Church Council June 27, 2022

• Motion: C. Lewis, Second: S. Barker. Approved

Finances for VBS will be sorted in the coming month

• Apply for Developing and Emerging Missions (DEM) Grants from ELCA to help cover Pastor Alicia’s salary for the first three years.
• Mutual Ministry: Will serve as Pastor Alicia’s internship committee. Will meet 4 times a year as a review committee for the pastors.

PK: Pastor Karla will be gone from July 10-15 for Confirmation Camp

“God’s Work, Our Hands” event to be held on September 11 or 18

• Create 4 teams to engage in various outreach/volunteer projects throughout the community

Pastor Karla will be on vacation from August 1-19. Pastors Karen Mahron and Alicia Saenz will cover for English service on Aug. 8 and Aug. 14, respectively. 

PA

Time Certain

• 3 sessions seminar on Faith and Finances will begin on July 10th and take place every two weeks thereafter in Jacobson Hall after the 9:00 AM service. Will be translated into Spanish as well.

• Council Meeting Attendance & Participation:  How to Improve?
• Campus Maintenance Estimates:
  • Parking lot resurface
  • Sanctuary lighting repair
• Campus landscape plan for 2022 & 2023
• Patio Fencing?
• Nominating Committee-preparation
• How to keep families after VBS?
• Alcohol free campus clarification

• Reminder that all members need to attend entire Council meeting every month.  If unavailable, notify of absence in advance to avoid Unexcused Absence.

Parking Lot Repavement

• Bid from Sealright Paving Inc. to repave lot and replace speed bumps quoted at $10,655.00
• Motion to repave with Sealright: S. Knudsen, Second: S. Barker. Approved
• Repavement foreseen to take place on July 18 and 19. Parking lot will be inaccessible during this time.

Sanctuary Lighting Repair

• All lighting in the sanctuary to be replaced with LED lightbulbs, saving up to $1,100.00 per month
• Transformer may not be able to supply enough energy for the new lighting, may need to be upgraded as well

Landscaping

• Need an estimate to fix the dirt patch around the sewer repair area, must be fixed before the rainy season starts
• I St. Entrance needs to be weeded and planted
• May put in jungle gym foam or Astro turf to provide a play area for children

Patio Fencing

• Fencing and gates to go up around patio area in order to keep the campus safe and deter any dangerous individuals from entering church grounds when children are present,
• Fencing will take precedence over other projects for safety reasons
• A $10,000 grant was obtained for this project from Latino Ministry Grant funding for 2022.

Nominating Committee-preparation

• Begin preparation for electing new members to council sooner rather than later in order to better identify motivated individuals willing to serve
• Pastor Karla would like to have people that will take the roles of Christian Eduation and Fellowship
• Chris Lewis will lead

Alcohol-Free campus

• Would like to move the campus to become alcohol, smoke, and drug free for all events
• C. Lewis will draft a continuing resolution to ensure this

Altar

• People have been falling from the steps on the altar since the railing was removed. Need some kind of high-visibility cue to aid with depth perception on the steps. White tape on edge of steps suggested; D. Coughlin will work on this.

• Children & Youth

• Tables and Chairs will be kept in the conference room for use by the children

• Security Training

• Rob was able to obtain a Safety plan form the CVPD that can be adapted for use n the church
• Need to have back doors either closed or guarded during church
• Greeters around church grounds may act as a deterrent from any dangerous individuals attempting to enter

• Music

• Fall concert to take place on September 24

• President’s Report & Visioning

• Work to improve safety of campus