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City of Somerville, Massachusetts School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Monday, March 3, 2025 Joint Meeting with the School Committee's School Building Facilities and Maintenance Committee The meeting took place remotely via Zoom and was called to order at 6:01 PM by Chair Davis and adjourned at 7:02 PM on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Sait, Clingan and Davis), none against and none absent. Others present: Somerville Public School staff: Leiran Biton and Dr. Sarah Phillips, Rich Raiche – Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, Yasmine Raddassi – Legislative Liaison, Peter Forcellese – Legislative Clerk. The meeting was recessed at 6:03 PM (to allow the School Department’s committee meeting to be called to order) and reconvened at 6:04 PM with Councilors Clingan and Davis present and Councilor Sait absent. Councilor Sait joined the meeting at 6:14 PM. Roll Call Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis and Ward Four City Councilor Jesse Clingan Present: Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait Absent: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of February 6, 2025. 25-0194 Accepted Ward Six City Councilor Davis, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Five City Councilor Sait Aye: 2. 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. 24-0466 Councilor Davis Sponsors: Kept in committee Page 1 of 2
School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions March 3, 2025 3. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management discuss with the City Council and School Committee, the development of the FY 2026 project plan and budget in accordance with the adopted Capital Investment Plan. 25-0237 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 4. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management develop a Swing Space plan to accommodate Somerville Public Schools students to mitigate disruption to students, families, and staff while a school building is unavailable or during construction. 25-0234 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 5. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide an update on the conversion of the former science lab in Room 208 at the Arthur D. Healey School, to small group learning classrooms. 25-0235 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 6. That the Commissioner of Public Works complete installation of any remaining lockdown blinds needed for safety at Somerville High School. 25-0238 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • SBFM - 2025-03-03 DPW Memo (with 25-0238) Page 2 of 2