HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-24-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Thursday July 24 1997 Meeting in Room 111, Town Office
Building, as approved August 19 , 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7 35 a m by Chairman Bruckman with
other committee members Johnson, Kelley, Poinelli and Touart as well as
Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan present HMFH
representative Dorthia Hayes appeared briefly to deliver some updated
information to Moynihan and the committee
Moynihan reported a recent conversation with Jim Anderson of the State
SBAB that failed to clarify code questions on the need to replace
windows at Bridge and Bowman Chairman Bruckman's response was to do a
value analysis on energy cost , maintenance and cost of replacement
Agreed that it is up to the PBC to make a recommendation Moynihan has
scheduled a meeting with the Director of the Inspectional Department
Steven Frederickson and Superintendent Young on Tuesday morning, July 29
at 9 30 a m
Other replacement needs Many window panes do need replacement, since
Lexan was used extensively in the last two decades In addition, the
colored pan-els in the gymnasiums will be replaced (they are uninsulated
enameled metal panels) Moynihan pointed out that at Estabrook there
are 170 operable windows , of which only 30 actually work Soffits are
an example where replacement may very well be decided by initial cost
difference rather than maintenance considerations Moynihan also noted
that the roof at Bowman is now 13 years old but will be about 20 years
old, time for replacement , by the time of scheduled construction He
would recommend conversion to gas heating where possible
Sewer mains lie on several school sites and beneath both Estabrook and
Diamond These have not been indicated on site plans yet, but they
should be known and shown in planning for renovations and additions
Plans for next week's meetings were reviewed
Monday evening at Estabrook School with the Selectmen The meeting is
scheduled for 7 30 p m Chairman asked PBC members to arrive at 7 00 to
confer on the proposed presentation At the meeting school staff and
committee will be principal spokespersons Plan is for brief introduc-
tory remarks followed by a tour of the building, then more talk, with
the total presentation time not to exceed 45 minutes Then there will
be a question period
The spreadsheets show specifics of needed maintenance "just to fix it ,"
at the school , to bring it up to standard If renovation and construc-
tion take place, it is likely that all vinyl asbestos floor tiles should
be replaced with VCT flooring and/or carpeting, which must be of high
quality
The next step will be to add renovation plus new construction/additions
The spreadsheets will be gone through again incorporating more to be
done to accommodate burgeoning school populations
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Tuesday evening July 29 the committee will receive the recommendations
of the committee who interviewed the candidates for project manager and
possibly select an appointee Also site plans will be reviewed
Thursday mornina July 31 meeting may continue working with site plans
as well as on analyses of building details
Meeting adjourned at 9 05 a m
Respectfully submitted,
Erna S Greene, Secretary