HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-10-BFC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON
AD HOC BUILDING FINANCE COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting March 10 1995 in Conference Room, School Administra-
tion Building, as approved March 17 , 1995
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Peter Kelley at 8 15 a m
with the following others present Committee members Gilbert Garber ,
Donald Jenkins William Kennedy and Mark Moore, with Dave Eagle arriving
at 9 15 a m Also attending were Capital Expenditures Committee Liaison
Ron Grammont and Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan
{ Minutes of February 10 and March 3 1995 were VOTED approved as amended
Agreed that unapproved minutes should be send to John Moynihan due to
the complexity of the schools ' building projects and needs
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Schools Priorities for FY96 were explained by John Moynihan as being now
$2 million - $1 73 million, including Harrington window, door and boiler
replacement , plus technology program required electric service updating
Committee questioned its role in that both the Capital Expenditures and
School Committee have approved it "We should go beyond [what Capital
Expenditures is now doing] , " a similar responsibility with more focus ,
applying the professional experience of the BFC committee members
applied to the items in the Archetype study Noted that BFC should work
independently
Moynihan expressed concern that the technology and networking program
needs are affecting upgrading in all buildings This poses a problem in
possible duplication rather than orderly working building by building
Currently program changes , i e what goes on in the buildings are in
flux, whereas some of the information and data on buildings in the
Archetype report is somewhat static Committee comment Although
analysis of the report is requested of the committee, fresh approaches
are required
To answer the political need a report from the committee on the
$132 , 000 study is required Updating could be done by computer, as the
{ study was delivered to the town on disk, but also involved is judgment
on what the town really wants to do At best the study can be looked at
with today ' s eyes
Agreed that current priorities should be acknowledged and then the real
work of the committee will begin after town meeting No issue will be
{ taken with current proposals - reality ! Vision of where we are going is
required for at least the next five years This goal may be attainable
for next town meeting Moynihan expressed desire to have direction
clearly delineated that then he could plug in the buildings one by one
Needed are directives from the School Committee on where its programs
are going The report is only a jumping off point This time was seen
by Moynihan as a window of opportunity to address program needs without
duplication in building changes Moynihan reported that each level in
the School Department is working on planning and vision statements , with
the middle schools farthest along
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Ad Hoc Building Finance Committee Minutes 3/10/95 , p 2
Next week' s meeting will begin in the School Administration Building and
then tour Cary Memorial Building beginning at 9 a m The meeting
adjourned at 9 35 a m
Respectfully submitted,
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Erna S Greene, Secretary