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TOWN OF LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of November 13 1986 meeting in Room G-15 Town Office
Building as amended and accepted December 4, 1986
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kennedy at 8 V2 p m
Others present included committee members Edson Scanlon and
Touart; Aitchison and Rolands of Chartwell School Committee
member Wik ; Capital E-penditures Committee member Spector staff
Maclnnes and Coscia and Town Manager Hutchinson
Agenda and progress report copies were brought by Aitchison and
Rolands and re,,iewed Committee requested to have these papers
sent to them in advance of the meeting
Bridge School roofino is still a cause of concern Two drains
need repairs, as there have been roof leaks, some of them bad
Barbatos says they are the roof vents but holes have been
observed Both Maclnnes and other school personnel have been up
there Where is KLO it was asked Money is still owed
Barbatos, and unless he comes to make the roof good he will not
be paid Someone else could possibly be hired to do it
Cutler contract for Bowman roof has been signed and is still in
town offices Amendments also signed have been incorporated
The contract should have been completed November 8. No infrared
scanning will be done on Bowman as it is not deemed essential
besides, the scanning contractors are too busy and it is late in
the season
Approvals. Contract with Chartwell is in the works. VOTED to
accept $14 060 bid of Sallese & Sons. Inc for metal lockers at
Bridge School color to be determined by the architect
Report on Bridge-Bowman desion was given by Dick
Heydecker who arrived with detailed plans in progress of both
schools. A number of changes are being introduced due to input 1
from staff and parents Pavement for the handicapped will be
improved; landscaping will be added in back as well as front of
Bridge School walkways parking and traffic patterns will be
revised at both schools Restroom facilities will more closely
reflect staff sex ratio Floor and ceiling tiles that need
replacing will be done in patterns Tutorial as :sell as voting
machine storage (in Bowman) space will be added Vestibules
drinking fountains with handicapped faucets and visual alarms
will also be put in KLO is planning insulation replacement to
follow TAMs removal of asbestos
It was asked if parents of each school might participate in
landscaping and planting Also it was suggested that the Bridge
and Bowman school playground committees should be contacted
Committee members emphasized that steps should be taken to
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alleviate the echo chamber problem in the auditoriums and in the
gyms A report on this was requested by Chairman Kennedy
Staff members at Bridge expressed desire for a voice
communication console However, this is a pricey item not found
in any Le; ington school presently Maclnnes has not recommended
this extra e;.pense
Budget savings were reported in paving (less $18 000) roofing
(less 163,000) while more will be expended for carpeting ($4,000
each school ) , addition of women s toilet stall ($4500) and
ceiling tile replacement ($4 000) Another possible addition
could be for clerk of the works
After a brief discussion about folding walls, it was recommended
that the gym-end partitions be replaced with four-foot sections
of operable wall
Noted that the specifications are now 60 to 70 percent
completed VOTED to approve the preliminary architect s report
VOTED to accept recommendations of Heydecker
Payment aoorevals VOTED Payment of S4,200 to Chartwell for
services in September and $16, 500 for services in October
Committee membership Al Daniels has resigned from the committee
but said he could be a consultant One candidate has applied to
date
Cart/ Library would like to install about $100 000 worth of
improvements mostly to the interior such as lighting Terming
the request a "wish list " Town Manager recommended Permanent
Building Committee participation and guidance
Meeting at 10 10 4
adjournedp m. until Thursday, December at 8
p m Another meeting was also scheduled for Thursday December
11 at 8 p m.
Respectfully submitted
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Erna S. Greene
Secretary to the Committee
Minutes of 11/13/86, as accepted 12/4/86
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