In discussions that ranged over parts of three days of their Feb. 9-12 meeting in Tampa, Fla., the national Executive Council authorized a series of current year expenditures equal to $1.35 million in order to proceed further with a proposed $28 million renovation of the Episcopal Church Center headquarters at 815 Second Ave., New York City, and to close the books on an aborted proposal which would have relocated the headquarters to the campus of the General Theological Seminary.

Council defeated in committee a resolution seeking management authorization to sign contracts for renovation of all areas of the “815” location (except the Presiding Bishop’s residence) “at a cost not to exceed $30 million.” Following defeat of the resolution, council heard an architectural firm’s presentation which portrayed many of the expenses as essential maintenance and upgrade of a building that is essentially unchanged since its construction in 1964.