Falmouth School Board Minutes

Falmouth School Board
Ad Hoc Advisory Building Committee Minutes
Thursday, February 15, 2007

1.         Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order by Mark Terison at 7:00 p.m.  Committee members in attendance were Penny Wheeler Abbott, Karen Boffa, Gerry Davis, George Entwistle, Karen Farber, Beth Franklin, Jean Gulliver, Dan O’Shea, Judy Schneider, and Mark Terison.   

2.         Approve Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2006 and January 24, 2007
The committee unanimously approved the minutes of December 14, 2006 and January 24, 2007.  

3.         Introductions with Oak Point and Rob Tillotson
Mr. Tillotson spoke briefly about his firm, explained the contract and the different sections of it, and how the process will proceed.  He did comment that after doing a walkthrough of the schools, he can see why we “ranked well” for this project.  He stated the first step will be to evaluate the facilities we have and decide which direction (new construction vs. renovation) to go and meeting with the Department of Education.  Following that will be the site analysis.  When asked about a special referendum, Mr. Tillotson stated he and the State strongly support having a special referendum.  The question was raised as to whether the Town could be reimbursed by the State for the cost.  Dan O’Shea was going to pose that question to Scott Brown from the DOE.  Mr. Tillotson stated that the logical timing for a special referendum would be January or February of 2008.

Dr. Entwistle commented that the middle school needs to be a part of the study process and also the School Board wants this project to include all day kindergarten and pre-K.  Jeff Rodman will be asked to share this process with the 5th grade teachers.  

There was a discussion regarding the role of an owner’s representative, when to bring that person in, the cost, etc.  Jean Gulliver mentioned the possibility of a joint owner’s representative for this project and the Town Police and Fire Building.

Mark Terison stated that meeting dates may change or be cancelled based on the current needs of the project. 

4.         Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.

Last Updated: 4/25/07

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