Property Committee notes

On Thursday night our Property Committee met. Chairman Mark Rogers, Jamie Todd, Randy Sargent and I were present. We began by talking about the heating system. Ray Deptulski has been working with Brayman Heating to get some suggestions. Jamie is going to talk to one of his engineers and see if he can get him to design a system for our church that we can put out to bid.

We also did a walk through of the upstairs. We began putting together a list of jobs that need to be done. We noted the ceiling in the chapel and talked about ways to secure the plaster that looks like it is ready to fall over the entrance to the sanctuary. It will not be a quick fix. We talked about putting in a suspended ceiling but noted that this may involve a sprinkler system to bring it up to code. We also talked about covering the bad section with some wainscoting or sheet rock. We decided that we'd need to come back to this. It hasn't changed appreciably over a number of years.

We went into the sanctuary and Jamie talked about fixing the cracks in the front wall. He hopes to tackle that job this spring. It will involve digging into the wall, replastering and then painting it again.

We also talked about installing a motorized screen that could be used for video projection. That would involve adding a molding around the arch. We put it on the list.

We noted that the front hall had numerous areas that needed painting and touch up where it was peeling. The leaks that have been noticed are probably due to some flashing issues outside around the peaks of the front porch area. We will look at that this spring.

We also decided we will change the back door lock. It has been compromised and it is getting harder and harder to lock. The only problem is that there are so many keys out that we will have to reissue them to everyone and every group. The plus side is that it is probably a good thing to do for security reasons. We have no idea who has keys at the moment.

We finished our meeting by suggesting that every other meeting be a time of work. This might encourage the other team members to join us. Work is far more fun than meeting.

Cal