MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
June 25, 1998
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Virginia
Commonwealth University was held on Thursday, June 25, 1998, at 3:30 p.m. in
the conference room located at 910 West Franklin Street.
Present were Messrs. Weinberg (Rector) and Flippen; and Drs. Smith and
White. Ms. Powell was absent. Also present were Drs. Trani (via telephone),
Dewey, Harris, Kontos and Toscan; Messrs. Gehring, Ross, Timmreck and
Wyeth; and Mesdames Jones and Price.
Mr. Weinberg called the meeting to order and on motion made and sec-
onded, the Committee convened into executive session to discuss matters relat-
ing to grants and contracts for services or work to be performed by Virginia
Commonwealth University as authorized by Section 2.1-344 a(8) of the Virginia
Freedom of Information Act, including the discussion of the proposed Agreement
between VCU and the Qatar Foundation.
Following executive session and on motion made and seconded, the fol-
lowing Resolution was approved by Roll Call Vote:
The Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Common-
wealth University hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge,
(i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting require-
ments by Virginia law were discussed in the executive session meeting to which
this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as
were identified in the motion convening the executive session meeting were
heard, discussed or considered by the Executive Committee of the Board of
Visitors.
Roll call vote: Ayes Nays
Mr. Jay M. Weinberg, Rector X
Mr. Edward L. Flippen X
Ms. Diane Linen Powell Absent
Dr. Lindley T. Smith X
Dr. H. George White, Jr. X
Vote:
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
ABSENT DURING MEETING: 1
ABSENT DURING VOTING: 1
On motion made and seconded, the following resolution was approved:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Vir-
ginia Commonwealth University that the Executive Committee, upon due consid-
eration, approves in principle the terms to be incorporated into a definitive con-
tract with the Qatar Foundation and authorizes the President of the University,
upon written approval of the contract by the Qatar Foundation, and subject to
such changes as the President deems appropriate, to execute such contract on
behalf of Virginia Commonwealth University.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:26 p.m.
