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FINAL <br /> Approved 12.12.17 <br /> OPEN SESSION MINUTES <br /> MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT <br /> REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> NOVEMBER 14,2017 6:30 PM <br /> PAUL REVERE ROOM, MINUTEMAN HIGH SCHOOL <br /> Present: <br /> Dave Horton, Chair(Lexington) Jennifer Leone(Lancaster) <br /> Sue Sheffler,Vice-Chair(Arlington) David O'Connor(Bolton) <br /> Pam Nourse, Secretary (Acton) Alice DeLuca(Stow) <br /> Jeff Stulin, (Needham) Ford Spalding(Dover) <br /> Carrie Flood, (Concord) Jim Gammill(Belmont) <br /> Weighted Vote: Weighted Vote present at start of meeting: 100.00% <br /> Others Present: Ed Bouquillon,Kevin Mahoney, Jack Dillon, George Clement, Elizabeth Rozan, <br /> MaryAnn Williams, Tripp McElroy, Tracey Sierra,Jala Maracle, Connie Maynard,Jim Pazaris(Concord) <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER: OPEN SESSION <br /> The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. <br /> 2. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> There was no Public Comment. <br /> 3. STUDENT REPORT <br /> The Chair welcomed Jala Maracle as the new student representative, and the Committee members <br /> introduced themselves to her. With Ms. Sierra accompanying her with a slide show, she gave a brief report <br /> on the Fall sports activities, including the boys and the girls soccer teams,the golf team, and football team, <br /> and gave highlights about the Girls in Stem program and the Skills USA activities. <br /> 4. SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT <br /> a. Construction Report <br /> Ford Spalding introduced Tripp McElroy,the onsite project manager from Gilbane. Mr. McElroy gave a slide <br /> presentation depicting the progress at the site over the last month. He explained progress on excavation and <br /> foundation preparation. He explained the construction strategy of working simultaneously at various sections and <br /> moving towards the middle, and noted that the plan is to have the steel delivery by the middle of December, and <br /> concrete completed by the end of the year. He confirmed that he is satisfied with the rate of progress,and that so <br /> far,they have been able to stay ahead of the weather. In response to a question about the impact of recent natural <br /> disasters in other parts of the country,Mr. McElroy noted that this should not present a delay in the project <br /> schedule. Mr. Spalding noted that when the steel arrives,two huge cranes will be on the site. He also pointed out <br /> that where possible,the goal is to reuse materials on the site, such as stone and soil. <br /> 1 <br />