Campus Vision Project
The Campus Vision Project was created to plan and execute a renovation of the UUCPA campus to sustain our vision for the future. We have completed the Design phase and are expecting bids from construction contractors on December 9, 2024.
On November 24, 2024, a Special Congregational Meeting, which 57 members attended, was held to vote on completing the project. Sally Ahnger presented an update on the Campus Vision Project and Elsa Schafer presented an update on the 75th Anniversary Capital Campaign. The congregation overwhelmingly approved the following motion: “The congregation authorizes the Campus Vision Task Force to complete the Campus Vision Project with a total budget of $2,855,000”. You can watch the November 24 video recording here. (The meeting starts at minute 19:40; there is no sound at the beginning of the recording.)
Previously, on October 20,2024, the Campus Vision Task Force presented an update on the project’s budget and schedule. You can watch the October 20 recording here. Even after removing some project features, including the renovation of the storage closets in the back hallway and the optional earthquake strapping in the Main Hall, the project’s total projected expenditure exceeded the available funds by about $300,000. To preserve the Main Hall electrical HVAC and keep us on track toward our critical goal of carbon neutrality, the board approved an increase of $300,000 in the project budget and plans to raise additional funds through the 75th Anniversary Capital Campaign to cover it.
The scope of the Campus Vision Project, funded by the Capital Campaign, is now:
- Entire campus electricity system upgrade to lay the infrastructure for achieving our Zero Carbon goals
- Full kitchen remodel to upgrade it to a fully electric commercial-style kitchen
- Main Hall electric heat pump heating/cooling and filtered fresh air
- Main Hall electric heat pump water heaters
- Choir room remodel with built-in work surfaces and music storage
- Accessible Bathroom with Shower, especially for our homeless shelter guests
- Washer/Dryer for church laundry and homeless shelter guests
Two other items will be included in the Campus Vision Project but funded by other sources: ten electric vehicle chargers funded by a grant from the city of Palo Alto and electric heat pump heating/cooling and filtered fresh air in the Ministers’ Building funded by UUCPA’s Capital Budget.
See the Campus Vision Project Plan & History page for a history of the project so far.