001is to put mini and rooftop units for air conditioning and electrical upgrades at the elementary school so that way we have full air conditioning as we do the max so that we can have yearround programming going on. Um, currently right now, Eversauce is doing an assessment to be able to see if there's possible funding sources that we can use based on this assessment. And we work with the town's energy consultant and we're hoping that through Senator Rodri's and through this potential funding source that we'd be able to get that project done with that funding, but at the same time, we still need to put that on the CIPC list for the FY27. We had spoke to maintenance because at first they thought they needed a utility body truck which was on the original list that
002everybody received. But after speaking with um Paul and Kim, they've decided that they're just going to add a portable tool box to the current new truck that they received this past year from CIPC. So, we're taking that off of this list. And so, they really just need a dump truck. Now, their existing truck is a 2001 GMC and it's basically has gas leaking and it's rotting underneath. So, we've moved that forward for 70,000. They did come in with a price of like 63,000, but by the time that we probably purchase it, the increase, you know, that will probably be up close to 70. Um, we're looking for additional cameras. So, it just seems like each year we are reaching out to CIPC for additional cameras, but it seems like each year depending on the programs
003we have going on that we're always finding that we need additional locations. We need additional cameras at different parts of the building. Right now, we're looking at adding more going up to the elementary school with the athletic fields that are over there. So, we had a walk through, actually we've had about three different walkthroughs with the SRO, both at the West and at the MAC and with Office of Davis to figure out where we need additional cameras. That price does come up to about 225,000 for those additional cameras. And then the last thing that we do have on the list is evacuation chairs. So, currently we have eight locations at the new school that require evacuation chairs. the evacuation chairs they currently have take too long to open quickly in case of an emergency. So,
004we have worked with the fire department. They've come in and brought us different options that they have. Um, some of the students that we have require they don't have good muscle tone. So, we don't want to be having them sitting up straight in the typical evacuation chairs. So, we've worked with the district fire department and we currently have purchased one of these last year which we had a fire drill this past week which worked out perfect for the stu one of the students that we do have that does have some of those issues. So, we're looking to get eight more to cover. You have to have them in every stairwell and near every elevator. So, we had to it would take eight of them more. We have one right now. We do have others upstairs.
005they just do not work to the to a way that we need them to work. So this was our requested of what we felt was the biggest priority working with Dr. Roy and it came to 1.1 million19,240. >> Thank you very much, Miss Reposa. Um I will just note um there are a few things uh on the sheet here that uh I do think represent some very uh very acute needs. Um I don't know uh Mr. President could you just go to the the school building request to start out with. I just I want to show the committee here. Uh so while these are the the priorities that uh the the thought processes to present to the CIPC, there are additional um additional considerations uh where we might be able to find different sources of
006funding. Specifically here, you'll note uh lighting the uh the fields at the middle high school uh as well as repairing the baseball and softball infields. These are issues that stem from the building of the facility and therefore uh it's it's proper that we can go to uh the B school building fund to make the requests for these uh for the for these items. Um, next, uh, if you want to go to the the other funding sources, the grants, this proposal, we have, um, a couple other things, including also, you know, there was talk of some batting cages, uh, and talk that the the booster club may be able to, uh, to cover some of that. Uh, the other thing is school speed, school's own speed signs for Gford Road and Osborne Street. um that um
007that is something that I think is definitely a priority. Although um I think that's it is it is realistic to uh it's realistic for that type of request to go uh really through the highway department as opposed to uh school department CIPC requests. Uh and then the the other needs requested um the the final tab there. Uh this just this just details a few of the other um a few of the other things that were talked about during the uh during the the process with the with the uh building leaders and uh you can see a few other things there including the uh you know changing uh energy efficient doors and windows and whatnot. and also uh talking about uh what would need to be done if the old high school were to be eliminated.
