School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 9 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 3/19/24 at 8:30 PM)
2. 2 This meeting was held via Zoom, was called to order by Chair Davis at 6:03 pm and adjourned at 8:48 pm with a roll call vote of three in favor (Councilors Sait, Clingan, Davis), none opposed, and none absent. Others present: School Committee Members: Leiran Biton, Chair of School Committee Sarah Phillips Luara Pitone City Staff: Matthew Bennett, Superintendent of Buildings Rubén Carmona, Superintendent of Somerville Public Schools Natasha Frazier, Assistant Clerk of Committees Kimberley Hutter, Intergovernmental Affairs Erik Larson, Energy Manager, Office of Sustainability and Environment, City of Somerville Chad Mazza, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Somerville Public Schools Richard Raiche, Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, City of Somerville Melissa Woods, Director of Capital Projects
3. 3 Roll Call
4. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Meeting of November 29, 2023. Accepted Pass
5. 2. That the Administration discuss with this Council’s Special Committee on School Building Facilities and Maintenance, whether the financial comparisons of various new school building scenarios have taken into consideration projected costs of creating new usages at the current Winter Hill and Brown School sites. 24-0087 Recommended to be marked work completed
6. 3. That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management report on leaks at the Benjamin Brown School and any exterior envelope damages in the past six months, and actions being taken to address such leaks and damages including the recently dislodged downspout. 24-0117 Recommended to be marked work completed
7. 4. That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management and the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment update this Council on plans to decarbonize current school buildings and any future school buildings. 24-0338 Recommended to be marked work completed
8. 5. That the Administration and the Director of Capital Projects, in conjunction with the Somerville Public Schools, update this Council on the scope and costs involved to renovate the basement of the Edgerly School to reunite the Winter Hill Community Innovation School community under one roof, the relevant state and federal laws triggering required compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the decision-making process around the timeline for proceeding with this work. 24-0341 Recommended to be marked work completed
9. 8 Referenced Documents: • SBFM - 2024-03-25 WHaE Ph2 Update 2024Mar25 r2 (with 24-0341) • SBFM - 2024-03-25 Sara Ross Somerville Presentation (with 24-0338)