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Treasure Our Past, Build for the Future.
FINAL
REPORT:
to date, 1.236 million has been pledged toward the project. Still ~ 50 families
haven’t returned pledge
cards. Will proceed
on our own for the
next 3 months to see if we can handle follow through without
professional
assistance. General
Chairs will evaluate
at Dec. 17th meeting. MEMORY
BOOK: no volunteers have surfaced
St.
John the Baptist PRESENT: Sue Schettler, JoAnn Frey, Matt Burke, Larry Poduska, Tom Wieseler, John Mahon, Carol Reilly, Linda Noll, Steve Noll, Yelana Mass, JoAnn Kintzel, Cindy Pospisil, Janet Dietrich, Vicky Wieseler PRAYER: Parish revitalization prayer MINUTES: approved as written CDRC REPORT: Very positive, encouraged us to move along. Discussed devotional spaces and using a portable screen in the reconciliation chapel. Approved tabernacle site. Teresa Harvey emailing report to Sue. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Pledges now at 1.23 million. Tabled George Joseph Consulting discussion until next meeting. ARCHITECT PRESENTATION: John Mahon showed power point presentation of various aspects of the project that will need decisions including flooring, lighting, doors, and aesthetic changes like accent lighting. Furnishings will be discussed soon. No color choices were discussed but a tentative decision to use tile in the church and new gathering space was made. By next CDRC meeting (Sept. 18th), must have final decisions made for furnishings, colors, etc. Discussed the possibility of needing to meet more frequently to make design decisions. Sue will begin the process of requesting the proxy for construction drawings (to Pastoral Council for August meeting). Sr. Mary Kay will be in attendance at next meeting to help with liturgical design. NEXT MEETING: AUGUST 12, 7:00 PM Future meetings – mark your
calendars: August 27, 7:00 pm
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John the Baptist PRESENT: Approximately 25 people, including Project Commission members, architect John Mahon and Liturgical Consultant Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz were in attendance. John Mahon walked us through a Power Point presentation of the revised project building plans, explaining the changes from earlier plans and detailing a projected timeline for moving forward. Some of the highlights:
John and Sr. Mary Kay answered questions following the Power Point presentation. all were encouraged to attend Parish picnic on Sunday, June 28th. Several members of the Project Commission met briefly with John and Sr. Mary Kay after the presentation. In attendance: Janet Dietrich, Cindy Pospisil, Matt Burke, Carol Reilly, Michelle Trachy, Sue Schettler, Tom Wieseler, Vicky Wieseler. Plans were finalized for the CDRC meeting in July. Upcoming meeting dates were set. John encouraged frequent meetings to work on a multitude of details. UPCOMING MEETINGS: July 23 @ 7:00 pm We’re at a critical point in our project. PLEASE try to attend the upcoming meetings – everyone’s input is vital as we move closer to breaking ground.
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John the Baptist PRESENT: Larry Poduska, Benton Frey, Joe Schreder, Linda Noll, Conni Swart, Sue Schettler, Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, Tom Wieseler, Cindy Pospisil, Janet Dietrich, Michelle Trachy, Carol Reilly, Matt Burke, Craig Smith, Vicky Wieseler. Excused: JoAnn Kintzel PRAYER MINUTES: approved as written REVIEW OF MEETING WITH CONNI SWART: Matt Burke, Craig Smith, Steve Noll, and Conni Swart met to discuss what’s needed to move forward with the Capital Campaign without George Joseph Consulting. (To date, 58 families have not yet responded with a pledge card.) § A plan is needed for the transition § The follow-through commission is vital § Feedback from messenger families important § Bulletin notes need to continue to maintain communication with parish o Tom has submitted a note for this weekend’s bulletin § Final report from George Joseph Consulting § Officially close the Capital Campaign o Plan for volunteer appreciation event, possibly at parish picnic
GJ Consulting faxed a letter to the Commission offering to charge $8000 for an additional two months of work but the $8000 will be donated back to the project by the end of 2009. Agreed by consensus to accept the generous offer. Sue will fax and mail to Rick Runde a proxy request to extend the contract with GJ Consulting through June 30th (a quorum of Pastoral Council members authorized the proxy request). FINANCING DISCUSSION: Several commission members participated in a conference phone call with Rick Runde regarding financing expectations. The model the archdiocese likes is to begin construction when 60% of funds have been banked. However, if we develop a financing plan (Rick sent a template to use) that the archdiocese approves, there are steps we can take: § Must use cash in hand first § Then borrow against the pledges § Finally borrow overage, which becomes