June 22, 2021 - Meeting Summary

The San Diego S-Gaugers held the June club meeting at our clubhouse and on Zoom at 10:00AM. Attendees were: Mike Forys, Ken Sadlock, Jerry Shiller, Al Kiel, Robert Graves, Les Smith, Dale Minard, Don Briggs, Scott Lewis, Wes Noel, John Racey, Raulf Polichar, and Alex Sibbald.

Introduction of new faces / Show and Tell:

Les Smith brought his friend Bert Robinson who is visiting from Winchester Virginia. John Racey showed us a house that he constructed on his layout. Ken Sadlock displayed several train cars that he purchased. Dale Minard brought in a diorama display for the Liberty Loop layout that he finished. It depicts a street fair that you would see in a small town during the 1950's set in the fall. It features many scale details, too many to describe here. Suffice to say it will be a wonderful addition to Liberty Loop.

Treasurer’s Report:

This month Bob Graves reported $425.07 from clubhouse visitor donations in May.

Standards Report:

Raulf Polichar reported that in order to bring the DCC Amtrak Engine back to normal operation, he had to perform a system purge.

Publicity Report:

Several magazines were suggested as a vehicle to advertise our club in an attempt to increase membership.

Old Business:

Website Update:

N/C

New Clinics:

N/C

SN3 Addition Status:

Ken Sadlock has finished painting the backdrop. Mike Forys reported that the recreated left end is too short to display one of the buildings. The building will have to be shortened.

Window Layout Success and Visitor Attendance:

As of 06/19/2021 the Window Layout Button 1 has been pushed 1,586 times and Window Layout Button 2 has been pushed 1,539 times for a total of 3,125 times since May 15th or 187,529 times since we first installed one at Grossmont Center and 227,857 times since day one.

New Business:

Operating Session:

The club discussed basic rules for a closed operating session. Only vaccinated members can participate and no masks will be required. Members voted to try it on a Tuesday morning when there is no regular club meeting. It will require planning and preparation by the club members who wish to pursue this option. Raulf Polichar will design an uncoupling tool that will be needed during any operating session.

Future events:

The next meetings will be on Tuesdays, July 20, 2021 and August 17th 2021 and will be held at our clubhouse and on Zoom.

Clubhouse:

Mike Forys received the parts ordered to complete the Plasticville buildings and he completed the repairs. He replaced the Easter decorations on the window layout with the Plasticville buildings.

Lego Day:

August is the earliest date for restarting Lego Day depending upon the Pandemic situation at that time.

Club Librarian:

Dale Minard, the SDSG club librarian, reported that he has software that will allow him to download videos on the internet.

Club Business:

Mike Forys checked with the NMRA about the club allowing guests to operate the layout with our liability policy insurance from the NMRA and it is ok to allow guests to operate.

Other Items:

NMRA 2021 convention in Santa Clara July 4th to July 10th 2021 has been cancelled. A virtual convention is being setup on the same days for $49.00.

NASG convention in Buffalo, NY, this year has been cancelled and will return to Buffalo in 2022.

Mall Management has changed from CBRE to Federal Realty. New owners will visit the mall on 06/24/2021.

Meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM.

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