Project Team Minutes October 19, 23, 28

The Project Team has had three meetings (October 19, 23 and 28) at the Church. The purpose of these meetings has been to fulfill the Session's request for a project update to the Congregation to be given at the Congregational Meeting on November 2, 2008. The Session, at its October 13 meeting, asked the Project Team to see if a scaled down, revamped project can still be completed in line with the pledges received (total cash and pledges of $750,000). All three meetings were covered in Prayer by Pastor Bob, and proceeded as follows:

* The Team reviewed the three goals for the project as assigned by the Session when the Team was formed: elevator, repairs (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC) and multi-purpose space.

* The budgeted amount for the elevator is $200,000 and for the Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP including HVAC) is $300,000. While the final cost of the Elevator and MEP may vary some based on the final project scope, these are relatively fixed costs; and the Team agreed that a total budget of $500,000 should be maintained for these items. Therefore, the rest of the project should be resized accordingly.

* The Team discussed the need to plan for future growth given the reduced space in the revised Phase I plan. Additional space (and expense) could be added to future phases of the project.

As a result of these meetings the following action items were assigned:

1) Work with the architect on revised space requirements - Dale
2) Discuss cost of revised project with area contractors to determine cost savings - Carl
3) Prepare a presentation for the Congregational Meeting - Richard

The next Project Team Meeting will be scheduled following Feedback from the Congregational Meeting and as additional project information is made available.