12/6/2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Minutes

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*APPROVED DECEMBER 11, 201$* Capital Improvement Program Committee Minutes December 6, 2018 APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS (can't) School Department (con't) uashnet Gymnasium Upgrades Total Funds: 100,000 Ms. DeBoer stated that the gymnasium is 40 years old and the floor surface is subject to causing injury, a new scoreboard and sound system are also requested, the bleachers were replaced recently and are in fine shape, and the windows and roof are brand new. This proposal would be general upgrades to the gymnasium. There were no questions or comments from the CIP Committee, Study of all Town Playing Fields-Use and Condition , , , ,,_.. Total Funds:$100,000 The Superintendent said this proposal was modeled after what was recently done in Barnstable. Mr. Gottlieb said this is a moot point after the CIP discussions yesterday. Kitchen Equipment U rades-All Schools Total Funds:$25,000 TOTAL FUNDS 125,000: FY20-24 25K ear Ms. DeBoer stated that this request is based on the School Food Service Director Gus Stickley's recommendation to formulate a kitchen equipment replacement plan initially for $25,000 over a five-year period to upgrade and replace the aging equipment at all the schools. The School Business Manager Paul Funk added that some years they have spent in excess of $50,000 in a year to repair and replace equipment and the monies have come from the School Lunch Revolving Account for the most part and not the School's operating budget. The Superintendent clarified the type of equipment that would need to be purchased: commercial stoves, refrigerators, mixers, etc. Paul Funk said perhaps some of the equipment could be fixed by buying components. Mr. Gottlieb asked why spread it over five years and Ms. DeBoer responded that it would be easier to manage. Finance Director Dawn Thayer asked how much could be saved by buying new rather than repairing. Paul Funk answered that it is getting harder and harder to cover the other costs in the School Lunch Program due to health insurance and the minimum wage going up soon. General Discussion of_School Department Capital Requests Mr. Gottlieb asked the Superintendent what the priority ranking was of the building proposals and she answered that just as they appear in the spreadsheet. Next, the Committee moved on to the School's technology requests. This was prefaced by Mr. Collins statement that three of the items in the CIP requests also appear in the FY20 School operating budget request: Chromebooks ($36,000), Interactive Board Systems ($25,000) and Teacher PCs ($56,000) for a total of$117,000 4