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School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee — Agenda, Feb 6, 2025
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
School Building Facilities and Maintenance
Special Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Joint Meeting with the School Committee's School Building Facilities and Maintenance
Committee
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 24-1678)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the School
Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee
Meeting of November 18, 2024.
2.
Resolution
(ID # 24-0466)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Davis
That the Administration provide the Special Committee
on School Building Facilities and Maintenance with
regular updates about the Massachusetts School Building
Authority (MSBA) process for the Winter Hill and
Brown Schools.
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School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
February 6, 2025
3.
Order
(ID # 25-0063)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson, Councilor
Clingan and Councilor Sait
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset
Management update this Council on the timeline for
constructing a new school building.
4.
Order
(ID # 24-1595)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Pineda Neufeld
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset
Management provide a timeline and update on the
creation of a production kitchen at the Argenziano
School.
5.
Order
(ID # 24-1594)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Pineda Neufeld
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset
Management provide a timeline and update for
installation of a new classroom on the third-floor atrium
at the Argenziano School.
6.
Order
(ID # 25-0071)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Davis, Councilor
Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Sait and Councilor Burnley
Jr.
That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director
of Engineering report to this Council on the failure of the
boiler at the Brown School and the short- and long-term
plans to address heating for the building.
7.
Order
(ID # 25-0094)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor McLaughlin
That the Director of Parking allow public use of school
parking lots during snow storms.
8.
Resolution
(ID # 25-0157)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Davis and Councilor
Strezo
That the Administration immediately withdraw the
School Building Community Feedback Survey, released
this morning, regarding the replacement of the Winter
Hill and, potentially, Brown School.
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