Facilities Planning Task Force

January, 2012

An 8-member Facilities Planning Task Force has been appointed by the board to conduct a thorough, unbiased, and informative study that will allow the UUSIC to make an informed and definite decision this year (2012) on facilities as we look ahead to the next 15-20 years and beyond. The work of the task force is expected to culminate in the drafting of a document that articulates specific recommendations on what facilities are needed for the UUSIC to fulfill its mission in the future and how best to achieve the goal of attaining such facilities.

The activities of the Task Force may include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing all existing data about UUSIC’s facilities, including reports from the previous vision processes, transcripts of the recent building forums, last year’s building survey and information gathered recently by Board members.

• Interviewing key people who have additional information about needs and projected growth/needs in specific areas (such as RE) and also those who have expertise, information and experience pertinent to the work of the Task Force.

• Identifying what additional information is needed and how to gather that information. (Note: This may require the help of external consultants and a modest amount of funding will be made available to the Task Force to pay consultants.)

• Assessing the viability of options (e.g., renovation of the current facilities vs. building a new facility) to meet our projected needs and aspirations.

• Assembling general cost estimates and other information regarding the most likely options.

The Task Force will meet monthly and the meetings will be open to the congregation and agendas will be announced in advance. A monthly report of activities and progress will be submitted to the Board each month.

The members of the Task Force are:

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