Property Committee
Mt.
Cross Lutheran Church
Attendees: Gordon Bergh,
Curt Bensen, Bob Brundage, Barbara D’Addario, Marilyn Gardner, Rick Mann, and
Keith Selbrede
·
Women’s
Sanitary Napkins holders installed in Bathroom – Marilyn will purchase these and Curt will install
them.
·
PLC Laminate
Flooring -- On
hold for financial reasons. Carpets
have been cleaned in the PLC and it looks great!
·
Patio Bench
Fixing/Replacing – Curt Bensen will repair benches. Volunteers were recruited on Rally day to
help with sanding and stripping. Jan
Mann will paint them after the prep work is done.
·
Playground
Sidewalk Repair – Gordon Bergh
& Curt Bensen have determined that the sidewalk is about 8” thick and would
be impossible to cut through.
·
Altar Rails
-- The altar rails need to be repaired and
re-varnished. Gordon Bergh will speak
to Al Leistico regarding this project.
The rails needed to be sanded, edges routed, and varnished.
·
Door
refinishing— All the
wood doors including the front door of the church need to be sanded and spar
varnished. Volunteers were recruited to
help with this project on Rally Day. A
project manager is needed to head this project. A time and day(s) need to be arranged to complete this project.
·
Ross Crockett Eagle Project
– Ross Crockett would like to take on a project at Mount
Cross as his Eagle project. Several
projects were discussed. One possible
project was planting the hillside with iceplant to help with erosion & fire
control. Ross will submit a proposal
to the Boy Scouts and when it’s approved,
he will come back to the
Property Committee.
·
Rally Day
Results – Several signed
up at Rally Day to help with workdays, the doors and the benches.
·
Concert Altar
Stage Unit -- Project is completed! Thank you to Barbara D’Addario for coordinating
this effort. The stage unit is
currently being stored in two closets—electrical room and the storage room in the Narthex.
·
New Freezer – Rick Mann priced purchasing a new freezer. The Cook’s Club had a Breakfast Burrito fundraiser on Rally
Day. The proceeds of the fundraiser
will be matched by Thrivent. The Cooks
club will have another burrito sale after the new year. Additional funds are needed for this
purchase.
·
Sanctuary Light
Bulb Replacement – A lift needs to be rented to fix two lights in the Sanctuary. Keith Selbrede will head this project.
Volunteers will be needed to help with this project.
New Business
·
Budget Items
for 2009 – Contact Gordon
Bergh as soon as possible, he is preparing our Budget for 2009.
·
Work Party --A church
workday will be scheduled for Saturday, November 15. Projects
for this work party will be discussed at the new Property Committee Meeting.
·
Two
Blackboard Dividers – Two
dividers with blackboards are available to anyone who might want them. Otherwise they will be dismantled and
disposed of.
·
Fire
Extinguishers – The fire
extinguishers were recently checked and refilled. The man that has done them for years has retired and we have a
new company taking over.
Meeting adjourned at
8:00 PM. Next meeting is Tuesday,
October 28 at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Marilyn Gardner,
Property Committee
Property Committee
Mt.
Cross Lutheran Church
Attendees: Gordon
Bergh, Curt Bensen, Bob Brundage, Barbara D’Addario, Marilyn Gardner, Rick
Mann, and guest Ross Crockett
· Ross
Crockett Eagle Project – Ross Crockett would like
to take on a project at Mount Cross as his Eagle project. Several projects were discussed. One possible project was planting the
hillside with iceplant to help with erosion & fire control. Ross will submit a proposal to the Boy
Scouts and when it’s approved, he will
come back to the Property
Committee.
·
Concert Altar
Stage Unit --
Project is completed! Thank you
to Barbara D’Addario for coordinating this effort. A time will be scheduled to set up a “trial run” of the new stage
unit.
·
Bathroom
Plumbing Leak – Gordon Bergh
and Curt Bensen will replace the drains in the sinks in both the
bathrooms. They also will fix the
urinal in the men’s room. Both in
August.
·
Sanctuary Light
Bulb Replacement – A lift needs to be rented to fix two lights in the Sanctuary. Keith Selbrede will head this project.
