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Upcoming Activities • De-Energize existing facility –Complete by end of week • Field Office trailers –To be delivered next week • Concrete foundations –Concrete precon meeting tomorrow. Mobilize next week • Existing Building Demolition –Target mobilization week of 11/7 Solar Canopy Tecton reviewed the Solar Canopy presentation that was previously presented to the HDC in search of design feedback. Stakeholder comments were reviewed from Fletcher field master plan and stakeholder meeting. Enhancing the use of Fletcher Field: • Activate a prominent site at the east approach to Town Center. • Enhance existing public events and establish permanent infrastructure for additional organized uses. • Provide for expansion of current organized public events due to increased popularity. • Creating an inviting and safe green space for casual day-to-day public use. A very brief review of the projected solar area calculations and panel types. Tecton reviewed Options D and E which were developed out of feedback received from members of the HDC and continued design work. The Overall canopy design was “lightened” from previous versions and one member of the HDC said it was reminiscent of a garden structure. Slides were reviewed showing multiple views and schemes with and without a “mass ave leg”, which would be a canopy structure over the parking to the east of the new police station and perpendicular to mass ave. PBC comments included: Likes the simplified design but will require careful planting placement and selections Likes the Mass ave leg and what it does for Fletcher Field. Nicely done, likes the Mass Ave leg. Looks like another building, is that what is wanted? The height of the canopy was questioned and if it matches the height of the Fire station overhead doors. The reply was that it met or was higher than the 14 ft high apparatus doors. It was suggested that the canopy be restricted to that height. It was strongly suggested that the canopy design be priced prior to the presentation to the Select Board so the Board would be “seeing the entire picture.” One member had seen a solar canopy example where there was a space between each row of panels and thought that would be worth looking at. It was asked why the radio tower was the height it is. DPF replied that the spec that was used in the Town’s RFP for the tower dictated the height, which was 120 ft, and enabled line of sight transmission to other town emergency antennas. PBC asked if ATM was the target for funding the canopies and if so what was the schedule. The architect briefly reviewed the likely schedule which includes completing foundations and sub-surface design so that pricing can be obtained for early spring work, with phase 2 being the steel frame work and solar canopy, for a Bid. As well as develop estimates for both for Town Meeting. It was recommended that a conceptual estimate be developed by mid-December or early January, if Tecton could arrange this with its estimator, in advance of a lot more design work.