HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-05-17-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of May 17 1990 committee meeting in Room G-15, Town Office
Building, as approved August 22, 1990
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kennedy at 7 45, with
committee members Edson, Johnson, Smith and Touart present Committee
member John Kennedy came at 8 13 p m Also present were staff Coscia
and Moynihan, Architect Manford and Consultant Rowlands
The Chairman noted that he spoke twice to the 1990 Town Meeting on
April 2 to explain the written summary committee report, and on April 30
to respond to the school department's derogatory comments about the PBC
Former Town Manager Hutchinson also spoke in defense of the committee
Copies of Chairman's speeches, plus School Superintendent Geiger's March
27 letter of apology to the committee, were distributed
Approval of Minutes of December 14, 1989 and of January 9, 1990 as
submitted VOTED Also VOTED to approve minutes of March 15, as
submitted by Chartwell , with addition of date and place of meeting
Field House Roof verbal agreement had virtually been reached, but then a
glitch appeared Cohen the lawyer for Briggs and Morello has requested
a settlement of $20, 000 , which is greater than the previously discussed
numbers of $12 , 500 upped to $14, 000 A suit will be filed soon, and the
town will push for action this spring The total value of remedial
work, including added PVC, is estimated at $39, 000
High School Wheel Chair Lift variance is required, and the committee
will be guiding this without hiring an outside consultant The local
Building Code Appeals Board will be reconstituted for this issue A
variance will be needed because the lift occupies a few inches of
required (for emergency egress) landing area in its closed stationary
position Manford submitted a summary memo, drawing and copy of
variance applications The architect's more detailed information will
be based upon this The lift has been operating without problems for
several months The committee' s testimony before the appeals board will
note that between 600 and 700 additional fire detectors have been added
at the high school Both Moynihan and Manford will attend the hearing
Remaining problems are being reduced as the punch list is being checked
out Some fire alarms , especially those in crawl spaces , are responding
to insects, dust and dampness; these may have to be replaced with heat
detectors that are less sensitive to such environmental conditions
Clerk-of-the-Works Coscia noted that he is aware of all the problems
reported in libraries by the school department Some of these have
already been fixed Manford stated that she has all the warranties and
paperwork such as instructions for equipment These will be sent to
Moynihan
Remaining money is now down to $3, 200, reduced by $600 since Manny
Coscia' s retirement from town employ and need for him to use his own
vehicle on the job VOTED to approve payments as listed by Chartwell, ,
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even though Final payment of $4,700 to Seaman Bratko will await a
meeting with the contractor
Meeting adjourned at 8 53 p m until Wednesday, August 22 at 7 30 p m
Respectfully submitted,
Erna S Greene, Secretary
to the committee
enclosures to all who did not attend meeting
April 2 Report to Town Meeting
April 27 Letter from Geiger to Chairman
April 30 Report to Town Meeting
May 17 Memo from TAMS RE H S chairlift
May 17 Chartwell list of payments to approve
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