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Ms. Macdonald asked if the DPW does any maintenance regarding those items. When they <br /> look at a building, will they know when the carpet was installed and the average lifespan, or <br /> are they only dealing with mechanicals, like the furnace. <br /> Ms. Mahoney noted they do not deal with the furniture or technology, and as of now nobody is <br /> doing a lot of HVAC planning. That is on her mind, with this being a new building, possibly <br /> having electric charging stations or doing solar. The generator is already in the capital budget. <br /> Deb Kaye asked on Election Day if the building were to lose power did the building have a <br /> generator. The answer is no. She went on the GSI map to see where the property line was. On <br /> the other side of the driveway she would like to put some storage. The DPW does take care of <br /> landscaping such as mowing. <br /> There is currently a meeting room policy but they need a study room policy. There is a big <br /> demand for people wanting private spaces to Zoom, but also people reserving rooms who are <br /> involved in professional services, for social services or telehealth's. They are booking a <br /> meeting room to see patients, either people are coming in or they are on Zoom. There have <br /> been problems as of late. The people occupying the room expect to have privacy in a public <br /> building and when their time is up they are getting upset. Someone came in for an office visit <br /> and insisted the person they were seeing worked and had an office here. That is considered a <br /> private room but because education is part of the mission, tutors could use the room. Not all <br /> are being paid, some are through the schools. Now people are booking it regularly to do their <br /> business. Several things have escalated or someone didn't book the room right. We have so <br /> many more people wanting spaces now. People want to come in and make this their office for <br /> the day. What is, if any, the responsibility of the town to provide such a space? Residents need <br /> services and people need to be able to connect with a social worker for support. How does that <br /> work? <br /> Ms. Milde noted there is no way to differentiate someone doing a community service versus <br /> someone who is profiting. <br /> Ms. Mahoney is going to Town Counsel as she has been gathering information from the staff. <br /> They don't know what is going on until there is an issue. They don't ask for names or why they <br /> are using the room at sign up. What is our thought about making spaces available for <br /> individuals working? <br /> Ms. Macdonald noted when Mr. Cotton was here they were discussing different designs for <br /> capsules where people can have that privacy. <br /> Ms. Mahoney also referenced the hotspots. Cape Space is full and you have to pay to use <br /> their space. These library rooms have time limits and when a staff knocked on the door the <br /> person using the space was upset about violating HIPAA rights. There is no expectation of <br /> privacy in this building. A personal injury attorney wanted to hold a mock trial here. What if you <br /> were a resident of town and somehow involved in this legal matter, would you want someone <br /> hearing your mock case? <br /> 3 <br />