A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING ADVISORY BOARD TO THE MAYOR WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6:00 P.M.
ROBERT F. WEBER, JR.
ROBERT CANAVAN
RICARDO PATINO
MILDRED VEGA
MAUREEN CHEVRETTE
LINDA CELONA
KATHY MATUSZEK MARTIN
LEO LECLERC
ROBERT A. FERRI
LEE M. MATTHEWS
PETER DEMEULE
HOMER LAFOND
MAUREEN SLOWIK-ARRIVED AT 6:50 P.M.
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RESULTS OF SURVEY TO PARENTS WAS REPORTED BY DR. CHEVRETTE.
CHAIRMAN WEBER READ THE RESULTS OF WHERE TO PLACE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
STAFF- 174 RETURNED 145 FAVORED CALCUTT 29 RISK
OTHER COMMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON SURVEY RESULTS ON FILE.
PARENTS-278 RETURNED 194 CALCUTT 84 RISK
OTHER COMMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON SURVEY RESULTS ON FILE.
DISCUSSION ON SURVEY
MAYOR MATTHEWS HOW MANY WENT OUT TO PARENTS.
DR. CHEVRETTE RESPONDED ABOUT 1900. SHE STATED THAT THIS IS A SMALLER
RESPONSE THAN USUAL. THIS WAS A CROSS SECTION OF ALL SCHOOLS IN CITY.
CHAIRMAN WEBER STATED THAT MANY PARENTS THAT HE HAS SPOKEN TO ARE IN FAVOR OF THE CALCUTT SCHOOL.
CHAIRMAN WEBER STATED THAT CALCUTT SCHOOL AS A RESULT OF THE SURVEY SHOULD BE MADE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RECOMMENDED CALCUTT SCHOOL.
MR. DEMEULE COMMENTED ON THE CALCUTT SCHOOL AND STATED THAT HE IS ALSO IN FAVOR THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL.
MAYOR MATTHEWS EXPRESSED THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PARTICULAR IDEA OF HIS BEFORE THE BOARD. HE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT HIS IDEA TO CREATE RISK AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE DID SUGGEST SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE BULK OF THE ADDITIONS ON 2 SCHOOLS ELLA RISK AND CALCUTT AND THAT THE ADDITIONS TO ROBERTSON HAVE TO DECIDE TO MAKE ADDITIONS OR MAYBE TWO CLASSROOMS AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE WITH HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY. WE MUST DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH ELLA RISK, IT IS A CONCLUSION THAT
CALCUTT WILL BE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HAVE CONCLUDED HOW MANY CLASSROOMS AT CALCUTT. NEED TO DISCUSS THE ADDITIONS TO RISK AND TO ROBERTSON.
HE COMMENTED ON AN ARCHITECT.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DEFINITELY AT CALCUTT AND THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN DECIDED. WHAT TO DO WITH RISK AND CALCUTT.
SPOKE WITH MODULAR COMPANY WHO TOURED THE SCHOOL. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THIS CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE A BETTER IDEA TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE RISK SCHOOL WITH SMALLER ADDITION AND FRONT ENTRANCE TO ROBERTSON. ITS TIME TO CONCLUDE WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED AT ELLA RISK.
MR. CANAVAN AGREED THAT CALCUTT IS A BETTER LOCATION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. THINK THAT ASSESSMENT OF ELLA RISK AND THAT A MAIN ENTRANCE A THREE OR FOUR CLASSROOMS AT ROBERTSON. IF THAT IS THE DECISION, IN FAIRNESS TO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, NEED TO CREATE SPACE FOR NEXT YEAR.
MAYOR MATTHEWS COMMENTED THAT ELLA RISK HAS ASBESTOS FLOORS, WOODEN STAIRS, CHILDREN MUST BE MOVED DURING THIS CONSTRUCTION.
MR. CANAVAN ASKED THE MAYOR IF THIS SHOULD BE PLANNED FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
MAYOR MATTHEWS STATED YES.
MR. DEMEULE ASKED IF IT IS A TWO STORY ADDITION OR ONE STORY ADDITION AT ELLA RISK. HE STATED THAT HE DISAGREES THAT THE SCHOOL IS NOT SOUND. IT IS A VERY SOUND BUILDING. IF THE COMMITTEE KEEPS THE ADDITION TO A ONE STORY INSTEAD OF TWO IT WOULD BE LESS COSTLY.
MAYOR MATTHEWS STATED THAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE COST TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. THERE ARE SOME VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS IN THE EXISTING BUILDING.
MAYOR MATTHEWS EXPLAINED THE NEEDS OF THE BUILDING.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED.
MR. DEMEULE COMMENTED ON THE SEEKONK CONSTRUCTION AND STATED THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WASTED SPACE.