008Uh the use of those fields if that if that became an issue where we weren't able to use those fields, there would be an immediate need to develop uh the uh the campground pro uh property for for additional field uses. I just wanted the the committee as we go back to the CIPC request specifically, wanted the committee to be aware that these other uh funding uh mechanisms exist for these other items that that that are that are certainly needs. Um so with that, if we'll go back to the uh the CIPC recommendations, Mr. Jendro, I see you have your hand up. >> Yes, thank you. And uh thank you Michelle uh as always for your work on this. Um I I will I'll note just before commenting on the on the specific on the list
009we have in front of us uh the prior the top priority CIPC requests on the school building capital requests. Uh I know if there there may be some uh additional funding available as part of that project by the time uh if and when the uh when the closeout uh happens uh or as we near that point. Um, and I know that there seemed to be an appetite, I'm not speaking for the building committee, but uh, if you watched the last meeting, which I would encourage, um, there seem to be an appetite uh, to address some of those items on there with with uh, any potential remaining funds um, after other issues are addressed obviously um, that are that also pertain to the building, but there seem to be some appetite to uh, look at those.
010So, um, but just going back to the CIPC request for FY27, um, uh, Mr. Reposa, is there a what is the, uh, has the energy consultant for the town or others expressed the likelihood of uh, the grant or the the funding opportunities for that uh, AC project? I know there was some outside funding in addition to the earmarks that were secured for the uh Mhammer school. Um is the energy consultant or others confident in our ability to get those funds? I know some of the federal programs have kind of >> dried up since then. So, I don't know if they were if they were confident in that or >> right. Um Kathy Stanley, who is the person that works for us handling all the energy, she's our energy consultant, she did seem very positive about
011the um this project moving forward, not just strictly for us, but other projects for the town. But I know that um in conversation with her and that Kim has had with her that it it does look very promising as far as some of these federal funds that have just kind of been just we were just notified today for all of our you know superintendent was received um school lunch right now it doesn't seem like it's affecting us as much but we don't know what that'll look like and I don't know how this would impact this project or any of the funding coming from some type of energy source. But I mean, I don't know. I think this is a different type of funding that would happen because it would become part of the um the
012energy monies that we receive in. So, I can't I can't really speak to that piece of it, but she was very positive on thinking that this would something that they would definitely be able to get funded with. We'd also need additional funding though in other areas which you know again we counted on Senator Rogers to help pull through with you know some type of funding to help us out here. >> Thank you. The the reason I ask is because the the you know 1.1 is a a large figure to go to CIPC for um just given how they have in recent how they've how it's gone in recent years. So the reason I ask that is because if for example if the if the consultant is confident in our ability to get those funds to
013at least cover like we did the MAC in two phases right we had the initial tranch of funding for one part of the project and then we had the an earmark for another part. So, if if the consultant is confident in our ability to get funding for that outside of the CIPC process, then if we move that to a different uh position on the list, then we're, you know, we're we're looks like we're hovering around the $700,000 mark roughly 6 to 700,000. So, um which is which historically has been I think closer to what they've approved for the school department re in recent years. It's not that they wouldn't, you know, entertain a larger figure, which they may depending on, you know, what funding they have available in a in a given year because it
014is onetime money, but um that's why I was asking I just, you know, just to put it in context. Thank you. >> Yes, >> Mr. Ginger. I just want to follow up on that. So, it would be my intention as as the school committee representative on on CIPC presenting these to mention that um the price tag with regard to the mini splits and the AC upgrade for the West um under no illusions that that that would be a would be the single source of funding that CIPC would be the single source of funding. It would certainly require um input and uh some help from our uh from our Senator Rodri as well as uh any other potential you know grants or whatever. So I think it it's certainly my intention to present this as uh
015you know part of the package deal. Uh it's easier to do that for say the playground because we know uh we have a much clearer indication of of where the of of what number outside funding is already coming in and how much the uh the school department would would necessarily be responsible for. Uh not so easy with this particular project with the AC project to get that actual number, but I I I do want the committee to understand that I'd be presenting it as as a you know part of the package deal so to speak. So >> yeah. The reason I the reason I raise it again is just because I I'm not sure they would >> be willing to put a dollar figure to it if we're not giving them a specific dollar figure
