Site Planning Committee

Site Planning Group

Family Life Center Planning

The Site Planning Group (SPG) was chartered by Council in 2007 to evaluate and recommend improvements to the physical space of St. Michael to support our Church mission. The initial effort was completed in April of 2008. Our mission statement, minutes, exhibits from our work and a comprehensive report on that effort is available for review on the Planning page of the church website.

Participants in the first phase of planning included Bill Carnes, Sam Cely, Tommy Clarke, David Cooke, Jeff Forrester, Debbie Hammersla, Tom Harriz, Howard Leonard, Ralph Mellom, Greg Monn, Paul Montjoy, Mary Reeves, Rick Richardson, Pete Strub, and Wilson Worley.

Council has subsequently tasked the SPG to further evaluate and develop design plans for a Family Life Center to be built on our campus.

We will meet approximately every 2 weeks – typically on Monday evenings – to outline the specific needs of St. Michael and focus on the tangible factors of building for a Family Life Center at St. Michael. We will develop several practical concepts and then work to flesh out the “How” and “How Much”. We will begin this task after Easter 2009.

The Group has a “hands-on” philosophy. We expect input and participation from each member. No option is ignored, no opinion goes untested and there are no sacred cows. Expect to participate in lively discussion. We want to know what you really think.

If you are interested in ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING in the planning and evaluation process for a Family Life Center at St. Michael, I invite you to review the earlier work and offer your name to be included in this next phase of the SPG process. Your background does not need to be construction or engineering; we need “users” input.

Faithfully Planning –

Tom Harriz

SPG Chair

Schedule: Next Meeting - TBA -

at St. Michael

For Links to all meeting minutes and exhibits, see left.

Let us know how YOU want to be involved, and share an idea!

go to the Survey Page

Operating Philosophy: Bring ideas to the table. There are no bad ideas.

Don't tell us what won't work before we begin. We'll figure it out based on facts and the congregation's goals. We will address every option raised with respect.

SPG 6-Month Interim Report to Council is linked at left

Council's response to Interim Report linked at left

Meeting Agenda -

Scheduled Meetings:

<<< Important Documents On-Line now (use Green links in left margin)

Minutes of all meetings - including the initial list of projects to be considered (in the Oct 15th minutes)

National guidelines for Playground Design Safety

Playground site plan and landscaping

Playground concept drawings

What our Campus looks like ("Campus Aerial Plan")

Several Architectural study drawings of our long-term campus build-out (Agnew..)

Columbarium design criteria discussion and several plans and concept artwork

Our Mission:

Work together to coordinate the work currently underway under

the Playground Task Force,

the Columbarium Committee, and the

Transitional Housing Committee,

combined with

the Faithfully Forward goals of:

Parking improvements and

Landscaping improvements

working toward a functional and attractive Site Plan

that supports our Church Family

now and into the Future.

Coordination:

Acting alongside the existing Property Committee

Reporting (directly) to Council

Responsibilities:

Identify the Building Code-mandated constraints,

Identify physical limitations of our campus and infrastructure,

Catalogue the many ideas floating around,

Provide LOTS of visibility to the process, so everyone knows what’s being discussed and considered.

Clearly identify the costs of the various options

Recommend an optimum plan to Council

The Team

Bill Carnes

Sam Cely

Tommy Clarke

David Cooke

Jeff Forrester

Debbie Hammersla

Tom Harriz

Howard Leonard

Ralph Mellom

Greg Monn

Paul Montjoy

Mary Reeves

Rick Richardson

Pete Strub

Wilson Worley