Adopted
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Todd Moss at
Roll Call
Attendance
Members present:
Todd Moss
Mary Beth Mordecai
David LaFemina
Craig Parker
Kerri Willis Budzik
Melissa Ziobron – Arrived 7:
Members absent:
John Gibson
Denise Gable
Dana Barnes
Others present:
David King, KBA
Wyley Peckham
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Kerri Willis Budzik to approve the minutes of
· 3rd page, under Open Space Submission, strike “Mrs. Budzik informed the Committee that former Building Committee’s did not have authority in property negotiations.
· 2nd page, last paragraph, add ” Mrs. Budzik stated that to follow-up on prior discussions regarding the Building Committee’s authority to handle the property negotiations directly, she reviewed the charge of the prior Building Committee, as well as the referendum, and found that the prior Building Committee also did not have the authority to negotiate for property directly and the authority to do so would have been that of the Board of Selectmen”.
Seconded by Dave LaFemina and carried by
unanimous vote.
Audience of Citizens
Wyley Peckham provided Committee members with his opinion on property acquisition. He stated that eminent domain was a means of bad faith negotiations. He reviewed the Building Committee’s criteria. Committee members thanked him for attending the meeting and expressing his views. Mrs. Budzik informed him that property negotiations were performed by the Selectman’s office and not the School Building Committee. Mr. Moss informed him that the referendum approved acquisition of the land by means of negotiation or eminent domain. Ms. Mordecai advised Mr. Peckham that acquisition of property through means of eminent domain was the last choice of the people negotiating the land and not what they want to do. Mrs. Ziobron urged Mr. Peckham to make a similar presentation at the Selectman’s meeting.
Old Business
Architect Report – KBA
Dave King informed the Committee that Phase 1 Environmental
assessment has been completed and that no significant findings were
determined. The Civil Engineer has
currently placed 10 monitoring wells and test pits on site and the preliminary
soil samples for septic design looks good.
He stated that the surveyor would be on site to do additional
topographical mapping in certain areas and to pickup and add to the land survey
the monitoring wells. He stated that an
official proposal from the traffic consultant was complete and would be passed
on to the Town Attorney. He stated that
site plan adjustments were made based on the proposal. He informed the Committee that a kick off
faculty meeting would be performed on
BOE Report
Mr. Moss informed the Committee that Bob Carroll and Dr. Steve Durham had nothing to report. Mrs. Ziobron informed the Committee that it is the Board of Education’s priority to opening the school on time. Ms. Mordecai questioned if there would still be a January 2008 opening date. Mr. Moss responded that it will require a lot of coordination for the teachers to change classes in the middle of the school year and that it would be up to the Board of Education to make the final decision as to the move in date.
Letter Regarding Seismic
Mr. Moss distributed and discussed the following documentation:
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Letter dated
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Letter dated
Mrs. Ziobron stated that correspondence should be sent to
Dr. Jelle Zeilinga de Boer of
Property Acquisition
There was nothing to report.
Newfield Contract
Mr. Moss informed the Committee that Newfield Construction had an executable contract with the former Building Committee which was contrary to what this School Building Committee had been advised. Mrs. Ziobron reported that the Board of Education was unaware of the executable contract. Construction Manager as an Administrator and Construction Manager as Constructor were discussed. Mr. Moss stated that he preferred the Construction Manager as the Constructor because it holds the Manager responsible for the project consequently taking on more risk. It was stated that a project manager would not be needed if a CMC contract was chosen and that the project manager’s fee would off set the cost of the CMC.
Open Space Submission
Committee Member’s agreed to wait until the Selectman, Town Attorney and Dana Barnes met with the property owners for property negotiations on Monday, May 2nd . It was stated that a special meeting would be scheduled if necessary and a Sub-committee would be formed for writing of the application for Open Space. It was stated that property negotiations may not be executed in time for the Open Space grant application in May and that if appropriate, an application could be submitted in the fall.
New Business
Craig Parker informed Committee Members that he contacted
Connecticut Light and Power. He stated that there were currently two
activities which could be performed. The
first would be to determine the electrical power requirements to service the
school and second to pursue the construction and load management
incentives. It was stated it would be in
the best interest of the School Building Committee to work in conjunction with
the Banner Lodge and other Town developments in an effort to reduce costs. Craig Parker questioned Mr. King if a traffic
planner should start to be involved in the project. Mr. King responded that he would have an
answer for the next meeting. Public
Relation efforts were discussed. Mr.
Moss stated that he would write a press release which incorporates a time
line.
Determination of Next Meetings
Motion by Mrs. Budzik to change the regular scheduled meeting times to
The next regular scheduled meeting will be
Other Discussion
There was no Other Discussion segment offered.
Adjournment
Motion by Ms. Mordecai at
Respectfully submitted,
E. Ruth Ziobron
Filed at Selectman’s office
Attendance
Letter dated
Letter dated