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Home My WebLink About1995-08-30-BFC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON AD HOC BUILDING FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meetina Auaust 30 1995 meeting at School Administration Building, as approved September 8 , 1995 The meeting was called to order at 7 37 a m by Chairman Kelley, with all committee members except Garber present Superintendent of Building Maintenance Frederick Sweet, Town Engineer Francis X Fields and Precinct 9 Town Meeting Member Michael Schroeder also attended Director of School Buildings Operation John Moynihan appeared for a minute to report that all but five of the missing windows for Maria Hastings School have arrived, and then he departed to oversee final preparations for school opening next week Sentember committee meetinas Scheduled was confirmed for meetings at 7 30 a m Fridays , the 8th (to talk about facilities already seen, including Bill Kennedy' s statement on Cary Memorial Building) and the 15th at the School Administration Building After skipping the 22nd, the last meeting of the month was scheduled for the 29th, tentatively at Munroe School (to be confirmed with Munroe Center for Arts Director) Minutes of Auaust 23 1995 were APPROVED as amended DPW Garage Funds (about $100 ,000) for environmental study and archi- tectural plans will probably be requested in the 1996 Town Meeting, Town Engineer Fields reported Cary Library Committee comment on level of town commitment and renovation would be in order around December, after the Library' s plans have been formulated Cary Memorial Building To be requested at next Town Meeting $40 , 000 to rebuild the front entrance steps and $22 ,000 for roof fixing (parapet and chimney repairs) Further discussion on direction awaits draft statement from Kennedy Central Fire Station Boiler replacement will cost about $110 ,000 Front yard regrading and storm drain extension are necessary Water table is high in the area Fields said an underdrain beneath the basement floor slab is needed Although need for more operational space had been previously noted, consensus of committee was that space had been freed when the dispatcher was moved to the Police Department Addition to the Fire Headquarters building had first proposed when Spellman was Chief, this need could be flagged in a major building use plan study The roof at the fire station is in the worst condition of all the town' s slate roofs Its Pensylvania slates are quite soft and the flashings and edges are disintegrating This roof is listed by Archetype as a Year 1 item (Noted that $10 , 000 would be needed annually for upkeep and repair of all town slate roofs ) Don Jenkins will draft a Fire Station statement In further discussion of slate roofs, committee members suggested that 2 some of today' s simulated slate roofing materials might be acceptable to Ad Hoc Building Finance Committee Minutes 8/30/95 - Page 2 the Historic DIstricts Commission, and are certainly worth exploring Total short-term needs of the Fire Headquarters building would be about $230 ,000 , including $110 ,000 for boiler and controls, and something like $50 ,000 to strip and replace the slate roof with 30-year architectural grade shingles Fields advised that estimates should be checked carefully before any report of the committee is issued Visitors Center built in 1965 , needs a new roof The committee recommended a non-wood shingle ("approved" asphalt shingles?) Eagle pointed out that good products are now available Reflashing, gutters or continuous copper are needed Presently outside doors for the restrooms are being applied for Would timed automatic locking for them work? Or should there be personal checking by a police officer or custodian, or both measures? Ventilation is needed as well as flashings around dormers A ventilated drip edge is possible at the gambrel ridge Previous and proposed changes to the Visitors Center have been planned pro bono by architect Steve Hurley, but construction moneys have come from the DPW budget A Visitors Center statement will be drafted by Chairman Kelley Center Field Buildina (#10 in Archetype report) has timed doors but it is not fully wheel chair accessible John partitions are made of wood To replace stall partitions and make them accessible would cost an estimated $4,000 Those who had attended the tour of Town Office Building with Emily Silberberg found her quite practical in suggesting only reasonable accommodations for people in wheel chairs For example, she recommended buzzers and low-hung clipboards at counters , rather than counter rebuilding Other adjustments would include door lever replacement, new signage with braille and lowered elevator controls All Town Office doors now have the required 32 inch openings The Visitors Center would probably be the next building to come under scrutiny for handicap accommodation, Fred Sweet noted The Band Stand finial will be delivered and installed tomorrow in time for the final band concert of the summer, Mark Moore announced The meeting adjourned at 9 00 a m , following a brief preview of forthcoming meetings September 8 at School Administration Building to assemble information on already-seen town buildings, September 15 at School Administration Building, with tour of Police Station; September 29 to check on asbestos , tattered systems and a multitude of other problems at Munroe School Respectfully submitted, •'6d'��Jru41--e------ Erna S Greene Secretary