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Kittredge School Building Committee
Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2024
Present: Laura Bates, Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues, Laurie Burzlaff, Pamela Lathrop, Kathleen
Colwell, Steve Foster, Dave Brown, Diana Beckley, Richard Cushing, Maureen Sakakeeny, Eva Hamori, Greg Landry,
Phil Palumbo and Trey Logie from Colliers Project Leaders, Jeffry Burchard and Stephanie Randazzo from Machado
Silvetti.
Meeting was called to order by Laura Bates at 4:03PM in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall.
Vote to approve minutes of August 7, 2024
made a motion, seconded by Dave Brown, to approve the minutes of August 7, 2024. Motion
approved 12-0.
Budget update
Phil Palumbo provided update on budget. Invoices were paid since last meeting.
Review and approve invoices
David Brown made a motion, seconded by to approve the invoices to Colliers and Machado
as presented. Motion approved 12-0.
Traffic impact study proposal review and vote
This matter was tabled. Colliers will seek additional quotes as the first one came in too high.
Schedule update
The MSBA should be sending comments to the Preliminary Design Proposal (PDP) in the next week and Colliers and
Machado will respond.
Feasibility Study Update
Jeffrey provided the timeline for Modules 3, 4 and 5. Over the next 3-4 months Machado will be developing
alternatives. The committee needs to identify preferred alternative at meeting on January 16, 2025. Jeffrey
provided the program components showing MSBA baseline for 335 student enrollment. Presented alternative plan
additional square feet. Typically favorable if for special education or a full time classroom. The maker
space/STEAM room can be eligible but every student needs to use twice a week and needs a full time staff person
for it. Community Programs could use. It is possible to petition for additional space but can only ask if we include in
the design. Phil explained that at the end of schematic design MSBA would give official approval so we risk having
to pay 100% for the additional space. When the town submits in October of 2025, we have to justify why we are
moving forward and set a budget. We show what we think is eligible and MSBA will either agree or disagree. The
extra space is approximately an additional $5 million. Town Manager Rodrigues stated that we need to understand
the budget numbers first. In response to a question from the committee, Phil stated that if all bids are over
budget, the Town would have to pay the overage. MSBA does not increase their reimbursement.
Pam Lathrop left at 4:49PM
Jeffrey provide the scenarios for new construction. All will allow the school to be used during construction. He ask
that the committee members review the scoring in the PDP report for the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Laurie Burzlaff, seconded by , to adjourn the meeting at 5:00PM. Motion
approved 11-0.
Documents used at meeting:
Machado presentation
Invoices
Minutes of August 7, 2024