North Stonington Volunteer Fire Company
EMS Building Committee
Meeting Minutes for July 21, 2014
Location: North Stonington Volunteer Fire Company – Meeting Room
267 Norwich-Westerly Rd., North Stonington CT
In Attendance: Mark Perkins, Chairman, Joe Cassata, Vice Chair, Charles Steinhart, V; Jon Bosma; Paul Kowack, Bob Shabunia, Ryan Burdick; Greg Howell; Brian Elias; Nick Mullane,
Kati Murphy;
Meeting called to order at 7:02 PM by Chairman Perkins
Minutes: Motion by Mark Perkins to accept the minutes of June 30, second by Joe Cassata. Motion passed.
Correspondence, Bills, and Invoices:
Invoices:
K. Murphy invoice #9 in the amount of $78.75, #10 in the amount of $86.25, #11 in the amount of $97.50
Peter Springsteel, Invoice # 071214 in the amount of $156.22
Motion to approve by Jon Bosma second by Joe Cassata. Invoices approved for payment.
Correspondence:
On July 21 the Board of Selectmen received notification from Governor Malloy’s office that the Town has been awarded a STEAP Grant in the amount of $245,000 for water line extension.
Public Comment. None
Old Business:
Mark Perkins briefed the Committee on his most recent appearance before the Board of Finance. BoF would like to see the 5th bay returned and alternate construction methods explored.
General consensus of the Committee, as well as the BoF, is that the building should be constructed to the proper size, even if that means a portion of the interior is to be completed at a future time. A prioritized list of needs and wants should be compiled by the Committee in the event that phased completion of the building, whether it be interior or grounds, or both, is necessary.
New Business:
Mark Perkins briefed the Committee on the July 16 meeting with representatives from Morton Buildings. From that discussion it is believed that a steel building similar or equal to a Morton product would be considerably less expensive than the methods being recommended by Silver Petrucelli. More detailed investigation into this method needs to be done to get a more definitive handle on what the cost savings would be. Brian Elias suggested we speak with more than one steel building company. Committee agreed.
A conference call with Silver Petrucelli has been scheduled for July 23, 2014. Maintaining a professional and amicable relationship with them is important, but we want them to know that this is the route we wish to take relative to building construction. We have a very restrictive budget that we must adhere to.
Motion to adjourn:
Motion to adjourn made by Mark Perkins, second by Joe Cassata. Meeting adjourned at 7:55
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