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JOHN TRUMBULL PRIMARY SC= HOOL

MEDIA CENTER

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2006, 7:00= P.M.

PRESENT:             = ;            &n= bsp;   Brian Bellagamba

&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         John Chipko

&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Peter Dzioba

&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Anthony Fusco

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Karl Kuegler, Secretary

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Robert LeBlanc

Robert Porter, Chairman

ABSENT:            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;      Remo Ceniccola, Vice Chairman

OTHERS PRESENT:            Larry Black, Fire Marshall

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Joseph Calabrese, Consulting Engineer, Joseph L. Calabrese, PC

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Sal DiDominzio, H.B. Fishman

= ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;         David King, Kaestle Boos Associates

= ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;         Todd LoFrese, Director of Operations, Board of Education

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Richard Mazzamauro, Board of Education

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Joseph Vetro, Project Manager, O & G Industries

1.&nb= sp;        Convene Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.

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Mr. Porter, Chairman, Called the Meeting to Order at 7:00 p.m.

2.&nb= sp;        Roll Call

Mr. Porter, Chairman, executed the Roll Call.

3.   =       Public Participation

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4.&nb= sp;        Minutes=

&= nbsp;          A.        Regular Meeting, November 15, 2006

      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     MOTION:       (Mr. = LeBlanc, sec. Mr. Kuegler) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes dated November 15, 2006 as presented.

      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     Discussion:       Mr. Kuegler: Item 6, Page 3, = same should be sand. Item C, Page = 17, Paragraph 3, threaded rock should be threaded rod.

      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

5.&nb= sp;        Correspondence

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        &= nbsp;   MOTION:       (Mr. Dzioba, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to move Item F1-4 to 5A1-4.

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            F.         = Town Hall

      = ;            &n= bsp;     1.         = Presentation by Joseph L. Calabrese, Regarding Structural Investigation (mailed under separate cover previously).

      = ;            &n= bsp;     2.         = Review and Discussion of Report.

      = ;            &n= bsp;     3.         = Discussion and Vote on Recommendation to Town Council on Repairs.

      = ;            &n= bsp;     4.         = FYI - Email correspondence regarding repairs.

Mr. Calabrese: I thought we'd start with an overv= iew of the report. All of you have received hard copies of the report, I'm assuming. We'll begin on Page 1. Starting on September 19th we star= ted to conduct a number of structural inspections at the old Town Hall building. As you're well aware the structure houses various Town office functions, each floor measuring approximately 3,= 500 square feet with the basement used primarily as mechanical and storage space. Evidence of numerous attempts attaching slate roof were found, as will bear out with the photos = we have in the report.

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We'll s= tart in the basement. I'll come back = to the written text at the end. The basement area was found to be generally dry, however we did observe some standing water in the rear east section of the basement, below the built up wood flooring. It was only se= en on one occasion. We were in the building 6 times and we only observed it 1 time. There are a series of interior bri= ck here which support first floor framing, (inaudible) wooden girder spans bet= ween these piers in an east/west direction which support 2 x 12 rough (inaudible) floor joist which is spaced 16 inches on center = and a span of about 19 feet.

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The nex= t photo shows deterioration at the base of these brick piers, this is typical throughout caused by wicking of groundwater, we're assuming, and it's basic= ally turned these piers into powder at the base so they're pretty much useless w= ith regard to structural capacity. This photo shows a typical 8 x 8 wooden girder which is supported at the top of these brick piers, you can see severe checking, splitting of the wood beam. Our analysis show that = these wood beams are not capable of supporting even a minimal amount of live load= s in their present condition, even if they were not checked they'd have very lit= tle wide load capacity. Basically they're capable of supporting dead load presently being imposed, but no live loads of any sort. Considerin= g a live load is 70 psf on the first floor and 0 live load on the second floor, the = joist are stressed to about 1440 psi which is within an acceptable range, so given that the first floor contains office loading, there is no capacity whatsoev= er on the second floor for live load. Another picture of interior brick pier would be (inaudible). This shows the wood framing in base= ment, the 2 x 12 joist which spans about 19 feet and stone foundation of base wal= l.

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This is= a schematic of the second floor layout, the meeting hall area, which I'm assu= ming at one point was a meeting hall, it isn't right = now as you're well aware of. Second = floor framing consists of basically the same size joist, same span, however these joist are supported by interior bearing walls which are suppo= rted in turn by the 8 x 8 girders that we looked at earlier, that are severely cracked. = So again virtually no live load capacity on the second floor.

