Present:
Buddy Atkins, George Brooke, Molly Brown, John Burleson, Susan Cross, Libby Cumming, Bob de Maria, Bob Glidden, Cindy Mullen, Woody Sadler, Brian Shaw, Jonathan Webster, Gretchen Walden, Kay Horner

Guests: Peter Fyfe

Opening:
Brian Shaw called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm.

Worship:
Gretchen Walden led the worship.

Minutes:
Brian asked for approval of the minutes from the January meeting. Bob de Maria noted that he had misspelled Bridget Kelley Dearing’s name and noted that the spelling should be Kelley. The motion to approve minutes as amended was approved without dissent. (13-0-0)

Finance Committee (Jonathan Webster)
Jonathan Webster made a motion to move the money from the Vestry Designated Capital Fund held in the money market account to a quasi-endowment fund within the Endowment Funds for Physical Plant. Jonathan will send the document via e-mail prior to March 19 meeting. Bob Glidden will make a budget category.
            The motion to approve minutes as amended was approved without dissent. (13-0-0)

• Woody Sadler asked for a clarification about the budget process. There followed a discussion in which Buddy Atkins explained the budgeting procedure. Jonathan Webster will e-mail the budget prior to the March meeting.

Campaign Update (Brian Shaw)

·         Brian noted that as of Sunday, Feb. 11 (Commitment Sunday) we were at $410,000.
Chip Brooke brought up a question about the mailing of pledge cards.
Kay Horner said that people who had already pledged would not receive a second card.

·         Woody Sadler suggested that we place a thermometer similar to that used for the United Way and the Lime Kiln Campaigns in the court yard on Sundays.

Property Committee (John Burleson)

·         Peter Fyfe and John Burleson distributed the Property Committee Report. (attached)

·         Peter reported that the door to the elevator needs to be replaced.

·         Peter and John distributed a report from John C. Friedrichs. (attached) The report dealt with the proposal from Old Tyme Restorations concerning the exterior cleaning and repointing.

·         Following a discussion, it was moved that we not proceed with the Old Tyme Restorations proposal.

Wardens’ Report (Brian Shaw and Bob Glidden)

• Brian Shaw distributed a rendering of Washington and Lee’s plans for their new construction plans. Both houses adjacent to the church property (the Red House and Howard House will be torn down in order for the construction of the new Center for Jewish Life and the Admissions Building.
• Brian discussed the Vestry liaisons for the parish committees.
• A motion was made to go into Executive Session.

            The motion to approve minutes as amended was approved without dissent. (13-0-0)

Executive Session (There followed a personnel discussion)

• A motion was made to come out of Executive Session

Brian Shaw gave the closing prayer.  

Meeting adjourned at. 7:20 pm  

Robert J. de Maria, Vestry Clerk