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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-07-08-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of Wednesday July 8 1998 meetina in Room G-15 Town Office Building, as approved July 29, 1998 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kelley at 7 43 p m with other PBC members Cannalonga, Johnson, Poinelli and Touart present Also attending were Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan and School Committee members Martin Long and Robin DiGiamarino, as well as Ed Natale and Lexington Minuteman reporter Denise Dube A letter from James L Anderson of the State Department of Education, dated July 7 , stated that replacement of single glazed window walls would be required by the Department of Education, "because they are not energy efficient and do not have a minimum useful life of fifty years as required by our regulations " Minutes of Wednesday June 30 1998 were approved as amended A draft letter to the School Committee Board of Selectmen Appropriation and Capital Expenditures Ad Hoc School Proiect Committee and the Citizens of Lexinaton was distributed by Poinelli Editorial suggestions were supplied by PBC members Poinelli and Kelley will prepared the final honed version to be sent the addressees, including the Lexington Minuteman for the Citizens of Lexington Moynihan will prepared the lists (separated) of cuts accepted and cuts not accepted by the PBC Moynihan will y get copies of these lists to Bruckman and Johnson who are not present All the items will be quantified by Friday Natale asked if temporary classrooms for high school students during renovation would be included in the reimbursable project Moynihan replied that $400 ,000 budgeted in the project for this He also noted that the technology project is separately funded but also reimbursable Proaress on middle schools was reported by Moynihan At a Monday morning meeting with the middle school principals large cuts were not yet found, but that "creative thinking" is in progress with "everything on the table" The next middle school meeting will be July 24 with two members of the School Committee in attendance Moynihan said figures would be available by mid-August the latest He cited a need for estimates from HMFH on both the middle schools and the high school VOTED by the PBC to authorize him to spend up to $2500 for cost information from HMFH After agreeing that the final version of the committee's open letter would be ready Friday for approval of all committee members, whose names would appear as authors, the meeting adjourned at 9 17 p m until July 22 (with Library plans available for inspection) and 29 Respectfully submitted, 40( Erna S Greene, Secretary