Town of North Stonington, CT
Ad Hoc School Building Committee
New Town Hall Conference Room
40 Main Street, North Stonington, CT 06359
Monday, February 9, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Draft Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Bob Carlson called the Regular Meeting of the School Ad Hoc Committee to order on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 7:08 P.M.
2. Roll Call
Committee Members Present: Barbara Siner, Sam Cherenzia, Bob Carlson (Chairman), Arthur Dobley (Recording Secretary), Leslie Driscoll, Jeff Frenette (Corresponding Secretary and arrived at 7:30).
Committee Members Absent: Chris D’Angelo (Vice-Chairman), Heather Mars, Brett Mastroianni, and. Marie Sehl.
3. Public Comments and Questions:
A. Mr. Arthur Jerbert spoke about his: letter to the Selectmen, view of a feasibility study, school plan, and also the importance of separate complete schools.
B. Nick Mullane spoke about the room conflict for the 23rd, and the paperwork he will give the committee. He also stated that the Ad Hoc School Building Committee is under the Town’s insurance to cover errors and omissions coverage. He will have the town set up e-mail accounts for the members of the committee. Nick agreed that Jeff Frenette (Corresponding Secretary) will have storage for computer files and paperwork at the Town Hall.
4. ADDTIIONS TO THE AGENDA:
B. Carlson added to the Discussion section the topics of: Subcommittees, Liaisons, and By-Laws.
5. MINUTES:
Review minutes of 1/12/09 and 1/26/09 meetings.
MOTION by L. Driscoll, SECOND by S. Cherenzia to accept the Draft Minutes of 1/26/09 with no corrections. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6. Correspondence:
A. The By-Laws from the North Stonington Board of Education (BoEd).
B. The packet on School Regionalization.
7. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Meeting Schedule. The committee members discussed future meeting times for the committee, and decided not to meet on Monday May 25th (Memorial Day).
8. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Review of Data The committee discussed the Option 1 Building Plans and the needs of the school. Discussion followed about the pros and cons of the plan.
B. Action Items
1. All of the committee members will review the data on the Option 2 building plan and compare it to the needs of the NEASC report.
2. Also they should read the correspondences covering the BoEd By-Laws, and the regionalization packet.
3. Bob Carlson or Chris D’Angelo to discuss e-mail names for committee members with Nick Mullane.
9. Discussions:
Bob Carlson confirmed the list of committee members, and the list is current.
He also discussed Subcommittees, Liaisons, and By-Laws. As examples: the subcommittee could focus on similar building projects, the liaison would attend the BoEd meetings, and the by-laws could be based on the BoEd’s by-laws.
Sam Cherenzia and Bob Carlson both have keys for building access for these meetings.
10. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by L. Driscoll, SECOND by J. Frenette to adjourn the School Ad Hoc Committee Meeting at 8:55 P.M. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Respectively Submitted,
Arthur Dobley, Recording Secretary
Ad Hoc School Building Committee
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