Troop 49 Committee Meeting Notes
May 12, 2010
Faith Lutheran Church


NOTE:  Key to acronyms at end of document

In attendance:  Mr. & Mrs. Hoang, Van H., Mr. Morris, Mr.  Alexander, Mrs. Nyfeler, Mr. Franke, Mrs. Maxwell, Richard M., Mrs. Moore, Mr. Henry.

Review Recent Activities
JLT? went well, location and hosts were fabulous, weather cooperated, next year we will have mainly older Scouts go out a month before to help Mr. Grimes, our host, get ready..

Pace Bend Park campout 5/14-16 CANCELED
Canceled due to lack of planning.  PLC voted to reschedule.  New AC:  Mrs. Hoang & Mr. Alexander; SC ? Tai H. They will determine date, location and activity.  As always we will make a good faith effort to adhere to BSA water safety requirements.

Leadership
The PLC discussed the current patrol leader structure and decided to make the interim patrol leaders permanent until the next COH with APLs being elected by the patrols.

May activities
Tuesday, May 18 ? Music night; bring an instrument you enjoy and be prepared to play a little and talk a little
Tuesday, May 25 ? Edge tools (knives, hatchets and axes) presentation by Mr. Wilson (Noah's grandad).  Patrol Cook-off announcements from Ben P.

June activities
Tuesday, June 1 ? Tenderfoot fitness assessment #2.  Dress for exercise in the park.  Patrol cook-off notes from Ben P.
Sunday, June 6 ? Current leader training for SM, SPL, ASPL, PL and TC from 2-5 pm. At Faith Lutheran.
Tuesday, June 8 ? Patrol cook-off.  SC: Benjamin P.  PLC decided to make 6/8 the switch to Class B dress.
Wednesday, June 9 ? TC meeting; all adults encouraged to attend

June/July activities
Mr. Clark (T410) will do a presentation on alternative cooking, spiced up with alternative camping options.  This will happen in June or July.  AC:  Mr. Alexander

Summer Camp - July 10-18 Peaceful Valley Ranch, Colorado.
Patrol Cooking ? Back to Basics.  As of today, the roster includes 15 scouts and 9 adults.  Mr. Morris will make the $4800 payment to Colorado.  This is coming out of the troop account.  He has not billed everyone yet so be looking for that.  The committee asked that everyone be diligent in paying your bill. SPL, Richard M., will work with 1-2 scouts going to summer camp to get them ready to be Troop leaders at camp.

Advancements
Scout shop account balance ? The committee agreed to put $150 in the troop account at the Scout shop. Our typical balance is usually $50 but we have COH coming up soon.
Photography merit badge ? Mr. Pargmann will start leading this in late July/early August.
Other merit badges ? Mrs. Smith is Merit Badge Coordinator.  If you want a merit badge offered, contact her.

Equipment
Grub boxes - $30/box.  The PLC (Patrol Leader Council) approved the motion to buy 6 of them from Troop 410.  TC agreed.  As a reminder:  T49's Quartermaster is Van H.; our Equipment Coordinator is the sculptor Mr. Morris, not the Scoutmaster Mr. Morris.

Membership and recruiting
Mr. Franke reminded us that Webelos Woods is fast approaching.  (OK, it's in October).  But still coming soon.

Training
The Troop Committee strongly encourages every adult to take the following classes online at www.myscouting.org:   Youth Protection, Safe Swim, Safety Afloat, and Hazardous Weather.  Give Mrs. Maxwell a copy of your training card.  Same for CPR or is a certified lifeguard.  Mrs. Hoang agreed to be the new Troop 49 Outdoor Activity Coordinator, the person who keeps the medical form binder, with swim checks, and training info.  Thanks Mrs. Hoang. Mrs. Moore will put out an email telling how adults and scouts how to get life guard and other water training.

Service projects
None between now and August.
October 2010 - The Friends of Brentwood Park is getting 60 trees needing planting.  T49 Scouts will discuss our participation at the monthly PLC or annual planning event this summer..
July/August - Mr. Franke said it is time again for T49 to make a presentation before the church governing body about our activities and how much we appreciate their sponsorship.   AC:  Mrs. Maxwell and Mr. Morris.  They will work to have all three scouting groups there at the same time (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venture Scouts).  Mrs. Moore suggested that the boys working on their communication merit badge may want to be a part of the presentation.

Fund raisers
None on the schedule.  James P. collected more money than he needed for his Eagle Project.  He will be donating the remainder ($500) to Troop 49.  Thank you, James.

Treasurer's report
The transition from old treasurer (Mr. Morris) to new treasurers (Mr. Allison and Mrs. Henry) is very close.  We have in checking $4707.80; savings $354.18; and about $350 in the troop's deposit bag that will get into the bank early next week.

Other
Plaques in meeting room ? The church will hang what we want hung.

Discipline issues
The group discussed the delicate balance between boy lead and adult-organized, freedom and self-control. The concern is that some boys are not making good choices and continuing to make bad ones when corrected, putting others in harms way or making the event less fun for the others.

Here are the solutions, decided by the PLC and supported by the TC:
T49 is a boy led troop and will continue that way.
Our SPL will work closer with his ASPL and PL's to provide closer organization of activities.

Troop 49 Behavior Rules
 1.Patrol leaders are responsible for informing the Senior Patrol Leader when a scout is unable to adhere to basic health and safety guidelines or when they're overly disruptive.
 2.Institute a three strike system if the SPL intervention doesn't modify the scout's behavior.
(a)Strike one - When an adult informs the scout specifically that what they're doing will no longer be tolerated.
(b)Strike two - Appropriate separation (10-15 minutes) from the activity if the adult has to remind the scout again,
(c)Strike three - Scout will be immediately removed from the event and have to appear before a Patrol Leader Review Board to discuss their behavior before they'll be invited back to regular meetings or events.  Patrol Leader Review Board will consist of the SPL, ASPL, disciplined scout's patrol leader, Scout master, committee chair, and at least one guardian of the disciplined scout.

This plan will be presented to the scouts by the SPL at the next regular meeting.  Mr. Morris will also do a presentation for parents.

New Edition of Scout Book - Mr. Morris and Mrs. Moore will work on the policy for the transition from the new and old Scout books.  If you've started on a book, keep using it.  Other details forthcoming.


Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Nyfeler, Troop 49 Secretary



Key to acronyms for the new folks:
AC ? Adult Coordinator (for an activity)
APL ? Assistant Patrol Leader
ASPL ? Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
COH ? Court of Honor
JLT ? Junior Leader Training
PL ? Patrol Leader
SC ? Scout Coordinator (for an activity)
SM ? Scoutmaster
SPL ? Senior Patrol Leader
TC -Troop Committee (the adults)
T49 ? Troop 49