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<br />DRAFT <br />Permanent Building Committee (PBC) <br />201 Bedford Street, Room 221 <br />December 10, 2015, 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members Present:Jon Himmel, Chairman, Peter Johnson, Charles Favazzo, Carl <br /> <br />Oldenburg, Dick Perry, Bill Hurley, and Lee Noel Chase <br /> <br />Members Absent:Eric Brown, Vice-Chairman, Philip Coleman <br /> <br /> <br />Guests:Paul G. Kalous and Dave Billings, Hill International; Ken DiNisco and Angel <br /> <br />Khazadian, DiNisco Design Partnership; Mike Lambert and Greg Williamson, Bond <br />Brothers; Don Mills, Mills Whitaker Architects; Judy Crocker, School Committee; Jill <br />Hai, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and David Kanter, Vice Chair, CEC <br />Liaison; Peter Kelley, Board of Selectmen (BoS); Susan Bennett, Lexington Historical <br />Society; Richard Pagett, Lexington Historical Society; Elaine Ashton, Town Meeting <br />Member <br /> <br />Lexington DPF:Patrick Goddard, Director of Public Facilities and Mark Barrett, RA <br /> <br />Project Manager; Sergio DeMango, Public Facilities <br /> <br />Recording Secretary:Sara Arnold <br /> <br /> <br />Jon Himmel called the Meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. <br /> <br />1. Using a PowerPoint <br />presentation, Mr. Mills demonstrated that the current <br />designed and too small for its current uses. He also noted that the building has <br />serious moisture problems. He reviewed previously explored options for renovating or <br />rebuilding the facility and reasons for their being unacceptable according to <br />stakeholders. <br /> <br />Mr. Mills reviewed a <br />that includes the following elements: <br />Handicapped access to the second floor; <br /> <br />A quiet area for sitting and viewing the outside memorials; <br /> <br />Entrances from the bike-path, Meriam Street, and the Massachusetts Avenue <br /> <br />side of the building; <br />Flexibility of movement within the building; <br /> <br />A first floor that incorporates adequate space for restrooms, vending <br /> <br />machines, and the Battle of Lexington diorama, while combining the Liberty <br />Ride information desk with the retail area. <br />A second floor that includes an office, meeting space for staff, and storage. <br /> <br />The ability to secure the retail portion after hours, while allowing access to <br /> <br />the restrooms and meeting space. <br /> Page 1 <br /> <br />