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Permanent Building Committee
Date: 2024-06-03 Time: 6 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session:
Purpose: General Business Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Greg Stepler, )ohn Coote, Patrick Tompkins, Kirk McCormick, Nancy Twomey
Members - Not Present:
Brad Congdon
Others Present:
Joe Huggins, Director of Facilities, Kevin Cabuzzi, Assistant Director of
Facilities, Chris Kowaleski, Director of Senior Center, Marilyn Shapleigh,
Council on Aging, Rosemarie DeBenedetto, Council on Aging, Nancy
Ziemlak, Council on Aging Chair, Carla Nazzaro, School Committee, loel
Bargmann,BH+A, Matt Kraunelis, Town Manager
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm.
Meeting minutes from 3/18/24 and 5/15/24 were approved as submitted.
The Board wted on and approved the application for the Center for Active Living Project
submitted by the Select Board.
The Committee discussed the ability to use the House Doctor Contract and the legality of
using from beyond schematic as an OPM. The thought is that beyond schematic we would
need to change OPM's due to potentiat legal issues and allowable dollar limit under the
House Doctor Contrect.
Joel Bargmann from BH+A spoke about progress to date including the feasibility study. Next
step is to approve a site and move forward to schematic design.
The Committee recommended using the PBCs funds for the Center Por Active Living Project
to hire Gienapp Design through schematic design under the House Doctor Contract and
spend the SOK provided if it is approved by Town Coun[il.
The Committee vo[ed to approve [he draft Facilities Assessment.
Joe Huggins spoke about the Facilities Master Plan. The proposal will be sent to all Members
for review and discussed at the next PBC meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:24 pm.
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