HTCC Special Board Meeting Minutes November 23, 2008

HTCC Special Board Meeting Minutes

November 23, 2008

 

Attendees:  Nitya Niranjan, Hima Bollineni,  Vishwa Gaddamanugu, G. Krishnan, , Virinder Duggal, Pramod Gupta, Arun Sharma, Shyam Oberoi, Sunil Shah, Umesh Amin  

 

Attendees on Conference call: Lakshmi Shankar, Sunil Ummat (part time), Suri Raman (part time)

 

 

Excused Absentees:  Dev Manhas, Hema Marreddy  

 

Unexcused Absentees: Virender Sodhi

 

Invitees:  Shrish Kumar (member planning Committee), Michael Maestro (Architect and Vaastu Shastra expert with some experience of designing temples), Sanjeev Sharma and Neetha Rao (Architects for HTCC).

Other attendees:  Bhargavi Kumar, Dev Raj Sharma, Gopal Ayengar   

 

AGENDA:

1.      Prayer

2.      Call the meeting to order

3.      Placement of Deities for Phase II

4.      Compensation Policies for HTCC Employees

5.      Prayer

 

MEETING NOTES:

 

1.      Meeting started with a prayer. 

2.      Meeting was called to order at 9:15 AM.

3.      Placement of Deities for Phase II

A.     On inquiry from Krish, Sanjeev stated that HTCC is not bound to submit the Deities plan by April 23, 2009.  There are some submittal requirements by the county and they will work on those.

B.     The plan showing the placement of deities as agreed by Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati Associates on Oct. 30, 2008 and approved by planning Committee was presented for discussions.  Reservations were expressed by some members about the adoption of the present plan. There was general consensus that Planning Committee has a much wider role including placement of duties.  The planning Committee should form a team exclusively for the task of placement of deities.

C.     Sunil Ummat made the motion "Planning Committee should revisit the Deity plan and come back with a comprehensive balanced plan by January 15, 2009".  Pramod seconded the motion.  It was approved unanimously.

D.     Suri Raman made the motion "Planning Committee Chairman should send biweekly updates to Board".  Arun seconded the motion.  It was approved unanimously. 

 

 

 

E.      Board collectively formulated the following assumptions and guidelines for designing the deities' placement.

1.     Size and expression of shrines should be identical

2.     Temple be continued to be called Hindu Temple and Cultural Center.

3.       Thirteen Approved deities:  1. Sai Baba 2.  Ganesha 3. Subramaniam 4. Shiva 5.  Durga 6. Mahalakshmi 7. Venkateshwara 8. Ram Parivar 9. Radha and Krishna 10. Jain Digamber 11. Jain Shwetamber 12. Navagrah 13.  Jagan Nath. (Hanuman, Parvati and Andal not approved)

4.     No presiding deity (Vishwa would have preferred Shiva and Vishnu)

5.     Qualification of Sthapaty(s).

6.     Logical grouping and positioning of deities per Vaastu and Vedic Principals.

7.     Shrines need to have ample space in front for about 35 devotees

8.     Slots for five future deities

 

F.      Umesh made the motion"Above eight assumptions and guidelines be used by the Planning Committee for designing the deity placement and will be used by the Board for final decision".  Nitya seconded the motion.  It was approved unanimously.

 

4.      Compensation Policies for HTCC Employees:  No discussions took place.

5.      Meeting adjourned at 12 noon with a prayer.

                 

 

 

Recorded by

Shyam Oberoi

Secretary HTCC Board of Trustees

Nov. 23, 2008