To General Assembly Meeting 2015 Sunday, April 5th 2015 Welcome To General Assembly Meeting 2015 Sunday, April 5th 2015

Today’s Agenda Ground Rules for GA Meeting EC Members – Introduction NAMCC Employees & other committees Bank account balances to-date NAMCC Income Statement for 2014 Accomplishments & Future Plans Masjid Aisha Construction update Q & A

Ground Rules for GA Meeting Follow NAMCC Policy & Code of Conduct No Q&A during the presentation Write your name & question on Question Card (QC), & give the QC to any EC member Any community member can ask a question One question per person till we cover all members and then the person can ask a 2nd question if time permits.

EC Members - Introduction Younes Rahhali President Hosam Mahmoud Vice President Saad Subhan Secretary Yahya Malik Treasurer Imran Sayyad Trustee Mohammad Ghulam Trustee Zakaria Mohammed Nayeemuddin Trustee

NAMCC Employees & Committees Sheikh Nur Ahmed Parttime/Interim Imam, Property Manager Br. Abdullah Halimi Maintenance Manager Br. Ibraheem Hussain Assistance Property Manager

NAMCC Employees & Committees Arbitration Council Br. Nazmul Qureshi Br. Tarik Aossey Br. Rashid Akhter Br. Akeel Din

Imam Committee Mohammed Rahman (Br. Momin) Mohammed Galib Golam Choudary Abdul-Azeem Ahmed

Media Committee Sisters: Brothers: Muna Hussaini (Lead) Abeer Syed Lamia Kadir Amanda Quraishi Yasmin Turk Brothers: Shakil Choudhury Kamaal Ahmed Ahmar Qadir Saleem Shafi Yahya Malik

Media Committee Mission &Activities Mission: Represent NAMCC to the greater Austin area by developing positive relations with media channels. Activities: Local media response to NAMCC incident. International media. Student media. Future Proposal: Engage a Public Relations (PR) export to provide training to this committee, EC Members, & local masjid to build a strategic pan for proactive and reactive PR Communication plans.

NAMCC Employees & Committees Sadaqah & Zakat Committee Br. Abdul Mazid (Lead) Br. Syed Abdul Wadood Br. Ahmed Kheribi Br. Tarik Aossey Br. Golam Chawdhry Br. Mustafa Abdallah Br. Yaser Abu-Khudier

Br. Mohammad Abdul Hafeez Education Committee Br. Khasim Umer (Lead) Br. Mohammad Galib Br. Mohammad Abdul Hafeez Br. Saad Subhan Br. Abdul Azeem Ahmed Br. Irfan Waheed

Education Committee Activities Three Friday Khutbahs Friday Night Halaqah Khatirahs After Prayer Youth Classes Sisters Class Individual Initiatives Guest Speakers

NAMCC Employees & Committees Construction Committee Br. Hosam Mahmoud Br. Shakeel Ahmad (Lead) Br. Mohammad Ashraf

NAMCC Employees & Committees Friday Committee Shk. Nur Ahmed (Lead) Br. Irfan Ozair Br. Ibraheem Hussain Br. Ishrat

NAMCC Employees & Committees Funeral Committee Sheikh Nur Ahmad Br. Daunish Uddin Br. Zakaria Memon

NAMCC Employees & Committees Social Media Committee Br. Saad Subhan Br. Irfan Ozair Br. Mohammad Abdul Hafeez Br. Farooq Ali Khan

NAMCC Employees & Committees Website Committee Br. Saleem Shafi (Lead) Br. Saad Subhan Br. Irfan Ozair

Account balances to-date Operations $102,440.38 Construction $1,445,167.60 Sadaqah $44,723.00 Zakat $11,752.37

NAMCC Income Statement - 2014

Accomplishments Raised $660,000 in our Main fundraiser in one night. Sadaqah and Zakat collection and distribution to the needy families Volunteer legal counsel for document reviews (Aisha Malik) New Web site (Launched in July 2014) Installed Kiosk for Credit Card and Paypal donation (Mohid) Facebook 1,382 members and Twitter Weekly Emails sent to over 700 community members. Formed several new committees 3rd successful daily Ramadan Iftar Fifth Successful year of Islam 101 class Weekly Halaqah on Friday evenings

Accomplishments New LED lights installed in entire NAMCC campus Monthly Potluck United Eid ul Adha Grab n Go Lunch during Jumma prayers Added several signs on the premises to improve safety and security Increased MP Hall rental income Many community events and fund-raisings hosted to help other Islamic organizations Supporting West African Quran School in Austin Several religious leaders invited to NAMCC for lectures Kids playground improvement Summer School

Future Plans Support EIXSYS for monthly volunteer health clinic Community partner program with health commission (HHSC) Support national billboard dawah program for ICNA New Imam Ramadan tarawee changes Approach new construction by putting safety first Recycling program

Masjid Aisha Construction Update Requesting RFQ from 6 Architect & Engineering firms with extensive experience in Masjid design in Texas. Final date of RFQ submittal was May 31, 2013 Then final contract for Masjid design signed with D-1 Architects 10/29/13 Masjid floor-plan was completed by August 2014. Structural report prepared by 2CMD Inc., delivered 10/14/14. For 2nd opinion, TK Consultation Engineers were hired January 2015. Draft of 2nd opinion provided late March 2015. Final report to be delivered on May 2nd, 2015.

Building Permit Review by CoA. NAMCC property is in the zoning LO which allows the bldg to be single story, Max 25' ht. City is considering the height from the basement of parking garage. Options: Architect recommended to process the Zoning Change, allowing the building to be 40'-0" max ht. Or request for variance by proving hardship for the building. This will be a one time request.

Timeline for final building permit acceptance Submit application to city for completeness ( 10 days review time) Submit for formal review (28 days review time) Acquire signoffs (30 days) Total time : 2.5 months Above timeline would be scheduled from the time building height will be approved. Building permit application has been withdrawn & resubmitted, allowing 6 month extension.

Reason for withdraw/resubmit Current parking garage not suitable to support public assembly building structure (100 psf requirement of live-loads). Live-loads of existing slab is 70 psf 25 ft height restriction if Masjid is built on existing garage. Unified Development Agreement (UDA) new requirement that NAMCC has to satisfy for the City (multiple ownership of land). City now requires more restrictive Internal Circulation Routes which involves interconnecting sidewalks to all buildings.

Frequently Asked Questions Why was load bearing capacity of existing slab discovered late? Architectural layout of the floor slab of masjid building had to be finalized prior to initiation of design phase by structural engineer. What are the costs incurred thus far for the engineering/architectural services & city permits to date? $28,850 (includes Geotechnical/concrete coring/survey/building permits/fees for engineers & architects). Why the lack of transparency? EC has to ensure that the information we have is accurate before we pass it to the community. Obtained 2nd opinion, confirmed psf with original engineer, consulted with 3 other engineers Due to confidentiality with outside parties, EC wants to avoid publishing reports but is willing to share information with the community on a face-to-face basis.

1st Option: Build mosque on existing parking slab. Security for masjid building being away from a busy street. Interconnected with the Multi Purpose Hall. Existing structures stay in-tact. Less time consuming to obtain the final building permit.

2nd Option: Investigate alternate location for the building Flexibility in masjid floorplan layout Parking during construction will not as restrictive Possible cost savings More confidence in the foundation system (no un- knowns) Will not require any improvements to lower level of parking garage to add a 3rd level of parking

Questions/Comments/Concerns Follow NAMCC Policy & Code of Conduct Write your name & question on Question Card (QC), & give the QC to any EC member Any community member can ask a question One question per person till we cover all members and then the person can ask 2nd question if time permits.