MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Facilities Task Force Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Location
17 Lime Street, Marblehead, MA
Committee Members Present
Andrea Barlow, Ariane Purdy (remote), Jen Stoddard, Jessica Gelb (remote), Jim Gaudette, Nathan Dye, Peter Cheney, William Rockwell
Committee Members Absent
Amy Leveroni, Brad Rogers, Christian Strom, Marisa Fava, Rebecca Whidden
Guests Present
Peter Cohen
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
William Rockwell called a meeting of the Facilities Task Force Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Sep 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM.
William Rockwell made a motion to approve the minutes from Facilities Task Force Monthly Meeting on 08-17-21.
Peter Cheney seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
William Rockwell made a motion to approve the minutes from Facilities Task Force on 06-15-21.
Ariane Purdy seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Site Walkthrough
A.
7th Grade Hallway
- Task force reviewed the renovated workspaces
B.
Back of School
- Task force saw and discussed updates to back-of-school cleanup
- Reviewed cleared landscaping area at back of school
- Discussed ongoing investigation into "You Are Loved" mural project
- Ariane Purdy spearheading
- Discussed plan to sell storage container out back
C.
Warehouse
- Walked through newly-cleared warehouse (downstairs and attic)
- Discussed potential options for utilizing space
- Theatre
- Storage
- Science lab
- Classroom(s)
D.
Landscaping (Front of School)
III. Updates on Roof & JJ Welch Visit
A.
Roof Options & JJ Welch Visit
- JJ Welch did walkthrough with Peter Cohen, Jeff Barry and Washington
- Agreed to gather three bids
- Prior school solar bills sent to solar company
- Will scope school solar requirements in coming weeks
IV. Next Steps
A.
Coordinate Next Steps
- Next meeting will include updates on:
- Building evaluation
- Peter Cohen investigating building appraisal
- Mural project
- Ariane to measure front/back walls next week, share mural and pricing options with task force
- Solar
- Ongoing modeling of school's needs
- Building plans
- Ariane to overlay previous plans (including Winter Hill plan)
- Roofing
- JJ Welch to gather bids, share with Peter Cohen
- Building evaluation
V. 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 8:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
William Rockwell