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Donham & Sweeney Brett 'Bonham, Principal,: E. y D. Shaw, Principal, ALA, LEED AP C. Christopher Loan, associate; A7:1 Lexington Police & Fire Station Study Meeting Notes 8 June 2010 Page 1 of 2 Attending: Jonathan Himmel Eric Brown Peter Johnson Carl Oldenburg Richard Perry Chief William Middlemiss Chief Mark Corr Patrick Goddard Mark Barrett Brett Donham Jeff Shaw Distribution: All present, plus Nick Derr Avi Shoss File: 0907:2.2 Next Meeting: 6/8/2010 A R C H I T E C T S Chair, Permanent Building Committee Permanent Building Committee Permanent Building Committee Permanent Building Committee Permanent Building Committee Fire Chief, Lexington Fire Department Police Chief, Lexington Police Department Director, Department of Public Facilities Project Manager, Department of Public Facilities D &S D &S D &S D &S • B. Donham described the results of the structural engineering study for both buildings, a copy of which has been given to M. Barrett. Both buildings are in non - compliance with the seismic requirements of the new Building Code. Retrofitting both buildings with seismic resistant structures is very expensive. To avoid that cost, any addition must have a 3" wide soft joint with the original building and new openings in the masonry walls must be very limited in size. The structural slab in the apparatus room is failing, has sagged and has cracks that extend through the slab. The structural engineer believes it will continue to function at least to mid -2011 and perhaps beyond, but is unwilling to predict when it will fail to the extent of putting the apparatus at risk. He said "something needs to be done soon ". • J. Shaw presented two sets of plans for the Fire Station. One is a renovation/addition and the other is a new building. These plans resulted from 2 meetings with the Fire Chief. J. Shaw described the constraints offered by the existing building and the increase in floor area resulting from trying to reuse the building. He also described the significant traffic difficulties with all apparatus trying to exit or enter via Camilla Avenue onto Bedford Street. The Permanent Building Committee offered the following comments; o In the parking table, indicate the number of existing spaces as was done with the Police Station o In the new building design try to avoid the small setbacks at the second floor because of the extra cost o In the new building try to put the stairs in -board so exterior walls are freed up for windows Bosion MA 021 1 1 617 4 2 3 1.100 donharnands;c-eeney.com 4 Head fide Church Rd. Post Office Box 265 .A. Ina ME. •1453 2 0 7 586 60;0