February 7th, 2008

Joint Meeting Pastoral Council, Space Use Committee, Finance Committee; Stewardship Committee; Staff

PC Members Present: Bill Buenz, Mike McCloskey, Jean Chagnon, Vicki Underland-Rosow, Jerry Hartlaub, Christopher Hermann, Ray Spack, Pat Murphy, Ellen Velasco-Thompson, Jim Cassidy, Jim Debruycker, Pete Eichten

Other Attendees - Space Use, Finance, Stewardship, Staff: Peter Knaeble, Pam Oleson-Kremer, Janet Brown, Chuck Parsons, Steve Friedrichs, Jerry Hartlaub, Ric Rosow, Mary Schell, Brad Hinker, Ruth Shriver, Mike Dooley, Jeanette Mefford, Jeanne Schaum, Brad Hinker, Joan Riebel, Steve Friedrichs, Doug Lohman, Kathy Itzin, Pam Oleson-Kremer, Julie Madden

1. OPENING:
   Meeting convened at 5:00pm. Group prayer. Remainder of standard Parish Council format was suspended. Jean welcomed members of Space Use, Finance and Stewardship reminded all that tonight’s agenda was receipt and initial discussion of the Feasibility Study Report. She then introduced Hal Johnson and Chris Peterson
2. NEW BUSINESS:
   1) Report by Hal Johnson and Associates, Inc. - Hal Johnson and Chris Peterson presented the document titled Feasibility Study, Report and Recommendations, Growing into the Future (February 7, 2008) that he had prepared and distributed to all in attendance. The report was very complete (197 pages) capturing all the comments (written and oral) from the Town Hall meetings, the Confidential Interviews and the Written Surveys. Some recommendations were presented in the concluding pages of the report.

   After some Q&A and general discussion, all attendees were asked to carefully review the entire Report in preparation for a February 20 meeting to complete the analysis and generate an action plan. Thereafter, all in a attendance should be prepared to answer questions when the report is communicated to the general parish membership.

   Meeting with Space Use, Stewardship, Finance and staff in attendance concluded at 7:00pm

3. OLD BUSINESS:
   1) HLA Lease - Pastoral Council reviewed the Hiawatha Leadership Academy Lease recommendations. After much discussion, the Council approved the lease conditionally with the addition of a Nuisance Claus (to cover unexpected maintenance). Pete to generate the clause and email it for approval.
4. Meeting concluded at 7:35pm

Special Special Joint Meeting (Parish Council, Finance, Stewardship, and Space Use Committees) Feb 20, 2008, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, Church, Feasibility Study Report Discussion Feb. 20 minutes

Regular Parish Council Meeting - March 7, 2008, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Upper Room

Respectfully submitted,

Jerry Hartlaub