01/15/2020 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Minutes

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*APPROVED 3-2-2020* Capital Improvement Program Committee Minutes January 15, 2020 Planning& Construction FY2021 CIP Request: $7,610,295 Catherine Laurent, Director of the Department of Public Works presented the Planning & Construction Committee's budget of capital requests for fiscal year 2021, there are no prior year obligations for the Planning&Construction in the CIP.The Planning and Construction Committee met recently and prioritized the items in the Planning and Construction requests as indicated below: 1. QS Hot Water System Replacement(Green Comm Grant) $0 2. MMHS Hot Water System Replacement $55,000 3. Town Hall HVAC Valve Replacement $30,000 4. KCC Vestibule $100,000 5. School Security Improvements $125,000 6. MMHS Air Handling Unit#1 Replacement $50,000 7. MMHS Culinary Arts Room Exhaust System $25,000 8. MMHS Library HVAC Sound Dampening $75,000 9. Flooring Replacement $50,000 10. MMHS Library Flooring Replacement $55,000 11. MMHS Field Improvements $7,045,295 12. DNR Facility TBD MMHS Field Improvements $7,045,295 The MMHS Athletic Director Matt Triveri was in attendance to answer questions about item #11 for the MMHS Field Improvements. Ms. Laurent distributed a memo(attached) dated January 10, 2020 that detailed the Planning & Construction Committee's recommendation to the CIP Committee with respect to the MMHS Field Improvements. The DPW Director went over the details of the study results performed by Gale Associates for an athletic field master plan (attached). Ms. Laurent said that there would be about $2,000 per field for equipment and at 15 years the surface would need to be done again and there would be a commitment of$1.5 million. Mr. Gottlieb asked if there would be operational savings if the plan were followed to which Ms. Laurent there would be some but nothing meaningful with a synthetic surface as the lines would have to be repainted very three to five years. Mr. Collins asked how the Planning & Construction Committee recommended that the project be funded, and Ms. Laurent responded that they recognized that it would have to be a debt exclusion. Matt Triveri stated that the fields as they are now have caused there to be numerous postponements and cancellations of games and the situation will not improve unless the fields are improved, especially the upper field due to the poor drainage. Mr. Sarno asked if the drainage issue was addressed with the plan presented by Gale Associates, it was stated that it is if all aspects of the plan are implemented. Mr. Gottlieb stated that he could not support this$7 million project when the Town is voting on major wastewater initiatives this May and the Town can't do both projects. Superintendent DeBoer asked if the project could be phased, and possibly addressed at the October Town Meeting to which Mr. Collins said that it is not good for the Town to have a major expenditure 5