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APPROVED
Town of Hingham
Capital Outlay Committee
February 12, 2007 Meeting Minutes
Attending: Jon Asher, Irma Lauter, Andy Mooradian, Tom Pyles, Jerry Seelen,
Ted Alexiades, Joseph Stigliani
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Chairman Andy Mooradian called the meeting to order (early!) at 6:27pm in the Town Hall Building.
The Draft of the Meeting Minutes from February 5, 2007 was approved.
DPW Superintendent, Joseph Stigliani, presented a memorandum to the Committee containing requested follow-up information from the 29 Jan meeting between the two parties. Superintendent Stigliani also presented photographic evidence to the Committee supporting his request that the Committee include capital funding of $120,000 for the replacement of at least one dump truck with mid-mount sander.
The Committee then reviewed and discussed the latest information received from Library Director Dennis Corcoran regarding warranty claims and Town funding for repair of the Library vinyl roof. The Committee is still unclear what documentation, if any, has been received within the past week from Bridgestone America Holding, Inc. Likewise, the Committee took issue with Director’s Corcoran’s email statement to the effect that “…[repair] specifications, of course, are controlled by Firestone.” Instead, the Committee’s position is that the Town should engage an independent inspection for job-sizing prior to commencement of work by Bridgestone.
The Committee spent the remainder of the meeting reviewing and finalizing the FY2008 Five-Year Capital Plan draft in preparation for the 13 Feb Committee presentation to the Board of Selectmen. As a result of this review, the following changes/additions were made to the previously approved FY2008 Capital Plan:
• $120,000 for replacement of one DPW dump truck with mid-mount sander
• $58,000 for associated repair and maintenance of the Library roof
• $154,000 for complete demolition, abatement, and repair of the Town Hall auditorium ceiling
• $500,000 for DPW Transfer Station roof and building renovations
The Committee agreed to include the DPW $500,000 figure as a placeholder, pending receipt of a firm, fixed-price proposal prior to the date of the Committee’s presentation to the Advisory Committee
Should a firm proposal substantiating this verbal estimate not be forthcoming within this timeframe, the Committee’s intent is to withdraw this placeholder from inclusion in the FY2008 Plan
• $42,000 to replace DPW Unit #28, in order that #28 may be used by the School Department (and save the cost of a new $30,000 vehicle)
Consequently, the Committee’s previously approved Capital Projects FY2008 outlay total of $1,856,874 has been increased to $2,580,874.
The Committee noted that this total is still exclusive of any amount to be requested by the School Department/Committee for ongoing school renovation design development.
The Committee voted to approve this revised Capital Projects total of $2,580,874 for FY2008.
The meeting adjourned at 8:13pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Asher, Secretary