016that we expect. In other words, if the energy consultant said, you know, you can reasonably expect to get, and I know it's not that simple, but $300,000 in this, then we can say, okay, well, we know the project is $800,000, so we need 500. You know, I'm I'm just saying that because if that's not the case here, then it's it would be difficult for us to present a specific number to them, which they would be unlikely to fund if we're unable to provide that. So in other words, if we're able to pretty confidently get those other things funded and also get outside funding for that AC project, you know, do we put those those other ones for this trunch of funding, you know, ahead of that saying that these are items that we we have
017the, you know, estimates for that we would like to get funded because we know that although this project will will require uh additional funding or a couple of rounds, but we we know that there's another pool of funding that we can likely tap into for Right. And we actually had the MAC project, the AC project for the MAC was actually a two-year project as well. So it may be something that might not happen all in one year, but we might have to do it over two years. >> Right. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Mr. Chico, thanks for your patience. Let's go right ahead. >> Uh just a clarifying question on the um evac chairs. uh assuming what we have already is I guess probably like the bare bones to meet code um and therefore
018we're asking for an upgrade here that wouldn't be because it's technically an upgrade I'm assuming that wouldn't necessarily be on the list that we put um towards the uh school building committee request the school building request >> they had given us like the bare bones of type of evac chairs and so when they sent over chairs we received so many that were brand new chairs and then so many were chairs that we brought over to make sure that every entrance and exit had a chair. So some of them came from the old school and then they supplied us with a certain number for the new school. But the chairs like we already have two of the chairs that aren't even working right. So when you go to open them it's like 7 minutes. It takes
019two people to open the chairs. They're just more of an outdated chair we find from what our PT has been doing training on. So, and again, I'm not we don't think that the school building project would pay for those. I mean, maybe they would, you know, we would just have to really state our case on them that and again, we probably could do that. Like, you know, we could probably try to have the PT put together what her reasoning has been and what she has found. She's gone to a lot of these evacuation trainings with students of all types of disabilities. So, it's possible that we could try to get her to write something up to explain more in detail on why it is required based on what we currently do have. >> And I
020think the other um so that I think that may lead to leads probably to another question is do we need should we even be waiting for CIPC? like is this more of a safety issue than I originally thought it was when I just read this line item. >> Right. So, what we've been doing is the one particular student that we currently have right now that really has a lot of muscle tone issues, we have been placing this the the one that we do have that we already have in place that works well with her. We've been placing it in areas that her um classes are in. So, it's helpful. It's just not really like you're saying, it's really not the fully safest way to do it because if all of a sudden she was taken
021out to go some a different direction for some reason, we would, you know, they can make the other ones work, but they're just really concerned about their so the muscle tone on some of the students are just more sensitive, I guess you could say. It's probably not the right word, but So, I agree. I agree with you, Jason, that it could be something that should be even prior to CIPC. >> I I will also note uh because of the number we're looking at, um I I do like the idea of both trying to figure out a way to expedite that, but also if if what we received from the building fund was inadequate, then maybe maybe we do go back to that. Um, I will also add that if the if we exhaust other potential
022funding uh issues that that particular dollar amount is uh is a little easier to come to the CIPC committee a little later in the game if need be. Does that make sense? >> Yes. >> Okay. All right. Excellent. Um, anything else from any other committee members at this at this time? Okay. So, um what I am going to recommend here is that we uh present these to the CIPC in in terms of um really in terms of a ranking. Um, and I'm gonna I'm going to I'm going to ask that we hold off on the evacuation chairs on this original original request to see what other see what other avenues we have whether it's a building committee uh some some something more more uh urgently available or even I mean I don't know if there's
023a grant potential but if if we took that off um I would I'm I'm going to say what I would recommend I guess as a uh as a priority. Um I I would say I would like to see the the AC and the west and the the playground kind of as a one one a 1B uh ranking the uh technology addition the the safety cameras as the the third uh the dump truck and then followed by the additional adult bathroom. uh my my reasoning is not just in terms of the likelihood of getting uh these these items funded. Um I do think it's very important to uh to mention when it comes to the west I mean this is the last building that remains without AC. It's been something that we've been u promising and
