Building and Grounds Minutes

April 11, 2012

 

            Bruce opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:000 p.m.   Committee members present were:  Jerry Grandle, Dennis Thomas, Janet Loman, Roger Sellers, Eddie Armendariz and Bruce Pearson.   Rev. Norm Story also sat in for about ten minutes at the beginning.

 

Old Business

 

            The committee conducted an informal review of Barry Fowler's job performance.   We decided that his janitorial duties must have priority over any requests for his services as a handyman.   Strict adherence to this priority is even more necessary now that Barry is working five hours less per week than previously.   All members of the congregation must understand that Barry has a number of janitorial duties he must perform each day, and that he is not able to drop everything in order to respond to miscellaneous requests from the congregation at the last minute.   His absolute top priority every Friday will be to insure that the sanctuary is completely clean and in order for Sunday worship.   For these reasons, congregation members desiring Barry's miscellaneous services (e.g., setting up for events and meetings) are requested to submit all such requests to Building and Grounds in advance, and not directly to Barry. 

           

New Business

 

            The committee determined that Barry needs a new, commercial grade vacuum cleaner in order to be able to vacuum hard-to-reach areas in the sanctuary.   Dennis agreed to buy a medium range, upright vacuum cleaner equipped with an extension and wand.   Eddie said he would provide some new feather dusters for Barry.

 

            Elder Austin Breck, representing the Session's Administrative Committee, made a brief appearance in order to ask B and G to check the air conditioning units in Branigan Hall after the Children's Garden has completely vacated that area.   B and G will do so.

 

            Our church work day will be on Saturday, May 12, between 8 a.m. and noon.  Janet assigned each B and G member pages in the church directory of congregation members to call.   Within the next two weeks, each B and G member is also to make an individual list of suggested projects for the work day.   Based on these suggested projects, Jerry will then compile worksheets.   Roger will hand out the worksheets to the teams of volunteers and will check them off when they have completed each project.   Bruce volunteered to do the tree pruning and said he will begin before May 12.      

           

            The meeting was adjourned with a prayer by Roger at 8:12  p.m..

 

Respectfully submitted by Bruce Pearson