Blue
Ridge Presbyterian Church (M)
Property
Committee Meeting
January 5, 2016
Building Relationships with People in Christ
I. Items
to be included in Session's consent agenda:
none
II. Items
to be voted upon or needing discussion by Session: Manual of Operations items (Gary
Oberlander will present); yoga class; Use of Property Posted Policy.
III. Items
for information only: please see below
Members present: Paul Luce, Christi Neal, Gary
Oberlander, Paul Vance, and Bobby Neal, Moderator. Pastor Pat attended the meeting briefly.
Christi
Neal opened the meeting with prayer.
Previous minutes and agenda were approved.
Building
Usage: Janet Jackson
will fill out an extended use request regarding a gentle yoga class to take
place in the parlor area; she will lead the class. She would like to start in early
February. Sessions will be set for 10
am-11:30 am Saturdays. Bobby Neal will
begin an e-mail conversation with Property members to discuss the request so
that a recommendation may be made at the January Session meeting.
Old
Business:
·
Snow and Ice Removal
- Plowing
and salt services for the parking lot were reviewed and are in place. The cost per event will be less than last
year.
·
Door Fobs - Sharon Schroer
has experienced difficulties in programming.
Gary Oberlander will consult with Lock Doctor to correct the
issues.
·
Shredding - 25 boxes
containing old documents were shredded far under the expected cost. Documents verifying the shredding are on
file. Thanks to Paul Vance and Paul Luce
for their time and effort.
·
Brightergy - No Sunny
Portal report for the month of December was available. The year cost vs. savings as of November's
end was only $7.35 more owed than saved.
Bobby will have the report at next month's meeting.
·
Alarm System - Needs and
possible additions will be researched by Gary Oberlander and Christi Neal.
·
BRPC Manual of
Operations
- Gary Oberlander will confer with Pastor Pat and have info available for
Session to approve.
·
Grab Bars - New grab bars
have been installed in the downstairs bathrooms. Faucets with leaks will be corrected by Paul
Vance and Gary Oberlander as time permits.
New Business:
·
Lighting of the
Pulpit and Lectern
- On behalf of Tech Ministry Team, Bill Melewski has met with Progressive.
·
Lighting Repairs
- New
lighting fixture parts were provided free of charge by Hoot Mann along with
some professional instruction. These
parts were used to revive some tattered light fixtures.
·
New Street Signage - New signs at
Blue Ridge Cut-off and Blue Ridge and 63rd and Hunter were approved with a cost
under $200.
·
Use of Property Signage - With the
first snow fall of the year and neighborhood residents and guests parking in
the south lot, there was discussion with a Raytown Police officer on legalities
of the police interceding, if necessary, to have the lot cleared by local code
enforcement. BRPC learned of activities
taking place on our property where the police have been called and at least one
arrest was made. Property Committee
voted to have a posting of rules/regulations so that officers could take
action, if the need arises. Police would
have contact numbers. A proposed rough draft
of what will be posted has been written and given to Pastor Pat and will be
discussed for edit in the next Session meeting.
·
Aluminum
Recycling - Bob's
shed has produced $145.04 in recycling income over the year of 2015. Thank you to everyone who has
contributed. Bob Fray requested removing
the lock, but the majority of the committee believes it is still necessary at
this time.
·
Fellowship Hall
Floor - Gary
Oberlander will have the Fellowship Hall floor stripped and polished before the
Presbytery meeting in February.
·
Hand Rails and
Concrete - Hand
rails and the concrete holding them at the South entrance are in need of
replacement. Paul Vance will get info
and/or a bid.
Christi
Neal closed the meeting with prayer.
Respectfully
submitted,
Bobby
Neal
