School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 12 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 3/24/25 at 12:00 PM)
2. 1 The meeting took place remotely via Zoom and was called to order at 6:02 PM by Chair Davis and adjourned at 7:59 PM on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Sait, Clingan and Davis), none against and none absent. Others present: SPS Personnel Laura Pitone, Leiran Biton, Dr. Sarah Phillips, Dr. Ruben Carmona, Director Rich Raiche – IAM, Environmental Health Manager Colin Zeigler – ISD, Director Nick Antanavica - Inspectional Services, Yasmine Raddassi – Legislative Liaison, Peter Forcellese – Legislative Clerk. The Committee recessed from 6:04 – 6:05 PM to allow the SPS Committee to be called to order.
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4. 3 Roll Call
5. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of March 3, 2025. 25-0408 Accepted Pass
6. 2. 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
7. 3. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management work with a consultant to provide this Council with the renovation cost of the Cummings School building. 25-0489 Recommended to be marked work completed
8. 4. That the Director of Parks and Recreation report on the process by which Ginny Smithers Pool patrons are promptly notified of pool cancellations or schedule changes, including any modifications that could be made to that process in light of the March 2025 temporary pool closure. 25-0466 Kept in committee
9. 5. That the Director of Inspectional Services discuss the metrics for measuring the effectiveness of rodent mitigation strategies in Somerville Public School buildings. 25-0236 Recommended to be marked work completed
10. 6. That the Commissioner of Public Works work with relevant city staff to develop a prioritization and tracking system of 311 requests to maintain optimal school building conditions and proactively address potential concerns. 25-0233 Kept in committee
11. 7. That the Superintendent of Schools consider opening the Highlander Cafe within Somerville High School to the public for regular lunch hours while school is in session and that the Administration address any barriers to this request. 25-0116 Recommended to be marked work completed
12. 10 Referenced Documents: • SBFM - 2025-03-31 Response (with 25-0233) • SBFM - 2025-03-31 Memo Response (with 25-0466) • SBFM - 2025-03-31 School Rodent Update (with 25-0236) • SBFM - 2025-03-31 Kennedy School Rodent Inspection (with 25-0236)