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Permanent Building Committee Appointment Committee - September 23, 2015 - Aage 2 <br />projects. Mr. Robinson asked if he had any municipal clients, and he does not and could not <br />see any conflicts of interest. Mr. Ensminger asked about the time commitment and he <br />replied that he was available as he works from home. He would consider becoming a Town <br />Meeting member down the road. Mr. Foulds asked if he would be comfortable presenting to <br />Town Meeting and he replied that he would, and he'd be comfortable in a leadership role <br />eventually. Mr. Robinson asked if he had interest in other committees and there none <br />specifically. Mr. Huggins asked about his design build work and Mr. Congdon described a fire <br />suppression system for the Department of Defense as an example. <br />John Coote <br />Mr. Foulds asked Mr. Coote to describe his background and interest in the committee. Mr. <br />Coote is a retired civil engineer by training and a structural engineer by trade. He has <br />previously served on the ZBA and Housing Authority, and in the distant past on an ad hoc <br />Landfill committee. Mr. Ensminger asked about the time commitment and he replied that he <br />was available as he is retired. Mr. Robinson asked if he were a Town Meeting member and <br />he is not. Mr. Foulds asked about speaking at Town Meeting and he is fine with that <br />however he believes a leadership role should be passed to a younger member. Mr. <br />LeLacheur asked if he had any conflicts, and he replied that he does consulting work as a <br />forensic engineer to see why things went wrong, so he doesn't think so. Mr. Huggins <br />mentioned the Reading fire station flooring work needed due to heavier equipment over the <br />years, and asked about work on the Ipswich Fire station floor and he replied that was due to <br />deterioration, but he had seen the equipment issue with the MBTA. Mr. Foulds asked if he <br />had any questions and he asked about the scope of work of the PBC in terms of project <br />management and liability. Mr. LeLacheur replied that the PBC would be covered by the <br />town's Board liability insurance and for PBC projects the town would be hiring full -time <br />project managers. <br />Karen Goncalves -Dolan <br />Not present <br />Greg Stepler <br />Mr. Foulds asked Mr. Stepler to describe his background and interest in the committee. Mr. <br />Stepler is a construction manager at Turner Construction, and currently serves on the <br />Reading Library Building Committee. His expertise is in mechanical - electrical - plumbing and <br />he has worked on projects ranging from $0.5 million to $1 billion. Mr. Foulds asked about <br />municipal work and he rarely does any so there should be no conflicts and he is now a Town <br />Meeting member. Mr. Ensminger asked about the time commitment, and he replied that he <br />has only missed a couple of LBC meetings in 1 -1/2 years so that should be fine. Mr. <br />Robinson asked about his LBC experience and he replied that the project is being very well <br />managed. He said it was good to use volunteer expertise, as the past projects in Reading <br />have not always gone so well. Mr. Foulds asked if he had any questions, and he did not. <br />Patrick Tompkins <br />Mr. Foulds asked Mr. Tompkins to describe his background and interest in the committee. <br />Mr. Tompkins owns CTA construction and for 15 years has been in the municipal building <br />marketplace. His projects range from $0.5 million to $70 million, and he mentioned that he <br />did bid on the Reading Library project. He is very familiar with the MSNA and Chapter 149A. <br />His wife is a Town Meeting member, and she and his neighbor Barry Berman asked him to <br />consider volunteering for the town. He would enjoy donating his time, and has a lot of <br />experience and knowledge to offer. He knows many architects, owner's project managers, <br />and other tradespeople in the area. He has been critical of some of the past Reading <br />projects so by volunteering he is stepping up to help change that past. Mr. Foulds asked if <br />he would consider being a Town Meeting member, and he replied that he considered it <br />about ten years ago, but he decided against it. He would be willing to speak at Town <br />Meeting and assume a leadership role if needed. Mr. Ensminger asked if he understood the <br />time commitment of one or two meetings per month, and he replied that would not pose a <br />problem. Mr. Ensminger asked about conflicts of interest, and Mr. Tompkins knew that both <br />Page 1 2 <br />