HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-21-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Tuesday October 21 1997 Meeting in Room 105 , Town Office
Building, as approved November 25, 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7 37 p m by Chairman Bruckman with
other committee members Johnson, Poinelli and Touart , as well as
Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan and project manager
Fay DeAvignon present Architect Dorthea Hayes of HMFH also attended
Schedule review with Hayes revealed that planning for the high school is
on schedule - design development by December 16; however, the planning
for Diamond is behind schedule and work on Clarke has stopped, awaiting
PBC direction on scope of work for the addition and renovation A full
report on costs will be given by Moynihan at next week's meeting so that
the committee will be able to plan for design development completion
Yet to be charged to the $2 5 million appropriation for the architects '
contract are reimbursables and printing of the reports
Middle schools Savings would be $950 , 000 to $1 ,050 ,000 if the trian-
gular classrooms were not squared off at Clarke, possibly saving one
floor of the addition DECISION Give the School Committee what they
want - two 800-pupil middle schools Science labs will also be square
Hayes reported about a meeting of yesterday with the Diamond staff
regarding rearrangement of the school administration offices to the
vicinity of the new (two story) entrance where the school bus drop-off
Arrangement of classes will place smaller foreign language classes in
the smaller older classrooms between the cafeteria and the auditorium,
which will become the center of the arts wing of the school Gym
sketches were displayed and questioned due to a possible lack of gender
parity This must be addressed in order to meet State Department of
Education and community approval , committee members instructed !I
Fiske design development will cost about $94,000 , Hayes reported
Committee members suggested using some of the money for the high school
to cover that amount, but recommended taking this matter up with the
School Committee Site work cost of $267 ,000 was cited, and the PBC
said they should see the plan before paying for it Bills from HMFH
were reviewed cursorily, and it was urged that the Project Manager
review and process them, except that Moynihan pointed out that he has
ultimate responsibility for all buildings aspects of the school budget
Phasing conceptual and preliminary work is being done with Ms DeAvignon
and Ms Hennessey
Conservation Commission contact will continue with an informal meeting
on Thursday night, with possible further meeting to be set up by Randy
Sorenson Apparently some CC members have been looking at the sites and
questioned the location of some flags It was pointed out that some of
the flags might have been moved by school children
Following a short briefing on library issues by Poinelli and Johnson,
the meeting adjourned at 9 35 p m ,I/
Respectfully submitted, 44/ �p4t4ct_ Secretary