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Minutes - SBFM - 3-23-26 Dispositions — File 26-0469
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, March 23, 2026
Joint Meeting with the School Committee's School Building Facilities and Maintenance
Committee
This meeting was held virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:03 pm
by Chair Link and adjourned at 7:33 pm with a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Scott, Sait and
Link), none opposed, and none absent.
Others present: Leiran Biton - School Committee Chair, Laura Pitone - School Committee Member,
Elizabeth Eldridge - School Committee Member, Rich Raiche - Infrastructure and Asset Management
Director, Danielle Barry - Facilities, Safety and Transportation Coordinator, Amanda Nagim-Williams -
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Matthew Bennett - Superintendent of Buildings, Eric Weisman -
Interim Department of Public Works Commissioner and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
The committee went into recess at 6:05pm and returned at 6:06pm on a roll call vote of 3 in favor
(Councilors Scott, Sait and Link), none opposed, and none absent.
Roll Call
Ward Two City Councilor Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Ward Five
City Councilor Naima Sait and City Councilor At Large Jon Link
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of December 8, 2025.
25-1860
Accepted
Ward Two City Councilor Scott, Ward Five City Councilor Sait and
City Councilor At Large Link
Aye:
2.
That the Commissioner of Public Works provide to the City Council a
full-time equivalent analysis and recommendations for custodial staffing
at each Somerville Public School, including distinctions between day
versus evening shifts, disparities between school size, usage, and current
custodial assignments.
26-0102
Councilor Davis
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
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School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
March 23, 2026
3.
That the Commissioner of Public Works update this Council on
maintenance issues in the East Somerville, Capuano and Edgerly Schools.
26-0107
Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Strezo and Councilor Mbah
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
4.
That the Commissioner of Public Works provide a written update to this
Council and the School Committee on the status of restoring hot water to
all areas of the Capuano Early Education Center, including which areas
are affected, actions taken, and an estimated timeline for full restoration.
26-0109
Councilor Davis
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
5.
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management and the
Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment provide a
written report to this Council on updates to measures and practices taken
to assess, monitor, maintain, and improve the physical environment in
schools.
26-0134
Councilor Sait
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
6.
That the Administration provide the Committee on School Building
Facilities and Maintenance with regular updates on the Massachusetts
School Building Authority (MSBA) process for the Winter Hill and
Brown Schools.
26-0241
Councilor Link and Councilor Mbah
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
7.
Director of Infrastructure & Asset Management conveying the Strategic
Asset Management Plan report.
26-0266
Kept in committee
8.
Director of Public Space & Urban Forestry conveying information
regarding the Kennedy Inclusive Schoolyard renovation.
26-0267
Recommended to be marked work completed
Referenced Documents:
•
SBFM - 2026-03-23 Memo (with 26-0102)
•
SBFM - 2026-03-23 Attachment (with 26-0134)
•
SMFM - 2026-03-23 Attachment (with 26-0241)
•
SBFM - 2026-03-23 Memo (with 26-0107, 26-0109)
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