ANTELOPE VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB 12 January 2007 Lancaster, California Minutes of the January 2007 regular business meeting. CALL TO ORDER President Fidger called the meeting to order at 2000 hours in the Club Car at Granicys Square. ROLL CALL Members present: T. Fidger, D. Frozina, J. Madriaga, H. Morris, M. Lacey, C. Stilson and D. Tate. Guest present: None. DISPOSITION OF THE MINUTES Mr. Tate moved and Mr. Lacey seconded that the minutes from the last meeting be approved as corrected. The motion passed unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS AV Bank, statement; Andy Gump, fence rental; Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains, advertisement; NMRA, calendar. OFFICER REPORTS President: Mr. Fidger had no report. Vice President: Mr. Lacey had no report. Secretary: Mr. Frozina reported that he fixed the officers listed on the website's members page. Treasurer: Mr. Tate reported that we are weakly solvent. Publicist: Mr. Morris reported that our website is now listed on the MR website. Superintendent: Mr. Yost was absent. COMMITTEE REPORTS Construction: Mr. McKennie was absent. Electrical: Mr. Tate reported that he and Mr. Frozina moved one of the +5vdc leads to another terminal of the power supply. This sees to have corrected the erratic behavior of the control system. Grounds: Mr. McKennie was absent. Housekeeping: Mr. Lacey had no report. Rolling Stock: Mr. Madriaga reported that he has modified the hopper coal loads to be easily removed from the car bodies. Scenery/Structures: Mr. Morris had no report. Track: Mr. Tate had no report. SPECIAL ORDERS Mr. Frozina reported that Mr. Stilson has satisfactorily completed his probation. Mr. Stilson was asked to leave the car. A heated discussion followed! Mr. Stilson was recalled to the car. Mr. Stilson was informed that he was approved for Regular membership. Congratulations Chris! UNFINISHED BUSINESS Doghouse: Nothing to report. Fence: Nothing to report. Stairs: Nothing to report. Club Cards: Nothing to report. DCC Breakers: Nothing to report. Holiday Banquet: The food was good, and we had a great time. Unfortunately, we were charged for those members who didn't show up, but said they were coming. Because of this, the Club lost $300. Mr. Frozina moved and Mr. Morris seconded to assess a special fee of $25 (to be paid within 6 months) to each member who said they'd be at the banquet but didn't show. The motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Power Supply: Mr. Frozina recommended that we purchase a new power supply to replace our aging one. The cost is $7.50 for a surplus +5vdc @ 12 amps, +12vdc @ 2.5 amps and -12vdc @ 2.5 amps; he recommended that we get 4--run 2 in parallel and 2 as spares. Mr. Morris moved and Mr. Stilson seconded to expend $40 for said supplies. The motion passed unanimously. Exit Signs: Mr. Frozina recommended that we purchase 2 lighted exit signs, 1 to be placed at each end of the car. The cost would be $6.25 per sign. Mr. Stilson moved and Mr. Tate seconded to expend $15 for said exit signs. ANNOUNCEMENTS Train Show: Bakersfield fairgrounds, 1/13 and 1/14. NEXT MEETING The next regular business meeting will be on Friday, 2 February 2007, at 2000 hours in the Club car. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Morris moved and Mr. Frozina seconded to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 2046 hours. Submitted by Donald J. Frozina Secretary |