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APPROVED
Town of Hingham
Capital Outlay Committee
February 5, 2007 Meeting Minutes
Attending: Jon Asher, Irma Lauter, Andy Mooradian, Tom Pyles, Jerry Seelen,
Ted Alexiades
David Killory, Alan Macdonald, Scott Dunlap, Steve Nagle, Chris Gregoire, Dennis Freedman
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Chairman Andy Mooradian called the meeting to order at 6:33pm in the Town Hall Building.
The Draft of the Meeting Minutes from January 29, 2007 was approved.
School Building Committee Chairman, Alan Macdonald, and Ai3 Project Architect, Scott Dunlap, presented a status update regarding construction of the New Elementary School and renovation of the Middle, Plymouth River, and Foster schools.
New Elementary School (NES)
• 90,000 sq. ft. to house 630 students
Swing space for all 5th and 6th graders upon initial opening
- Relieving 5th-grade pressure on elementary schools
- Relieving 6th-grade pressure on middle school
• Construction documents will be complete by 2007 Town Meeting
• Original opening targeted for Sep 2008; current thinking: Sep 2009
• $1.154M of the $1.7M authorized at 2006 Town Meeting was used for NES design
• Qualifies under MSBA 2nd-highest priority: Enrollment & Overcrowding
Middle School
• Capable of housing from 750-1000 students
• $417K of authorized $1.7M used for Middle School design
Three renovation options currently under serious consideration
Additional design development funding likely to be requested at 2007 Town Meeting
• Original opening targeted for Sep 2010; still targeted for Sep 2010
• Also qualifies under MSBA 2nd-highest priority: Enrollment & Overcrowding based on space available per student
Plymouth River & Foster Schools
• $60K of authorized $1.7M used for schematic designs
• Timeline would drive off opening of NES
Basically, much smaller “summertime” renovation projects that would also target Sep 2009 completion
• Renovation would not qualify for higher Enrollment & Overcrowding MSBA ranking, given existence of NES
Scott Dunlap made the point that Towns receiving MSBA awards in Dec 2007 and Jan 2008 will have 120 days after approval to arrange their share of the funding.
The Committee spent the remainder of the meeting developing a consensus draft of the FY2008 Five-Year Capital Plan.
With the understanding that the Committee required additional information on a number of items before the Plan could be finalized, a vote was taken that approved a draft FY2008 Capital Projects outlay of $1,856,874.
The meeting adjourned at 11:16pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Asher, Secretary