Building Committee Minutes
7:00 PM December 17, 2009
PRELIMINARY
Members present: Penny Betz, Dick Briere, Lou Grandpre, Sandy Holland, P.J. Lamothe, Harry Power, Amy Rokoszak
Members absent: Alan Rumrill, David Vaillancourt
Dick Briere called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
The primary charge for this meeting was to review, line by line, the proposal and estimated costs submitted by Baybutt for Town Hall renovations/restoration. Rod Parsons met with the Committee to answer questions and facilitate discussion.
- It was agreed immediately that instead of having a septic system installed, there should instead be a septic design done to have on file in the event the current system should fail.
- Rather than have the crawl space reworked and flowable fill placed, it was agreed that we should proceed with the vapor barrier and piers work as necessary, anticipating that a certain amount of work may need to be done every year.
- It is not felt that, at this time, removing and replacing the floor or interior walls, should be pursued.
Amy Rokoszak inquired whether we will have to do all new wiring. Dick Briere said that as the wiring stands now, there is some ROMEX cable over the present office but most of the wiring is "armored cable". Rod Parsons will check with the electrical engineer to determine if this wiring would meet code if the Town Hall is renovated. Amy responded that to tear the building apart now and not do electrical work would be foolish. Dick offered that to replace the siding and insulate from the outside would be under $10K to replace the drywall.
Dick commented that the Committee seems to be putting items back in for discussion that we had previously decided against. Amy said that she couldn’t defend any renovation work without taking care of the electrical. Dick said he will call the electrician we had earlier this year and ask whether the wiring, as it stands, meets code. Rod Parsons said that he would trust the electrical engineer who inspected the electrical rather than the electrician who did the work. He will go back to Wayne Whippie to ask whether it currently meets code. He added that for the amount of money we are talking about, doing it fully and correctly will only be to our benefit. He will ask the electrical engineer what the minimum amount of work that needs to be done is.
Discussion continued on whether there would be one unisex ADA restroom or two restrooms. It was generally felt there should be two if at all possible. It was also stated that a phone line must be left in the Town Hall after town offices are relocated elsewhere because it is an alternate Emergency Operations Center, and that the building must have a fire alarm.
Rod Parsons mentioned again that we need to include funding for lead and asbestos testing and abatement. He also noted that if this work is not done in the coming year or two, prices for labor and materials are going to start going back up and the Town Hall will suffer additional deterioration as well, adding further to the cost of restoring it.
Due to the holidays, the next meeting is scheduled for January 7, 2010. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sandy Holland