HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-08-14-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Thursday Auaust 14 1997 Meeting in Room 111 , Town Office
Building, as approved September 16, 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7 35 a m by Chairman Bruckman with
other committee members Johnson, Kelley, Poinelli and Touart present
Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan appeared briefly
Although a quorum was present, a glitch in the meeting notice will
require that all action taken be reconfirmed at the next legal meeting
Touart and Poinelli reported briefly about their meeting with a group of
sympathetic people from the League of Women Voters
Minutes approval was VOTED for the following meetings
July 3 , 1997 , previously approved, with all references to "David
Horton" to be changed to "David Crumb"
July 8 , 1997 , as amended
July 10, 1997 , approved 7/15/97 , re-approved with corrections
from Walter Pierce incorporated
July 15, 1997 , as amended
July 17 , 1997 , as amended
July 22 , 1997 , as amended
July 24, 1997 , as amended
July 29, 1997 , as amended
July 31 , 1997 , as amended
Proiect Manager hiring negotiations were reported by Moynihan Faye
D'Avignon is to start on August 26th and work two 40-hour weeks at the
outset to get up to speed However, she is firm on an hourly rate of
$70 VOTED to hire her to be retained on a consulting basis with no
definite time commitment
The need to educate Town Meeting Members and then the general community
was discussed in terms of types of information to cover and emphasize by
September 15 Copies of the HMFH "Master Plan" must be available, as
well as a statement of goals, including parity among schools Other
data should include process , scope, tax impacts, a school by school
summary of what is proposed as well as site and floor plans, along with
an elevation illustration to facilitate visualization
Bruckman proposed first giving an outline of this report for format
approval Acknowledged that cost consideration is foremost in the minds
of many townspeople The reimbursement of 59 percent of the cost should
be emphasized, along with the fact that $24 million of the project 's
cost alone was recommended by the BFC This figure does not include
soft costs , accommodation for the bulging school population or program-
matic parameters of School Committee and new state requirements
The Capital Expenditures Committee is currently calculating costs with
no state reimbursement Bruckman is communicating with CEC as well as
Appropriation Secretary will count the PBC meetings on the project
Meeting adjourned at 9 02 a m , Respectfully submitted,