04/06/10

Omaha N-Trak

Meeting Minutes

Opening:

The regular meeting of Omaha N-Trak was called to order at 2:00 PM on 25 October, 2009 at Harvey Swangers by Scott Crites, President.

Present:

A.        Approval of Agenda

The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.

B.        Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as distributed.

C.         Treasurers Report

Treasurer Richard Ralston reported a bank balance of $194.72, plus $75 credit at House of Trains.

His report was accepted unanimously.

D.        Open Issues

1. The Christmas operating schedule at UP museum in Council Bluffs was reported to be: December 18, set up and January 2, tear down. Days of operation are to be December 19, 22, 23, 26, 29-31, and Jan. 2 during regular museum hours. Richard Ralston also informed the club that we had been invited to run trains on New Year’s Eve from about 6 to 9 PM during the “First Night” activities.  Scott Crites agreed to post times on the Omaha N-Trak website. Harvey Swanger agreed to tow the club trailer to the museum.

2. It was discussed and agreed that we would accept the proposal from the Des Moines N-Trak group to jointly operate our layouts at the Great Train Expo at Mid-America Center on January 30 & 31, 2010.  We agreed to build a new corner connection, which would allow only the ‘red’ line to be used jointly between the clubs.  Harvey Swanger agreed to inquire about bus, hook-ups, and other details, and to contact the Des Moines group and work them out.

   Harvey also agreed to contact the Great Train Expo management about registration details for our club and the Des Moines club, so that it would be recognized that our club and the Des Moines club were separate exhibitor groups for the purposes of awarding the honorarium to exhibitors.

   It was also discussed that another booster may be needed to power the larger layout. No objection was raised to this projected expense. The club also agreed to begin the construction at the next meeting.

    

E.         New Business

There was none.

Next meeting: November 27, 2009, for breakfast, Village Inn, 7837 Dodge Street, at 0830 AM, followed by a building session at John Sanderhoff’s residence.

Next operating session: UP Museum, 200 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, IA. Setup: December 18, 2009, 3:00 PM.

Future operating session: Great Train Expo, Mid America Center, Council Bluffs, IA, January 30 & 31, 2010. Setup details to be forwarded by email.

Adjournment:

Meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM by Scott Crites.  

Minutes submitted by:   Henry Nipper, Acting Secretary

Approved by:   Scott Crites, President