High School Building Committee (HSBC) Meeting #68 Minutes

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Wayland Town Building

School Committee Conference Room

 

Attendees

HSBC members:  Brian Chase, Jim Howard, Fred Knight, Mary Lentz, Joe Lewin, Eric Sheffels

Absent:  Lea Anderson, Josh Bekenstein, Dianne Bladon, David Lash, Cindy Lombardo, Jennifer Steel

HMFH Team:  George Metzger, Steve Millington

KVA Team:  Frank Vanzler

Ex Officio members: Gary Burton, Louis Jurist, Pat Tutwiler, Allyson Mizoguchi

 

Call to order Ð HSBC Acting Chairman, Joe Lewin, called the HSBC meeting to order at 7:38 p.m.

 

Update on MSBA Discussion (4-3-09)

¯  Frank gave update on last discussion with MSBA with David Saindon

¯  Reviewed progress on Ed Spec.  Also being reviewed with School Committee.  Submitted draft Ed Spec to the MSBA after meeting with the School Committee.

¯  How will difference in SF variances be handled? Ð town must be able to explain

¯  Summary of current spec: Big differences in Special Ed, PE, and Fine Arts

¯  No Vocational Ed.  Wayland has more science. 

¯  Wayland has high historic participation rates

¯  State only interested in what they will pay for

¯  MSBA feasibility Ð willingness to reimburse for the old study Ð David Saindon putting together rationale

¯  Preliminary budget statement format received from MSBA: Wayland needs to show current staffing; projected staffing.  Gary working on completing this.  Final format to be sent later by MSBA.

 

Update on School Committee Discussion Ð Eric Sheffels, Jim Howard, Steve Millington, and Frank Locker attended the meeting on Monday April 6

 

¯  Frank went through specs and differences with state prescribed numbers

¯  School Committee authorized giving MSBA the draft ed spec to get feedback

¯  School Committee not comfortable with project significantly greater than what is reimbursable by the state

¯  Need more information regarding utilization of existing athletic space and benchmarks to see how other districts are using their athletic space

¯  Do not want to take square feet from core academics to support athletics

¯  Consider double or multi use spaces so as to overlap space needs

¯  Concern about size of commons

o   Consider utilizing flex space to compensate.

¯  Discussed Waycam numbers as part of the high school

 

Review of Revised Ed Spec. and Summary Page

 

¯  Continued concern about Commons size and seating as well as serving areas

¯  Concern about size of library Ð too small

¯  Program (excluding athletics) should be 141,000 gross s.f.  (171,000 Ð 30,000)

¯  Deal with athletics program and field house separately

¯  Review program and field house.  See how they can match up and minimize new construction.


 

Discussion of Budget for Athletics

 

¯  KVA presented preliminary estimate of $5,672,000 for 19,800 s.f. new athletic building.

¯  HMFH estimated that a VERY preliminary cost to renovate the field house today, based on the 2004 scope is $4.5 million.

¯  Expect that MSBA will fund $5.6 to $6 million in total for athletics.

¯  Goal is to have program fit the budget including renovation of the field house.

¯  Separate athletics from academics in negotiations with MSBA

 

Conceptual Design incorporating. Ed. Space

 

¯  HMFH presented a conceptual design based on the current ed spec.

¯  Single structure

¯  2 story building and only one Phase construction

¯  Follows Frank Locker bubble diagram in form

¯  Built in the front parking area.

¯  Relocate drop off and parking to back

¯  Move parking in well area also to the back.

¯  Parking area will be higher than school (5 to 6 feet).  Will need to deal with the transition.

¯  Will need temporary parking during construction

¯  HMFH needs site plan for the new pool Ð KVA to contact pool group

¯  HSBC direction to HMFH as they continue to work on this design

o   Adjust given elimination of third station and smaller athletics

o   Try to retain and rehab admin Ð 26,000 sf building

o   Try to keep admin building during construction

o   Need to adjust location of auditorium

 

Next Steps

 

¯  Reviewed KVA 3 week look ahead

¯  Constraint should be single phase construction

¯  Update 3a Ð 2 building solution

¯  Update Rehab alternative of existing buildings

¯  Review matrix again that was used last time for evaluation. KVA to bring next week.  Needs to be adjusted to reflect Futures Team rankings.

 

Motion: A motion was made by Mary Lentz and seconded by Jim Howard to approve the minutes to HSBC meeting #67 on April 2, 2009.

Vote: The motion was approved Ð 6 in favor, 0 opposed.

 

Comments from the Public

 

Adjournment Ð The HSBC adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

 

Next meeting Ð Thursday, April 16 at 5:30 pm in the Commons conference room at Wayland High School.

                         

Observers: Betsy Brigham, Ken Isaacson, Lori Frieling