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Municipal Building Committee
Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2006
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Members Present: William Moore, Chairman, Kenneth Gay, Jr., James Liddick Clerk, and
David Young. Eleanor McCarter; excused absence
Meeting commenced at 7:30 P.M.
MBC MEETING MINUTES - Review /Approval
January 24, 2006
MOTION to approve MBC meeting minutes with edits: DY /JL: 4 -0 Passes.
February 7, 2006
MOTION to approve MBC workshop meeting minutes with edits: DY/KG: 4 -0 Passes.
MBCMeetings were not held on January 31st acrd Febr uany 14 & 21, 2006.
COMPLETED SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECTS
MBC members reviewed a schedule of bills paid to date, which was obtained from the Town
Accountant's office earlier that day for the Mansfield school construction projects. The MBC is
in the process of reconciling department budget records for the Mansfield High School, Qualters
Middle School and Robinson Elementary School Additions/Renovations projects in preparation
for a final audit by the School Building Authority. Member Liddick offered to review and
update the MBC budget sheets.
PROPOSED SCHOOL PROJECTS
Annual Town Meetine - As of February 28, 2006.
Warrant Article No. 22 is submitted by the School Committee for Town Meeting vote and reads
as follows:
• To see if the Town ivill vote to raise arrd appropriate or transfer from other financial
sources the sum: of $500, 000 for Architectural Fees and Services for additions,
renovations, and remodeling of the Mansf eld High School for the purposes of relieving
overcrowding or other reasons, at the Mansfield Public Schools, or take any action in
relation thereto.
A vote on this article would take place at the Annual Town Meeting, which is tentatively
scheduled on April 11, 2006.
Warrant Article No. 21 is also submitted by the School Committee for Town Meeting vote this
Spring 2006. This article requests funds for various capital items related to Mansfield schools,
which appears to have some duplication to items in a funding request previously submitted to the
MBC (letter from Superintendents' office in December 2005). Any future action regarding the
School's request to the MBC will be based on School Building Authority funding eligibility.
• Members noted the cost of capital expenses requested in this article are similar to that
requested of the building committee.
School Building Authority (SBA) Guidelines - David Young spoke earlier this week with the
Director of the School Building Authority, Katherine Craven, who indicated that the new revised
SBA Guidelines are incomplete at this time. She noted they are behind due to existing project
funding issues. The revised SBA guidelines may not be issued to cities and towns until July
2006. Member Young also noted that there was an article in The Beacon regarding the status of
SBA guidelines.
CORRESPONDENCE
• Ltr. to Department Heads from Town Manager re: 5 year budget changes and Capital
• Ltr. to Department Heads from Town Manager re: Capital Improvements Request
• Town Meeting Warrant closes March 1st.
• Ltr. to Town Manager from MBC re: Annual Election of Officers Announcement
• Copy of letter to Board of Selectmen from MBC re: Remaining Police Station Budget
• Copy of to School Superintendent from MBC re: Remaining Jordan Jackson Budget
• Certificate of Liability - Closure Company, LLC
• Bond Status Inquiry/Hart Engineering: Information is complete and was returned by the
MBC to The Hartford Company.
• SBA School Rating Report — Out of a scale of 1 -4, all Mansfield schools received No. I
rating (No. 1= good condition with no building system issues)
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Eleanor McCarter, Secretary
James E. Liddick, Clerk
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