Unapproved

CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE                       

March 17 , 2011

                                                        MINUTES

The meeting of the Capital Outlay Committee was held at 7:00 pm in the Selectmen's Meeting room and was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Paul Linehan.

Members Present:

Chair:                           Paul Linehan

Board of Selectmen:   Walter "Joe" Roach and Bill Heitin

Finance Committee:    Gordon Gladstone and Josh Kiernan

School Committee:       Jeffrey Cruzan and Emily Smith-Lee

Planning Board:            Anne Bingham and David Milowe

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

Finance Director:          Bill Fowler (ex-officio)

Others Present:

Dr. Barbara Dunham, Tim Farmer, Leo Brehm, Ken Wertz, Eric Hooper, Joe Bernstein, John McGrath and Don Hillegass.       

1.  Administrative Items

     Chair Linehan asked the Capital Outlay Committee members to introduce themselves.

     Approval of March 3, 2011 Regular Session minutes

VOTED:  (8-0-0)   Voted unanimously to accept the Regular Session meeting   

minutes of March 3, 2011

2.  The following Capital Outlay Requests were discussed:

     Recreation:  Bandstand $100,000 – Recreation Director, Brett MacGowan, has withdrawn      

     the Bandstand Capital Request.

     Schools:  Technology (District Wide Fiber) – Leo Brehm discussed the background on     

     this request.  This technology will connect all schools, as well as Town departments.

     Schools:  School Sped Vans – Dr. Dunham discussed the need for full-sized vans rather   

     than getting the smaller vans.

     High School Roof:  An extensive discussion re the High School roof.  The High School

    roof is estimated to cost between 4.7 to 4.8 million dollars.  This could possibly be a two-

    year program.  There were various key factors that constituted the cost of the roof to go up    

    i.e., building code, additional insulation, windows brick wall, new flashing, etc.

3. Capital Deliberations & Voting

    After deliberation of all the Capital Outlay Requests, the Committee voted.

    MOVED and SECONDED to approve the following Capital Outlay requests:

VOTED: (8-0-0)

Civil Defense	Generator	15,000.00
Council on Aging	Lift Equipped Mini-Bus	60,000.00
Fire	Chief's Car	40,000.00
	Air Compressor	12,000.00
Police	Non-Lethal Public Safety Equipment	20,000.00
	Vehicles & Related Equipment	132,000.00
	Steel Building	400,000.00
Public Works	Departmental Equip. - Vehicles & Equipment	335,600.00
	Building Improvements	395,000.00
	Roadway improvements                                 cash	610,000.00
	Roadway improvements	190,000.00
	TOTAL TOWN	2,209,600.00
School Committee
	Technology - DW Fiber	285,000.00
	Technology - HS  Computers	27,500.00
	Technology - Cottage (COWS)	24,000.00
	Technology - East Computers	25,075.00
	Acoustic Treatment	20,000.00
	Furniture / Equipment Kitchen Steam Table	10,000.00
	Furniture / Equipment	10,000.00
	Bldg. Improvements -, Cafeteria Re-Config	10,000.00
	Bldg. Improvements - HS Roof	2,438,000.00
	Departmental Equip. - SPED Vans DW	61,306.00
	TOTAL SCHOOL	2,910,881.00

Notation:  Except for 10-year borrowing for H.S. Roof, all request

                 voted 5-year term borrowing.

VOTED: (8-0-0) Voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m.