Minutes of the Board Meeting, April 13, 2020
The Meeting conducted by freeconferencecall.com
Members in Attendance: Bruce Blackwood – President
George Wallace – Secretary
Joe Norman – Treasurer
Dan Dawdy – Member
Donaway, Richard – Member
Brian Huang – Member
Mike Walter – Member
Sam Shumaker – Past President
Rick Liebich – Advisor
David Vaughn – Advisor
John Wubbel – 2020 SONC Chairman
The meeting was called to order by the President at 8:00 pm CST
The minutes of the February Meeting were approved with all yea votes.
The Secretary’s Report: George – There are 113 paid members for 2020, 65 for 2021,
18 for 2022, 7 for 2023 and 1 for 2024.
The Treasurer’s Report: Joe Norman.
Wells Fargo
Bank Balance 2/29, 2020 $7,707.77
Deposits: Interest 0.01
Bank Balance 3/31, 2020 $7,707.78
RCB Bank
Bank Balance 2/29/2020 $0.00
Deposits: Dues/misc $387.03
Cars VC $1,080.00
Hill Family Painting $375.00
Checks & Payments: -$696.98
Bank Balance 3/31/2020 $1,145.05
Total Banks Balance $8,852.83
Deposits in Transit
Checks $191.00
Due from PayPal $299.28
Accounts Payable: Outstanding Checks -$633.47
-$143.19
OSK Balance 4/13/2020 $8,852.83
Motions were made and seconded to approve both reports. Both received all yea votes.
2020 SONC Report: John Wubbel.
Expenses so far are about $780. If we have to cancel the joint NMRA /SONC meet we should
consider joining the Indy show, but no way can we do a stand alone show.
Chicago March Meet: Several vendors were missing and attendance was low but the serious
buyers were there and most dealers were happy , few complaints were heard. The OSK
gift painting was well received by the Hill family. The show’s future is very doubtful.
Old Business: There is only one Heritage Venture Capital car left. Bruce still needs artwork for
the table top displays. Rich Randall will join our next meeting with a modular layout standards
report.
New Business: The O Scale Product Guide will be the core of our plan to renew the hobby.
We need a video library. We’ll start with beginners- introduction to O 2-rail, how to shop,
construction advice, etc. Then we’ll do videos for old timers. We also need videos of home
and club layouts. We especially need writers, all of us have a story to tell about our hobby.
Bruce will buy a 32″ TV with DVD slot with rhe possibility of buying more for regional use.
We should sponsor a model contest during the Virus quarantine and encourage people to
contribute to the “What’s on your workbench?” section of our website.
The new San Juan and Grantline companies are now up and running.
We need Hall of Fame nominations and should be thinking of future OSK leadership as Bruce
announced he is a one term president.
O Scale West is questionable but the Indy meet is still on.
Our next meeting will be Monday, May 11, 2020 at 8:00 pm CDT.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 pm CDT.
Respectfully,
George Wallace
Secretary
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