Meeting Minutes

Spring Creek Model Railroad Club

Meeting on March 17, 2014

Home of Bill Warner

Club Attendance – 19

·  Jack Aenchbacher,James (Bart) Askew, Deb Bartimus, Kevin Buchanan, Bob Coker, Pete Consigli, Mike Crawford, Glenn Diefenbach, Linn Garrison, Leo Gregg, Tom Matthews, Alex Morrow, Sherry Morrow, Dane Ridenour, Chris Siemantel, Leonard Siemantel, Bill Warner, Hank Whyte, Frank Wright

Opening:

·  A welcome was given to our returning guest Doug Woodward.

·  News from the President – Garland NG Show & Return for 2nd Show, Club Dinner

·  Garland Central Library #2 (Narrow Gauge Only) May 29 - June 1

o  Setup: Thursday, May 29th from Noon - 9:00 PM

o  Run: Friday, 30th 10AM-6PM

o  Run: Saturday, 31st 10AM-6PM

o  Run: Sunday, June 1st 2PM-5PM

o  Teardown: Sunday, June 1st at 5PM

Reports of Officers:

Secretary - Pete

·  The February meeting minutes were approved.

Treasurer – Mike

$2095.90 - Balance from 2/17/14

Expenses

-$8.99 – GoDaddy

-$56.00 – Trailer Registration

-$167.17 - Shirts

Income

$1180.00 – Plano Show

$3043-74 - Balance as of 3/17/14

VP Corner – Linn Garrison

Announcements

·  Plans for the Richardson Show, March 21-23, 2014 (Civic Center)

·  Leo to be there with the trailer at 8:00 AM

·  Sequence of setup

·  No Stantions

·  Transportation of modules

New Member Recruitment – Dane & Shawn

·  No new prospects.

·  No one has heard from Dennis Kilmer.

·  Doug Woodward was present ready to join.

Committee and Project Reports:

North Texas Council & NMRA National Show– Dave

·  Dave was not present

Technology – Glenn

·  Glenn talked about adding more Switch-Its

Bridge Committee – Deb

·  Nothing new.

Module Leg Locking Committee - Kevin

·  We should be able to test the installation of locking legs at the Richardson setup.

·  If successful, the estimated cost will be included in the project budget.

Radio Committee Report – Bill

·  Bill has the radios all charged and ready for the Richardson setup.

Operations – Jim

·  Jim was not present but it was felt that someone will take over and do something.

Project Status – Leonard

·  NG bridge now repaired.

·  The Leg Locking project has been dropped due to feasibility issues.

·  Continuous improvement projects package has not been completed yet. More to come.

Old Business:

Available modules – Transportation, Storage, Ownership

Available Modules
Modules / Storage / Transportation / Ownership
25 / Mike C / Skip / None

·  Module Status:

o  Modules 25 Status – Available Anyone interested?

Upcoming Show Calendar: (Next Show)

·  Richardson Train Display #1 – March 21 – 23 at Civic Center (Richardson Room)

·  Setup on Friday 21st from 8AM – 6PM

·  Saturday 22nd 9:00 – 6:00 (Public 10-4)

·  Sunday: 23rd 10:00-8:00 (Public 12-4)

·  Teardown: 23rd, from 4:00-8:00 PM

Venues - Tom

·  Mar. 21-23 - Richardson - Civic Center

·  May 29- June 1 – NG only at Garland Main Library (New)

·  Jun. 6-8 - Richardson - Civic Center

·  Aug. 20-23 - Garland - South Garland Library

·  Oct. 25-26 - Carrollton - Rec Center

·  Nov.-Dec. - Frisco ???

2014 Remaining Club Meetings:

·  April 21st - Mike Crawford

·  May 19th - Pete Consigli

·  June 16th – Kevin Buchanan

·  July 21st – Linn Garrison

·  August 18th – Glenn Diefenbach

·  September 15th – Jim Hallmark

·  October 20th – Shawn McCaffrey

·  November 17th – Tom Matthews

·  December - ???

New Business:

·  New shirts are available and were passed out.

Train Time: Nothing

Closing: In Record Time