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December 11, 2019 12:00 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance:  Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, Barra, Schuster, Henze, Wygal, Bosco, Vargo, Vernon and Strayer.  Committee Chairs: Trimble, Zell, Carnegie, Dorenkott, Carty, Defilippo, Bailey.  Guests: None.

PRESIDENT:
• Region News: Middle Atlantic Region Survey; please complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WQRMNVN

SECRETARY:  Report of September, October and November meeting minutes were provided.
MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:  Monthly treasurer’s reports for September, October, and November were provided.
MOTION: To approve the monthly treasurer’s reports as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• Jan – Exterior enclosure failures
• Feb – Speed dating ask Pia from Pella to assist

HOSPITALITY:
• No Report

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Still looking for past meeting minutes.
• Postcards – Postcards were not sent for the December meeting.
• Emails – Email blasts were sent for the December meeting.

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: No Report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report.

PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA
• Holiday Party – Date at Chadwick is reserved with deposit. Considering alternative locations closer to downtown. Possibly a joint event with AIA PIYAF. Defilippo suggested Point Park University.

CERTIFICATION:
• No Report

AWARDS:
• Region Awards: Are due December 31st.
• MOTION: To approve the submitting the following for region awards was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Henze; motion unanimously approved.
o Student Outreach – Defilippo
o GBA Liaison – Carty
o 60th Anniversary - Nagie

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING:
• Golf Outing – No Report.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Thank you for the award nomination.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report.

BY-LAWS:
• Thornton has started review of bylaws.

ARCHIVING:
• No Report.

OLD BUSINESS:  
• MARC is in Harrisonburg, VA, April 2-5.

NEW BUSINESS:  
• MOTION: To approve appoint Vargo as director for balance of Barra’s term and Bailey as advisor for the remainder of Vargo’s term was proposed by Geist, seconded by Barra; motion approved unanimously by roll call vote.
• Region would like chapter to have a new year’s resolution. Thornton suggested adding additional young architects.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:43 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Strayer, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.