Pennsylvania Cave Conservancy Meeting Minutes for September 18, 2005

This is a summary of the minutes of the meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am by President, Pat 
Minnick, at Lincoln Caverns on Sunday September 18, 2005

The following officers were present:
President       P. Minnick
Vice President  C. Catherman
Secretary       K. Bange
Treasurer       G. Bange

Representation was as follows:
Bald Eagle Grotto                JD Lewis		
Baltimore Grotto                 ----
Bucks County Grotto              ----	
Buffalo Valley Grotto            ----	 		
Central New Jersey Grotto        ----			
Commander Cody Caving Club       ----
Franklin County Grotto           Pat Minnick	
Greater Allentown Grotto         ---- 
Huntingdon Co. Cave Hunters      ----
Nittany Grotto                   Chris Catherman
Philadelphia Grotto              Amos Mincin
Pennsylvania Inner-Earth Grotto  ----
Pittsburgh Grotto                ----
Seven Valleys Grotto             Steve Shawver
York Grotto                      ----	

There were other individuals present

There were not enough grottos represented for a quorum.  An 
unofficial meeting did take place.  The following was discussed.

Secretary Report:  The minutes from the May 2005 meeting 
were read by Pat Minnick.  Karen Bange pointed out a typo in
the minutes.  The minutes should read under "Fund Raising
T-shirts" 'It was decided to plan for a new design for the
"2009" anniversary.'  There was a discussion about a deadline
for submission of the T-Shirt designs.  The group discussed
a deadline of February 2008 and the T-shirt to be printed
in the spring of 2009.

Treasurer Report: George Bange distributed a copy of the
PCC financial summary.

Web Page: Pat Minnick reported talking to David Fricke,
the web master, at OTR.  The NSS server crashed over the
summer but Dave reported, via Pat, that the PCC is up
and functional.  The group discussed the pros and cons
of establishing a PCC list serve.

PCC Breakfast: Christopher and Christine Catherman coordinated 
the PCC breakfast at the field meet.  They donated all the 
food items.  They put on an excellent breakfast complete with
Maine blueberry pancakes and chocolate chip pancakes.  The 
breakfast made $163.  The PCC 50/50 raffle brought in $13.87.

The Cathermans will be coordinating the PCC breakfast at the 
2006 spring MAR.  Christopher is still working on writing 
the guidelines for hosting a PCC breakfast.  The group
discussed ideas on how to get a headcount for the breakfast 
prior to the event.  There was also discussion on PCC 
purchasing coffee equipment and supplies for future breakfasts.

Fund Raising T-Shirts: Grottos and individuals are encouraged 
to submit T-shirt designs for the 25th PCC anniversary.

PCC Brochure:  Anyone interested in brochures should contact 
George Bange.


OLD BUSINESS:

Project List:

Baker Caverns: Franklin, County, PA - No change in status or 
access; the property remains for sale.	

Dragon Cave: Berks County, PA - Nate Hirneisen reported that
Frank Eckert is the contact person for access to the cave.
Access is limited.

J-4: Centre County, PA - status quo - CLOSED.

Red Church Cave: Berks County, PA - No update

Merkle Cave: Berks County, PA - No update

Cleversburg Cave: Franklin County, PA - Franklin County 
Grotto is hosting a gate refurbishing project September 
24th and 25th.  The project will shore up the entrance 
area around the gate and redo the kiosk on site.

Corker Hill and Frustration Pit: Franklin County, PA - Amos 
Mincin reported the survey of Corker Hill Cave will be complete 
in two more survey trips.  Anyone interested in helping with 
the survey project should contact Amos.  

Schofer Cave: Berks County, PA - No update

Amos Mincin will be present at Ridley Creek State Park cave 
conservation presentation scheduled for November 6th.

NEW BUSINESS:

George Bange reported Penn Aqua Cave and property is for
sale.  The property includes 10 acres of land that is 
Clean and Green along with a house, barn and the entrance 
to the cave.  George Bange has contacted the owner.  George
and Dale Ibberson will be meeting with the owner to discuss
the situation.

Dale Ibberson's father passed away September 3rd.  The group
agreed to have a sympathy card sent to Dale.  Karen will
send the card.

A scouting club from Landsdale, PA has contacted the PCC
in regards to scheduling a caving trip.  Amos Mincin will
follow up with the group.

Next meeting: The next meeting of the PCC will be on Saturday 
February 25, 2006 after the MAR Business Meeting

The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 am

Respectfully submitted,
Karen Bange, Recording Secretary