Sharon Standing Building Committee

   Meeting Minutes

   July 21, 2009

Members Present:     Chair Gordon Gladstone, Vice Chair Deb Benjamin, Bill Croteau, Steve Smith, Rick Rice, Colleen Tuck, Fred Clay and Rich Slater                                                                      

Members Not Present:  Roger Thibault and Joel Wolk

Associate Members Present: Glenn Allen

Associate Members Not Present:  Sam Liao, Steve Lesco and Rob Maidman

Others in Present:  Michael McKeon and David Morais – KBA Architects

The meeting of the Sharon Standing Building Committee was held at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Community Center.

The meeting of the Sharon Standing Building Committee was called to order at 6:37 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Community Center.

1. Administration

MOTION:  To approve the meeting minutes of July 7, 2009 (Tuck/Smith) - unanimous (Clay and Slater abstained as they were not at the meeting.)

 Future Meetings: August 4 and 18, 2009

2.         Sharon Middle School

Contracts for Daedalus Projects, Inc. and Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc. have been forwarded to Counsel for review.

Mike McKeon of KBA discussed with the Standing Building Committee the following project updates:

· KBA forwarded draft of the MSBA Space Summary to MSBA for review and comment the week of July 12;

· Revised attachments for the Owner-Designer Agreement forwarded to the SSBC for review;

· Met with the design team on July 7, 2009 to discuss the preferred option (9a) and was given notice to proceed;

· Delivered revised Traffic Study to Chair Gladstone at July 21, 2009 meeting;

· Scheduled meeting with Sharon Building Inspector and Sharon Fire Department July 22, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. at the DPW.  Reintroduce the project and go over code issues and determine how to rectify the nonconforming issues related to current building;

· KBA and DPI have proposed a meeting with MSBA for the week of July 27, 2009 and to meet with design team after the MSBA meeting.

The Committee had concerns over the Traffic Impact and Access Study re the Middle School Project. Would Brickstone (Sharon Hills), which will be on the Warrant for the November Special Town Meeting, on Mountain Street have any impact on the Sharon Middle School Project traffic study?

Mike McKeon discussed the East, North and Axonometrix Elevation Options.

      In the matter of the force main issue, Mike McKeon recommends staying with the force main.

Member of the SSBC (Bill Croteau), a registered architect, met with Mr. Henry Bobek recently to listen to his proposal re the Middle School Project. 

MOTION:  To adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m. (Slater/Tuck) unanimous

Submitted:

Linda Morse – Recording Secretary

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Signature of Chair                                                                     Date of Acceptance