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Roof fr= aming is rough (inaudible). This diagr= am shows how the existing roof was framed, rafters in the north/south direction and roof trusses north/south also. <= /span>There's an edge beam that supports the roof rafters at mid span which runs north to south. I'll show the details = in these photos. That's a pictur= e of a typical roof rafter and ceiling joist.&nbs= p; You can see the hip framing beyond.= Another photo of the roof rafter framing and cei= ling joist running east to west. This diagram shows the construction of a typical roof truss and (inaudible) you can see where some of the members are comprised of, the bottom port for instance is essentially an 8 x 8 timber member, vertical (inaudible) members are 7 x 7.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Truss top cord is also 8 x 8 and to see the 2 x 8 rafters which are spaced at= 22.5 inches on center. There is si= ngle piece running the entire length of the gable roof. They are supported in turn by an e= dge beam, the 6-1/4 11.5 inch edge beam right there, and the total span of the truss again is 45.5 feet roughly. This photo shows the bottom cord of a typical truss and how it bears= on the exterior masonry wall. Yo= u'll note that there are 2 bolts which connect top and bottom cords at 90 degrees perpendicular to the top cord, which connect bottom and top cords at the bearing points. The truss mem= bers are all in good condition except for some checking and cracking which shoul= d be expected. These members were installed in a relatively moist condition and over the years the members ha= ve dried out, some cracking has occurred.&nbs= p; This photo shows the diagonal (inaudible) member connecting top cord= to vertical web member. Again no water or insect damage in this area.

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This pi= cture shows the condition of the roof sheathing which is 1 x 6 tongue and groove and is in remarkably good condition throughout. We've gone through this building essentially to check every member within that attic space with like physical probing and I think we found 3 spongy rafters, where water has actually dam= aged the rafter at the bearing on the exterior wall. One more picture of the roof rafte= rs cut over the edge beam, you can see a water stain there, but again no serious damage. This photo shows the = metal gravity vent as it penetrates the roof at the ridge. Photo of a ceiling joist and ceili= ng structure and apparently this pan was left to collect leaking water at some point.

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This ph= oto shows the typical exterior wall. The bearing walls are about 13 inches thick. Now one area of major concern is t= he east wall where the valleys of the roof dormers drain. There's ornamentation on the roof = which blocks the valleys from draining properly, but the result is as you can see, water infiltration has seriously damaged these walls in two locations. This is another location, either s= ide of the east dormer. This represe= nts the area where we actually took a sample from the roof, sample of the slate= and the underlayment, this is the underlayment, these are the nails which are in remarkably good shape, and this is the slate, which is also in excellent shape. The copper nails was not found.&= nbsp; I'll show you what would have been used in later times. Again this is schematic roof plans= just showing the various slopes and valleys.&nb= sp; This photo was taken on the west side, shows various repairs that we= re made over the years and the asphalt patched valley. You can see the discolored tiles t= hat were put in at a later date. = Most of the repairs were not done properly.&nbs= p; A lot of them were just set in asphalt tar and has since started leaking.

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The clo= ck tower needs major work, you can see the corroded ornamentation throughout. Another view showing one slate repair that was done improperl= y. Flashing that was hatched probably numerous times, looks like many, many coatings of asphalt. You can = also see corroded ridge caps which are no longer water tight. Another pictur= e of the clock tower. You can s= ee some of the face brick apparently was replaced. Here's a close up of a typical val= ley with multiple layers of asphalt patching.&= nbsp; Again that same valley at the base of the chimney with sub flashing = was covered basically completely with asphalt.

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Mr. Porter: One of those photos shows the asph= alt is all being cracked. That's whe= re it's allowing the water infiltration, is that correct?

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Mr. Calabrese: Yes. We have some photos later on in the report that actually show the wa= ter bleeding out, being trapped under the asphalt and then bleeding out. Another patch job with the chimney= step flashing. You can see the asp= halt runs right out onto the slate also. There is some bleeding evident there where water is being trapped. There needs to be roof cover itsel= f and then bleeding out wherever it can. Here's another close up. And again another view which also shows miscellaneous slate repairs that were n= ot done properly, but naturally all of these contribute to the leaking that's going on now. Here's another, actually this shows asphalt patching over the slate repairs, I don't know w= hy that was done. And this photo= shows the corroded ornamentation, the ridge cap as well as the gravity vent and again, repairs at the base of the gravity vent using asphalt patching. This dormer is on the east side of= the building. You can see that the ornaments at the base of the valley are in line with the valley and actually impede the drainage from the valley and that's what is forcing that water.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> And any cracks= that are evident, the water is being forced into the wall on the east sid= e, which the result are those 2 areas that need repair immediately. Another close up showing the pitte= d and corroded ornamental ridge caps that's at the north dormer. You can see the repairs that were done on that dormer also. Again close up of the corroding ornamental work. That's a clo= se up on the east side where the water is collecting and traveling into the mason= ry on the inside. And that's a situation that doesn't help it either on the east side. That's it.

