Minutes of the ITS Trail Committee

November 7^th, 2006

Members Present: Bryan Siegfried, Nelson Grman, Rus Masinelli, Larry Leone, John Fritsche

Members excused: Poonam Jain, Phyllis Spurney, Bill Napper, Josh Ross

Old Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the October 3^rd, 2006 meeting were reviewed. After minor changes, Rus Masinelli moved to accept the minutes, seconded by John Fritsche, and approved on a voice vote.

Right of Entry

The paperwork for the Right of Entry onto the railroad property will be necessary for an initial feasibility study to proceed. The initial paperwork was apparently misfiled within the railroad, but Poonam has already started working this out with Norfolk and Southern.

Preliminary design

The members have considered the proposal by Dr. Luttrell. After careful consideration, it was decided that work would proceed most quickly by proceeding directly to a feasibility study which could be fully certified. After consensus was clear, Nelson Grman moved to proceed directly to a feasibility study, seconded by John Fritsche, and approved on a voice vote.

Executive Director

We have a need for a person who can provide the central focus for organizational efforts. Review of the by-laws shows no similar position. An amendment will be drawn up and circulated among the board members, to be voted on at the next meeting, as provided for by the by-laws.

Fundraising

We will need more funding in order to move directly to a feasibility study. Current finances will only cover about 1/3 of the costs. We will advertise the shirts more directly on the website. Other ideas were discussed including

1. Silent Auction

2. Trivia Night – some members of the ITS Trail have experience with trivia nights, and we will ask for organizational assistance.

3. Yearly ride to support the ITS Trail.

Pros and cons discussed at some length, no specific decisions made today, further investigation is required.

Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM