January 16, 2016 - Meeting Summary
The San Diego S Gaugers held the January club meeting at our new location in Grossmont Center at 10:00am. Attendees were: Mike Forys, Alex Sibbald, Dale Minard, Ken Sadlock, Oakley Warren, Don Briggs, Wes Noel, and Les Smith.
Introduction of new faces / Show and Tell:
Dale Minard shared two S scale truck/trailer combinations. He also displayed the items he obtained to build fast track switches.
Treasurer’s Report:
Bob Graves reported that we received $776.99 from visitor donations in December.
Standards Report:
Raulf is working on two new switches for Gilbert Town.
Publicity Report:
N/C
Old Business:
SDSG Website:
N/C
PY3.5 (station expansion):
Mike Forys reported that the module is ready for gluing down the track and the station platforms are in the works.
T1 replacement frame:
Mike Forys reported that the replacement frame is ready for track.
New Gilbert Town Modules
Mike Forys reported that the three new Gilbert Town modules are ready for laying track.
New Business:
Future Status at Grossmont Center:
The club will be moving to suite 304 because our current suite is being leased to a toy store.
501(c)3 status:
Our application for 501 (c) 3 status with the state of California was sent to and receipt acknowledged by the Franchise Tax Board.
Future Clinics:
The club is looking forward to a clinic on DCC and AC operations specific to our layout to allow every member to have the ability to operate the DCC and AC trains.
Window Layout Success:
As of 12/15/2015 the window layout button has been pushed 5,995 times since our last meeting, 15,133 times since we installed it at Grossmont Center and 48,043 times since day one.
Future events:
The February 20 meeting will take place at our Suite in Grossmont Center at 10AM.
GTE Del Mar Show:
The club will not be setting up our layout at the Great Train Show scheduled for Valentine’s Day weekend since we are staying at Grossmont Center.
Election of 2016 Officers:
The existing officers were nominated and elected for 2016.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM.
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