B. Facilities
Goal 1 : Occupy a facility which meets our space demands
and will allow for membership growth.
Objective # 1 Establish a
Facilities Management and Maintenance Committee with responsibilities of
managing current facilities, maintaining property inventory and periodically
updating future space requirements.
Strategy:
1.
Identify duties of a Facilities Management Committee and create a new permanent
standing committee.
Responsibility: Board,
Resources UUA Congregational Handbook
Milestone: 2003
Objective # 2 Ensure that
adequate space is rented to meet
current needs.
Strategies:
1.
Continually evaluate space requirements
for all programs.
Responsibility: Facilities Management Committee, Board
Resources: Program Council, Minister, office staff and all
Committee Chairs.
Milestones: Develop projections out to 3 years each spring.
2. Continually evaluate potential nearby rental space that
would allow for program expansion at a current site.
Responsibility: Facilities Committee, Board
Resources:
Milestones: Begin search a year prior to when space
requirements projections show need.
Objective
# 3 Ensure that program schedules optimize space available.
Strategies:
1.
Investigate ramifications and logistics of scheduling two
services on
Sunday morning or a second one at another
time on
Sunday.
Responsibility: Task force of Program Council members
Including CYRE, Adult RE, Forum and Sunday
Services.
Resources:
Milestones: Report to the Board spring 2003
2. Investigate
the ramifications of holding the Forum at a
different time or in rental space
on Sunday morning.
Responsibility: Forum Committee
Resources: Program Council
Milestones: Report to the Board in fall 2003.
3. Investigate alternative
meeting space for CYRE and Adult
RE programs.
Responsibility: CYRE Committee, Adult RE committee,
Resources: Director of RE, Minister
Goal 2: Own a
permanent facility for “our house of creative adventure”:
· A location which serves the entire Boulder County, that serves high growth areas, has high visibility, and is convenient and accessible by bus.
· A building that is “green”, graceful, inspiring and simple, adequate for growth, has a sanctuary that is warm and welcoming and has space to serve the community at large through sharing and rentals
· A building with classroom space for each grade level of CYRE, a teen space, breakout rooms for adult RE and other meetings and a book area for reading and sharing.
· A building with a large flexible Social Hall with ample kitchen and restroom facilities Fellowship and community functions for all ages such as workshops, and theater and music.
· A building with adequate space for the ministerial and office staff, building and grounds maintenance and storage needs.
· Grounds adequate for building expansion, parking and the recreational needs of the CYRE program .
[Congregational Workshops, Fall 2000]
Strategies:
1. Establish a
unified ad hoc Building Search Task Team with
defined duties.
Responsibility: Board
Milestone: 2002
2.
Ensure that space requirements are current.
Responsibility: Board, Facilities Management
Committee
Resources: Program Council.
Milestone: 2003-06
3.
Ensure plan for financing a building is current
Responsibility: Board
Resources: Capital Fund Raising Committee
Milestones: 2003-6
Option # 2 Build
a building
Objective # 1 Locate land on
which to build.
Strategies:
1.
Monitor real estate market
Responsibility: Building Search Task Team
Resources: Previous Search Committees
Objective # 2
Design a building to meet our needs.
Strategies:
1. Appoint an Architectural Task Team
Responsibility:
Board
Resources: UUA, AIAA
Milestone: Date decision made to purchase land.