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September 24, 2010 Estabrook Summit September 14, 2010 A Summit regarding Estabrook School was held on Friday, September 24, 2010, at 12:00 noon in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Manz, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Mauger; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; Ms. Addelson, Comptroller and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Also Present: All School Committee (SC) members; Dr. Ash, Superintendent of Schools; all members of the Appropriations Committee (AC), except Mr. Levine and Mr. Neumeier; all members of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) except Mr. Edson: Mr. Goddard; Public Facilities Director; and Ms. Brown, Town Moderator. The purpose of the meeting was to decide on a short-term plan for the Estabrook School PCB issues; to discuss funding for Phase I and discuss the implications; and to discuss what should happen after Phase 1 is complete. Mr. Goddard reviewed the chronology starting in September 2009, when there was an article in the Boston Globe regarding PCB risk in older schools, through Phases 1 -3 to complete the cleanup of the PCBs. See attached chronology and drawings. The current plan, which has been approved by the EPA, is to put plastic over the ceiling tiles in kindergarten classrooms and the corridor during the weekend of September 25 -26 and then retest the air. If the tests show PCBs in the ceiling tiles the next step is to remove and replace the ceiling tiles and remove and replace the cove base, which follows the EPA guidelines. Regarding funding, currently approximately $531,000 has been spent using Public Facilities and School funds and Reserve Fund transfer. Removal/replacement of ceiling tiles and cove base will cost approximately $250,000. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 3 -1 (Kelley opposed) to support funding $250,000 for work in Phase 1 contingent on tests the weekend of September 25- 27 and then pause to evaluate results. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the School Committee voted 5 -0 to support funding $250,000 for work in Phase 1 contingent of tests the weekend of September 25- 27 and then pause to evaluate results. The group discussed how to fund the work that has been done to date and the future work. Most felt there should be a special town meeting scheduled. There needs to be a discussion about projects that have been budgeted and approved already that would have to be put aside to do the Estabrook work. If there is a Special Town Meeting planned for the fall, an article should be included for design money for a new Estabrook. At the October 6 Summit there will be a discussion regarding having a Special Town Meeting. -3-