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Summary of Master Plan

Middle School Classrooms.  The middle school classrooms currently reside in pre-owned modular buildings that were added to the North end of our school.  Improving the middle school layout would allow for a more traditional 6th thru 8th grade middle school setting and help the school attract and retain the older students.  The recommendation is to build new middle school classrooms on the East end of the current classroom hallway of the school.

Angel House.  The Angel House (daycare) structure has some fairly significant issues with the foundation, exterior siding and wood rot.  The age and layout of the building is not efficient for daycare functions and severely limits the operational capacity (there is currently a 2+ year waiting list).  The daycare shares food and nursing services with the school.   The recommendation is to relocate the family child home care facility (location to be determined) if moving forward with building a church.

Church. Our historic church has served our parish well for many years but will present challenges as we move into the future. There are no accessible bathrooms, no indoor gathering space that can be used during cold weather, and shared facilities with the school present logistic and security challenges. Based on population data provided by the archdiocese our area is expected to see more than a 20% increase in the next 10 years and our current church has no spare capacity to accommodate future growth.  SFS evaluated the existing structure and adding onto or expanding the church is very difficult and costly given its design, site constraints and code requirements.  The recommendation is to build a new church West of the school parking lot.

Timeline

January 2022 - Hired SFS for Church Facility Assessment – January 2022
Provide a comprehensive investigation and assessment of the Church and associated infrastructure. 

2022-04-01 QHR Wea Church Assessment Report

August 2022 - Hired SFS for Master Plan, Estimate, and Conceptual rendering
Provide a holistic look at the entire campus and make recommendations to meet the long-term needs of the parish.

2022-12-09 QHR Existing Building Assessment Report

2023-12-05 QHR Master Plan Report

2023-12-05 QHR Conceptual Drawings and Renderings

December 11, 2022 - Townhall Meeting
Provide a review of the master plan process, building assessment and programming, and receive parish input.

March 7, 2022 -  Joint Pastoral Council, Building Committee, and Finance Council Meeting
Select one of the four preliminary options provided by SFS relating to the church to move forward with further conceptual development.

Recommendation: Proceed with conceptual development for Master Plan Option 03 – New Church to the north of the existing church.

October 4, 2023 - Met with Archdiocese to talk about master plan and estimate

February 4, 2024 - Townhall Meeting
Present the master plan, conceptual design, implementation sequence and conceptual costs per phase of plan.

April 16, 2024 - Special Pastoral Council Meetings regarding Daycare 

Recommendation:  To continue to provide Family Child Home Care for a maximum of 12 children (depending on ages) with prioritization to QHR-Wea parishioners.  Upon construction of a new church, a new location for the Angel House will be determined.

September 2024 - Selected Fiat Development for fundraising feasibility 
Determine if the parish can raise the capital necessary to execute the middle school, daycare, and new church scope of the master plan.

October 2024 through December 2024 - Feasibility Study

January – Go to Archdiocese for Approval to start Capital Campaign pending Feasibility Study Results

Q1 2025 - Capital Campaign based on results of Feasibility Study

Future - Detailed Design and Engineering

Future – Construction