HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-03-11 Capital Improvements Advisory Minutes..:a.,7 .v t_ } improvements Advisory Subcommittee
MEETING MINUT03
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. g dim t i:3 .1. ice'.' Chairman
Mark Huber, Vice Chairman
George Thompson, Secretary
William Murphy
Victor Petri.
Peter I~ ;•ii:' i::: hr•:k} C i f ? .I, .:4•" :4. 94 3°-€ i''a l' Town Manager
The meeting was opened by Chairman Jim 1. g{ fi:i'`a' at 7205 p.m.
The Subcommittee reviewed the minutes of the meeting held on February
25A.t. t and approved such minutes by ..'..?'f;„{:t ,,Yi.I 4-0-0.
Chairman Ktr.7 a. ?,:i (7: '`W' introduced Roger :i7 iil ed>•ii` and Russell Graham, members of
the School Building Needs Task Force, . ir: David Finney, an associate of The
Design Partnership o Cambridge..
. •,..J s;1! i discussed the space needs in the Birch Meadow School and Joshua
Eaton School Meadow
r•f :z:,z::.'V ' design changes Birch w.i...( provide for " ,
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~•:......,_:n ..:.i. enrollment ,..3'i• :"5 ' 506 students. Based •^.r school n population .
studies
the
a._!_.1_tt:%i. enrollment ar..,c.. exceed that a.r_..5+ c.#. between 1992 -.r 7;"s. ! . ..!..,{'ii} ;:•z",-•',.,::
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- , a. t.. h an , L:.f ,.d C.} 7::};• ; : a..7 : e: ;::?F" 1.:: i I +...t:) .f, fi3. r•.; 'c ' „ ? ? fi:: 's'.I t:':° iiii t.:f : "I 2...: ,iii=. i"i ; rig:' {s ; , ~i'[..
t. i s =ii C". t..?.•.i. Eaton ! will :.t''.` { The actual student population
oprovide t.1'" :..:•.,J; students. is expected to reach the 507 level by J c . :.:7 1 1':. !^:..t described present student space conditions :.:C very tight.
: } ..::.ris ;y using t.:r.••r...iF_fi.., f spaces
Schools
'f"Ft::7t intended to be classrooms (e:: {».!_ida,'r.!:ar1.Ltf;:
stages, closets) as classroom space. there are : z.I'{ addition, ti,~ . considerable
s ,m, m„.1 k:^: , l::3 s inter-school transfers.
Mr. Finney reviewed de:::S :E t:9 n r..l :.in:::; i':...t Birch Meadow School and Joshua Eaton
School. i°[f... Birch Meadow r classrooms 1.51:!,.....l. ^t.... a. i .i.{.. = f., t.3 :.1.#.._ '"a. the
added. ~.s3 library/media room will b_.'•:' expanded, other minor renovations will be made,
and +._ir... building ~ brought 1.,..;..? G.: 1+'• ,~,r•i State Code requirements f...; :.{'~Y„k .:5 , '
Sd.d.S rJ£:.. :
such !::?s handicapped accessibility....
A''•a: Joshua Eaton f i v e classrooms. 1 i h 1' : I ! « . i ' C s v r-f i: . : ! . f - : , n .3^ °.y s+„ nH ...i„ r,..s f;.. - f..t '•Y i'di ! S i
,.5:.''` added. in addition, f°•. i- existing ,F . ! . l be ,
rtt ;•u; .f: !_`t ~ t ,.,L:r
.._„%f +.:a it r „i m with x :h 'i:...:, f.... i n. There also is need for major renovations
the t Graham discussed ~ ^..x• projects. ! costs presented
,S_a~.:. z..,s.....,,_.... ._.J c Total . ,.were,,;,
Birch Meadow $ 2,099,917
to v..J ::;r i , F t Eaton 50
6,346,465
for the projects were estimated as i follows,,,,
F-' 6,346,465
The ...:tr°k Fi7.'t::. Birch Meadow expected
completed , .j..t s., ....r,", 1 b,. e E."~ 3»? summer t...: { . f Y. ,
the i
4n.J:::.' r..- ,'i : Eaton work i{::: expected ..r.,., ''"5{'::: completed i•'v4 the ..r ._t :..rsi ,t_.:°? } summer o-,,*:
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Peter , t G:t 1 , , ..,.t ,4. fm .f. ! ; {iii' d.J..:it.,. C.f ;_.i't... lit an updated draft of the C::r Year Capital
improvement Program. The draft and ;i;;i the
~:•d:::....., reviewed Subcommittee. Peter ."'z t... h.._ S,..:.,.Cx` schedules }.P~.I :c:.°;' ~.:,,4.,.•°:i t:1 - `.,.51"} projected funding
.
: capital s was prepared
improvements 2003. 4".i ,i"'i...t=~1 schedule assuming proposition 2 e_, ti:.: t :6. ( I and one schedule was prepared assuming
an override defeat. The schedules reflected the 'z i..i l5":?'v`S :i. 'l %.S
0 Estimated operating budget,
t capital spending budget,
Nt Debt i.}' service costs for existing, approved debt issues,
`
Debts service cS..''t;.'~"":: s.:^ is ~ii-, _J i~... issues, and
costs for proposed + :t The .
..1` l'."fat remaining available : r... '4 d.i t_...Ji' [a ~..i. capital spending o,.. the
deficit of debt service costs exceeding the estimated
available for capital spending.,
•S.t',•;i: Subcommittee discussed whether acceptance of streets were within the
scope of its work and voted 4-0-0 to indicate that acceptance of streets was
outside the scope of the Subcommittee.,
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The Subcommittee discussed ...>c}C:a ' [s,..J;::ib»i s...,:....I.t,.. , override :;az and impact
capital improvements. ~'1 4-0-0 .:.(::Y endorse iii:.i override.
„ The Subcommittee voted The Subcommittee discussed report to the Finance Committee. The items
discussed for possible inclusion in the report included,.
0 Background on the activities of the Subcommittee during 1992
1993''
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0 ?..;tt or endorsements of particular capital =ro{.ii"?.:: 'i'..
, ;t:.:: on particular capital projects whether the projects
address needs of the town, and
Comments {..r;...3 minimal levels t:'.:' capital spending.
Because this was .,.;4.» I the year i'.. ,.y.l`.. ? of -
..y5 t .1„.I.:s('.. ';>r e of pmttiu Subcommittee, ;:a full review ;;.w i the
, Five Year ;;t Capital Program could not ,.,r+:.:: completed.
However, :•.i
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• expected be completed {}r .4..;,.#,k f fi'":.,C"4::'.€...`...cs Committee o~ °~f:x:_:'.:.:a,}i_, .7 on , z"a
for
The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday March 16,1993 at ADD p.m. in
Town Manager's office at the Reading Town Hall,,
The meeting adjourned at 9v35 p.m-
Respectfully Submitted.,
Ge"
Secretary