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Executive Session
October 16,2012
For ease of archiving, the order that items appear in these minutes reflects the order in
which the items appeared on the agenda for that meeting, and are not necessarily the
order in which any item was taken up by the Board.
The meeting convened at 6:32 p.m. the Conference Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading,
Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Stephen Goldy, Vice Chairman Ben Tafoya,
Secretary Richard Schubert, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikney Town Counsel
Gary Bracket, Superintendent of Schools John Doherty, School Committee member
Karen Janowski, Office Manager Paula Schena. Absent were Selectmen John Arena and
James Bonazoli.
The Town Manager noted that the issue is all day kindergarten and the St. Agnes School.
John Doherty noted that they have been investigating options for space and they had
asked the churches of they had any. St. Agnes said they could fit our needs long-term.
The school is very structurally sound and they are interested in selling property. If they
Town purchases this building then we could get 12 classrooms and move RISE, Eaton
and Barrows kindergarten there. The building can also be used as a community facility
' when it is not in school use. The Library could also use it during their renovations. The
Board of Selectmen could approve a purchase and sales agreement with the contingency
of Town Meeting approval. This would need 213 vote of Town Meeting. The building is
assessed at$432,000.
- The Town Manager noted that the capital plan will have to be amended as to how the
money for the modular classrooms could be used for schematics.
John Doherty noted that it is not their intent to overshadow the Library project.
Karen Janowski noted it will cost approximately$150,000 to do the schematics.
Bob LeLacheur indicated if they want to sell right away that we could suggest a lease
with an option to buy.
A motion by Schubert seconded by Tsfova to adjourn the Executive Session at 6:59
p.m. was approved on a roll call vote with all three members voting in the
affirmative.
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