HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-02-04-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Wednesday February 4 1998 Meeting in Town Office Building,
as approved March 26, 1998
The meeting was called to order at 7 37 p m by Chairman Kelley, with
other committee members Bruckman, Johnson, Poinelli and Touart
attending Also present were Dawn McKenna and School Committee Chairman
Barrie Peltz Capital Expenditures Committee member Karen Dooks
appeared at the end of the meeting
Minutes of Wednesday January 28 1998 were APPROVED as submitted
Payment of invoice with attached log sheet from Fay DeAvignon for work
during the month of January, 1998 , approval VOTED
Report from informal planning group meeting of this afternoon was given
by Kelley, Johnson and Peltz who attended A good presentation was j
given by high school principal Lanoue, who was generally praised for his
performance as a "hands on" principal Concern was expressed about
misrepresentations of facts about capital proposals for the schools that
have been appearing in the Lexington Minuteman without factual response
It was recommended that the committee wait two weeks to find out what or
whether the planning group comes forth with a concrete proposal
Talking over issues continues in preparation for possible negotiations
Those present raised the question of whether policy is actually being
made by this group that is not an official town body and does not post
notice of its meetings Chairman responded that the meetings are
conducted with the door open and that any agreements reached would have
to come before official town bodies
High School issues of concern - the fact that the high school is
presently 100 ,000 square feet short of space and that its library (in
which the state requires 12 ,000 square feet) plan obliterates what the
chairman terms especially good classrooms - were discussed at some
length Members suggested adjusting the plans to improve high school
spaces No better location for the library was recommended They
commended the principal ' s plan to centralize the school 's records, but
questioned the need to have computers and the computer center where it
now is The remainder of the meeting, including nearly 15 minutes after
formal adjournment , concentrated on possible ways to save money on the
proposed high school project Many aspects of planned site work were
among suggested cuts , noted on a list of costs dated December 31, 1997
Meeting adjourned at 9 30 p m until February 25
Respectfully submitted,
Erna S Greene, Secretary