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School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee — Agenda, Mar 25, 2024
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
School Building Facilities and Maintenance
Special Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
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6:00 PM
Monday, March 25, 2024
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 23-1785)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the School
Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee
Meeting of November 29, 2023.
2.
Resolution
(ID # 24-0087)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Ewen-Campen and
Councilor Clingan
That the Administration discuss with this Council’s
Special Committee on School Building Facilities and
Maintenance, whether the financial comparisons of
various new school building scenarios have taken into
consideration projected costs of creating new usages at
the current Winter Hill and Brown School sites.
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School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
March 25, 2024
3.
Order
(ID # 24-0117)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo
That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director
of Infrastructure and Asset Management report on leaks
at the Benjamin Brown School and any exterior envelope
damages in the past six months, and actions being taken
to address such leaks and damages including the recently
dislodged downspout.
4.
Order
(ID # 24-0338)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Sait, Councilor
Burnley Jr., Councilor Wilson, Councilor Ewen-Campen
and Councilor Strezo
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset
Management and the Director of the Office of
Sustainability and Environment update this Council on
plans to decarbonize current school buildings and any
future school buildings.
5.
Resolution
(ID # 24-0341)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson, Councilor
Clingan, Councilor Ewen-Campen and Councilor
Burnley Jr.
That the Administration and the Director of Capital
Projects, in conjunction with the Somerville Public
Schools, update this Council on the scope and costs
involved to renovate the basement of the Edgerly School
to reunite the Winter Hill Community Innovation School
community under one roof, the relevant state and federal
laws triggering required compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, and the decision-making process
around the timeline for proceeding with this work.
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