ATTENDEES

PRELIMINARIES

1. Family campout (Craig Cox)
   • Campout is Feb 19-20 at Fort Parker SP. There are 84 people registered, including 29 scouts. Capacity is 96. Last year 105 people attended.
   • Five demonstration events are planned. A fire building contest will be held. A Court of Honor will be held Saturday evening. A mobilization drill on Sunday will be planned by Pat Kelly.
2. Camporee (Ben Nichols)
   • Campout is March 31-April 2 at Camp James Ray (formerly Camp Grayson). Meet at RBF at 6:00 PM Friday. Return to Blockbuster at 1:00 PM Sunday.
   • Preliminary cost estimate is $25 per scout, which includes Camporee fee, transportation, and all meals except for Saturday dinner. Fees are due March 13.
   • Webelos and parents will pay Camporee fee ($9). They are responsible for their own transportation. Troop 81 will pay for and provide all Webelos meals except Saturday dinner.
   • Camporee flyer should be amended to include information for Webelos and given to Pack liaisons to distribute to Webelos.
3. Eagle Scout Report
   • Four scouts are actively working on Eagle project planning.
     • Jason Harris is planning a painting project for church. A special troop committee meeting will be convened at family camp to review his project plan.
     • Lou plans to meet with Chris Kelly to review progress on his project planning.
     • Lou has not met with Jirah Cox yet.
     • Aaron Whitaker is tentatively planning to build a jungle jim set for church.
   • Eagle candidates' meeting is planned for Sunday, March 19, 2:00 PM.
4. Financial Report (Pat Thompson)
   • January financial summary was distributed.
   • 6-month YTD income is $13,517. YTD expenses are $10,221. Variance from budget is a surplus of $2,075.
5. Roundtable (Pat Kelly)
   • OA elections are due to district by March 10. Troop now has OA members trained to run the election.
   • Woodbadge is scheduled for Cherokee in the fall.
   • Canoe Base has openings for individual scouts.
   • Scout show is scheduled for May 13 at Market Hall.
6. PLC (Jirah Cox)
   • January campout was reviewed by PLC. Leaving at 6:00 AM was unpopular, but 4 hour drive was not a complaint. Mobilization was popular.
   • Family camp, Camporee, and April campout planning was discussed by PLC.
   • Final selection on the candidates for a new hat design will be made by PLC on Monday, Feb 21. After review by troop committee, the short list of candidates will be presented to the whole troop for a final vote. Troop reiterated its desire that the hat color stand out for easy identification.
7. New Scouts (Craig Cox) - no report
8. Membership/Position changes (Craig Cox)
   • Rechartering of Troop 81 is complete, covering 69 scouts and 31 adults.
   • Dan Lassiter will pass on responsibility as Assistant Scoutmaster for first year scouts to Tom Schob for next year.

OLD BUSINESS

1. Trailer painting
   • Pat Kelly got a quote for decals for our two trailers. Cost will be $138 per decal (2 per trailer), plus a $45 setup charge. Simple numerical decals to differentiate the trailers will be put on the doors. Troop committee approved this expenditure.
2. Philmont (Pat Kelly)
   • A 2000 trek is out and a 2001 trek is unlikely.
3. Seabase (Ellen Steger)
   • A 2000 boat is out, but the rumor is that the base is being expanded and 2001 boats are likely to be more easily available. Ellen Steger will coordinate. She will have flyers to pass out at Family Camp.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Property owner on southeast corner of Plano and Arapaho offered to pay the troop $50 to pick up trash between fence and curb. Owner will pay for each such cleanup. Troop committee accepted the proposal. Scouts will be given the choice of applying the funds to their scout account or taking service hours in lieu of pay.
2. Larry Herrin reported that some scouts are not appearing in full class A uniform at boards of review for rank advancements. Troop committee reiterated its support for the current troop uniform policy and pledged to do a better job of enforcing it.

FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS

1. Next Troop Committee meeting will be March 22 at Yale Elementary.