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remainder should also be replaced. * CEC requested that the AC communicate to them the effect that the bonding will have on the FY 96 budget. * CEC has not arrived at a decision in relation to Article 17, Brook Cleaning. * G Burnell spoke to the issue and stated that something needs to be done in order to minimize potential legal suits * P Lapointe brought up issue of "Facilities Manager" and it was felt that S Nablo should make a presentation to CEC . * CEC left and the AC resumed its meeting * C Coughlin stated that she felt that the AC need to discuss some issues Major concern over the fact that the AC made an error in having a meeting prior to the joint meeting with the School Committee on February 1st. There is a need to better coordinate the efforts of the AC and try to improve its functionality. Communication broke down and needs to be worked on. The meeting prior to the SC meeting was an apparent violation of the opening meeting law since it was not posted. This is a serious issue which needs to be discussed. All committees have tried to work together and C Coughlin feels that serious damage to that process took place on Tuesday. * C Coughlin stated that she and G Burnell met with J Young and J Moynihan on Wednesday, February 2nd, at which time J Young expressed his dismay over what had taken place on the previous evening. J Young stated that the SC had a difficult time in responding due to the fact that they were not aware of the issues to be discussed prior to the meeting. Concern expressed over a pending article to appear in the Minuteman on February 9th. Both C Coughlin and G Burnell have spoken to the reporter in an attempt to clarify the issue. * R Borghesani stated that he felt he was in the middle on this issue. He has been and continues to be supportive of the school department. He stated that J Young is very sensitive to any suggestions or recommendations from outside the school department. He stated that he understands to a degree the concern expressed by J Young but also feels that the issue has been discussed previously and it should not have been totally unexpected. It was stated that on numerous occasions in his presentation he couched his comments by stating that he needed to further analyze his computations. There were numerous meetings that had to be canceled by the school department over the past few months which were scheduled to discuss this very issue. School department does not appear to be open for input and still has not prepared any financial options and only appears to look the educational part of the problem. R Borgesani still supports the opening of the Hastings but would like the school department to look at the financial as well as the educational issues. The "ten year" forecast is admittedly a late entry but should be considered a viable option. * P Lapointe commented on how we need to better organize our time and efforts as a committee and how we work together. There must be a more efficient use of our time together. * G Burnell discussed the opening meeting law issue. The meeting with the SC was posted. When the AC gathered prior to the meeting with the SC all that was discussed was a "batting order" for presentation purposes. There were no votes taken.