HomeMy WebLinkAboutCapital Improvements 03/17/2011Capital Improvements Committee Minutes
March 17, 2011 , CEIVED
Present: Charlene Lavin, Finance Committee, Doug Ann me, Bat' :a€
Trowbridge and Jean Miller, School Committee, Alan Clapp,
William Ross, Town Manager, Shaun P. Burke, Director of Plann MP*ReblopNeg 09
Ms. Lavin suggested beginning the discussion by determining the number one priority. The
committee discussed the requests.
Fire Department
Motion: The Fire Department's Rescue 34 is the first priority (Lavin -Miller) All in favor.
PASSES
The committee discussed sources of funding and items that might be bonded. Mr. Trowbridge
asked how much would be available. Mr. Ross said there would be couple of million.
The committee discussed the Fire Department's request for a car. Consensus was not to support
the request.
Police Department
The committee discussed the Police Department's request for a transport vehicle. The department
has two transports, one of which the Comcast Center pays for.
Public Buildings
The committee discussed the Public Buildings requests and decided to support the salt shed
repairs and the DPW Facility design (which includes design/build/master plan/site engineering),
but not the building improvements.
Highway Department
The committee discussed the Highway Department's requests and decided to support the
roadway/bridge maintenance (a one-year program followed by a five-year program), the 10 -wheel
dump, the one -ton pickup truck and the snow blower, but not the utility truck.
Wastewater
The committee discussed the Wastewater request for sludge pump/valves.
Motion: To support the sludge pump/valves (Trowbridge -Miller) All in favor. PASSES
DPW Parking
The committee discussed the DPW request for pay boxes at the commuter parking lots. Mr. Ross
said 150 people are using the pay -by -phone system.
Motion: To support the pay boxes (Miller -Clapp) All in favor. PASSES
School Department
The committee discussed the School Department requests.
SPED bus — NO
Synthetic Turf Resurfacing — YES
Track Refurbishing — YES
PC Replacement — NO
SMART Classrooms — NO
Roland Green repoint brick — YES
Jordan -Jackson chiller retrofit — YES
QMS security cameras — NO
Robinson window replace — YES
Robinson rooftop air — NO
QMS furniture—NO
MHS Media Furniture — NO
Memorial Hall roof and window replacement— Original requests withdrawn and replaced with
$30,000 for a comprehensive exterior historic architectural study
Light Department
The committee discussed the Light Department's capital proposals.
Motion: To support the Light Department capital proposal
(Trowbridge -Miller) All in favor. PASSES
Airport
The committee discussed the Airport Commission's capital proposals.
Motion: To support the Airport Commission's capital proposal
(Miller -Trowbridge) All in favor. PASSES
The committee discussed prioritizing the items it has voted to support
Enterprise Accounts:
1. Rescue 34 ($270,000, Fire Department Ambulance Fund)
2. Sludge PumpNalves ($171,000, Wastewater Enterprise Account)
3. Parking ($100,000, Parking Enterprise Account)
Raise and Appropriate:
1. Roadway Improvements
Motion: To support $800,000 (Miller -Trowbridge) All in favor. PASSES
2. Track/Field The price for the synthetic turf resurfacing has come down to $366,000 and
will be combined with the track refurbishing at $44,000 for a total of $410,000.
Motion: To support $310,000 from revolving account, $100,000 from the field
maintenance revolving account (Clapp -Trowbridge) All in favor. PASSES
3. Salt Shed
Motion: To support $45,000 (Trowbridge -Miller) All in favor. PASSES
4. Transport Vehicle
Motion: To support $45,000
(Clapp -Trowbridge) Three in favor. Two opposed. PASSES
5. DPW Facility Design
Motion: To support $40,000 (Annino-Clapp) All in favor. PASSES
6. DPW Snowblower
Motion: To support $100,000 (Annino-Trowbridge) All in favor. PASSES
7. DPW 10 -Wheel Dump Truck
Motion: To support $175,000 (Annino-Clapp) All in favor. PASSES
8. Memorial Hall Architectural Study
Motion: To support $30,000 (Trowbridge-Annino) All in favor. PASSES
9. Robinson Windows
Motion: To support $375,000 (Annino-Trowbridge) All in favor.
PASSES
10. Roland Green Repoint Brick
Motion: To support $21,000 (Trowbridge-Annino) All in favor.
PASSES
11. Jordan-Jackson Chiller Retrofit
Motion: To support $25,000 (Trowbridge-Annino) All in favor.
PASSES
12. One-Ton Pickup Truck
Motion: To support $45,000 (Annino-Trowbridge) All in favor.
PASSES
The committee voted to support a total of $2.1 million in capital requests, excluding those items
funded by the enterprise accounts.
Motion: To adjourn at 7:30 p.m. ( All in favor. P
Signature of Chair
Date of Approval