9/27/2011 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE Minutes

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4 Alashpee Planning and Construction Committee .... Minutes of Meeting held,Tues ay,-September,2 ,,2111 Town HallMeeting Room I . Committee Members Present; Steve Cook,Irving Goldberg,Eugene Smargon,and Joe Krait. Absent: Janice Mills. f Also Present: Catherine Laurent,DPW Chairman Steve Cook called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. Approval of Minutes Joe Krait motioned to accept the minutes of the f leeting of September 8,2011 written;Eugene -Smargon seconded the notion. Vote: 4 Yes. Steve Cook,yes. Irving-Goldberg,yes. Gene Smargon,yes. Joe Krait,yes. Old Business Catherine Laurent provided updates on the Town Solar;Green Community; and Roof projects: Solar Projects n Town Building Catherine reported that the High School is tip and running and in less than 6 days they already generated about 65 kilowatts of electricity. 'Catherine said at this rate about one-third of the 61eetric6J usage at the High School will be provided so we still have to work on conserving power. Catherine said we-are still paying for electricity generated but have a locked in rate of 12 cents instead of 17 cents so we wil see a- little-hit of savings-but when we purchase the system then will.-have electricity at no cost. Catherine advised that she is working with the High School on ways to conserve electricity such as shut off-lights-when-leaving-room. don't open-windows while'heat-running; etc. Joe Brait-suggested-hat mast loss is in the hallways so perhaps motion lights would work at the school in hallway areas. Joe said the Sheriff s Department trnent shut off every other light as a savings. Gene Smargon suggested PCC get together -with-school members to-discuss-wags-of-conserving power. PCC T e bens-agreed this would-be. ,good approach. First,Catherine is to contact Cape Light Compact and get some information from them on recommended power-saving approach and thea PCC can reach out to the School Committee. This will be 'placed-on next month'-s -C-agenda for review. Catherine reported that installation is complete at the Senior Center and waiting for NStar approval. She ,showed z-photograph-of-the,completed-construct-ion. She-said-it is-less-than 10-KW- . Catherine advised that the contractor was fine with doing DPW rather than Town Hall but said since Town eras requestinglocation thea Town would be responsible for,engineering-costs. In view-of that,it was decided that if contractor can guarantee Town Hall roof then they'll do Town Hall. Catherine will advise PCC of final outcome.