a mortgage - Will borrow from Archdiocese; present rate is 1.5% but should use 5% in financing plan Pastoral Council will discuss comfort level with debt (meeting on May 13th) and eventually this should be brought to the whole parish for consideration. Parishioners need to see gap between cash/pledges and project cost. Project Commission, by consensus, is comfortable with some debt, especially to maintain the essence of the project. To date, including the money in the elevator fund, we have $1.2 million in pledges. - Matt, Steve, and Craig will work on financing plan. - Sue will send proxy request to extend GJ Consulting contract - Tom submitted a bulletin note for this weekend - Janet and Vicky will inform the Pastoral Council of the changes in project plans DATES TO REMEMBER: (Not to CDRC in May; will wait until July) MAY 13 – Pastoral Commission meeting MAY 21 (Tom will check with GJ Consulting for availability): General Chairs at 6:00, Messenger Families at 6:30 with GJ Consulting MAY 28 – NEXT PROJECT COMMISSION MEETING @ 7:00 pm o John Mahon will be present, Sr. Mary Kay won’t JUNE 28 – All-parish picnic
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
PRESENT: Tom Wieseler, John Mahon, Orv Peiffer, Michelle Trachy, John Wolfe, Matt Burke, Larry Poduska, Linda Noll, Steve Noll, Cindy Pospisil, Sue Schettler, Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, Craig Smith, Vicky Wieseler. Excused: JoAnn Kintzel, Jen Erwin
PRAYER: Sr. Mary Kay led prayer
MINUTES: approved as written
GEORGE JOSEPH CONSULTING: Discussion regarding extending contract with GJC an additional 3 months for $8000. Sue presented handout from GJC detailing what we would get with the extension of the contract. Any contract extension would need a proxy from the Archdiocese. After discussion and a phone conversation with Peter Wilch, it was decided to not extend the contract at this time. All felt that GJC did a fine job with our feasibility study and the capital campaign; there are wrap-up things that GJC still needs to provide and we have their services for a minimum of 1 more meeting. It is important that the transition of work to us (and Conni Swart) is well explained and is smooth. Matt Burke, Craig Smith, and Steve Noll will meet with Conni to determine what is needed to carry on by ourselves. The follow through commission is very important.
Letters have been sent out to the non-decision families. Sue thinks pledges total 1.14 million. Sue reported that the archdiocese prefers that 50-60% of the pledges be in the bank before construction begins. Based on GJC projections, 50% of that money should be in hand by the end of 2010. There is a possibility of interim financing during construction and while pledges are coming in with the hope that all debt could be paid off at the end of the pledge period. John Mahon reported that construction would take approx. 14 months. Once construction begins, we’ll be expected to pay a bill every 30 days. If we were ready to seek bids in Aug/Sept, construction could begin at the end of Sept. and finish before Advent, 2010.
JOHN MAHON: John brought several scaled-down plans for the commission to discuss. Given the pledges secured in the capital campaign, John felt the commission needed to prioritize. After discussion it was decided that the priorities are: 1) Handicap accessibility to entire facility 2) Expanded seating capacity 3) Cosmetic changes within the nave
Given those priorities, Plan D was approved by consensus. There is still work to do as the plan is more expensive than the pledges we’ve secured to date but it best fits our needs. John suggested that the commission run financing models to present to the Archdiocese.
Action steps: 1) We must formally finalize fundraising efforts and develop a report to present to the Archdiocese with the help of GJC 2) Matt, Craig, and Steve will meet with Conni Swart 3) Tom will talk to George Joseph 4) Sue will talk to Rick Runde regarding money 5) John will send Plan D to Teresa Harvey in the Worship Office
COMING UP: General Chairs with GJ Consulting: Tuesday, April 28, 7:00 pm - FINAL REPORT Project Commission meeting: Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 pm
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
PRESENT: Cindy Pospisil, Steve Noll, Linda Noll, Janet Dietrich, Larry Poduska, Connie Swart, George Joseph, Erika Mildred, Orv Peiffer, John Mahon, Sue Schettler, Carol Reilly, Michelle Trachy, Tom Wieseler, JoAnn Kintzel, Craig Smith, Matt Burke, John Wolfe, Vicky Wieseler
MINUTES: approved as written
GENERAL CHAIRS: met at 6 pm. George Joseph and Erika Mildred project that 1.3 to 1.5 million in pledges is still possible. Letters will be sent to non-decision families on April 6th after follow-up phone calls made by GCs. Joseph Consulting contract expires on March 31st. Would like to continue with us for two more months; will charge half the usual for two months - $8000 plus expenses. Next meeting of the GCs 4-16-09. Need to know by then if contract is extended.
