DRAFT MINUTES Executive Committee Regular Meeting March 3, 2021

 

 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

I.   Call to order

a)   Hunter Miller called to order the executive committee meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette at 6:05 pm on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 via Zoom.

II.  Roll call

a)   The following persons were present: Bill Edwards, Scott Ferguson, Bruce Snow, Kiera Frey, Hunter Miller, Mary Guirard, Chris Menard.

III. Treasurer’s report, March 2021

Checking: $9961.47           
Savings: $11,581.84            
PayPal: $343.20          
Total: $21886.51             
Change from last month: $119.29   

for Feb.:
Income: $1503.79  #796.93
Expenses: -$675   #1124.00
Net: $828.79 #327.07

Expenses:
625.00 J Alfred Mouton Johnston St rent
50.00 Scott Ferguson (for Mary Pritchard)

Pledges:
9 @ $8230 goal: $11,700

Notes:

a) LUS finally charged for messed up billing and paid.

b) Currently bouncing between positive and negative net

c) Hunter Miller moved to approve this Treasurer’s report, seconded by Kiera Frey. The motion carried.

V.  New business 

        a) Some of our folding chairs are missing from the building

        b) Building leak from freezing weather

                i. Scott stopped flow of leak from water main.

                ii. Water seems to have leaked through cracks in flooring, currently dry

                iii. Hunter committed to emailing Mike about Mr. Mouton's information

        c) Social concerns report

                i. 200 valentines cards sent to United Way

                ii. Feedback received from meal deliveries, saying much appreciated

                iii. Potentially giving plastic Easter eggs with LifeSavers inside with permission from United Way

        d) Rural African-American in Opelousas

                i. Looking for donations for rent

                ii. Deferred decision to donate until packet at building reviewed

        e) Focus on writing letters for March

                i. include decision on when to resume services

                ii. make template to write letter

                iii. need document with people's names

                iv. send addresses to volunteers as they request

                v. advertise ability for congregation to reach out

                vi. Kiera will take people from RE communications

                vii. Scott to make template

        f) First service back post-Zoom

                i.  make an occasion out of it

                ii. possibly combine with Passover

                iii. possibly have Philip do a jambalaya or venison stew

                iv. possible dates Easter/End of Passover or weekend after Easter

                v. give out tenative date to congregation and ask for feedback

                vi. 11th as date for re-entry

                vii. reviewed guidelines from UUA together

        g) Services report

                i. reviewed service schedule for March and April

                ii. getting more readers   

VI. Adjournment

a)   Hunter Miller adjourned the meeting at 6:51 pm.