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Minutes - SBFM - 03-25-24 Dispositions — File 24-0400
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, March 25, 2024
(Posted online: 3/19/24 at 8:30 PM)
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Roll Call
Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis, Ward Four City Councilor
Jesse Clingan and Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of November 29, 2023.
23-1785
Accepted
Ward Six City Councilor Davis, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan
and Ward Five City Councilor Sait
Aye:
2.
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.
24-0087
Recommended to be marked work completed
3.
That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of
24-0117
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School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
March 25, 2024
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.
Recommended to be marked work completed
4.
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.
24-0338
Recommended to be marked work completed
5.
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.
24-0341
Recommended to be marked work completed
Referenced Documents:
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SBFM - 2024-03-25 WHaE Ph2 Update 2024Mar25 r2 (with 24-0341)
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