PROJECT DISCUSSION: Tom suggested that, with ~$120,000 cash in hand, we should use this construction season to start something, such as the elevator piece, to show progress. John Mahon reported that doing the project in pieces can be more costly because of more overhead over time. If done in pieces, he advises that the project be done sequentially. The elevator piece is relatively easy to do on its own but costly - $230,000-240,000. Rectory would need to be utilized for office space.
John reported that construction costs are coming down as there’s not a lot of construction – the timing is good. The timeline would be approximately: 1) couple of months to produce drawings 2) 3-4 weeks for the bidding process 3) 4-5 months construction time 4) the whole project timeline - ~1 year’s work Need to know that once project is bid and a contract signed, the once/month billing cycle will begin.
Things to keep in project, if we can afford them: - add gathering space - elevator piece - light remodeling in nave - drive to back entrance graveled in
Questions - get answers on financing (Rick Runde) - cash flow during project, structuring/borrowing - if bid elevator piece alone – couple of months before starting - Bid whole project - couple of months before starting
Action: 1) Get more information on financing 2) Finish capital campaign 3) Start making design decisions 4) Linda, Sue, Matt will study Joseph Consulting contract; extra fee seems high.
NEXT MEETING: APRIL 16TH 7:00 PM Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz and John Mahon will be in attendance.
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
PRESENT: Orv Peiffer, Linda Noll, Larry Poduska, Tom Wieseler, Carol Reilly, Matt Burke, Craig Smith, Steve Noll, Janet Dietrich, Cindy Pospisil, Vicky Wieseler, Erika Mildred, George Joseph, Conni Swart
Following prayer, Tom reported that no minutes were taken at last meeting.
Tom reported that he has contacted the Washington County gaming commission and the county (St. John’s is a polling site). There are slight possibilities for some monies from these sources. Tom will follow up. Most of meeting was dedicated to the capital campaign presentation. Erika, George, and Conni joined the Project Commission to present an update on Capital Campaign. See notes below.
Next Project Commission meeting will be on March 26, 2009.
Minutes of the Building Project Commission Meeting St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Mount Vernon, Iowa Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:00 P.M.
Next Project Commission Meeting: March 26, 2009, 7:00 P.M.
Agenda Items:
Review Updated Timetable and Overall Progress to Date The campaign is currently right on schedule. Report #2 is to be mailed Monday, February 20 to all Messenger families.
Update on Campaign Volunteers and Progress Reports 26 of 32 messenger families have returned their first progress report. The 2nd progress report was sent out last week and the results are being returned to Joseph Consulting. George or Erika have been at the church once a week to answer any questions or concerns the messenger families may have.
Review Volunteer Results Analysis All messenger families have at least turned in one decision. The number of decisions secured includes a pledge card turned in, a “no” response, or a “turn in on own” response. The difference of total decisions and number of pledge cards is mainly “turn in on own” reply.
Review Gifts Secured to Date and Potential Gifts Analysis The total gifts secured through Wednesday morning is 170 pledges for $986,057. Given the total gifts secured and the number of potential gifts remaining, the total projected potential gifts currently range from $1.4 to $1.7 million.
Review Commemorative Opportunities Letter The Commemorative Opportunities letter was presented to the General Chairs for review and is now waiting Sue Schettler’s approval. The letter will be mailed to all qualifying families at the end of February. The List of Commemorative Opportunities will be discussed at the General Chairs meeting to decide how amend the Elevator gift opportunity to include the current Elevator Fund.
Respectfully Submitted, Conni Swart
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
PRESENT: John Mahon, Tom Wieseler, Cindy Pospisil, Larry Poduska, Steve Noll, Joe Schreder, Michelle Trachy, Sue Schettler, Linda Noll, Janet Dietrich, John Wolfe, Matt Burke, Orv Peiffer, Vicky Wieseler, George Joseph, Erika Mildred EXCUSED: Jen Erwin, Craig Smith, JoAnn Kintzel MINUTES: approved as written
ARCHITECT DISCUSSION: John Mahon presented four plans with associated costs in response to the feasibility study that showed St. John’s would support a $1.3-1.6 million project, not the proposed $2.5 million phase one plan. Much discussion followed. All were encouraged to voice opinions. Reiterated that Master Plan is the ultimate goal. Decided to present to the CDRD/Building Commission a Phase 1 plan that will include building a smaller Chapel of Reservation, a new accessible Reconciliation Chapel, reworking the seating in the nave to increase capacity, installing elevator and associated stairway to lower level but will not include gathering space.
