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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. NAMCC Income Statement - 2014

22. 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 s 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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

32. 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.