Parish Council Minutes
November 11th, 2007
Members Present: Ed Fechtel (President and chair), Father David, Father Jacques, John Benca, David Gomez, Berti Lopez, Frank Milward, Monica Mueller, Evelyn Tejada, Terry Trotochaud, Hank Wright
Excused: Charles Dolan, Maxine Guerrera, John Timmons
In the absence of Secretary, minutes were recorded by F. Milward
1. Meeting was called to order with an introductory prayer
2. Approval of minutes, Meeting October 14th , 2007: Minutes will be reviewed and approved at next meeting
3. Length and Frequency of Meetings
This topic was not discussed in any detail. The position is to keep the meetings as they stand, control duration and add a mini-retreat
4 and 5. Status of Zoning
The planning Commission approved the plan with certain conditions:
. Lighting after 10:00 was the most significant one
. The plan is to move forward to approval and discuss specific conditions in the subsequent submission of final building plans and variations
The following action from Parish Council members was requested:
Contact Commission members to support inclusion of the plan on the Agenda at the Agenda setting meeting (Thursday November 15th). No presence necessary at that meeting
Plan for presence at the final Council Meeting on the 4th of December. An oral presentation of the project will be made at this meeting by Jack Crawley
Additional points on construction that were discussed:
. Request for creation of Building Committee
. Need for a high level time table
6. Nursery
Berti Lopez presented the plan for nursery in basement. He confirmed that after evaluation, a nursery in school was not feasible. The plan includes the following:
. Letter to parents to obtain new toys
. Obtain donated carpet
. Expand hours for all masses
. Hire 2 students for staffing
This proposal was supported and approved. It was recommended that a manual of rules of operation be prepared and posted. It was further recommended that a budget be prepared
7. Parish Social
The Thanksgiving reception honoring our pastors, Father David’s 30 years of priesthood and 1st anniversary of US citizenship was announced. Parish Council members are charged with greeting and sign up. Frank Milward will represent Parish Council in the absence of President Ed Fechtel
8 and 9. Council Goals and Committee Report
Hank Wright has engaged the Hospitality Committee:
. Emphasized the need for a common calendar anticipating upcoming meetings and activities
. Announce activities earlier
. Prepare a general calendar
. Interface with all the other committees to obtain information
. Launch greeting of new families with new information packet
John Benca re-emphasized the need for a Master Plan to anticipate the needs of the Parish over the next few years especially as we prepare and initiate the move
10. Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
The Appeal was launched at masses. Figures of participation are still too early to be meaningful
11. Capital Campaign
In line with previous plan:
. Current Pleadge and one time gift was restated at $2.7 million and outstanding pledges at approximately $100.000.
. Rate of payment is in line with expectations for 3 year campaign
. A document with most of the key elements for the update of the Campaign Goals was distributed with request for comments. Among other points it is proposed that the Foundation Phase Campaign Goal be restated at $3.2 million (currently $3.0 million). This would give us an objective of an additional $500.000 in pledges over the next 2-3 years
12. Committee on Nominations: no report
13. Agenda for January Meeting: no discussion
14. Other Business:
. The Development Director Position is expected to be filled in early 2008
. An add is out for a part-time book-keeper
Respectfully submitted
Frank Milward, Vice-President Parish Council