HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-29-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Tuesday July 29 1997 Meetina in Room G-15, Town Office
Building, as amended August 19, 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7 35 p m by Chairman Bruckman with
other committee members Johnson, Poinelli and Touart as well as Director
of School Building Operation John Moynihan present Also attending were
School Committee members Peltz and Elberger as well as Dawn McKenna
HMFH was represented by architects Dorthia Hayes and Philip Lewis , in
addition to Randy Sorenson and Stacey Bridge of Carol Johnson, Landscape
Architects , who arrived with sits plans for all schools except Fiske and
the high school
The landscape architects commented that the issues of drop-off area for
buses and parents , safety and emergency accesses were paramount in their
planning They reported that they had talked with the Conservation
Commission on wetlands issues They also had noted limitations at
Clarke The are currently trying to schedule an informal meeting with
the Conservation Commission to discuss wetland issues more specifically
On the safety issue, Poinelli cited the need to separate parking from
bus drop off areas
Diamond plans raised questions about lighting Landscape architects
said HMFH is discussing with this issue with the electrical engineers
Bus drop-off will remain from Hancock street The number of needed
parking spaces was questioned
Bowman, which is surrounded by wetlands and streams , needs a sidewalk to
East Worthen Road There is a junior high-sized soccer field to the
right of the school presently A shortage of parking, especially for
staff , exists at this school Suggested that the area designated as a
Kindergarten playground might be used for added parking
Bridge school works now with buses dropping off at the gym end There
is now enough parking but more could be added Site plans call for an
island to be inserted Noted that the access road needs widening and a
sidewalk Committee stated that the PTA-built playground must be kept
Plans need to be reviewed by the Fire Department and school staff
Harrington plans call for widening of the Lowell Street entrance
Keeping parents ' cars and buses separated can be arranged Moving the
basketball court was recommended, possibly locating it closer to the
building
(Secretary' s notes do not include any specific notes on Clarke, Esta-
brook or Hastings site plans )
Handouts from Ms Hayes included Asbestos abatement cost estimates, to
which there must be added another 10 to 20 percent for lead, roofing
materials and underground storage tanks Abatement of asbestos is
required only if the asbestos is disturbed or otherwise becomes friable
This might be a discretionary cost Revised boiler replacement es-
timates were also distributed, as well as spread sheets on Fiske,
Hastings , Harrington and Bowman, plus a building bode review on Bowman,
Bridge, Clarke and Diamond A project description for Estabrook was
requested for next Thursday
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CSI versus Uniformat was discussed briefly Then the committee VOTED to
direct HMFH to produce costs estimates in CSI format
Fiske issues were discussed with the committee's "gut feeling" register-
ing in favor of a new school in light of the large renovation cost and
lack of art and music rooms as well as the undersized gym and cafeteria
In addition, the school presents many handicap code issues The
committee still needs more new or renovation cost information prior to
making a recommendation
The committee lamented that many of the improvements needed cannot be
seen by the untrained, such as wiring and HVAC
Plans for Thursday night 's meeting will include the final interviews
with the top two candidates for the project manager/owner' s representa-
tive position - Faye D'Avignon and Nancy Rubenstein These will be
conducted in open session as only compensations issues merit executive
session The committee expressed a hope that the successful candidate
will be available as soon as possible
Meeting adjourned at 10 15 p m until Thursday evening, July 31
Respectfully submitted,
Erna S Greene,
Secretary
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