·
PLC Laminate
Flooring -- On
hold for financial reasons. Carpets
have been cleaned in the PLC and it looks great!
·
Patio Bench
Fixing/Replacing – The Property Committee is looking for
someone to sand the other two benches.
They also will need additional repair—due to NEW damage that recently
happened to both benches. Jan Mann
will paint them if we can find someone to sand them. Volunteer(s) needed.
·
Playground
Sidewalk Repair – Gordon Bergh
& Curt Bensen will team up again on this project.
·
Carpet
Cleaning -- Carpets have been cleaned. Thank you to Gordon Bergh, Bob Brundage and Rick
Mann for moving things out and in again after the carpet cleaning.
·
Locks in the
church office – Thank you
to Curt Bensen for getting a locksmith out to fix the locks and make additional
keys
·
Sprinkler
repair – Thank you to Curt Bensen for fixing the
sprinklers.
·
Altar Rails
-- The altar rails need to be repaired and
re-varnished. Need a volunteer to take
on this project.
·
Stump
Removal – Thank you again to Curt Bensen for removing the stump..
·
New Freezer – Rick Mann priced purchasing a new freezer. The Cook’s Club is going to have a Breakfast Burrito fundraiser
on Rally Day to raise money to help purchase a new freezer. We hope to get matching funds from Thrivent
for this fundraiser.
New Business
·
Rally Day
Input – Will have a table at Rally Day.
Gordon Bergh, Marilyn Gardner and possibly Curt Bensen will help with
the Rally Day Table. Marilyn will make
the signups and poster for the table.
·
Mini Work
Party -- It was decided that we would wait until
after Rally Day before scheduling a work party. The committee hopes to get people to sign up at Rally Day to help
with the many pending projects around the church.
Meeting adjourned at
8:15 PM. Next meeting is Tuesday,
September 30 at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Marilyn Gardner,
Property Committee
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New Business • Dolly for Grand Piano
‑ Barbara D'Addario has suggested that we purchase a dolly for the
grand piano in the Sanctuary. She would like to pay for it using her husband's
memorial fund. Marilyn Gardner will ask Guy Ervin if he agrees with the idea
and report back to the property committee. • Pastor John's Office Refurb ‑ Marilyn
Gardner purchased the paint for Pastor John's office. Herb Holler purchased
the pleated shades. Herb Holler, Keith Selbrede and Gordon Bergh will prepare
the walls and paint Pastor John's office on Monday, February 6 at 9:00 AM.
Gordon Bergh, Vibs Clausen and Marilyn Gardner will build a cornice for the
window. Twelve stackable chairs will be purchased for his office. Marilyn
will look at used office furniture stores before purchasing new chairs. If it
works out that we can buy "good quality chairs" used we will, if
not we will use the company Rick Mann has suggested for purchasing new chairs
for Pastor John's office. • Pastor Erik's Office Refurb ‑ Pastor Erik
office also needs to be painted and he has a need for stackable chairs. We
will combine the purchase with Pastor John's office chairs if at all
possible. Pastor Erik's office will be painted on Monday, February 27. • Water heaters ‑ Water heaters are
needed for the office bathroom and the workroom sink. There is no hot water
in the church office. It is needed for sanitary purposes. Gordon Bergh will look
into installing a small water heater in the office bathroom and then the
workroom sink. • Meeting time ‑ The Property Committee
will now meet at 7:00 PM (instead of 7:30 PM) on the last Tuesday of every
month. Closing Prayer Adjourned
at 8:00 PM. Next meeting is Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 PM. Respectfully submitted by,
Marilyn Gardner, Property Committee |
Property Committee
Mt.
Cross Lutheran Church
Attendees: Gordon Bergh,
Marilyn Gardner, Herb Holler, Rick Mann, Keith Selbrede, and guest Gayle
Johnson (Council President)
· New Phone System
-- Gayle Johnson came to speak
on the new phone system proposal Paul Christensen put together. The property committee approved the lowest
bid proposal pending an assessment of the facility wiring by a reputable
technician. Gordon Henry’s name was
suggested. Also it was suggested that
we find out if there will be any impact to the monthly phone bill. How much are we currently paying for the
Verizon answering service? The new
system includes voice mail and the answering service will not be needed.
