4/19/1995 TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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• MASHPEE TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE !Minutes for April 19, 1995 Page Jim asked all members if they had any comments regarding the $1.5 million proposal, to address them to either Jim or Tadhg. Tadhgrs fax number is 1 423-2939. The Committee members moved location to attend the CIP Committee meeting, which was just being called to order. After the CIP Committee conducted some regular business, Chairperson Pill Hauck opened the floor for discussion regarding the Town Hall Building renovation. He started that since the CIP Committee had already voted to approve the $1.5 million recommendation,mendartion, he wanted for the CIP Committee to discuss whether or not they wanted to rescind or repeal their vote. Jim Vaccaro addressed the CIP Committee. He began by giving them ar brief historical to bring therm up to date to where the Torn Hall situation was at now. He stated hover, beginning in 1991, the Town has looked at eve�al other sites for a possible Torun Hall until 1992. At that time the Selectmen agreed that they wanted to keep the location of the Torn Hall in the Samuel G. Davis school. At ar Town meeting last May, the Torun authorized hiring an architect to do ar feasibility study to determine if it was feawsible and the Selectmen asked to be given some type of idea ghat it would cost and ghat could be done for that cost. Tardhg Sweeney came in with a recommendation that would include such items as the systems, the roof, the meeting room, and the elimination of the portables. The next t step forward would be for the Town Hall Building Committee to select an architect to proceed to the design phase. He started that the estimate that carne in to do the complete project was $3.1 million. He stated that the Torn Hall Building Committee was going forward and making a recommendation to the Selectmen for ar two phase project and to proceed forward with phase one at this time at a cost of $1.5 million. Jim described what items phase one would cover. He stated that the Committee believed that they could do this for the $1.5 million. This would meet the space needs for a minimum of 10 years by awdding an additional 5,000 square feet of office space. Some questions were posed regarding wham extras were included in-the $1.5 million and what was the cost of doing just the essentials. There was a lengthy discussion of hover this would impact the Town budget and where possible additional funds could come from. The CIP then decided to prioritize the capital budget items before discussing this matter any further. There was no motion to rescind or repeal the vote for the $1.5 million proposal recommendation. As the CIP Committee had roved onto another subject, the Town Hall Building Committee members ers relo awted back to their original meeting room. Jim arcked all members if it was their understanding that as there was no motion from the CIP Committee to rescind or repeal their original vote for the $1.5 million proposal recommendation,mendation, that the original vote still stood and the Committee could proceed with their plans to present their recommendation to the Selectman at the Torn Meeting on May 1, 1995. All members were in agreement. Flay Martini motioned for the meeting to adjourn at 515p.m. C.L. seconded the motion, whi h was carried by a unanimous vote. Respectfully submitted by: Brenda L. Achille