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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-06-03-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of Wednesday, June 3 , 1998 meeting in Room G-15, Town Office Building, as approved June 30 , 1998 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kelley at 7 10 p m with other PBC members Cannalonga, Johnson, Poinelli and Touart present Also attending were Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan; School Committee member Long, ad hoc committee members Lucas and Natale and Town Meeting Members McKenna and Traficante Minutes of May 20 1998 were approved as amended The May 6 list of proposed Phase I cost cuts was again reviewed by the committee with still a few questions remaining Objections were not raised on items 1 to 8 In items 9, a cut of $150 ,000 instead of $195,000 was recommended Although no opposition was expressed to cutting the size of the second commons patio by 35 percent, thus saving $19, 870 , the committee requested a breakdown on the Waltham Street parking area so they could delineate what work to include and eliminate Tentatively, about $80 ,000 could be saved in that area Items 19 and 21 were again debated with committee members leaning toward inclusion of window replacement, particularly when Moynihan pointed out that hazardous materials are likely to be encountered if repair of the 30- year-old windows were to be attempted Furthermore, omission of these window replacements would probably be unacceptable to the state reimbursing authority Items 24 and 25 sprinklers were VOTED advisable to keep in the budget since they are a code requirement, with the desire to omit them if it became a possibility Except for Item 34, none of the proposed cuts in items 26 through 38 raised any objections A formal 4 to 1 VOTE on Item 34 was taken, with the proviso that even if air conditioning is not installed at the high school auditorium, the ducts and air handlers should allow for later installation of air conditioning The last item on lighting requests elicited a request for HMFH's description of lighting plans on a reduced budget Other formal VOTES An annual inflation allowance of 3 1/2 percent should be budget to mid-point of construction and a contingency allowance of 10 percent Meeting adjourned at 9 08 p m Respectfully submitted, Erna S Greene, Secretary NOTE to PBC members No meeting on Cary Library next week since the library is legally on hold presently However, each PBC member is invited to view the full set of DD plans (kept locked in the computer room) by asking for them either at the circulation desk or reference department esg