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Minutes - School Building Facilities - 9-28-22 Dispositions — File 22-1695
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
School Building Facilities and
Maintenance Special Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Gomez Mouakad at 6:04 pm
and adjourned at 7:35 pm. Chair Gomez Mouakad moved to adjourn, and the motion was approved by
unanimous roll call vote.
Others present: Hannah Carrillo - Mayor’s Office, Laura Pitone - School Committee (Co-Chair), Emily
Ackman - School Committee, Sara Dion - School Committee, Jill Lathan - DPW, Marc Hamel - DPW,
Susana Hernandez Morgan - Chief of Staff of Strategy, Jose Mendez - School Committee, Rich Raiche -
IAM, Stephanie Widzowski - Assistant Clerk of Committees.
Roll Call
Chairperson Beatriz Gomez Mouakad , Jesse Clingan and Vice
Chair Lance L. Davis
Present:
School Buildings - Parks
1.
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.
22-0295
Councilor Strezo
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
School Buildings - Feasibility Study
2.
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide an update
on the status of the School Building Systems Feasibility Study.
22-1528
Councilor Gomez Mouakad and Councilor Strezo
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
3.
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide an update
on the status of the School Building Feasibility Study.
22-1527
Councilor Gomez Mouakad and Councilor Strezo
Sponsors:
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Kept in committee
4.
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management report on the
status of the 1895 building.
22-1121
Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
School Buildings - Maintenance
5.
That the Commissioner of Public Works report on all major repairs made to
school buildings during the summer.
22-1416
Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
6.
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.
22-1417
Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
7.
That the Commissioner of Public Works report on planned repairs for the
East Somerville Community School facade failures.
22-1418
Councilor Gomez Mouakad and Councilor McLaughlin
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
8.
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.
22-1590
Councilor Gomez Mouakad and Councilor Pineda Neufeld
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
9.
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.
22-1564
Councilor Strezo
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
10. 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.
22-0186
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Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Davis, Councilor Wilson,
Councilor Clingan and Councilor Kelly
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
11. That the Administration respond to educator and parent concerns regarding
building maintenance and capital improvements for the Winter Hill School.
22-1116
Councilor Scott, Councilor Clingan, Councilor Wilson, Councilor
Burnley Jr. and Councilor Davis
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
12. 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.
22-1122
Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Kelly and Councilor Clingan
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
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