ATTENDEES

PRELIMINARIES

1. November campout (Jesse Benavides)
• Cherokee is booked Nov 12-14. So is Meisenbach. Another site will need to be found.
• Theme is fishing. Alternatives discussed were Cypress Springs SP; Cooper SP; Mineral Wells SP (fishing and more rock climbing); Constantin (with maybe a day trip to Mineral Wells SP).
• Craig moved that the troop try to schedule Cypress Springs and plan activities of fishing, rope bridge and catapult. If another alternative or other decisions needs to be made beween now and Nov 1, a subcommittee of Pat Kelly, Scott Moore, Dan Lassiter and Jirah Cox is authorized to make decisions for the committee. Motion passed unanimously.
2. Future campouts
• January campout (military base). No progress has been made by the Stag Patrol on planning this campout. Options considered are Ft. Hood, NASA, USS Lexington, and Ft. Sill. Jirah will address the lack of leadership from the Stag Patrol on this campout.
• February campout (Family Camp) is being coordinated by Craig Cox . Reservations have been made for Fort Parker SP for the date on the calendar.
• March campout (Camporee) is being coordinated by Dan Lassiter.
• April campout (backpacking at Dinosaur Valley) is the responsibility of the Viper Patrol. Bill Scott has a contact that could arrange for a tour of Comanche Peak nuclear power plant. He will pass the name on to the Viper Patrol leader.
3. Eagle Scout Report (Lou Hocker)
• Eagle candidates' meeting was conducted October 10. Six scouts attended. A second meeting will need to be scheduled to cover the rest. Bonnie Branch will propose a date.
• Final paperwork review with Matt Myres was held.
• CJ Carter proposed a project of fingerprinting at Santa's Village. Project wasn't accepted unless scope can be enlarged to demonstrate more planning and leadership.
4. Financial Report (Pat Thompson)
• September financial summary was distributed.
• 2-month YTD income is $4,543. YTD expenses are $981. Variance from budget is a surplus of $2.20.
5. PLC (Jirah Cox) - Nothing to report.
6. Adult Mentor Program (Craig Cox)
• Based on feedback received, Craig has revised the letter describing troop's adult leadership philosophy and responsibilities that he previously presented to the Committee. Letter will be sent to parents in some future mailing.
• All adult mentors should meet with the scouts they are mentoring to review progress. A mentor should also meet with the scout he mentors when the scout assumes his leadership role as well as at the end of the leadership assignment to sign off on his completion of requirements.
• Troop still needs to fill position of bugler. Pat Kelly and Jirah Cox have this responsibility.
7. New Scouts (Craig Cox) - Nothing to report
8. Membership/Position Changes (Craig Cox) - Nothing to report

OLD BUSINESS

1. Philmont - NTR
2. Trailer painting - NTR

NEW BUSINESS

1. Baloo Bear account
• Over the past year, the adult campers have overspent on food. The deficit has been funded out of Bill Scott's pocket. Motion: Repay Bill Scott $120 out of troop funds. Motion passed unanimously.
2. Troop trailer
• Bill Scott took the action to make sure the trailers are registered to the church with the church's mailing address. Bill also will ensure the trailers are insured.

FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS

1. George Kerr to report on the status of the catapult project
2. Next Troop Committee meeting will be November 17 at Yale Elementary.