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Nominations for Vice Chairman. <br /> ** Merry Sue nominated Steve Greelish for Vice Chairman. Janice <br /> seconded the motion . All members were in favor. ** <br /> Discussion with Sound Consultant - Bill Cavanaugh <br /> Bob Fournier said the Committee previously had questions about the sound <br /> system for the auditorium and Mr. Cavanaugh is here to answer any questions <br /> and discuss the sound system. <br /> The Committee received a letter from Michael Pare outlining his concerns <br /> about the system. <br /> Mr. Cavanaugh said the system will be capable of serving all the needed <br /> functions for speech, music, playback , movies and sound. It will be a high <br /> quality professional system. He will prepare the specifications for open <br /> bidding. <br /> Paul said the original design spec was very general , it seems he has not <br /> gotten into the nuts and bolts of the design yet? <br /> Mr. Cavanaugh said that is correct. <br /> Bob said school with a similar system as proposed for Mashpee are Nauset, <br /> Metheun, Tingsboro. <br /> When will he begin the design of the system? <br /> During this next phase - contract documents. <br /> Mr. Cavanaugh said most systems are over driven , you want to supplement the <br /> natural acoustics of the room. <br /> Janice said he needs to see the design of the auditorium first. <br /> She also said acoustical consulting is also needed for the music ad band <br /> room. Will he be doing all that also? <br /> Bob said SMMA's electrical department will design the audio system for the <br /> gym and school as a whole. Mr.Cavanaugh will be consulting on all <br /> acoustical issues. <br /> Janice suggested they confer with Steve Greelish , Mike Pietrowski and Mike <br /> Pare. They all have a lot of expertise in this area. <br /> Paul said there had been a misconception the system had already been <br /> designed. <br /> Joe said creativity is important, don't just mirror another school ' s <br /> system. How creative can he get with the amount of money we have? <br /> Mike Pietrowski offered his comments. He suggested they also give the gym <br /> some consideration for acoustical design . <br /> The TV broadcast room is next to the auditorium, he suggested provisions be <br /> made for audio feed back to the TV room. There is no sense to have 2 <br /> separate systems. <br /> The document only has 8 microphone inputs, yet town meeting takes 10 <br /> microphones. <br /> A video projection unit should be tied into the sound system, to limit the <br /> number of wires. <br /> Most importantly the system should meet expendability for the next 20 <br /> years. Mike said he will work closely with both the architects and <br /> consultant. <br /> Peter said the cafeteria will see a lot of use, will probably hold many <br /> informal gatherings and maybe even town meeting. Has consideration been <br /> given for sound attenuation in that area? <br /> 3 <br />