COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Mary Queen Catholic Church

Tuesday August 17^th, 2010

Welcome and Introduction: Margo called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. Attending were Mark M, Rudy, Margo, Denise, Tim V, Peter K, Jamie P, and Margaret.

Previous Minutes: The previous minutes were read. Mark made a motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by Denise. The minutes were approved.

Treasury Report: The troop has $8,590,92 in its account. The troop spent $2,163 for 16 tents and approximately $100 to repair old and make new flags. One scout owes $65 for summer camp.

There was not a senior patrol leader report.

Quartermaster report: The senior troop quartermaster, Jamie Peebles, requested to be put on the agenda. After the summer camp the troop is missing an axe from the trailer and has been missing for awhile. Also additional mantles are needed for the lanterns. A lantern was also reported missing but Rudy found it in his gear and will return it. The quartermaster also requested a weekend to clean and reorganize the trailer. Tim V asked if the inside should be washed down and painted and the quartermaster agreed it would be a good idea. The committee agreed to schedule a weekend later in the Fall to clean and paint the trailer.

The trailer had a flat during summer camp and it took half an hour to get the spare. A better place to store the spare is needed. Also the crank needs to be replaced. Tim V volunteered to get a new crank and install it.

Eagle Project – Peter Kaminsky

He will be building a decorative wall near the fire pit and walkway at the church rectory. There are three steps: 1) dig a trench. The trench will be 12” deep and 15’ long. 2) Set rebar including vertical rebar and fill trench with gravel and cement. 3) build a cinder block wall with facing stones. The wall will be 4’ tall and 15’ long.

The committee recommended adding stabilizing sand on top of the gravel and making the equipment and safety list more complete. The rebar will be pre-cut before being brought to the job site. No date was placed on the calendar. The committee approved the project with the corrections noted above.

The Calendar was discussed next.

Calendar:

August

23^rd No Meeting – First Day of School

30^th Troop Meeting

September 2010

3^rd-5^th Fishing Trip

6^th Labor Day –Post Flags no Troop meeting

13^th Court of Honor

20^th Troop meeting – work on church project Amy V to clarify

22^nd Committee meeting

25^th Model Airplanes

27^th Troop Meeting

October 2010

4^th Troop Meeting

11^th Troop Meeting

18^th Troop Meeting

25^th Troop Meeting

30^th Halloween Party for MQCC

November 2010

1^st Troop Meeting

8^th Troop Meeting

15^th Troop Meeting

20^th-24^th Fall Camp

29^th Troop Meeting

December 2010

6^th Troop Meeting

13^th Troop Meeting

Other Topics:

The scout accounts information will be placed in a secure area of the troop website with a password given to all committee members. Since the update can take awhile the last time the spreadsheet was updated will be shown in the spreadsheet.

The troop will be giving pictures of the troop in front of the van that carried them to summer camp to the people who donated money for the van. A plaque and with an engraved “thank you “ message will be included.

The tents the troop purchased where unsuitable for a Boy Scout troop. The stitching was weak, it was hard to set up, and the zippers were of poor quality. The committee agreed to return the tents. Rudy will do further research and make a recommendation.

The next meeting is Wednesday September 22^th. The location will be announced later.