The meeting was well-attended.  We had a total attendance of 28!

Our President, Donna Price, called the meeting to order and announced that some members had volunteered for Board offices:  for First Vice President, Kate Nixon; for Second Vice President, Susan Frohwitter, for Corresponding Secretary, Beverly Wilson.  Joanne Wilson will serve as back-up for Beverly.

Donna asked for volunteers for median clean-up, and also asked that those who haven’t completed the questionnaire for Officer Eichas at the 3rd Precinct please do so tonight.

(The Secretary’s notes for the first part of the meeting are somewhat sketchy, since she was getting people to sign-in to the meeting and sign-up for median duty.)

Donna said that we still need a Welcoming Committee chairperson and someone for Buildings and Grounds.  If you’d like to volunteer, please see Donna.

We had one person who never attended a meeting before, and she was given a mug.

Carol Moore, our Treasurer, said that we need to vote on the 2013 budget tonight.  There was an inquiry regarding an insurance item in the budget.  Mike Moore said that the schools had begun requiring us to have insurance to use their building.  We are pretty sure the pool paid it last year.  One item in the budget is different from that printed in the newsletter.  In February the pool had not given us a request for funds.  We decided to pay for the pool cover (which the pool had paid for already).  Those funds will give them enough money to get started on any projects they have planned.  There was a motion to accept the budget with this one change.  It was seconded.  The motion passed with no dissensions.

Following adoption of the budget, Ms. Tanya Wilson, Recycling Administrative Technician for the City of Virginia Beach Waste Management Division of Public Works gave us a very informative and interesting presentation on what we can and cannot recycle.

We then resumed our meeting.

Carol finished giving the Treasurer’s Report.  We have $4,417.72 in the Civic League checking account, $13,813.62 in the Business Money Market account for a grand total of $18,231.34.

So far this year we have taken in $1,730.00 in dues.  Also, many times people send along a donation and that total has been $480.

There was some discussion about the cell tower contract.  We lease the land to the cell company.  Until they no longer need the tower, the lease will continue to be renewed.  Clif Furedy said it appears that they have doubled the antennas on the tower, so they have made an investment to add capabilities.  We feel reasonably confident that the tower is going to stay there at least 3-4 years.

Mike Moore said he has flower cards, being sold in support of the pool.  For a card costing $30, you can get a bouquet of flowers from Norfolk Florist every month for a year.

We have 173 members of the Civic League, with a few more having been added in March.  We usually average around 200, so we need to encourage more people to join.

Mike and Carol Moore are editing the newsletter.

There was some discussion of the Spring Fling.  It isn’t just for the pool, but for the surrounding area, too.

Jeanette Willenbrink gave us a report from the Garden Club.  The city has planted 5 good-sized trees in the Park.  This was a very pleasant surprise.  Jeanette also noted that the plaque for the memorial tree has been broken.  She will check with the City about replacing that.  Donna said if the City won’t replace it, the Civic League will.  The Garden Club is very small and they are always looking for new members.

Jeanette also talked about the Ladies Lunch group that meets once a month.  This month it will be on Wednesday, March 27 at noon at Max and Erma’s.  If you’d like to attend please let Jeanette or Loretta Watkins know.

Jeff Brown reported that we are all set for Clean the Bay Day which will be Saturday, June 1.

Old Business:

Donna noted that there had been a lot of complaints about parking and code enforcement.  She is trying to provide information in the newsletter about do’s and don’ts’s.

New Business:

The Board would like to know if there is interest in holding a Civic League yard sale.  The Board would pay for the advertising.  Each participant would set up on their own driveway.  The dates being considered are the weekend prior to Memorial Day or toward the beginning of June.  Each participant would be given a map showing the location of all other participants.  There seemed to be a decided interest in proceeding.  Cheryl Douglas will be the coordinator.  She will pick a date and put it in the newsletter.

Swearing in of new officers:  Jim Price, as past President, swore in all the new officers, and Clif Furedy took their picture.

The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,
Barbara Amos
Recording Secretary