1998-03-25 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Joint Meeting of Board of Selectmen and —' Police Station Building Committee March 25, 1998 The meeting was convened at 7:40 p.m. at the Senior Center, 49 Pleasant Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present from the Board of Selectmen were Chairman Camille Anthony, Vice Chairman Bruce MacDonald, Selectmen George Hines and Matt Nestor, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner. Present from the Police Station Building Committee were Chairman Paul Dustin, members Jack Russell, Eric-Jason Smith, Bryan Irwin, Chief Edward Marchand, Police Officers James Cormier, Bob Cavagnaro, Bill Lavoie and FinCom Liaison Richard McDonald. Also in attendance were the following list of interested parties: Jackie Chipman, Bo Garrison, Linda Kenyon King, Donna Manhoney, Paul French, Allan Fiddes, Mary Ellen O'Neill, Virginia Adams, Phil Leblanc, Discussion/Action Items New Police Station - Brett Donham, Architect, reviewed a number of issues. With regard to landscaping, they will be proposing street trees and plantings in the plaza area. Also, plantings will be proposed along the building on Union Street. He feels that the models and the photographs tell a better story than the elevation of the building_ With respect to variations on the exterior, the budget calls for the building to be all brick with a detail of a water table at the base and variations in the window sills. Options include a cut stone base and a stone or concrete band and lintels. The cost of these will be an additional $20,000 - $40,000. With respect to the windows, the elevations shows windows that are"one over one." Options are to go with a "two over one" window which would add $2,000, and a "four over one" window like the Wellesley building which would add $4,000. With regard to brick colors, we will get. racks of bricks onsite prior to construction. Camille Anthony asked if, when the building is set on the sidewalk, whether the building looks higher. Donham noted that in some ways it does and in some ways it doesn't. With the building right next to the sidewalk, it looms higher but you also don't see the roof line. The view from the other side of Union Street would be very similar to the view of the Wellesley building from the sidewalk in front of it. Anthony also noted that the window on the west elevation in the Chief's office is too small and not attractive. Paul Dustin asked about small paned windows. He reflected Sally Hoyt's comments on the design. Donham noted that they don't want to do fake mullions. Small installed windows are expensive. If the money was available, he would recommend the "four over one" windows and the stone base. MacDonald agreed. Jackie Chipman noted that she thinks the trees look terrific.