School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 12 items

1. 1 Roll Call
2. 1 This meeting was held virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:02 pm by Chair Clingan and adjourned at 8:32 pm with a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Sait, Davis and Clingan), none opposed, and none absent. Others present: Commissioner Jill Lathan - Department of Public Works, Director Rich Raiche - Infrastructure and Asset Management, Laura Pitone - Somerville Public Schools Personnel, Leiran Biton - School Committee Chair, Dr. Sarah Phillips - School Committee Member, Chief of Staff Nikki Spencer, Chief of Staff Amara Anosike, Matthew Bennett - Building Superintendent, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Yani Tsirigotis - Director of Operations, Ralph Henry - Director of Capital Projects, Bill Fisher - Director of Emergency Management and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
3. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Joint Meeting of June 10, 2025. 25-1136 Accepted Pass
4. 2. That the Administration submit to the City Council and School Committee, the city’s contingency plan in the event of an emergency school closure during the 2025-2026 school year. 25-1231 Recommended to be marked work completed
5. 3. That the Director of Parks and Recreation report to this Council on the cause of the chemical spill at the Ginny Smithers Pool and the process to address the cause of the spill and prevent a future occurrence. 25-1132 Recommended to be marked work completed
6. 4. That the Mayor create and make public specific plans that outline the full scope of the work necessary at the Cummings School, including capacity, time, and cost, to host Somerville Public School students in the event of an emergency, and provide regular updates to this Council on such plans until completed. 25-0906 Kept in committee
7. 5. That the Administration develop a new process to address ongoing maintenance at the Ginny Smithers Pool and report to this Council to describe that process. 25-0729 Recommended to be marked work completed
8. 6. That the Administration report to this Council on the cause of the reported chemical imbalance at the Ginny Smithers Pool and the process being used to address the imbalance. 25-0727 Recommended to be marked work completed
9. 7. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management develop a Swing Space plan to accommodate Somerville Public Schools students to mitigate disruption to students, families, and staff while a school building is unavailable or during construction. 25-0234 Kept in committee
10. 8. That the Administration provide the Special Committee on School Building Facilities and Maintenance with regular updates about the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) process for the Winter Hill and Brown Schools. 24-0466 Kept in committee
11. 9. Conveying an update regarding work completed during Summer 2025 on Somerville Public Schools buildings. 25-1333 Recommended to be marked work completed
12. 12 Referenced Documents: • SBFM 2025-09-15 Memo (with 25-1231) • SBFM - 2025-09-15 Memo (with 24-0466).pdf • SBFM - 2025-09-15 Updated Presentation (with 25-1333 ) • SBFM 2025-09-15 Lifeguard Manual (with 25-0727 and 25-0729 ) • SBFM 2025-09-15 Ginny Smithers Pool (with 25-0727, 25-0729, and 25-1132)