Present: B. Triolo, D. Miller, W. Morrison, M. Morrison, S. Heinrich, T. Koenig and School Board liaison J. Flis
S. Heinrich called the meeting to order at 7:32 P.M.
D. Miller reported that he had attended a meeting of the Track and Fields sub-committee. Architect DiGeronimo was present. He is interested in what the PBC will be proposing regarding traffic and parking. After the group walked the field areas in question, he suggested that the original field plan with varsity baseball on O'Neil (Mastricola Elementary) field be used. The field would be oriented so that batters would hit toward the condominiums. He also suggested a "broken back" track instead of the one in the current plan. D. Miller also commented that many of the principals in attendance expressed concerns about the traffic and parking recommendations the PBC was considering. The next meeting of the sub-committee is October 15. D. Miller and S. Heinrich both plan to attend.
M. Morrison presented a revised draft with further detail. D. Miller shared diagrams of the various recommendations. The committee agreed that main points of the various recommendations are to improve traffic flow and increase the safety of the students. Several changes were made to the verbiage of the recommendations. It was decided by consensus to request input from all principals before presenting the recommendations to the School Board. Discussion followed regarding how to accomplish this. J. Flis may be able to talk with Mrs. Custer and Mr. Levesque. S. Heinrich and D. Miller will discuss the recommendations at the Track and Field sub-committee meeting to which Mrs. Custer, Mr. Levesque and Mr. Marston have been invited. T. Koenig offered to meet with Mr. Carter but he requested a diagram of the plan for Thorntons Ferry. The recommendations and presentation will be finalized at the next meeting of the PBC on October 28, 1997.
J. Flis reported that a request for funding for a survey is on the School Board agenda for October 20. He requested that as many PBC members as possible be present to help him present a historical perspective and the rationale for this request. He noted that Scott Isabelle is researching what surveys have been done and when. He indicated that the PBC may have to definitively answer why we need better "topol" maps than those currently available.
Copies of the 1997-98 updates of the Space Utilization Inventory for all three elementary schools were presented to each member. The updated inventory for the middle school and the high school are not yet completed. The population projections with back-up data as prepared by the NHSBA Information Services were also presented to each member. Members were asked to review that data for the next meeting.
W. Morrison reported on NetDay (November 1) about which he has been meeting with the Technology Committee. Merrimack will not be participating on November 1st, but plans to be ready to participate in the spring. NetDay is a day when volunteers go into schools and "network" them. There are many components to NetDay including fundraising, administrative approvals and volunteer solicitation.
There was no public participation.
The next meeting of the committee will be on October 28, 1997. The main focus of the meeting will be Kindergarten and Traffic & Parking Recommendations.
On a motion from M. Morrison, seconded by D. Miller, the committee unanimously voted to adjourn at 9:31 P.M.
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