024discussing for a long time. Uh I do really feel like the the uh the west AC needs to be uh a a uh a priority. I also think that the um you know the playground we are lucky in that we have uh some some great people on the CPC as well as within the recck department uh that that are going to help uh help expedite that as well. So um that that would be my my recommendation. Um, but I I certainly would to ask if any other committee members have have thoughts on on our ranking at this time. Okay. So, if if no one else has anything additionally on additional on the ranking, um, I'm going to Michelle, we can we can switch that. So, so the the electrical unit or the the the AC
025would be 1 A, the playground 1B, >> and then the uh safety camera is the third item. >> Okay. >> Dump truck the fourth and the additional adult bathroom the fifth. >> And what was two? Um Chris Ba basically 1 A and one B. That's why I was I was skipping to to three. >> Oh, okay. Gotcha. >> And that that would be my recommendation. Um with the understanding that the if the evacuation chairs need to come back on uh later on and they go in in in the uh the run that we could do that as well. So um any any discussions? Uh, Mr. Fuzz, are you comfortable with this? >> I am. I'd like to just ask Dr. Roy if she's comfortable with it as well. >> That was going to be my
026next question. So, go right a Yes, indeed. >> Yes, I I am comfortable with it. Thank you. >> Okay. And excellent. I I just want to say thank you to uh Mr. Posith, to Dr. Roy. I had a chance to meet with you all on this, too. I I sincerely appreciate the time and the effort that that has gone into this. Uh would also like to just say thank you to all of our building leaders who uh who were also and and and various department heads who were uh involved in in getting this list together. Um with that, I would entertain a motion to approve these these items as the uh capital improvement planning committee requests for uh fiscal year 27 in the in the rankings presented. So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved
027and seconded. Uh we'll take a roll call vote. Mr. Or actually, excuse me. We don't need to take a roll call vote. We're no longer in executive session. Or excuse me, actually, Miss Pino, do we need to take >> I believe we do if we're remote. >> We do if we're remote. Yes, indeed. Okay. All right. So, I'll go back to my original plan and say, uh, Mr. Pico. >> Hi, Jason Piggo. >> Miss Sampers. >> Hi, Caitlyn Sampers. Mr. Melnik >> I Fred Melnik >> Mr. Gingro >> I Evan Gendro >> and I Christopher Thrasher. So that uh motion carries. Uh again thanks to everyone who helped uh make this possible. Our next item on the agenda is routine matters correspondence and notices. I have none except to mention actually I do have one.
028Uh, I would like to remind the committee that we do have a policy uh a a kind of a marathon policy session for next Monday evening at uh 6 pm followed by a regular school committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Um, I would ask that if any committee members have items that they wish to uh have on the agenda for the regular meeting on the on the 8th to please get those to me as soon as possible. I believe we want to go ahead and get everything uh to to post uh by the end of the day tomorrow. Um, and with that, I believe uh next item is topics the chair could not reasonably anticipate and I have none. So, with that, I'll uh entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> So, moved. >> Chris,
029can I I'm sorry. >> Oh, yes, absolutely. Go. I I apologize if I didn't see your hand. >> No, it's okay. Um the policy meeting on Monday, are we going to get uh a calendar invite or anything like for that? I that I remember talking about that in the last meeting and then it obviously slipped my mind that I didn't have it in my phone and you just reminded me and I'm like, "Oh crap." Which I can still make and that's fine. Um, I just I I love that. Um, Lori, >> I'll take care of that now. >> Yes. Thank you. Cuz I love that you send these these invites and then they pop in my calendar and >> Oh, that's Yeah, Jay, you're not on this one. Maybe you're not invited. >> Oh, sweet.
030All right. See you Wednesday. >> No, not so fast. >> I was gonna say I have an invite. Lori sent it. I can see it, but I don't >> Oh, thanks, Lori. >> I don't see your name on it. >> I uh I understand where you're coming from. I have told my better half many times, if it's if it's not in my Google calendar, it doesn't exist. So, >> Exactly. Exactly. >> Indeed. Okay. So, >> my fault, Jay. Sorry. >> Ah, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, always looking for a way to get fired. It's not happening. >> No. >> Absolutely not. All right. Thank you all very much for uh for all the efforts this evening. Uh with that, we had a a motion to adjurnn and I believe we needed a second. Uh
031second >> moved and seconded. We'll take a roll call vote. Uh Mr. Chico. >> I Jason Pico. >> Miss Sampers. >> I Caitlyn Sampers. >> Mr. Melnik. >> I Fred Melnik. >> Mr. Jendro. >> Ian Gendro. >> And I Christopher Thrasher. We are adjourned at 7:01. Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. >> Right. Take care. >> Good night everybody. Thanks. >> Good night.