ATTENDEES

PRELIMINARIES

1. Family Camp (Craig Cox)
• February Family Camp came in under budget by about $70.
• Troop Committee approved a motion to reserve Fort Parker SP for February, 2001 Family Camp. Bonnie will make reservations.
• PLC complimented the food. Most of the patrol demonstrations went OK. Troop mobilization was OK but not as much fun as January's.
2. Camporee (Dan Lassiter)
• 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.
• Planned attendance: 23 scouts, 18 Webelos, 10 adults from troop plus Webelos dads.
3. April campout (Bob Reilly)
• Campout will be April 28-30 at Dinosaur Valley State Park
• Major activity will be a 3-4 mile backpack hike to the remote camping area for Saturday night camp. Bob will investigate whether a tour of Glen Rose nuclear power plant is possible.
• Troop meeting on April 10 will be used for backpack presentations. Bob Reilly, Richard Carter and Jason Harris will plan these presentations. April 17 and 24 will be merit badge make-ups and patrol campout planning.
4. Summer camp (Craig Cox)
• Mailing will be sent to scouts' homes within a week.
• Registration and fee downpayment will be collected April 3, from 6-8 PM. Pat Kelly will contact Council to request special arrangements for Webelos, who don't join the troop until April 10.
• Scott Moore tentatively plans to be Campmaster. Larry Herrin will be Medical Officer.
5. Eagle Scout Report (Lou Hocker)
• Jason Harris completed his Eagle requirements (with three hours to spare!)
• Chris Kelly and Jirah Cox are overdue to have Lou review their project plans.
• Eagle candidates' meeting is rescheduled for Sunday, March 26, 1:30 PM at RBFC.
6. Financial Report (Pat Thompson)
• February financial summary was distributed.
• 7-month YTD income is $15,058. YTD expenses are $14,010. Variance from budget is a deficit of $71.73.
7. PLC (Jirah Cox)
• February Family Camp was reviewed. See above.
• Troop will participate in Scout Show on May 13 at Market Hall. PLC needs to decide on a merit badge to present. Pat Kelly will get tickets.
• Troop vote on new hat design will be taken March 27.
8. New Scouts (Craig Cox) - no report
9. Membership/Position changes (Craig Cox) - no report

OLD BUSINESS

1. Trailer painting (Pat Kelly)
• Decals (same as T-shirt design) were put on each trailer, along with trailer number. Cost will be paid by a friend of scouting solicited by Pat Kelly.
2. Philmont (Pat Kelly)
• A 2000 trek is out. Troop is on wait list for 2001.
3. Seabase (Ellen Steger)
• Reservations for three boats for 2001 will be attempted April 1.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Last meeting, troop committee agreed to pick up trash between fence and curb on property on southeast corner of Plano and Arapaho. Scouts will be given the choice of applying the funds to their scout account or taking service hours in lieu of pay. Now owner has offered to pay the troop to mow the grass as well. George Kerr will organize scouts for this continuing project.
2. MST Pack 727 will have their Arrow of Light ceremony at Bonham State Park. Scott Moore volunteered to represent the Troop.
3. Troop strategic planning
• Larry Herrin proposes solutions to several perceived problems faced by the troop.
• Change the two-year merit badge cycle to three years. Consider doing away with teaching merit badges at troop meetings altogether. Insert more "fun" activities in the troop meeting schedule
• Increase patrol leader tenure from six months to twelve months
• Integrate patrols without regard to age.
• Discussion raised other issues in need of strategic planning: campouts, long-range troop growth, adult leadership succession.
• Troop Committee agreed to form a task force of 5-7 adults to perform strategic planning and draft proposals for committee review prior to end of May. Larry Herrin will choose and head up the task force. Meetings will be open to anyone with interest.

FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS

1. Next Troop Committee meeting will be April 19 at Yale Elementary.