. Announcements
1. The next run session will be on at 6:00 PM at Bill Little’s on Monday, September 9, 2013.
2. The next meeting will be held at 6:30 PM at Trains by Johnson’s on October 1, 2013.
3. The next work session will be at 6:00 PM at NAS on Sept. 17, 2013 to load the trailer for the Dothan show. We need all hands for this work.
B. Minutes of the previous meeting of August 6, 2013 were read by Secretary Reed Ostrander.
1. Banks moved acceptance and was seconded by Art.
a. The minutes were accepted as written.
C. The Treasurer’s report was presented by Reed Ostrander for Bill Little.
1. As of this date there is $1864.50 in the treasury.
a. Banks moved acceptance and was seconded by Art.
b. The report was accepted as presented.
D. Old Business
1. Reed Suggested that we should consider going to a 20 x 24 layout at Dothan so the yard can be used.
a. The following members agreed to attend the Dothan show September 20-22.
1) Bill, Reed, Steve and Chip will help set up on Sept 20. But we need one or more additional members to meet the stipulations of five to set up as set in the previous meeting.
2) Reed will put out a call to the membership for additional members to attend the Dothan show.*
3) Dothan take down will be on September 22 at 4:00 PM. Reed, Steve and Chip will be there but additional members are needed.*
4) Chip and Reed will look into the equipment and material needed for the show.
a) 9v batteries, controllers, 6 pin crimp-on phone connectors, crimper tool, rail connectors, etc.
5) Tags, axle lube and good tires and inflation for the trailer must be checked.
* A email call was put out on September 4, 2013. As of September 6 only the members listed above had responded.
2. After discussion Banks made a motion to cancel attending the Mobile show.
a. Art seconded the motion.
b. The motion passed.
3. The potential for organizing a Pensacola train show was discussed but no action was taken.
F. There was no new business.
G. The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 PM
Respectfully Submitted by
D. Reed Ostrander
Secretary
PMRC HO Division