1997-1998-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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** Paul made a motion to forward for payment Andrew Chartwell invoice for $29,611.33. Merry Sue seconded the motion. All members were in favor 5-0** Paul said Chartwell is going to work on getting a dollar figure for all the items this Committee cannot complete so it can be transferred to the School Department. Exterior block: there is an issue with cracking in some window bays. It will have to be saw cut and caulked. Paul asked Joel to prepare the necessary documents and hopefully will have it out to bid this week. They will try to do the work over February vacation but it may have to wait until April. Paul apologized for dropping the ball on the upgraded security systems. ** Paul made a motion to allow the superintendent to proceed with revising the security system, not to exceed $20,000. Janice seconded the motion. Paul explained he found two manufacturers that are not proprietary. Working with Don Cook they have identified 5-6 zones. Any I zone can be active at any time. ** All members were in favor 5-0** John Williams talked about the additional staff computer training. He had presented a proposal to the Committee, to use the $10,000 budgeted for CIC. Paul said there is no further approval needed from the Committee, they previously approved this. He would recommend they video tape the sessions. John Williams explained there are some additional items teachers are finding they need. The art teacher needs a mat cutter to fit the mobil unit she already has and 2, 5 drawer files. Paul suggested the school dept purchase them and submit the invoice to the Committee. ** Paul made a motion to allow the school department to purchase 2, 5 drawer files and a mat cutter, not to exceed $2,000. Merry Sue seconded the motion. All members were in favor 5-0** John Williams also would like to purchase a digital camera which they could use to make their own student id cards which could include bar coding to be used for cafeteria, etc. The price is $699 plus shipping. ** Paul made a motion to approve for purchase a digital camera, not to exceed $800. Merry Sue seconded the motion. All members were in favor 5-0** ** Paul made a motion to approve the school department's purchase of graphic arts software for$3,896. Merry Sue seconded the motion. All members were in favor 5- 0** John Williams said the ventilation system is very noisy in the library, should it be that loud? Paul said he will go up and look at it. It is probably because there is so much glass in the room that it needs to move a lot of air to prevent condensation. John Williams mentioned that the dust collectors in the wood shop are placed inside of the building, rather than outside. The teacher is concerned aboutlbe noise and the amount of space