Capital Campaign proxy status: Not yet in hand but promised. Rick Runde has reported to Sue that it will be approved.
Joseph Consulting: George Joseph reported on Launching Event on Sunday, November 16th. George and Erika met with Linda Noll and Janet Dietrich before this meeting; event will be held at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Rapids. Will need 8-12 general chairs – all encouraged to sign up. Conni Swart will be capital campaign secretary, working about 15 hours/week for ~6 months. There will be no fundraising at launching event. - There will be a general chairs meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 pm.
CDRC meeting at 11:00 am on 10/31/08 at Elizabeth Anne Seton Church Building Commission meeting same day at Xavier High School, CR
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
PRESENT: Steve Noll, Craig Smith, John Mahon, Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, Sue Schettler, Cindy Pospisil, Joe Schreder, Larry Poduska, Tom Wieseler, Janet Dietrich, Michelle Trachy, Carol Reilly, Orv Peiffer, Matt Burke, Vicky Wieseler
Linda Noll: Reported that Pastoral Council has agreed to request proxy to hire Joseph Consulting to conduct capital campaign.
Goal: Shoot for CDRC meeting on October 31st with revised plans incl. these priorities: - Worship space renovation - Elevator - Gathering space
John gave history – design process produced a wish list which led to the master plan. Phase 1 cost was estimated at 2.5 million; need to use 1.3 to 1.6 million figure instead.
Much discussion on how to proceed. Commission agreed that present master plan is still the direction we want to go; will reconsider the plan, develop priorities, and attempt to find solutions within the financial framework we’ve been presented. Will meet again in two weeks (October 14th at 7:00 pm).
John Mahon will: - Rework Chapel of Reservation - Work footprint of plan - Present better-defined numbers
Our homework: - Carefully consider size/space needed - Consider what won’t be in plan (can we live without it for 10 years?)
Reminder: Capital campaign launching event: November 16th after 10:30 mass
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes Joint meeting with Pastoral Council
PRESENT: Project Commission – Tom Wieseler, Cindy Pospisil, Michelle Trachy, Carol Reilly, Larry Poduska, JoAnn Kintzel, Joe Schreder, Mike Kortemeyer, Connie Swart, Orv Peiffer, Craig Smith Pastoral Council - Linda Noll, Sue Schettler, Randy Jaeger, Charley Liberko, Craig Brooks, Katie Pfiffner, Nikki Krob, Janet Dietrich, Kody McGuire, Benton Frey, Vicky Wieseler Joseph Consulting – George Joseph, Erika Mildred Guest – Sonia Redmond
The joint meeting of the Pastoral Council and the Project Commission opened with the parish prayer. The purpose of the meeting is the presentation of the feasibility report by Joseph Consulting.
The study was in-depth and thorough with good parishioner participation. The original Phase 1 target was 2.5 million. The report shows that 1.3 to 1.6 million is more feasible but the enthusiasm is there and we should build on that. Will have to revisit and re-prioritize plans. May not have to return to CDRC in person if no major plan changes are made.
Suggest mid-November capital campaign launching event, which is a critical part of the capital campaign. - Family event (350-400 people) - After Sunday Mass - Not at St. John’s - Free to parishioners - Invite Archbishop to attend - Keynote and additional speakers - Separate children’s activities - Entertainment by parishioners
Joint meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm. No additional Pastoral Council meeting tonight. Project Commission meeting followed joint meeting.
PRESENT: Tom Wieseler, Cindy Pospisil, Michelle Trachy, Carol Reilly, Larry Poduska, JoAnn Kintzel, Joe Schreder, Mike Kortemeyer, Orv Peiffer, Craig Smith, Linda Noll, Janet Dietrich, Sue Schettler, Vicky Wieseler
Minutes: Approved as written Tom read congratulatory note from Msg. Bleich on progress to date. Next step: We must move on. Ask John Mahon to use figure of 1.3 million with following priorities (1, 2, and 3 are equal in priority):
Meet again with John Mahon and Sr. Mary Kay (9/30 or 10/7) to proceed. Capital campaign launching event date: November 16th, after Sunday mass. Project Commission Minutes
Present: Jen Irwin, Steve Noll, Larry Poduska, Tom Wieseler, Linda Noll, Cindy Pospisil, Sue Schettler, Joe Schreder, Craig Smith, Michelle Trachy, Matt Burke, JoAnn Kintzel, Vicky Wieseler
Minutes: Approved as written
Sequence of Events checklist: on target
Parish comments: Many parishioners are examining the posters in the gathering space. No comments at this time.
