Sharon Standing Building Committee

Meeting Minutes

August 19, 2008

Members Present:     Chair Gordon Gladstone, Vice Chair Deb Benjamin,

                                    Fred Clay, Bill Croteau, Rick Rice, Rich Slater, Colleen Tuck,

Joel Wolk

Associate Members Present: Steve Lesco, Glen Allen (arrived later)

Members Not Present:          Steve Smith and Associate Member Rob Maidman

The meeting of the Standing Building Committee came to order at 6:40 PM.

1. Administration

Approval of Minutes

MOTION: To approve the meeting minutes of August 5, 2008.  (Slater/Wolk)  vote: Unanimous, Lesco abstains.

MOTION: To approve the meeting minutes of Executive Session on August 5, 2008. (Rice/Slater)  Unanimous, Lesco abstains.

Future Meetings:  September 2, 2008.

2. Community Center Update

MOTION: authorize the Chairman or Vice Chairman to retain the services of Annese Electrical Services to in accordance with their proposal for $1,710.   (Lesco/Rice) Unanimous.

MOTION: approve the expenditure not to exceed $200 to furnish and install stainless steel plates under the hand dryers.  (Lesco/Rice)  Unanimous.

Memo from BH&A dated 8/18/08 on air louvers.

Pilot lights on gas stoves – conversation with stove vendor on site.  No changes or alterations or further actions.

Open items that have been resolved:

· Floor buckling – sub in to review on 8/19/08

· SCTV – they can now televise as requested

· Heat in attic – I&R to provide proposal for exhaust fan

· A/C in recreation director office – fixed

· RHP 1 & 2 – fixed

· Lever at main entry door – fixed

· Caulking – V. Locke completed

· Thresholds – fixed by sub

· As builts have been delivered

· Exterior sill cocks – fixed

· Open seams at COA reception desk – fixed

· Leaking A/C unit at IT room – replaced

· Drains sticking out of ground – fixed

· Leak from condensate pump – fixed

MOTION – approve the invoice of Louison, Costello for $805.  (Tuck/Croteau)  unanimous

3. Cottage and East Elementary School

No additional information on negotiations with Strekalovsky and Hoit.

4.         Sharon Middle School

Letter to MSBA dated August 18, 2008, on School Building Committee.

Chairman will request Board of Selectmen and Sharon School Committee to stipulate that the SSBC will be the “eligible applicant”.

Reviewed OPM materials from Pat Costello.  Chairman to request Costello to revise OPM Request of Services and contract to conform to requirements from MSBA.

MOTION: To adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM.  (Wolk/Slater – unanimous)

Submitted:

Joel N. Wolk – Acting Recording Secretary

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Signature of Chair                                                                     Date of Acceptance