{"id":3076,"date":"2020-02-18T15:58:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/?p=3076"},"modified":"2020-05-21T16:52:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T16:52:16","slug":"may-2020-bldg-grounds-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/2020\/02\/18\/may-2020-bldg-grounds-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2020 Bldg &#038; Grounds Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Buildings and Grounds<\/p>\n<p>May 2020 Report<\/p>\n<p>The work on the sanctuary continues.\u00a0 Highlights are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Abraham and Rick Pierre shampooed the carpets.<\/li>\n<li>Betts Nikolai and Janet Olson are waxing the floors.<\/li>\n<li>Marie Lesnick had a plaque made to document the memorial gift of the glass cross. It is will be hung between the west windows at the back of the sanctuary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary chairs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darlene has disinfected about 60 of the sanctuary chairs.<\/li>\n<li>Jan Olson and Pastor Kevin led a team to put the disinfected chairs back into the sanctuary in a configuration to present to Council as an idea for reopening church to services.<\/li>\n<li>The remainder of the chairs will be set aside and disinfected as needs are identified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HVAC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oshkosh Heating &amp; Cooling came to evaluate and service our furnaces.<\/li>\n<li>Brad was present during the evaluations and repairs and a number of issues were discovered, over three (3) separate trips:\n<ul>\n<li>There was no freon present for the office air conditioning and it had to be recharged.<\/li>\n<li>A control board on one furnace failed and needed to be replaced.<\/li>\n<li>There were a number of problems identified with various systems. The issues that could not be immediately addressed will have recommendations and quotes issued.<\/li>\n<li>The two (2) furnaces that supply the gathering area have high carbon monoxide levels. This is likely from a cracked heat exchanger.\u00a0 Quotes are forthcoming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Retaining pond:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dave Klemp identified a potential problem with sludge buildup in the retaining pond. The sludge needs to be removed from the pond and hauled away to ensure that there is not permanent damage that would require extensive repairs to the system.\u00a0 The sludge removal takes 30-40 hours of labor so helpers were recruited including Rick Pierre, Marshal Scheider and Jay Bandstra.\u00a0 Many thanks to this dedicated group of men for their hard work!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Landscaping maintenance<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is being coordinated by Beverly Raatjes. No issues have been reported.\u00a0 If you would like to help with this effort, please contact Beverly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buildings and Grounds May 2020 Report The work on the sanctuary continues.\u00a0 Highlights are as follows: John Abraham and Rick Pierre shampooed the carpets. Betts Nikolai and Janet Olson are waxing the floors. Marie Lesnick had a plaque made to document the memorial gift of the glass cross. It is will be hung between the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Building & Grounds Minutes \u2013 Oct. 8, 2019<\/p><p>Present:\u00a0 Betts Nikolai, Daryl Ramlow, Lou Zwicky, Dave Smolinski, Tom Zillges, Kate Pfaendtner, Rick Pierre, Warren Winter, Brad Gasper, Jan Olson<\/p><p>Kate opened meeting at 6:30 with a prayer and then introduced herself to the group.\u00a0 Rick is also new to the group and was welcomed.<\/p><p><strong><u>Building Security<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0Jill has asked we address the security system.\u00a0 The Swipe Card system has not worked in some time.\u00a0 The group suggested the best way of getting an accurate listing of who all has keys, if that is the issue, is to ask that everyone turn theirs back in and then those who really need theirs, are re-issued the appropriate level.\u00a0 No conclusion<\/p><p><strong><u>Fiber Optic Cable<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 As requested last month by Pr Kevin.\u00a0 Brad will work with Daryl who is familiar with the issue.\u00a0 Dave S. also offered to help.<\/p><p><strong><u>East Door Replacement<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 We will ask Albright Construction to do the project as LaForce has not been responsive.\u00a0 Since, Brad had Steve from Albright here \u2013 they need to work with Block Iron.\u00a0 They will move forward and the project should be done by Thanksgiving. Since we had previously signed a contract with LaForce, Kate will send a letter informing them that due to their non-response re: getting this scheduled, we have determined we need to go with another company.<\/p><p><strong><u>Sanctuary Ceiling<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 While Steve from Albright was here, he looked at our Sanctuary Ceiling.\u00a0 He says it can be spray painted with a newer type paint, that will not add much weight.\u00a0 He will be sending a quote.\u00a0 The alternative is to purchase the appropriate paint, rent the lift, etc. and Ed will donate the labor to do it.\u00a0 We have no timeline.<\/p><p><strong><u>Deferred Maintenance and\/or Replacement<\/u><\/strong>: Kate is asking that various items be looked at by a Vendor for estimated longevity and a quote for the purpose of hopefully building an emergency fund so we can repair\/replace as needs occur or be proactive prior to having a crisis. The following will be looked at:<\/p><ul><li>Youth Room \u2013 get quotes for upgrading basement including egress window, etc. vs adding a manufactured home vs a stick addition<\/li><li>Parking lot sealing and resurfacing<\/li><li>Roof repair\/replacement<\/li><li>Siding repair\/replacement<\/li><li>All flooring repair\/replacement \u2013 Betts meeting with A. Rosendahl on 10\/16<\/li><li>Sign \u2013 already have a quote and options done on 10\/2018<\/li><li>Kitchen stove\/oven upgrades<\/li><li>Continue to upgrade Electrical systems to resolve poor original installation and portions that are against code<\/li><li>HVAC upgrades\/replacements: Brad met with Ryf\u2019s on 10\/9 for inspection \u2013 1 furnace had a cracked heat exchanger & bad gas valve.\u00a0 We had the valve available and the heat exchanger is covered under warranty, including labor -- parts are on order.<\/li><\/ul><p>No timeline or assignments were done on these various items.<\/p><p>Cleaning Basement of nonessential items:\u00a0 toys will be done on Sunday with Clean-up; Rick volunteered to work with Youth to remove things once we know what is to be discarded.<\/p><p><strong><u>Fall Clean-up<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 done Oct 13 with good attendance \u2013 approximately 20 adults and 5 kids helped.\u00a0 Accomplished:\u00a0 Inside:\u00a0 Wiped down window sills, ledges, baseboards, cabinets and front of bar in Coffee bar area, all inside windows; hauled non-used toys out (to go to Thrift), swept and mopped basement and back stairway areas.\u00a0 Outside:\u00a0 blew out debris and leaves from around building, trimmed perennials, Brad went up on roof and checked shingles as well as roof exhauster \u2013 belt and fan will be replaced.<\/p><p><strong><u>Hallway Painting<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 partially done and Ray will continue to get that done.<\/p><p><strong><u>Routine Maintenance Duties<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 Brad taking care of and will be marking it on the Spreadsheet.<\/p><p><strong><u>Salt Supply<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 taken care of.<\/p><p><strong><u>Muskrat Trapping<\/u><\/strong>: Brad knows a fellow (lives close) who does that and will ask.\u00a0 If he can\u2019t, he will let Tom know as he also knows of a person who does that.<\/p><p><strong><u>Snow Removal<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0Tom will contact Charles Ingels to be sure they are aware we will continue to use them for snow shoveling.<\/p><p><strong><u>Next Meeting<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 November 12 at 6:30<\/p><p>Jan will put periodic blurbs in Newsletter to keep congregation informed on work being done; meeting closed at 7:50 pm.<\/p><p>Recorder, Jan Olson<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-building-and-grounds-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lordofthelakes.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}