DRAFT

  CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE

May 4, 2009

                                                          MINUTES

The meeting of the Capital Outlay Committee was held at 5:15 pm at the Selectmen's Meeting room, Town Hall and was called to order at 5:16 p.m. by Chair Paul Linehan.

Members present:

Chair of COC              Paul Linehan

Board of Selectmen:    Walter "Joe" Roach, William A. Heitin 

Finance Committee:       Gordon Gladstone, Brian Fitzgerald

School Committee:       Laura Salomons, Alison Rutley

Planning Board;            David Milowe

Finance Director:          Bill Fowler (ex-officio)

Town Administrator:     Benjamin E. Puritz (ex-officio)

Members not present:

Board of Selectmen:   Richard Powell (Alternate)

Finance Committee:   Joel Lessard (Alternate), Edward Phillips

                                    (Alternate)                          

Planning Board:            Amanda Sloan, Eli Hauser (Alternate) 

School:             Sam Liao (Alternate)

Others present:

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Barbara Dunham

Recreation Direction: Brett MacGowan

1. Review Article 22 Capital Request

Gordon Gladstone worked out the following scenario for funding needed at Town Meeting and from Capital Outlay for Article 22:

The required amount of $875,000 less balance of the $410,000 May appropriation ($400,000) less SPED vans Capital Outlay request of ($280,000) leaves funding needed at Town Meeting and from Capital Outlay of $195,000.

                                    DRAFT

Review Overall COC Budget/Revote Capital Requests

The Overall Capital Outlay Committee Budget was discussed and the following Capital Requests revoted:

MOVED by W. Heitin, and duly seconded to reduce the initial

Capital Outlay Request in Article 21 by $280,000, and support the request for $475,000 for Article 22 in additional pre-design monies necessary to go forward with the Middle School Renovation, as reported by SSBA, and maintain our priority position for MSBA reimbursement funding.

VOTED unanimously (6-0-0)

MOVED by W. Heitin, and duly seconded to withdraw the

Recreation vehicle from the Capital Outlay Request by $25,000

in Article 27.  VOTED unanimously (7-0-0)

3.  Review request M.S. Weight Room Capital Reallocation for H.S. Weight

Room/Revote

MOVED by W. Heitin, and duly seconded to reallocate $25,000

from the previously authorized Middle School Weight Room Capital Outlay Request towards the High School Weight Room as requested by the School Committee.  VOTED unanimously (7-0-0)

4.  Recreation Department – Brett MacGowan

Recreation Director, Brett MacGowan, came before the COC for the purpose of the purchase of new swimming docks to replace the existing ones and is looking to use the funding appropriated for Memorial Beach Improvements.

MOVED by W. Heitin, and duly seconded to reallocate $50,000 from the previously authorized Memorial Beach Improvements towards the purchase

of new swimming docks to replace the existing ones as requested by the Recreation Department.  VOTED unanimously (7-0-0)

MOVED by W. Heitin, and duly seconded to adjourn the meeting at 5:45 p.m.  VOTED unanimously (7-0-0)