ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 6, 2008
5pm Town Building
COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Amy Finkel Hastings, Ellen Sturgis, Greta Morgan, Lisa D’Alessio, Michael Wood, Stephen Quinn, Lynn Colletti.. Absent: Craig Martin, Gary Bernklow, David Korn,
Announcements: Amy announced an addition to the entering kindergarten class of 2014: congratulations were shared.
APPROVAL OF THE April 28, 2008 MINUTES
MOTION
Michael made a motion to accept Ellen’s minutes of April 28, 2008, seconded by Amy. VOTED AND PASSED. (Unanimous)
MSBA update
1. Michael has been in contact with George Driscoll, MSBA attorney, on ICC issues: no decision yet
a. MW will share issues about regional system/local ownership on regional school listserve to see if others are dealing with similar issues
b. Among other concerns, MSBA would be asking District to take on financial risk of Stow project
c. If Stow becomes primary in this, MCPPO question comes up again if we want to use CM at Risk. Either ask Stow TA to get certified or hire the District employee that has certification
2. No word on any further schools being funded: Lisa will check the website
3. OPM RFQ final document was supposed to be posted on MSBA by now (Mary Piccatti)
a. Amy had compared draft to our document and found only one difference: OPM should review final audit.
b. Once final is posted, Amy will compare that as well
c.
Ex-Officio position:
Ellen reported that the Selectmen voted to include the Principal of Pompo/Center as an ex-officio member of the ESBC. She will send contact info around to all with Greg Irvine’s information and he will be included in further correspondence. Michael will sent a revised committee membership list (on the official form) to MSBA.
Submission Checklist: Amy will update this and distribute. Reminder to ensure hard copies of all documents, correspondence and minutes should be in ESBC notebook: Ellen will see about storing it on bookshelf in Selectmen’s Office.
Green Technology update:
Amy reported that she, David Korn and Arnie Epstein continue to discuss issues related to possible green options. Arnie has spoken to Hudson Light & Power about possible energy incentives, but they are not interested. Bolton is posting for photovoltaic project for all town-owned buildings and may include some District buildings as well.
Next steps: Get OPM RFQ done and posted asap. Ellen raised the concern again about the delays and when do we move forward? The committee believes we could contract for an OPM without a clean green light, but that we must wait for their final version of the OPM requirements before moving ahead.
Next Meeting: No date scheduled; when OPM guidelines are posted, a meeting will be called (hopefully in June).
MOTION
Steve made a motion to adjourn at 6:20 pm, seconded by Michael.
VOTED AND PASSED (Unanimous).
Respectfully submitted,
Ellen Sturgis
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