MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Facilities Task Force Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Location

17 Lime Street, Marblehead, MA

Committee Members Present

Andrea Barlow (remote), Ariane Purdy (remote), Brad Rogers (remote), Christian Strom (remote), Nathan Dye (remote), Peter Cheney (remote), Peter Cohen (remote), William Rockwell (remote)

Committee Members Absent

Amy Leveroni, Jessica Gelb, Jim Gaudette, Marisa Fava, Rebecca Whidden

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Peter Cohen called a meeting of the Facilities Task Force Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Aug 17, 2021 at 7:12 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Minutes for last month's meeting were not posted. We will approve minutes for the June and August meetings during next Facilities Task Force meeting in September.
 

II. Facilities Task Force

A.

Update on Warehouse

  • Flannery has reviewed the MCCPS site and is coming 8.19 to clear out back of school, warehouse and other areas
  • Upstairs in warehouse to be used as attic for storage
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B.

Update on Back of School cleanout

  • Cleanout
    • Back of school currently cluttered with PVC pipe, building materials, etc.
    • Flannery coming 8.19 to clear this area
      • Will leave one storage shed for miscellaneous items (snow plows, lawn mowers, etc.
  • Fencing
    • Built atop basketball hoops to bring back wall up to code

C.

Update on Construction of Four Small Office Spaces

  • Four workspaces have been framed, electrician came today
  • Will next finish off dry wall and then paint

D.

Update on Plumbing for Back Bathrooms

  • Recent updates
    • Ran camera through sewer lines and came across issues both with pipe pitch and condition of pipes themselves
  • Next steps
    • Looking at installing larger pump
    • Plumber (business called "Plumr") hopes to get pump later next week and have it installed by end of week
      • Note: not addressing pitch of the pipe at this time
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E.

Update on Replacement of Second Rooftop HVAC above Admin Offices

  • Rooftop HVAC unit being replaced tomorrow

III. Next Steps

A.

Coordinate Next Steps

  • Exploring Roofing Options this Fall (solar, rooftop garden, etc.)
    • Reach out to Marblehead Electric to get their opinion on validity of adding solar to the roof and potential energy resale options
    • Research roofing companies 
    • Gather 2019 MCCPS electric bills so we can begin scoping energy system needs

B.

Propose options for next meeting

  • In person meeting next month- site walkthrough 
    • Warehouse
      • What are the "must haves" for the warehouse given limited resources and current wants

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
William Rockwell