HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-07-22-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Wednesday, July 22 , 1998 meeting in Room 105 Town Office
Building.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kelley at 7 : 38 p .m. with
other PBC members Poinelli and Touart present . Also attending were
Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan and School Committee
members Barrie Peltz and Martin Long.
Productive progress was reported on talks with middle school principals
(or their representatives) with Moynihan and two members of the School
Committee. Insofar as possible middle school leaders are trying to fit
their programs within existing footprints, or with reduced areas of
additions .
At Clarke, it looks as if the tower adjacent to the front entrance may
not have to be built , so long as the minimum of a permanent location for
computer labs , three additional science labs and five or six more
classrooms , can be met . A small addition of 7 ,000 to 8,000 square feet
only would be needed and could be put on the back of the building.
At Diamond new construction could be cut to a little more than half of
what is on present plans . New schematics and justification in terms of
educational program from both middle school principals would be
required. Based on these a new needs conference would be required due
to reduction in the scope of the program. Another educational program
agreement and possibly new specifications would have to be drawn up
before new design development drawings could begin.
Additional discussion centered on progress and extent of the technology
program and its hookups in individual classrooms and how to present
revised plans to town boards and the public. In light of the middle
school potential changes, it was decided to delay sending a letter to
the school committee, Selectmen, ad hoc committee and the public as
envisioned at the previous meeting, but to await better definition of
middle school reductions .
Cary Library plan review, based on the design development drawings with
possible revisions and simplifications sketched in, was amplified by PBC
committee member Poinelli , who had met with Walter Pierce a few days
previously. Noted that the HDC does not like the bright red roof tiles
as "not appropriate now, " even though they are historically, technically
correct . Among other revisions under consideration by the library, but
not yet worked on by the architects whose work is still on hold, are a
reduction of the roof height by about four feet , as well as other
possible roof revisions . Poinelli informed that the sixth edition of
the state building code required that there be no snow load on roof and
sky lights . Another concern expressed involved the prominent location
of an air conditioning system pit right on Clarke Street .
Meeting ended at 9 : 25 p.m. , with the expressed hope that more members of
the committee would attend the next meeting on Wednesday, July 29, at
7 : 30 p.m. in Room G-15 , Town Office Building.
Respectfully submitted, Zig' -- ''4!'�-�'�i�.a_ Secretary