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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181028T114500
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SUMMARY:Congregational Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dear NUUC Members and Friends\,\n\nWe wrote in September to say
  that we were hard at work on the "to-do" list of next steps for our build
 ing project as outlined for us in the Financial Feasibility Study final re
 port by our consultant\, Barry Finkelstein. That list included a real esta
 te search for existing buildings\, as well as a re-evaluation of the cost 
 estimate for the "Option One" design concept that was selected at the cong
 regational meeting this summer as the best of three design concepts from a
 rchitect Dave Kerr. Finkelstein also urged us to work to find a "unifying 
 design" for building expansion that addresses important aspects of our vis
 ion needed for growth and mission alignment that were not present in the "
 Option One" design\, which included only a 1240 square foot gain in space.
 \nWe are happy to now be able to report on those findings and to let you k
 now that we have called for a congregational meeting to be held on Sunday\
 , October 28\, at 11:45 AM\, for the purpose of asking the congregation fo
 r a vote to continue forward.\nFirst\, regarding existing real estate: in 
 September we reported there are no existing church buildings currently on 
 the market that meet our needs\, including the Crosswoods A.M.E. Church th
 at had excited some interest when it was initially available. We have cont
 inued to work with our real estate agent (Connie Davis of Remax) to explor
 e existing commercial space that might be converted to our use. After exam
 ining a variety of options including everything from office park space to 
 funeral homes\, we have not found anything within our budget that would me
 et our needs in terms of both space and location.\n\nAs to the matter of c
 ost estimates\, you may recall that in September\, the board took the "Opt
 ion One" plan from Dave Kerr and the related cost estimates from Lincoln C
 onstruction to consulting architect Jeff Seiter\, whose expertise lies in 
 verifying construction cost estimates. Seiter found the estimate high\, re
 porting back that we could design a considerably more ambitious building e
 xpansion that would fit within the same budget of $900\,000. Seiter has si
 nce supplied the board with a list of architects he felt were especially w
 ell suited to the task of building upon the work already done but also of 
 developing a more ambitious\, unifying plan.\n\nWe have been interviewing 
 the architects on Seiter's list as well as a few others who came to our at
 tention through some of their previous projects. The architects we have sp
 oken with all agreed that a more ambitious plan is indeed possible within 
 our budget.\nThe board met on Tuesday\, October 9\, and voted to engage th
 e services of architect Kay Onwukwe of HKI Associates\, pending a vote to 
 go forward by the congregation at the October 28 meeting. Onwukwe is an aw
 ard-winning designer and an expert in the construction of flexible\, multi
 ple use space. Onwukwe will be at the October 28 congregational meeting to
  explain his design and cost controlling methodologies. He is currently re
 porting that he believes that an addition of up to 6\,000 square feet is p
 ossible within our budget of $900\,000. Because of his understanding that 
 the congregation will be extremely interested in accurate cost estimates\,
  Onwukwe has proposed that he work on a "design build" basis\, which means
  that he would work with a construction company on every phase of his desi
 gn development\, so that the budget can be managed and accurately controll
 ed from the very beginning. Given the work already done (he has been in to
 uch with Dave Kerr). Onwukwe assures us that he can met our goal of comple
 ting a unifying design to present to the congregation within two to three 
 months.\n\nI hope you will be able to come to the October 28 meeting\, and
  as always\, if you have any questions please address them to board@nuuc.o
 rg\n\nSincerely\,\nYour Board of Trustees\, Dee Burlison\, President
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