School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee
Virtual
Agenda — 12 items
- 1 (Posted online: 1/29/25 at 8:30 AM) Original (Posted online: 1/31/25 at 9:45 AM) Revised
- 1 The meeting took place remotely via Zoom and was called to order at 6:05 PM by Chair Davis. The committee adjourned from 6:07 PM to 6:08 PM to allow the School side to begin their meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:06 PM on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Sait, Clingan and Davis), none against and none absent. Others present: Somerville Public School staff: Laura Pitone, Leiran Biton, Superintendent Ruben Carmona, Dr. Sarah Phillips and Amara Anosike. City staff: Director Richard Raiche – Infrastructure and Asset Management, Commissioner Jill Lathan – Public Works, Director Anna Gartsman - SomerStat, Director Neha Singh – Intergovernmental Affairs, Peter Forcellese – Legislative Clerk.
- 2 Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting of a City Council Committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CiB-C4dgSxylGIVZMPC9tA Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
- 3 Roll Call
- 1. Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of November 18, 2024.
- 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.
- 3. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management update this Council on the timeline for constructing a new school building.
- 4. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide a timeline and update on the creation of a production kitchen at the Argenziano School.
- 5. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide a timeline and update for installation of a new classroom on the third-floor atrium at the Argenziano School.
- 6. That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Engineering report to this Council on the failure of the boiler at the Brown School and the short- and long-term plans to address heating for the building.
- 7. That the Director of Parking allow public use of school parking lots during snow storms.
- 8. That the Administration immediately withdraw the School Building Community Feedback Survey, released this morning, regarding the replacement of the Winter Hill and, potentially, Brown School.