School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 15 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 9/16/24 at 2:15 PM)
2. 1 Joint Meeting with the School Committee's Finance and Facilities Subcommittee. .
3. 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_3ttNOHb-Tn-4ozKNfwDc0A 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.
4. 3 Roll Call
5. 3 The meeting took place virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:03 PM by Chair Davis and adjourned at 7:57 PM on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Sait and Clingan and Davis), none against and none absent. Others present: Leiran Biton - School Committee, Dr. Sarah Phillips - School Committee, Luara Pitone - School Committee, Dr. Rubén Carmona - Superintendent of Somerville Public Schools, Amara Anosike – Chief of Staff – SPS, Richard Raiche – Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, Jill Lathan – Commissioner of Public Works, Neha Singh – Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Peter Forcellese – Legislative Clerk.
6. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of May 29, 2024. 24-0887 Accepted Pass
7. 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 Recommended to be marked work completed
8. 3. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide an update on the Construction Advisory Group for the planned construction project to replace the Winter Hill and Brown schools. 24-1284 Recommended to be marked work completed
9. 4. That the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update on efforts to eliminate rat infiltration in school buildings. 24-1285 Kept in committee
10. 5. That the Commissioner of Public Works discuss use restrictions in place for Somerville Public School athletic teams at Reavis field. 24-1286 Kept in committee
11. 6. That the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update about the functionality of public address, or PA, systems at multiple Somerville Public School buildings. 24-1287 Kept in committee
12. 7. That the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update on repairs to damaged play structures at the Capuano Early Education Center schoolyard. 24-1288 Kept in committee
13. 8. That the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update on the reliability and repairs of the elevator(s) at the Winter Hill and Edgerly Schools. 24-1289 Kept in committee
14. 9. That the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Public Works update this Council on plans to minimize the timing impacts of future closures of the Ginny Smithers Sanders Pool for periodic maintenance. 24-1301 Kept in committee
15. 15 Referenced Documents: • SBFM - 2024-09-25 Process Update for Somerville CAG mtg (with 24-1284) • SBFM - 2024-09-25 Memo 9.26.24 - DPW (with 24-1285, 24-1287, 24-1288, 24-1289, 24-1301)