HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-12-01-BFC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON
AD HOC BUILDING FINANCE COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting December 1 1995 at the School Administration
Building, as approved December 8 , 1995
The meeting began at approximately 7 37 a m with all committee members
except Pierce present
Materials Distributed
Updated table sheets from Moynihan on Schools ,
Updated table sheets from Fields on public buildings , both "final"
drafts dated 12/18/95
The meeting concentrated on content of the committee 's report to the
Selectmen - to be delivered prior to formal presentation at the December
18th Selectmen' s meeting and to the School Committee the next night
The report is to be finalized December 8
Animal Shelter Chairman reported that he received word that Health
Director George Smith questioned the committee' s proposed recommendation
to surplus the Animal Shelter, which actually brings revenue into the
town and is shared with Hanscom Field Kelley will talk with Smith
before next meeting
School Imnrovements are to be wrapped into "enrollment driven growth"
and tell what eventual costs to the town are likely to be, calculating
eventual space needs Only needs identified by the School Department
were included in the numbers given on the schools ' sheets Some debated
whether total higher numbers including program changes should be noted
Agreed that only program upgrade to be included by the Committee will be
for computers/networking Concern was expressed that in the Archetype
report program and building requirements were double counted
Noted that seven more classrooms are needed by elementary schools Next
year a temporary classroom will be needed at the Harrington School
Jenkins and Garber questioned enrollment-driven needs Some of the
demographic trends that are now occurring were cited, such as seniors
selling their homes to families with school-aged children and some of
the new apartment developments that have brought in more school pupils
(70 from Lexington Ridge alone)
Jenkins and Garber reported on their findings from visits to the high
school and Diamond and expressed desire to submit a report Committee
agreed their report should be in writing and in the final report Also
agreed that the secondary level schools, and especially the high school ,
need professional space use analysis and planning, working with school
staffs Chairman Kelley reported that he toured Diamond yesterday and
asked about empty classrooms He reported seeing students working in
various spaces in small groups Agreed that the committee ' s numbers in
its report on schools should be worded "subject to space analysis "
Chairman emphasized that the report should reflect economic reality,
and it will give kudos to staff maintenance without adequate budgets He
will send its draft to committee members before the next meeting
Adjourned 9 37 a m Respectfully, iasiaL Erna S Greene, Sec 'y