Feasibility Study update: Conni Swart has agreed to provide secretarial support for the Feasibility Commission. A question was asked about process of payment for feasibility study – will come from operating budget. How to pay for agency to conduct capital campaign will have to be addressed.
Meeting was shortened to allow members to attend Feasibility Commission meeting with Joseph Consulting. Will omit July meeting of Project Commission as most members will be very busy/involved in feasibility study.
NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
Present: Jen Irwin, Cindy Pospisil, Joe Schreder, Orv Peiffer, Tom Wieseler, John Mahon, Sue Schettler, Steve Noll, Janet Dietrich, Michelle Trachy, JoAnn Kintzel, John Wolfe, Larry Poduska, Matt Burke, Craig Smith, Denny Dietrich, Vicky Wieseler
Minutes: Approved as written
Fund-raising feasibility report: Approved by Pastoral Council to request feasibility study proxy from Archdiocese; has been sent to Dubuque, waiting for response. With proxy, feasibility study will be conducted by Joseph Consulting, a 2-person firm from the Quad Cities. · Joseph Consulting will use extended timeframe for study (12-13 wks) · Will assist in putting together casebook (Peter Wilch may help with this) · Will produce feasibility study report · Will help with capital campaign · Will begin monthly payments to this firm in July
Our representative/liaison will be Sue Schettler. Parish will provide secretarial support – probably not by current staff but possibly volunteer. Sue is meeting with George Joseph tomorrow, will determine needs but possibly ~15 hours/week. Possible start date for Joseph Consulting is week of June 23rd. Plan is to begin actual fundraising in the fall. Feasibility study is volunteer-intensive: · Input during meetings · Compile list of host families · Casebook endorsers · Become a host family · Relay information to parishioners · People to present casebook
John Mahon: presented color posters of plans. Will also provide “traveling” set, to be used during feasibility/fundraising, and Powerpoint CD of presentation. John suggests that we continue design discussions throughout fundraising phase of plan to prevent slowing the process. There will need to be liturgical-based discussions; more parishioners should get involved but our commission must also stay involved and focused.
NEXT MEETING: JUNE 25, 2008, 7:00 PM
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
Present: Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, Jen Irwin, Joe Schreder, Matt Burke, Larry Poduska, Carol Reilly, Michelle Trachy, Cindy Pospisil, Tom Wieseler, Sue Schettler, John Mahon, John Wolfe, Janet Dietrich, Matt Carrico, Craig Smith, Steve Noll, JoAnn Kintzel, Vicky Wieseler Excused: Orv Peiffer, Linda Noll Minutes: Approved as written
Reports: March 14th meeting with CDRC: plans well-received with only minor changes suggested. Said plans, “Seriously cool”. April 8 meeting with Building Commission: unanimous approval; asked about phasing of project, if necessary. Fund raising proxy – we have received the proxy to proceed with feasibility study; will need quick proxy to write contract for selected firm Fund raising commission – Joe Schreder reported the RFPs have been sent to 6 firms, which are to be returned by April 18th, by which time the interview subcommittee will have met to devise interview strategies and to set up interviews. The subcommittee members are Alan Mallie, Scott Ford, Peter Wilch, Trish Kohl, John Wolfe, Craig Smith, Joe Schreder, and Cindy Pospisil.
Architect: John Mahon offered congratulations to the commission for the thoughtful and diligent work that garnered the CDRC and Building Commission’s seal of approval. Drawings will again be available for the parish to view. John suggested that the commission continue to move forward while fund raising is occurring. Things to be considered: - Colors, textures, materials - Liturgical elements - Constructability and use-ability - Revising and refining plans
NEXT MEETING: MAY 28th, 7:00 pm
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
Present: Jen Erwin, Linda Noll, Cindy Pospisil, John Wolfe, Joe Schreder, Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, Michelle Trachy, Carol Reilly, JoAnn Kintzel, Sue Schettler, Tom Wieseler, John Mahon, Steve Noll, Janet Dietrich, Matt Burke, Denny Dietrich, Vicky Wieseler Excused: Matt Carrico, Larry Poduska
Minutes: Approved as written
Tom reminded commission of upcoming Pastoral Council/Faith Formation yearly elections. Matt Carrico emailed concerns about all vehicles leaving parking lot through same exit. Discussed again a possible east exit from lot and possible Hwy. 30 exit. Must check with city, county, state.
