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TOWN OF MASHPEE <br /> SENIOR CENTER BUILDING COMMITTEE <br /> Minutes of the Meeting of 3/15/02 <br /> Committee Attendees: Also Attending: <br /> Irving Goldberg Joyce Mason <br /> Ed Adams Wayne Taylor <br /> Betty Nichols <br /> Jean Noussee <br /> Marty Henry <br /> Chairman Iry Goldberg opened the meeting at 1:15 PM. Minutes from the 3/11/02 and the 3/13/02 <br /> committee meetings were approved unanimously. <br /> Program Status: <br /> Iry gave a briefing of the committee's activity of the week, citing selection of the top four architects, <br /> with the architects agreeing to be prepared with a credible presentation, including plans and budget, <br /> for the 3/18/02 Selectmen's meeting. <br /> Iry has checked in Boston to confirm that the federal grant money is available. There is a training <br /> session available to us to learn how properly to apply for a grant. We also will work with our local <br /> consultant in preparation for the grant application. <br /> Iry took a poll of the committee to determine the order of preference for choice of architect. Results of <br /> the poll were as follows: #1: Keenan &Kenny; #2: John Catlin Associates;#3: Brown Lindquist. <br /> The committee will rate Keenan&Kenny as'highly advantageous', with#2 and#3 choices as <br /> 'advantageous'when presenting to the Board of Selectmen. Joyce Mason recommended that we do <br /> background/reference checks on our selected architects, to uncover any potential problems or <br /> concerns we might encounter with each of them. Iry will follow up on Keenan & Kenny; Ed will follow <br /> up on Catlin, and Marty will check on Brown Lindquist. <br /> Discussion followed regarding the advisability of whether to ask the Town for$1.5MM in May and <br /> hope to receive the$600,000 federal grant, or whether to ask for the entire budget of$2.1 MM. Ed <br /> Adams moved that the Committee ask for the$1.5MM in May, with the proviso that if the grant does <br /> not come through, the Town would approve an additional$600,000 to meet our total budget <br /> requirement of$2.1 MM. Marty Henry seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. <br /> Fund Raising. <br /> Friends of the COA have scheduled a meeting for 3//27/02 to discuss fundraising for the new Senior <br /> Center. The COA is shooting for an amount of$400,000. The Friends also have agreed that they <br /> would like to assist the project by contributing to interior furnishings. No commitment of funds will be <br /> made, however, until the Town has approved the project. The COA consensus was that they would <br /> be comfortable with a $200,000 donation toward furniture for the new Senior Center. <br /> Joyce Mason will check to see whether it will be possible to use part of the$190,000 already <br /> committed by the Town for the new Center, to pay for the$46,000 Clerk of the Work fee. Joyce <br /> cautioned us not to try to negotiate with the selected architect to absorb the Clerk of the Work fee. <br /> Wish List. <br /> I <br /> Iry stated that we need to be ready to respond to the selected architect with our requirements for the <br /> Senior Center. Included in the list should be: noise control in the reception area; plenty of electric <br /> outlets;bathroom facility in the'basement; partitions in the Great Room; sinks in the craft room; a <br /> custodial closet with sink; unisex bathroom on the first floor; elevator. The architect selected will <br />