1/8/2004 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Minutes

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2 CIP Committee Minutes January 8, 2004 Li br : (continued) TeMporaryYSPa e: - $100,000 The Library Building Committee is presently reviewing temporary space needs. It is possible that the Library would remain at its present location if the new facility is built i front of the current building. Funding for temporary access and egress may have to be configured into the budget assumption. This method would be less disruptive for the Library, its staff and its patrons and would result M" potential.cost savings to the Town. It was determined that temporary space if required mould be considered a part of the total Library construction budget. Impacts associated to cost increases for operating a larger building include; additional staffing needs and energy assumptions. The matter will be reviewed with the Selectmen at their next meeting. School Department: Several members of the School Department were present to discuss the capital improvement needs of the Iashpee Schools with the CIP Committee. Patricia Parolsi, Superintendent of Schools outlined the CIP requests for fiscal year 2005. Wheelchair van: - $K975 Year AI of a 3 year lease purchase The enrollment of new wheelchair-bound students and transportation needs of currently enrolled special needs students dictates the reed for an additional vary for the transportation of wheelchair using students. The wheelchair van would be utilized on a daily basis to transport handicap students off Cape. Presently, the school has eight vans. Two are wheelchair vans. A wheelchair van accommodates five to six persons. The new v addition to the school vehicle fleet would eliminate additional transportation fees, The School Department hires the Cape Cod Collaborative at a cost of over $40,000 per year to transport handicapped students to of Cape locations.