HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-24-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Wednesday May Id 2000 meeting in the Media Center Class Room, Lexington High
School Science Building, as approved January 3 2001
The meeting was called to order at 7 10 p.m. by Chairman Kelley with other PBC members
Cannalonga, Himmel, Poinelli and Touart present. Also attending were Director of School
Building Operation John Moynihan and Lexington Minuteman reporter Lawrence Pruyne. Others
present included Capital Expenditures Committee members Charles Hornig and Tom Griffiths,
Recreation Committee members Richard Neumeier and Sandra Shaw, Planning Board member
John Davies, School Committee members Robin DiGiammarino and Scott Burson, Conservation
Commission Chairman Joyce Miller and Board of Selectmen Chairman Jeanne Krieger. Visitors
from other boards arrived at 8 p.m.
Minutes annroved included the following:
Monday January 10, 2000 on library and schools approved as amended.
Wednesday January 26, as amended
Wednesday February 9, as amended
Wednesday, February 16, as submitted (except for executive session)
Thursday,February 24, as amended
Wednesday March 8, as amended
Wednesday March 22, as amended.
Land use impacts of buildine two new schools was the purpose of this discussion, which began
with Robin DiGiammarino's summary of the decision process of the Elementary Schools Task
Force. The two reserve or spare sites were also considered, but both the Young Street and the
Pelham Road site present access difficulties and the Pelham Road site s access lies across
wetlands. The school sites already in use are far better choices for school locations, the School
Committee Chairman pointed out. The Harrington School site has room for soccer field
expansion and partial field "resting" The PBC had discontinued preparation of renovation plans
for the Fiske because they deemed replacement a better town investment. Recommendation for
replacement of the Harrington School had originated with the Elementary School Task Force. By
providing swing space in the existing Fiske and Harrington Schools the process of renovating all
elementary schools could be shortened by several years and promises savings to the Town. It
was suggested that while the Young Street and Pelham Road sites were not entirely suitable for
schools, they might have recreation possibilities.
Poinelli noted that other towns are now using more marginal school sites. The new schools
would be built to accommodate 500 pupils, more than the present schools. The Harrington site is
more spacious than any other elementary school site, allowing the existing building to remain for
possible non-school reuse.
PBC Minutes of May 24, 2000 -page 2
Play field program to be funded by the $1.7 million 1999 Town Meeting appropriation is moving
along, it was reported.
Other progress reports on school proiect: The contract with Eastern Contractors is ready to be
signed, and a pre-construction meeting is scheduled for tomorrow They have agreed that
Eastern's Frank Marino would be at weekly construction meetings for the middle schools.
William Kealy has been hired as Project Manager to begin June 1 Susan Lum of the LHS Media
Center has selected furniture and equipment.
RFP for elementary school design preparation by John Moynihan was VOTED by the committee.
Envisioned is a contract for the entire project in three phases, with only phases 1 and 2 presently
funded (site analysis and schematic design). {phase 3 would be an option to exercise at a later
date. Consideration of a draft RFP will be at the next PBC meeting June 7
Meeting adjourned at 9:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lc, Aesice____
Erna S. Greene, Secretary