7/6/1995 TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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MA HPEE TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes for,July 6, 1995 Page recommendations. Mr. Ferro explained that the porosity of the mortar was not the problem but rather the joints are usually the issue. He provided a brief explanation on hover this could be repaired. Charlie asked for their thoughts on the necessity for a perimeter drain around the building. Mr. Ferro provided an explanation on the purpose and design of a perimeter drain. Charlie asked how feasible it was, considering the project budget, to be considering adding office space and/or fireproof storage to the basement. Mr. Ferro explained that it would be ,much more feasible to capture current unused space than to add more space by way of an addition. However, he would not recommended mended in tarlling fireproof storage in the basement, but rather would recommend installing this type of storage on the ground level as an addition to the building. Jim stated that the Committee would be providing the Selectmen with their recommendations at the July 24, 1995, meeting. He asked if they had any closing remarks. Mr. Ferro stated that they really cared about the projects they erred on and hoped that the Committee would contact some of their references. Jim thanked The Preservation Partnership for their presentation. After The Preservation Partnership had left, Jim asked Bob Whriten ur ghat his opinion was of the Douglas project that The Preservation Partnership had completed. Bob stated that they had done a good job but claimed that The Preservation Partnership's minimali tic approach is not ars mini alistic as Mr. Ferro ,node it appear. Bob stated that he felt their strength was in the experience that they had in renovation and restoration. Jim stated that he was not sure that The Preservation Partnership could reuse as much in the Tern Hall as they thought they could. He stated that, although he liked their ideas for the basement: he was not sure it could be done within''' the budget. Bob Fox agreed. Bob also stated that he felt they were gathering some useful information from these interviews. He stated that Mr. Ferro had brought up a good point about the vault being located in the basement might not be a good idea. ,lira stated that at least Mr. Ferro had read the feasibility study and had provided the Committee r ittee Frith some alternatives. Greg started that The Preservation Partnership had completed two renovations per year for 18 years and had a great deal of experience. ,lira agreed. Jim also stated that he was not impressed that the systems subcontractor had not previewed the current systems in the Town Hall prior to the presentation. Charlie stated that he had wanted him to address the insulation problem more than he had. Bob Fox, referring to Mr. Ferro's thoughts on saving the current gall , stated that it was his experience that this was not a good idea. Jim agreed and stated that he did not know hemi this could be accomplished when the building was going to have to be completely rewired. A discussion was held regarding the feasibility of this approach. Bob Whritenour stated that the Computer Committee wanted to meet with the Torn Hall Building Committee to go over the wiring requirements for the neer computer system and the location of the computer room. A brief discussion was held regarding the currant phone system and the need for ar battery backup.