Meeting was called to order by President Nancy Dreesen at 7:00pm.
Members present: Nancy Dreesen, Raidel Cubero, Barb Atwood, Sherri Coughlin, Billy Cox, Gabriela Gutierez, Alicia Saenz, and Skip Knudsen.
Meeting was opened with prayer by Pastor Boye.
Action Items:
The minutes of July 17 were approved as corrected.
July Treasurer’s Report: Barb Atwood presented financial report that reflected a healthy account of the church’s financial situation through July 31, 2018. Discussion was held regarding the need for a mid-term budget revision. A Budget Revision must be presented to the congregation two weeks prior seeking the congregation’s approval. This will be done prior to the fourth quarter. Motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made, seconded, and unanimously approved.
Approval of the AED/PAD Program: Nancy presented information related to the program offered the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) /Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) Program, San Diego Project Heart Beat. This program includes equipment and training. We need to have church members to be trained in the use of the defibrillation equipment. Cost is $50 for the AED Defibrillation program and training. Motion was made to enter into an agreement program for July 2018-July 2019, seconded, and unanimously approved.
Reports:
Pastor Boye’s Report: Pastor Boye presented her Interim Pastor’s Report to Council and the Bishop and Staff. Discussion ensued regarding the concerns reflected in her report. One major concern was the imbalance between Benevolence and operating expenses. We are spending 5% on Benevolence and 95% on Administration and operations. Pastor Boye also led a discussion on the requirements necessary to proceed with establishing Transition and Call Teams. She also distributed a Transition and Call Process Manual.
Pastor Alicia: Expressed a concern that the paint is peeling on the railings around the property that could cause injury. The Spanish Congregation has taken on the project of repairing and painting the railings.
September 9 All Church Hawaiian themed Picnic: Discussion was held regarding the logistics and planning of the event. Glory Lutheran will be invited. Donations will be sought.
Hearing Devices: Billy gave a report regarding his discussion with Chris Lewis about the state and numbers of the hard of hearing equipment. Chris indicated that he has a source for the devices. Pastor Alicia indicated that her grant allows the purchase of such equipment. She is able to fund around 20 devices. Billy will continue to work on this situation.
Cell Tower: Nancy distributed information regarding the income and lease of the cell tower on our property. We have options to consider such as, continued lease and full buyout of the tower. Further discussion is needed on this item.
Facility Fees: We need to update our fee schedule for the rental of our facilities. All requests for facility use need to be coordinated through the church office. Ad hoc facilities use fees committee: Nancy, Sherri, Alicia, +1.
Next meeting: September 11, 2018.
Meeting was closed with prayer.
SK