·
2006
Budget – Property’s submitted the following for the
2006 Budget to the Budget & Finance Committee:
o
$3,600
–General Maintenance
o $3,000 – Maintenance/upkeep of the
church van.
o
$3,000
– Property Emergency fund
o
$2,000
– Roof repair –fascia boards repair on school building
The above two bolded line items were taken out of the 2006 Budget by the Finance Committee. The committee decided that the emergency fund and roof repair line items weren’t necessary in the Property Budget. The church account has a sufficient reserve fund to cover either.
· Annual Report – Rick Mann will submit property’s
2005 Annual report.
· Gardener’s cost increase – Property committee approved the $25
increase in the landscaper’s monthly bill.
· Mini Work Day – Gordon Bergh and Melissa Henry will
polish brass this Saturday (December 3).
Herb Holler will paint the existing planters in front of the church
until a decision is made on the replacement of the planters.
· Tile Repair in the Sanctuary - Keith Selbrede and Gordon Bergh will
finish repair work sometime in January.
· Repair Drywall water damage – Herb and Gordon will repair the
drywall in the electrical and sound room sometime in December.
· Screen Location for PowerPoint in
Sanctuary –Project
on hold until a decision is made on the balcony expansion.
· Council improvements project –
A chair is available in the Sanctuary for people to sit in and comment
to the planning committee on replacing the pews with chairs. Rick Mann is handling this project.
·
Shelves
in loft storage –
Melissa Henry is working on this project.
Some issues still to be resolved.
·
Handrails
in Loft – Project
completed by Gordon Bergh.
·
Landscape
Improvements -- Planting additional sod and a juniper in
front of the church on Camino Esplendido is on hold.
·
Yellow
Caution Stripes –
Herb Holler completed this project.
·
Wood
Planters –Herb Holler will paint the planters as
a temporary fix until a decision is made on their replacement (plastic, wood,
or ceramic planters).
·
Church
Van Status –
Pending.
·
BBQ
Cover – John
Wascher is pricing the replacement of the BBQ cover with Stainless Steel.
·
Extra
File Cabinet
-- A four-drawer extra file cabinet is
being stored in the Sound room. Marilyn
called Harrison Trash Company and they only take “large” items a few times a
year from single-family dwellings. The
cabinet will be put on the curb with a “Free” sign. Hopefully someone will be interested.
Adjourned
at 8:40 PM. Next meeting is Tuesday,
December 27 at 7:30 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Marilyn
Gardner, Property Committee
Property Committee
Mt. Cross Lutheran Church
Meeting
on September 27, 2005
Attendees:
Gordon Bergh, Marilyn Gardner, Keith Selbrede, and Rick Mann
·
Tile Repair in the
Sanctuary -- Keith Selbrede and Gordon Bergh will finish
repair work sometime this fall.
·
Computers for church office – Two computers
arrived. The will be installed
soon.
·
Screen Location for PowerPoint in Sanctuary –Project on hold until
the purchase projection equipment. Once
equipment is purchased, a determination can be made as to how big of a screen
area is needed.
·
Council improvements project – A town meeting is scheduled for October 2
at 4:00 PM. Different Improvements/projects
will be discussed in an open forum.
·
Shelves in loft storage – Melissa Henry is back from vacation and
underway with installing new shelving in the loft closet.
·
Jumpers in front -- It’s been proposed
that we plant sod in front to fill in dirt areas and also add an additional
juniper.
·
Bulbs replaced -- Two bulbs were
replaced in the loft area.
·
Work Party on Saturday, September 3 –8:00 AM -- Low turnout but a lot was accomplished
with few people!
·
Painting sign & caution lines – Painted the back of
the “Mount Cross Lutheran Church sign with the trim color of Terra cotta. Gordon will ask Herb if he is able to add a
second coat and also paint the yellow lines in front of the Preschool office.