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PBC Meeting Minutes <br />10 August 2010 Meeting <br />5.7FireSitePlandevelopmentOptions <br />5/11/10 <br />Conceptdesignoptionswerereviewed.Discussionsregardingtrafficintersectionandvehicleaccess.Architectstoreviewdesign <br />furtherwithChiefandStaff. <br />6/08/10 <br />StillnotclearastowheretheStateHighwayends.Donham&Sweeneytoresearchfurther. <br />Continueddesignwork/optionsdiscussed. <br />8/10/10 <br />Statehighwaylimitsweredefinedandinformationsenttoarchitects. <br />5.8ProjectSchedule <br />04/13/10 <br />OverallProjectSchedulewasreviewed. <br />Nextmeetinganticipate: <br />Completedexistingbuildinganalysis <br />InformalmeetingswithZoningandorHDCandPlanningBoard <br />FireStationProgramming <br />MeetwithPoliceStaffonprogramming <br />BeginSchematics <br />06/08/10 <br />InvitationtoHDCCommitteetoattendnextPBCMeeting,tobemadebycommittee. <br />Nextmeetinganticipate: <br />AdvancedSchematicsspecificallyelevations. <br />CostEstimates <br />SquareFootanalysis <br />7/13/10 <br />Presentationscheduledfor7/28/10toupdatevarioustownboardsonthestatusoftheproject <br />5.9PresentationwithHDCpresent <br />7/13/10 <br />PresentationwasmadebyD&SonthestatusoftheprojectwithmembersoftheHDCpresent <br />Thebackgroundoftheprojectwasexplainedalongwithprogrammingandspaceneedsdiscussionshowevertheprimaryfocusof <br />discussionwasontheapproachtodesign,massingoftheproposedadditionsandtheissueofrenovationoftheexistingfirestation <br />ornewconstruction. <br />PoliceStationdiscussionsincluded: <br />Existingbuildingisnotcurrentlyplannedtobeseismicallyupgraded <br />Newconstructionshouldreadasnew;honortheexistingbuildingķƚƓ͸Ʒmimicit. <br />ThesmalleradditionscouldincorporatetheͻŅĻĻƌͼorthespiritoftheold <br />Themassinglooksokayaccordingtosomediscussion <br />D&SmaywanttolookattheapproachusedontheBelmontfirestationsforsomeguidance <br />ShowthebuildingincontextwiththeWhitehouseandCaryHall <br />Usemodelingsoftwaretoshowthebuildingin3dimensions <br />Showthechimneysandtheelevatorpenthouse <br />Showtheradioantenna <br />Somediscussionstomakethereargaragesmaller <br />Thewhitefinishonthenewsidingappearstobetoomuchofacontrast <br />Considerproportionsandscale <br />FireStationdiscussionsincluded: <br />Themeetingconfirmedthattherenovation/additionoptiondidnotmakesenseifthedesignincludedspacenotneeded. <br />Thereelevationsweremoredevelopedthanthepolicedesigns. <br />Onepersonsuggestedreplicatingthe2formsofthepresentapparatusportionofthebuildingandplacingthe2gabled <br />elementssidebyside. <br />OneortwopeoplereferredagaintotheBelmontFireStationsdesignsassomethingthatwasmoreappropriatethanwhat <br />wasbeingshown. <br />TherewasconsensusthatthesitewasverywelllocatedintermsofresponsetimeandoptimalcoveragefortheTown. <br />Page 7 of 8 <br /> <br />