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School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee — Agenda, Sep 28, 2022
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
City Council School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Roll Call
School Buildings - Parks
1.
Order
(ID # 22-0295)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo
That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning
and Community Development provide an update on the status
of work and finances of the Community Preservation Act
grants of 2018 for the Brown School and West Somerville
Neighborhood School playground designs and the continuing
plans for the projects.
School Buildings - 9-28-22 Memo - (with 22-0295)
Attachments:
School Buildings - Feasibility Study
2.
Order
(ID # 22-1528)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad and
Councilor Strezo
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management
provide an update on the status of the School Building Systems
Feasibility Study.
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School Building Facilities and
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Regular Meeting Agenda
September 28, 2022
3.
Order
(ID # 22-1527)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad and
Councilor Strezo
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management
provide an update on the status of the School Building
Feasibility Study.
4.
Order
(ID # 22-1121)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management
report on the status of the 1895 building.
School Buildings - Maintenance
5.
Order
(ID # 22-1416)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad
That the Commissioner of Public Works report on all major
repairs made to school buildings during the summer.
6.
Order
(ID # 22-1417)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad
That the Commissioner of Public Works provide quarterly
reports to the School Building Facilities and Maintenance
Special Committee on any major repairs and 311 work orders
in school buildings.
7.
Order
(ID # 22-1418)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad and
Councilor McLaughlin
That the Commissioner of Public Works report on planned
repairs for the East Somerville Community School facade
failures.
8.
Order
(ID # 22-1590)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad and
Councilor Pineda Neufeld
That the Commissioner of Public Works report on the power
outage at the West Somerville Public School on September 7,
2022 and the measures being taken for temporary and
permanent repairs.
9.
Order
(ID # 22-1564)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo
That the Chief Information Officer update this Council on the
work to fix the WiFi signals and cell phone reception at the
Winter Hill School.
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10.
Order
(ID # 22-0186)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad,
Councilor Davis, Councilor Wilson, Councilor Clingan and
Councilor Kelly
That the Commissioner of Public Works report on all school
building deferred maintenance projects completed following
the ventilation system assessment, proposed completion dates,
and strategies to assess needs for future deferred maintenance
projects.
11.
Resolution
(ID # 22-1116)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Scott, Councilor Clingan,
Councilor Wilson, Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Davis
That the Administration respond to educator and parent
concerns regarding building maintenance and capital
improvements for the Winter Hill School.
WHCIS Educator's Letter (5.23.22)
Attachments:
12.
Order
(ID # 22-1122)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Gomez Mouakad,
Councilor Kelly and Councilor Clingan
That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of
Infrastructure and Asset Management report on all major
repairs and work orders for the Winter Hill Community School
and the Brown School over the past five years.
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