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So that= 's an overview of what we found. Bob asked us to prepare a schematic of how we would intend to reinforce the fir= st floor, that was listed as one of the priority repairs.= We have that also. This diagram shows schematically, = one method of how the first floor could be reinforced to properly carry the code mandated live loads on both the first and second floors. It consists of running two 8 inch = field channels along the sides of the existing 8 x 8 wooden beam and then through bolting so they would act as a unit to carry the load. The brick piers would have to be removed, the floor would have to be shored, new footings would be installed as well as new steel columns at whatever spacing the loads would dictate. Probably 12 and 15 feet on center. So there's a fair amount of work involved reinforcing that first floor.&nbs= p; Any question on what's involved in bringing the first floor up to co= de?

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Mr. Chipko: Do we need to get emergency suppor= t in there right now or are we okay?

Mr. Calabrese: Yea, well our report recommends th= at temporary support be installed in the way of screw jacks between each brick pier, to alleviate some of the load on those brick piers, as well as cut the span do= wn on the 8 x 8 girders. We also found, Carey actually took some samples out of the basement, two types of f= loor tiles and asbestos was found in the white floor tiles and the green floor tiles, and no asbestos was found in the roof underlayment and that's why we= let you handle it when we passed it around.

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Three e= mergency items were again reinforcing the first floor by means of temporary shoring,= the reconstruction of the east wall in the two areas where it's deteriorated be= yond repair, aligning with those valleys on the east dormer, and the third is the replacement of the roof. It's beyond repair. The slate for = the most part is in great condition. We had two experts up there to confirm the existing slate condition. They both said, I mean it's a sham= e that it wasn't attached properly, but to try and patch it now and remove all that ornamentation, rebuild all the valleys, you're not going to be left with the original roof (inaudible) it's really not cost effective to try and patch t= he roof versus rip it off and reconstruct it.

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Mr. Porter: If the existing slate was ripped o= ff and salvaged, that's still unusable?

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Mr. Calabrese: I don't see that as being feasible because a lot of it is again held on with asphalt, you can see that in many areas, especially around the valleys, I don't know how much you would actua= lly be able to salvage. And then = to reconstruct, you're not going to be able to match that slate exactly, so yo= u'll have discoloration and it would be fairly unsightly and I'm really not sure what you would save by doing that.

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Mr. Chipko: Is the ornamental work salvageable= ?

Mr. Calabrese: That's throw away. I mean you could try co= ating it with an epoxy paint, but it's pitted in so many locations right through,= I mean it's actually water penetrating.

Mr. Kuegler: But if you could only store it, co= uld you make like sand both of it and form little pieces?

Mr. Calabrese: Yes.

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Mr. Kuegler: To keep the integrity of the histo= ric.

Mr. Calabrese: Yes, but I would suggest doing it = in lead coated copper. And that'= s what drives the repairs at the replacement number cause all that ornamental work= .

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Mr. Kuegler: But now also 7 years ago they repl= aced the clock tower with asphalt shingles instead of slate,= that should be done as slate too would you recommend that?

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Mr. Calabrese: We looked at some of the original = photos of the building. It appears a= s best we can tell, that the clock tower was actually constructed using clay tile,= the photos are hanging up in the old Town Hall. It's not slate, so I mean to repli= cate the original construction, we'd have to do a little more research and find = out exactly what was on it, but it appears to be clay tiles originally.

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Mr. Fusco: On the first floor, when you're sh= oring up the first floor using the channel iron, that channel iron being one piec= e or will it be in sections?

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Mr. Calabrese: Spliced over the columns, in secti= ons.

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Mr. Fusco: And then will you weld those joints together?

Mr. Calabrese: Well they'd be bolted. We try to minimize the amount of w= elding on an old brick structure.

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Mr. Fusco: The reason why I'm asking is the l= ength of the building and the length of those beams you're going to have to put in there somehow through the windows to get them down there, so they're not go= ing to be. . . .

