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• Donna DiNisco shared that once you reach 600 students, MSBA guidelines require 2 art and 2 music rooms, but this project (not currently under MSBA rules) can follow whatever the Lexington policy is. • Jon Himmel shared that the Plan is restoring this school to 500 students and provides no relief to any other school district overcrowding issues it solves Fiske problems only. • Ken reviewed the project schedule for Fiske. Proceeding onsite now with as -built conditions services, borings and test pits. The balance of work could then proceed to CDs and finish in June. Early site and Steel package could be finished in March /April. We need GMP based upon 75% working drawings in order to achieve the deadline. • HASTINGS: 100,900 s.f. new school, $59,926,000 approximate project cost; study completion date is December 2015. Next week borings and test bits to be completed at all schools. Showed reconfiguration of site. Wetland study conclusions and grading will be included in the feasibility study. • Project schedule — early date to be completed w/o MSBA is September 2018 (if MSBA participates it would be September 2019). • Jon Himmel asked if this is predicated on the referendum vote. Pat Goddard indictaed that we need to have an appropriation before we sign a GMP and prior referendum vote is needed. • CLARKE: Brick & Mortar Addition. . 16,800 gsf addition, 7,000 sf renovation, multiple phases, $18,105,000 project cost completion August 2017. It is the same building plan as seen before, with traffic and circulation scope. The Addition is least of issues due to substantial site work. The A/E has gone through two iterations thus far. Issues include the addition and space mining including repurposing the existing locker rooms • Site Issues that are part of the overall site design challenge include, (i) Flood plain issues, (ii) Stedman Road property line (iii) getting contractor with vehicles in and out during construction; and (iv) getting site work done and how work on parking lot will impact wetlands. • One suggestion is to make a wetlands habitat with plantings, adding simple vehicle bridge and allow habitat to connect wetlands. By doing that we would improve chance for ComCom approval. Converting tennis court into parking and moving tennis courts. Everything is being done for permitting to happen. Also Looking at two rows of busses (flatten out road and widen area) at front of building to improve pick -up/ drop off. • Judy Crocker asked if they want two lines of buses and what about fences? Ken DiNisco stated that it is still being evaluated. • Lee Noel Chase questioned why addition is on wet side of building. Ken DiNisco explained that the elevation is the reason. School is built on a hill. 90% of classrooms are on the third floor. • Donna DiNisco stated that the 61h grade is isolated from 71h and 81h grades; allowing concentration of 61h grade teams. • Ken DiNisco reviewed Clarke Project Schedule — site plans 75 -80% completed for NOI. Will have informal meeting with Karen Mullins and Con comm. This will be the most difficult project for permitting process. • DIAMOND: 30,000 gsf brick and mortar addition. $27,000 renovation, cafeteria addition, multiple phases, $30,811,000 project cost complete in August 2018. First phase is space mining and wetlands. DiNisco has been told to study cafeteria relocation. Three phases (space mining, start addition, then after addition is done, will haul out existing prefabs.) Critical issue will be keeping access for prefabs for egress. Reviewed Project Schedule. Occupancy anticipated in September 2017 for classrooms and then another year to complete renovations. Mr. DiNisco believes additional classrooms are more important than the cafeteria issue due to overcrowding issues. PBC Meeting 081315 Page 2