Present: S.Heinrich, W. Morrison, M. Morrison, T. Koenig and D. Miller
S. Heinrich called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M.
S. Heinrich told the committee that he has received a written resignation from B. Triolo effective September 25, 1998. T. Koenig made a motion to accept with regret the resignation of B. Triolo. W. Morrison seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. S. Heinrich declared the seat vacant and noted that, per committee bylaws until the position is filled, the number of committee members needed for a quorum at a meeting is three. He requested the clerk write a note of appreciation to B. Triolo.
The committee discussed whether to fill the vacancy until the next election and, by consensus, decided to fill the vacancy. Notices of the vacancy will be sent to all newspapers and interested candidates will be asked to submit a letter of interest to S. Heinrich at the Superintendent's office by November 3, 1998. Interviews will be conducted during a non-public session at the committee meeting on November 10, 1998.
On a motion from T. Koenig, seconded by S. Heinrich, the minutes of August 11, 1998 were unanimously accepted.
Update on Current Projects - The paving contractor has put down a base coat. There were questions about the area near the SERESC building, guard rails around the telephone poles and along O'Gara Drive, and concerns raised about whether the large lot would be level. Nothing further will be done to elementary and middle school athletic fields, though there might be some additional work done to the lower field. The committee discussed whether it would recommend phase II of the paving plans for Mastricola Elementary and Middle Schools. It noted that the Capital Improvement Program approved by the School Board has put these plans into 2000-2001. There were questions about how much money will be left in the Pavement Capital Reserve Fund after the high school project is finished. The committee decided to revisit the issue at its next meeting.
High School Space Committee - W. Morrison and T. Koenig attended the first meeting of this committee and reported that the space committee had been instructed to come up with a strong voter friendly plan for additional high school space that would garner the needed 2/3 majority. They said that the space committee had been given copies of the PBC report, the NESDC report, the updated enrollment projections and an updated version of Rick Walker's report. Further, the space committee had discussed the issue of how many students the school could expect in five to ten years. T. Koenig noted that the town build-out survey seems to suggest in that within the next twenty - thirty years the town might experience a 50 percent growth. He summarized the space committee charge by saying they have been asked to plan what should be done, design a preliminary model and look at recapturing internal space and report back to the School Board by November 15. The space committee will probably meet once or twice a week until project completion. W. Morrison, T.Koenig and D. Miller expressed concern about being able to meet that often. M. Morrison agreed to fill in if needed so that two members of the PBC will be at each meeting. They will handle communication and updates through E-mail. There is a possibility of Public Information Sessions to be held on the high school space proposals. There was a question raised about whether the PBC wants or needs to make a presentation at these sessions. On a motion from W. Morrison, seconded by M. Morrison, the committee unanimously voted to allow the high school space committee to post its minutes on the PBC web site if it wishes.
Goals and Objectives - This item was passed over.
On a motion from T. Koenig, seconded by M. Morrison, the committee unanimously voted to adjourn at 9:45 P.M.
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