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Mr. Calabrese: Right, relatively short pieces, ye= s.

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Mr. Kuegler: Is that channe= l basically a flush plate now?

Mr. Calabrese: Yea, essentially. I mean basically we're neglecting = any contributing capacity in the 8 x 8 beam relying solely on the steel channel= to carry the load.

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Mr. Chipko: On the clock tower, is that all wo= od framing around the wood trim, is that rotted also?

Mr. Calabrese: Yes. As we said basically the wood fram= ing in the building is in excellent shape, except for the 8 x 8 beams which are severely checked and undersized. The trusses need some reinforcement but not as much as the first flo= or so that’s why we don't consider it a priority item in this report.

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Mr. Chipko: Once those beams are reinforced wi= th the channels and the spans are cut down, will that help the second floor to be = (inaudible)?

Mr. Calabrese: Yes, for approximately half of it = on the western side which is supported by bearing walls, but on the eastern side i= t's supported on wooden beams that are undersized also, they'd have to be reinforced or leave the floor unoccupied as it is now.

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Mr. Porter: Well the use of the second floor w= ould require an elevator. There ar= e 2 entrances in the front of the building, on either side of the main entrance there is a stairway, that's the only access that I know of to go up to the second floor.

Mr. Calabrese: That's correct. I mean it's used for storage where= you don't need to provide access with an elevator, y= ou'd still have to reinforce those wooden beams. But to gain an= y type of live load capacity.

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Mr. Porter: At a minimum you're looking at re-= roofing, the ornamental work, the east exterior wall and exterior brick work and sup= port within the basement, reconstruction of the basement (Tape #1, Side A ended - may have missed some).

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Mr. Chipko: Roof pointings just to keep the wa= ter out.

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Mr. Calabrese: Yes, we mentioned = that in the report but it's not as a priority. We assume that you wanted to know what had to be done immediately.

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Mr. Porter: Any further questions? Okay, Joe. Do you have any additional informa= tion for us, other than that report?

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Mr. Calabrese: No. Thank you.

Mr. Porter: You may be requested to go to the = Town Council with this presentation. I haven't heard yet, but I think that's the next stop. Any further qu= estions for Joe? We should mak= e a recommendation to the Council with the items we just talked about and there needs to be, a lot more work to be done in there than just that. The electric service, heating syst= em, A.D.A. requirement, it goes on and on.&nbs= p; We're asked to look at the structural, that's what we're going to re= port to the Council, but they should be aware of the balance of information. Any comments?<= /span> So we'll draft up a report to go t= o the Council.

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MOTION:    &nbs= p; (Mr. LeBlanc, sec. Mr. Fusco) to recommend to the Town Council the repairs as outlined in Joseph Calabrese's report.

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Discuss= ion:       None<= /p>
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MOTION = PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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6.&nb= sp;        Old Business

&= nbsp;          A.        Fire Station #1 Renovations

1.&n= bsp;            = ;     Status Report by Robert Sullivan, Clerk of the Works (attached)

      = ;            &n= bsp;     = ;           Mr. Porter: That's in the pac= ket. It shows percent completed by doll= ars just over 65%, and contract time used 64%. Any comments? I drove by it today and the brick = has been finished on the south side, it started on the front and windows (inaud= ible). The base course pavement was done = last week. The rear driveway to French Street has been completed so they can use that for access to the building. The south side curbing is in place= and they're going to put crushed rock in there, they're not going to pave it un= til the Spring.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. King: I would just add that the generator= was set.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: That is a pretty massive generator= , it's huge.

2.     &nbs= p;   Comments by Kaestle Boos Associates

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      = ;            &n= bsp;     3.         = Discussion and Vote on Kaestle Boos Associates, Invoice #19, dated November 17, 2006, = in the amount of $6,469.74 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to approve payment to Kaestle Boos Associates, Invoice #1= 9, dated November 17, 2006, in the amount of $6,469.74.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     In Favor:      &= nbsp;   Mr. Bellagamba, Mr. Dzioba, Mr. Fusco, Mr. Kuegler, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Porter

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Opposed:         = None

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Abstained:        Mr. Chipko

      = ;              &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   MOTION CARRIED (6-0-1)

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= ; B<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>. = Watertown High School Track

1. = St= atus Report by T. LoFrese

Mr. LoFrese: Tonight on the Agenda there are two= final invoices that close out this project, one is for supplies related to the ro= of and the other is for an overhead door that was installed at the track stora= ge building.

