10/27/2010 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Planning and Construction Committee Minutes of Meeting Held Wednesday, October 27,2010 DPW Conference loom Committee Members Present: Steve Cook,Irving Goldberg,Janice Mills,Joe Brait, and DJ Ellis. Absent: Gene Smargon Also Present: Catherine Laurent,DPW Chairman Steve Cook called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Approval of Minutes D,-Ellis motioned to accept the minutes of the Meeting of August 2 3, 2010; Joe Krait seconded the notion; and the motion was passed 4-0-1 with Janice Mills abstaining. Library Project The library achieved a silver rating for LEED certification, The project was one point less than needed for a gold rating. The Town had the option of gaining a point by committing to the purchase of"green"' power for the library for two years. The annual cost would have been$3,000- $3,500. with the current budget constraints,the Town decided against the commitment. Catherine advised the Committee that Buffiree has gone out of business. Pommy Associates has been working with therm to address their warranty issues, such as nail pops in the sheetrok, etc. warranties held by subcontractors will not be affected by the closure of Buffiree. DJ questioned the actual production of the solar panels as compared to the estimated production. Catherine will email the Committee the link to the website for the solar panels and the estimate from the engineer. Capital Needs Assessment Prnroy Associates completed the final reports for the Capital Deeds Assessment of the various buildings. The Co=ittee received a copy of the summary for each building prior to the meeting. J noted that the cost of improvements recommended in the reports total over 11 million. Improvements for compliance with ADA and code violation requirements alone total over$1 million. PI questioned whether compliance with ADA was required. DJ also stated that lick Pomroy should attend a meeting to review the reports. Janice recommended that copies of the reports be provided to the Town's ADA Committee for their review. She also requested that copies of the summaries for all buildings be provided to the School Committee so they can appreciate the repairs needed at all buildings, not just the schools. The Committee discussed funding for implementing the recommendations in the reports. Catherine advised the Committee that the Town may consider a bond for some building improvements. She also identified other know sources of funding including the grant received by the Town for its designation as a