Presbyterian Church of the Cross
BUILDING EXPANSION EXPLORATION COMMITTEE
Minutes - February
Staff
present: June Fettig
Committee
members present: Mary Ann Pederson (clerk), Amy Boesen,
Jean Brady, Chris Erickson, Doug Hartman, Larry Keating, Mac McCartney, Lloyd
Meyer
Doug
Hartman was selected moderator pro tem.
Chris
Erickson opened with prayer
Minutes
from meetings 12/19, 1/3 and 1/16 were approved. It was agreed that
committee members should reply: all within 4 days of receiving minutes if they
have additions or corrections. Mary Ann can assume minutes are OK and
will send to PCOC website after 4 days, or after
revisions have been submitted to committee for approval.
Discussion on the need to make small-group information sessions
available to members who may attend only worship or visit the building only
sporadically. Offer Forum meetings after both worship services on
several Sundays and publicize these meetings through Cross Currents and Sunday
bulletins. Include a response form on which members could raise questions
or mention concerns. Lloyd will contact Kirk for scheduling extra
small-group meetings and prepare bulletin inserts.
Group
meetings held so far have gone well. Several presenters asked for a show
of hands of those in favor of pursuing a building project, and received nearly
unanimous approval.
“Show
of hands” would be a good way to conclude every meeting.
Some
adjustments to meeting dates and presenters were worked out. Dates need
to be known to Julie so she can have adequate supplies of printed materials.
We
need some answers from Building and Grounds committee: is asbestos
present in the building? Are power supply and mechanical systems adequate
for upgrades?
Building
utilization issues need to be spelled out for people who don’t realize that
crowding exists or that peak-usage times cannot be spread out. Jean’s
chart gave a picture of the problems, but it needs to be available for members
to understand.
Discussion on the need for hiring fund raisers when the time comes.
It was agreed that we need to hire experienced professionals who are not PCOC
members. Lloyd believes there are several firms available.
When
will this committee’s work be finished? We set a goal for all small-group
meetings and committee work to be completed before our April 4 meeting, and a
summary ready for our review by April 17, so that a final report of our
findings can be presented at the Session retreat April 22-23.
Next
meeting: Monday, February 20