CHAIRMAN WEBER STATED THAT HE AGREED WITH THE MAYOR ON THE ELLA RISK SCHOOL AND THE NEED TO MAKE THE BUILDING HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE AND THE MUCH NEEDED INTERIOR PROBLEMS.
DR. CHEVRETTE EXPLAINED THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE AND THE MANDATES REQUIRED IN DETAIL. SHE STATED HER CONCERNS ON THE ADDITION TO ELLA RISK, ONE THE LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL AND TWO THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL. SHE STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY CONGESTED AREA AND SHE RECOMMENDED THAT THE EXIT SHOULD NOT BE ON DEXTER STREET. ANOTHER CONCERN IT TIMING FOR THE SCHOOL SCHEDULES FOR NEXT YEAR. SHE TOLD OF THE TASK INVOLVED IN MOVING AND PACKING THE SCHOOL
FOR THE OPENING IN SEPTEMBER. SHE TOLD OF NEW LEGISLATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SCHOOL HOUSING AID AND THAT UNDER THE LAW THE EXPENSES FOR LEASING A BUILDING CAN BE REIMBURSED. SHE STATED THAT MAKING A LARGER FACILITY AT ELLA RISK FROM AN EDUCATIONAL POINT OF VIEW IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA AND SHE SUPPORTS IT. SHE STATED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE AT ROBERTSON SCHOOL AS WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
MR. DEMEULE COMMENTED ON THE ELLA RISK SCHOOL.
DR. CHEVRETTE COMMENTED.
MAYOR MATTHEWS STATED THAT NOTHING IS IN CONCLUSION. HE COMMENTED FURTHER ABOUT THE CALCUTT SCHOOL AND THE ELLA RISK SCHOOL AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE CODES THAT MUST BE MET. IT IS BETTER TO PLACE THE STUDENTS IN ANOTHER ENVIRONMENT BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE TO THE ELLA RISK SCHOOL.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED.
CHAIRMAN WEBER ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO NOW CENTER ITS DISCUSSION ON THE CLASSROOMS NEEDED AT ELLA RISK.
MR. CANAVAN QUESTIONED THE CHAIR.
DR. CHEVRETTE DIRECTED THE COMMITTEE TO THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED LAST WEEK WHICH ADDRESSES THE NEED AT ELLA RISK (23 CLASSROOMS) NEED A SCHOOL ABOUT THE SIZE OF VETERANS. SHE TALKED ABOUT REDISTRICTING DEPENDING ON THE ADDITIONS.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON WHICH GRADES WOULD BE PLACED IN WHAT SCHOOL.
DR. CHEVRETTE STATED THAT RISK WOULD NEED IN ADDITION TO 23 STANDARD SIZE CLASSROOMS, A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM ABOUT THE SIZE OF CALCUTT, 5 SPECIAL ED ROOMS, A LIBRARY ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF VETERANS ETC.
MAYOR MATTHEWS ASKED ABOUT THE CLASSROOMS AT CALCUTT SCHOOL AND ASKED DR. CHEVRETTE TO PREPARE A SIMILAR PROPOSAL FOR RISK. HE ASKED THE BOARD TO REMEMBER THAT IT IS FOCUSING ON TWO CONCEPTS, ONE THAT RISK WILL BE A LARGE SCHOOL WITH A SMALL ADDITION TO ROBERTSON OR TWO THAT BOTH SCHOOL WITH HAVE ADDITIONS.
MR. DEMEULE COMMENTED.
CHAIRMAN WEBER ASKED THAT THE BOARD FOCUS ON THE NEED FOR ROBERTSON SCHOOL.
DISCUSSION ENSUED ON COSTS.
MAYOR MATTHEWS AND MR. DEMEULE DISCUSSED THE HAIG PROPOSAL, THE COST AND THE ADDITIONS TO THE SCHOOLS.
DR. CHEVRETTE COMMENTED ON ROBERTSON SCHOOL, IT TO ADD ONE CLASSROOM OR KEEP THE ANNEX. THE SCHOOL DOES NEED A LIBRARY. THE LOCATION OF THE OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING NEEDS TO BE RELOCATED ETC.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED.
THE MAYOR COMMENTED ON ADVISORS THAT HE WILL UTILIZE OTHER OPINIONS, HE SPOKE ON A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY MANAGER FOR THE PROJECT.
CHAIRMAN WEBER COMMENTED ON A NEW MEETING SCHEDULE AND SUGGESTED ON A TWO WEEK INTERVAL SUBJECT CHANGE AS NEEDED.
DR. CHEVRETTE STATED THAT PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD COME TO SOME CONCLUSION ON THE ELEMENTARY ISSUE AT THE APRIL 30TH MEETING.
CHAIRMAN WEBER ASSURED DR. CHEVRETTE THAT IF THIS WAS NOT CONCLUDED ON THE 30TH THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER MEETING THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY MR. CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY MR. FERRI. ALL AGREED.
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ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY
ACTING CITY CLERK
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