John Mahon presented revised drawings. Question asked about existing and additional mechanicals with the addition of gathering space, increased area in nave. All mechanicals should be reviewed during renovation process. Gathering space should be on own systems (zone).
Approved plans to present to CDRC on March 14th, which will be in poster format. Presentation should follow same format as previous CDRC meeting. John Mahon will send plans to Teresa Harvey electronically ASAP. After CDRC, will be instructed to present to Archdiocesan Building Commission. Each commission will send letter to us with comments/recommendations. The Building Commission must give okay for us to request fundraising proxy.
NEXT MEETINGS: CDRC: MARCH 14, 2008 in Waterloo WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008 WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
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St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
Present: Joe Schreder, Craig Smith, Pete Wilch, John Mahon, Tom Wieseler, Steve Noll, Cindy Pospisil, Linda Noll, Janet Dietrich, Matt Burke, Orv Peiffer, Sue Schettler, Matt Carrico, Denny Dietrich, Vicky Wieseler Excused: JoAnn Kintzel, Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz
Minutes: Approved as written
Questions/issues: Nothing new
Capital campaign: Pete Wilch, a member of St. John the Baptist Church and Vice President of Alumni and Development at Cornell College, spoke to the commission about conducting a capital campaign. Must be broad-based effort with some lead donors. We are a high income, low asset parish. Questions we must answer: who will pay, how will we pay, how much will the project cost, what’s the timeline. Suggests forming a campaign steering committee of 3-5 people (would report to Project Commission), charged with developing strategy, organizing campaign, developing timeline, and implementation. Steering committee would study contracting with an outside firm for a feasibility study. Most pledge periods are 3-5 years. Sue will talk to Rick Runde in the Archdiocesan finance office about what, if anything, can happen before the fundraising proxy is approved by the archbishop.
John Mahon: Presented latest conceptual drawings for review. Several suggestions were made for next time plus John will bring flooring samples and/or pictures of such. Still plan to present to CDRC on March 14th. The Building/Finance Commission will probably meet in April; must be approved by BFC before proxy will be approved. John presented a recap of the projected costs for the project.
Meeting dates: Feb. 19/20 @ 7:00 pm – Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz presentation (NOT renovation) March 5 @ 7:00 pm – regular meeting March 14 – CDRC in Dubuque (Coordinating Committee) April 9 @ 7:00 pm – regular meeting
St. John the Baptist Project Commission Minutes
Present: Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, John Mahon, Tom Wieseler, Matt Burke, Cindy Pospisil, John Wolfe, Michelle Trachy, Carol Reilly, Joe Schreder, Larry Poduska, Steve Noll, Linda Noll, Orv Peiffer, Craig Smith, Janet Dietrich, Vicky Wieseler Excused: JoAnn Kintzel, Sue Schettler Minutes: Approved as written Tom mentioned that this meeting marks the 2-year anniversary of this group’s founding. Proxy #3, Fundraising/Feasibility proxy, will be sent in next week when Sue returns from conference in Florida. Will include fundraising as agenda topic next month. Feasibility study discussed – who should conduct? Pete Wilch has agreed to contact Scott Ford and John Lane, who have fundraising experience. Also mentioned Trish Kohl as another person with same experience. Tom will talk to Pete again and have him come to the Feb. meeting. Some questions to address: who did Methodist church feasibility study? What kind of timeframe should we expect? What parish resources and information will be needed and what will be the cost to the parish? No new questions have arisen since the parish newsletter went out. Tom will make sure the tri-fold information display is back up and prominent by Jan. 20th, when the parish potluck/Lenten assembly is scheduled. John Mahon: presented additional and expanded interior and exterior views of the proposed addition. Suggested by commission that the new interior back wall have lots of glass, beginning ~ 2 feet up from the floor. Use accent brick and wood on new wall to tie in with existing brick/wood. Move stained glass windows to new exterior back wall, along with clear glass to bring in natural light. Commission likes porte cochere by new entrance for drop off. Decided on placement of family restroom on lower level, plus creation of storage space. For next meeting: John will draw in proposed windows, present views of new south entrance, bring samples of materials for flooring. Planning to present again to archdiocesan building commission in March.
Next meetings: February 13th and March 5th. Church Design and Renovation Commission (CDRD) meeting: March 14th
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