AIA Eastern Ohio

Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes

February 26, 2004

Attendees

Art Morris, Perry Douglass, Doug Abbatiello, John DeFrance, Melissa Jenoff, Tim Thomas, Bruce Sekancik, Joe Makosky, Mollie Christoff, Akhil Badjatia

Meeting called to order at 5:20 PM

Meeting minutes:

Motioned by John DeFrance, second by Mary Dennis, the minutes from October 2003 meeting were approved.

Treasurer’s Report:

An audit committee composed of John DeFrance, Doug Abbatiello, Bruce Sekanick and Joe Makosky will meet in the offices of Olsavsky Jaminet Architects on March 17 @ 5:15 PM.

Memorial Contributions will come out of the endowments budget and it was determined that our policy will be a $150 contribution to the charity of choice of the deceased member. Mollie will determine that charity for George Tanner Smith and John DeFrance will speak to Jim Olsavsky’s daughter about their charity.

Treasurer’s report accepted. Motioned by Art Morris, second by Perry Douglass

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Annual Dinner- Checking into location of Stambaugh Stadium (approx 100 people)

Awards- No report

Membership- No report

Website- No report.

Continuing Ed- Bruce Sekanick will do a Building Code presentation on Tuesday

April 20.

Gold Medal- No report

PAC- Campaign headed this year by Bruce Sekanick, Gary Balog, Tim

Thomas, Gregg Strollo. A lot of money is needed because it is an

election year.

Ohio Director- State Grassroots is May 21. “Statute of Repose” still alive and well

in legislature.

Convention 2006 - No report

IDP- (From Summer via email) They are looking for a project under

construction for interns to observe. John DeFrance suggests

Harding Elementary School.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Golf Outing- Perry is contacting Mark Ramsey to see if they are truly ending their involvement with this

event.

Smokey Hollow-Discussed the importance of having a successful project here and building that into a

larger community project in the future. Akhil Badjatia attended the meeting to update us on the status of the project. He informed us that our contribution so far has gone to Paul Volpe’s fee and some costs for printing and mailing post cards.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.

Motion to adjourn meeting