The formal TRUSTEE MEETING was opened with a prayer by Stephen at 7 PM. That was followed by:

Treasurers Report

The good news was the income is ahead of budget. The pledges and offerings were $8k ahead of budget year to date. Gerry indicated this surplus would wipe out the deficit from previous years.

Pledge Drive

The pledge drive was at 95% of target or $109K. The participation was 51 members.

Gerry thought we would make target in the next month as several previous pledges were going to pledge again soon.

The Green Proposal

Jackie Gaffney gave a summary of The Green Proposal on her computer display. The proposal would be to have Skyland Church conform as much as possible to the outline that would qualify us as a Green Facility. There is compliance required and an audit necessary. In addition, it would be a 5-year commitment.

There is a checklist that would be reviewed. Briefly, it appeared that some items we are currently doing. Others would be simple to do. Pippa and Jackie volunteered to review the list and report back to the Trustees.

The concept was approved with a motion by Bruce and a second by John.

Project list

Lou, in conjunction with others, combed the minutes of previous meetings and used some other sources to compile a list of projects that have been proposed. Many of these easier ones have been done. The balance of the projects were reviewed. The priority appears to be to get the fire hydrant installed and complete the bathroom (handicap access). There were as many proposals as people and it was decided to have a closer look at what would be the best solution.

My notes indicate no conclusion was drawn, but we would continue to study the project.

Sunday School Facility Improvement

It was decided to bring the Sunday School facility up to date. Larry Lopp volunteered to lead the project. It would include painting, making the sink functional and installing a new in-line (tankless) hot water heater which Larry said would have a 1-1/2 year payback.

Chairs:

Jim Bowen brought the current quotation for chairs and a vertical rack. He will get a firm quote to submit, along with data sheets, for the Council Meeting on May 15th. The chairs come in boxes of 4 and run $89.88 per box. He recommended a vertical storage rack that is capable of holding 84 chairs; these run $ 559 per rack( prices are without sales tax).

We would need to pick up the chairs and rack in Santa Cruz at Palace Warehouse. A sample chair was brought to the April Trustee meeting that was thought to be satisfactory. Palace Office Supply has a new contact for us.

Fire protection;

Nothing new, waiting for the fire marshal recommendation to confirm the location of the hydrant.

Hall Rental

A meeting was held at Larry Lopp’s house on how to proceed on the hall rental project. Minutes of that meeting were distributed and are available by others, if needed. The trustees voted to have Gina Wetherill become the paid Manager of the Facility. Jim Bowen and Paula Leary along with Gina will establish the rules and procedures pertaining to hall rental.

New Telephone System

Larry detailed the new phone system to the Trustees. The new system has many features to make the system user friendly. The proposal to install the new system was voted on by a motion from Pippa and a second by Fern.

Exhaustion set in and the meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.

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