Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wayland Town Building
Large Hearing Room
Attendees
HSBC members: Lea Anderson, Dianne Bladon, Brian Chase, Jim Howard, Fred Knight, David Lash, Mary Lentz, Joe Lewin, Cindy Lombardo, Eric Sheffels, Jennifer Steel
Absent: Josh Bekenstein
HMFH Team: George Metzger, Steve Millington
KVA Team: Frank Vanzler, David Saindon
Ex Officio members: Gary Burton, Louis Jurist
Call to order – HSBC Chairman, Lea Anderson, called the HSBC meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Communications- Dianne Bladon reviewed three documents:
1. The Crier column for Nov. 2nd submission has been vetted through the HSBC.
Motion: A motion was made by Mary Lentz and seconded by Cindy Lombardo to submit the letter to the Town Crier.
Vote: The motion was approved unanimously: 9 in favor, 0 opposed.
2. The draft mailer has been sent out to the HSBC for review and suggested changes are being incorporated.. The Office for Campaign and Public Finance has reviewed the wording in this and other documents. It will go out through the mail and arrive on the same day as the Warrant for Special Town Meeting.
Motion: A motion was made by Cindy Lombardo and seconded by Mary Lentz to approve the mailer for distribution.
Vote: The motion was approved unanimously: 10 in favor, 0 opposed.
3. The Fact Sheet is available for distribution tonight at the forum. Fred Knight raised a point about the confusing nature of the tax impact data. He suggested that it is impossible to talk about percentage increases over the life of the bonding if we donÕt know what the tax will be after the current year. When taxes go up over the years, the high school effect will become a smaller and smaller percent of oneÕs tax bill. He suggested changing the fact sheet and other documents where tax impact is included to talk about the mean payment in dollars, not percent. Dianne will clarify the wording in HSBC documents.
Update: Lea reviewed the following milestones of the past two weeks:
á The Wayland School Committee voted on Oct. 13th to authorize the HSBC to submit an application to the Inspector General for consideration of CM at Risk. All documents required by the IGÕs office are now in order. David Saindon will submit the application on Friday, Oct. 16th.
á Mark Lanza, Town Counsel, has been working with the MSBAÕs legal department on the high school funding article wording. MSBA has agreed to allow including language authorizing the Wayland School Committee to enter into the Project Funding Agreement and other contracts, as part of a single motion.
á The Board of Selectmen voted on Oct. 13th to put the debt exclusion for the high school project on the ballot for the Nov. 17th special election.
á The Finance Committee is working on writing the comments for the high school article. Paul Grasso and Cherry Karlson are the Fincom members assigned to this task.
Key dates are:
á 10/15: 7:30 pm, first HSBC forum in large hearing room
á 10/20: deadline for comments for warrant articles
á 10/20: 9:30 am, second HSBC forum (School Committee conference room)
á 10/28: meeting requested with Conservation Commission
á 10/30: 7:30 am, WHS PIE with HSBC presentation
á 11/2: Warrant is mailed; HSBC mailing with STM information
á 11/9: BoS Warrant hearing
á 11/12: 7:30 pm, possible third HSBC forum
á 11/17: Special Election for debt exclusion ballot question
á 11/18: 7:30 pm, Special Town Meeting
á 11/19: 7:30 pm, Special Town Meeting continues if necessary
Motion: A motion was made by Jim Howard and seconded by Brian Chase to approve the minutes to HSBC meeting #84 held on October 1, 2009.
Vote: The motion was approved : 9 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstentions
Adjournment – The HSBC adjourned at 7:21 pm.
Next meeting – October 29, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the School Committee conference room
The HSBC meeting was followed by the forum presentation.
Forum Presentation
7:30 p.m. Public Forum Presentation
Welcome and Introduction – Lea Anderson, HSBC Chair
The Educational Plan and Vision – Pat Tutwiler, WHS Principal
Alternatives and Options – George Metzger, HMFH Architects
The Design – George Metzger
Construction Approach and Cost Estimates – Frank Vanzler, KV Associates
State Aid and Financing – Lea Anderson
8:40 p.m. Comments, Questions, and Public Input