= ; &n= bsp; 2. = Discussion and Vote on GDS, Inc. Invoice #8241, dated Novem= ber 11, 2006, in the amount of $500.00 (attached).

= ; &n= bsp; = ; MOTION: (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. Dzioba) to approve payment to GDS, Inc., Invoice #8241, d= ated November 11, 2006, in the amount of $500.00.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Discussion: None<= /p>

= ; &n= bsp; = ; MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

= ; &n= bsp; 3. = Discussion and Vote on Chris Kuegler Reimbursement for Personal Credit Card Use, in the amount of $306.15 (attached).

= ; &n= bsp; = ; MOTION: (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. Dzioba) to approve payment to Chris Kuegler Reimbursement= for Personal Credit Card Use, in the amount of $306.15.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Discussion: None<= /p>

= ; &n= bsp; = ; In Favor: &= nbsp; Mr. Bellagamba, Mr. Chipko, Mr. Dzioba, Mr. Fusco, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Porter

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Opposed: = None

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Abstained: Mr. Kuegler

= ; &n= bsp; = ; MOTION CARRIED (6-0-1)

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= ; &n= bsp; 1. = Monthly Status Report #10, dated November, 2006 by O & G Industries (distribute= d at meeting).

&nb= sp; &= nbsp; Mr. Vetro: Summary Data Sheet= - Renovation and Addition Work is at 48%, Site Work about 60%. We haven't done a lot of site work= this past month given the weather. Over= all construction funds have actually increased from $910,000 up to $947,000.

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= ; &n= bsp; = ; Change Orders by Trade Contractor:

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Asbestos Abatement - we now shifted over that item, the last one over for approval, = into the approved column, that was for the asbestos containment for last month.<= /p>

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Site Work - no new issues. Again I shifted a couple items fro= m the month prior.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Concrete - had to do some cleaning after the steel guy got done, cause the steel contractor had not properly cleaned and prepped the area for the = next trade contractor.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Masonry - another steel back charge issue of $15,000. This is for overtime costs, etc. w= ith respect to that.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Steel - back charge issues, $3,000. We had a back charge, MQM, the steel contractor for a variety of delays, etc. = that impacted other trade contractors. We have steel back charge issues of $39,000 going against that particular contractor to cover all these costs. We actually had approved last month about $15,000. This is the balance. We took some monies and actually a= pplied it to the allowances; it still equals $15,500. We had a meeting after the Building Committee Meeting with O & G, the contractor, and o= urselves and we ended up negotiating $15,500. They had approved $27,000. Steel for A2#7 at $3,630, we had approve that last month through Gar San, however given that we have negotiated our issues with MQM, we thought = it was best to go back to MQM as they were the steel contractor for the site, = so the money is still not to exceed that dollar amount.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; General Trades - there are no changes here except for the gym safety pads and again= for the steel for the (inaudible) you won't see that again next month. The gym safety pads, the Town and = K.B.A. has asked that we add some additional padding to what the original design showed to account for various safety issues that the Town is experiencing in the exiting gym and what they feel they'll experience in the new gym. I just put placeholder here of $4,000, I have not gotten any firm numbers. We have talked to the subcontracto= r for Gar San directly with respect to this, he was working up a number and hopef= ully we'll have that within the next couple of days.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Roofing - there is no change.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Drywall & Plaster - the only new item here is the rating of the duct chase. During the construction process it= was noted that the return air duct on the kitchen hood needed to be (inaudible) nothing was shown so we put this as a placeholder. We ended up doing that o= n a time and material basis just to keep the process going but we'll be finishi= ng up this dollar amount quickly.

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= ; &n= bsp; = ; Flooring - no new issues here.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Painting & Wall Covering - there are no issues.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Plumbing - there are no issues.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; HVAC - the auditorium changes we had approved last month, $10,500, what it actua= lly was negotiated down to $8,480.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Fire Protection - no issue there.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Electrical - no new issues. We're still proceeding on the gym electrical, $27,540, I'm still carrying that. I recei= ved a CCD from K.B.A. with respect tot his item, the contractor is proceeding on a time and material basis at this point.=

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Items for Approval by Buildings Committee

= ; &n= bsp; = ; I have no items for approval. I= f you look at the last page, Commentary, we could go through that briefly:

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Site Work:

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Segmental retaining wall on the very far back corner of the site, up against the new = addition, they're working on that, actually started that in the last couple of days.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Haul off of the excess fill materi= al, they're not doing anything with that or the playing fields.. They are also setting a pad for the generator over there.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Area "A:

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Exterior block and the brick, the block itself is done 100% all the way around. The veneer itself is roughly 90% complete.&nbs= p; Basically we have the east side worked out and finish up.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Area "B"

= ; &n= bsp; = ; The exterior framing and sheathing of course is obviously complete given the ve= neer went up. Heating roof is 100% done. The boilers, we were su= pposed to fire those off on Tuesday but the gas company did not provide the gas fi= nger as they were supposed to. Could not get them out here. Todd tried to put pressure eon the= m, but to no avail. We're hoping the= y show up with this thing either tomorrow or Friday. They will not commit to an actual = day.

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= ; &n= bsp; = ; The biggest impact with respect to not having the boilers turned on is the sheet rock, while I can actually do and install he sheet rock, I can't tape it. We had a taper here today actually working the site because of the temperatures we were experiencing, which is= a good thing. They won't last, = we're into January the end of December, it's a matter = of no time before we're out of it. = We have set up our Winter protection, just as soon as we can turn those boilers on, again which they are relying on the gas, so as soon as the gas meter is set, we'll have a company come up that's starts up the (inaudible) probably about a week after that, given the scheduling of those people.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Kuegler: We're not planning to heat the buil= ding with air ducts and stuff like that?

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Vetro: No, actually what we have is hot wa= ter boiled, little blower (inaudible). They call it a (inaudible) type unit.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Kuegler: You have to be very careful with the bearings. Sheet rock dust doe= s a bad job on bearings.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Vetro: None the equipment used for the heating will be turned over to the owner, other than the boilers themselves= .

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Exterior veneer is roughly 90%. You'll= note that the top 3 feet is what's missing all the way around. Right now we're waiting on the roof. Roof installation, we c= ould not do it this week given the smell and odors from that installation would affect the school, so they're set up for next week, Tuesday, weather permitting. It's supposed to = rain now on Tuesday but as soon as that weather clears up we'll have the roof on= , 2 or 3 days for that at which point we can finish the brick. The reason we can't finish the bri= ck without having the roof on is because there is actually back insulation that goes on right behind the brick which needs to be protected by the roof. Add insulation and encapsulate that underneath (inaudible) I'll still get it (inaudible) weather cause of the r= oof not being weather tight, so I need the roof on before I can do that. Locker room, we've got all our masonry, what we call 99% complete, there is an ope= ning in one of the walls (inaudible) that's the only thing left to complete. Mec= hanical electrical roughing are complete. Painting/Primer, first coat is complete. The ceiling grid installation is complete. The ceiling tile that's scheduled for the end of next week. The flooring is going in right now, they're working on the lockers, there's a few is= sues with the installation of those lockers, so they'll end up having to wait for the flooring guy to finish up before they can go back and finish the locker installation. Ceramic tile is complete as well.

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= ; &n= bsp; = ; Area "C"

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Auditorium, painting is complete except for touch-up.&= nbsp; The sound panels are installed, and the auditorium seat installation= is complete. They'll be installi= ng the curtains tomorrow. That’= ;s basically pretty much ready for (inaudible) but we'll be doing more cleaning, etc., t= hen we'll get K.B.A. out there for a punch list at which point we'll try to turn over that space. Big holdup o= n that space, actually for turnover is the lighting system. It relies on something called a di= mming package and they have a manufacturer's rep who w= ill actually turn on that system, and until it gets turned on by him, which is scheduled for the 11th we can't (inaudible). Any questions?=

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Porter: I drove by Saturday, there's quite= a crew working there.

&nb= sp; = M= r. Vetro: We've been working Saturdays making the most of the weather that we have to get us weather tight. That has been the bigg= est issue this past month.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Porter: And the weather has been holding f= or us.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; Mr. Vetro: We've been really lucky.

= ; &= nbsp; 2. = Comments by Kaestle Boos Associates

&nb= sp; = <= /b>None

      = ;            &n= bsp;     3.         = Discussion and Vote on O & G Industries, Application for Payment #13, dated Decemb= er 12, 2006, in the amount of $1,647,281.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: It's in the packet.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to approve payment to O & G Industries, Application f= or Payment #13, dated December 12, 2006, in the amount of $1,647,281.00.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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      = ;            &n= bsp;     4.         = Discussion and Vote on Kaestle Boos Associates, Invoice #21, dated November 28, 2006, = in the amount of $16,202.14 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to approve payment to Kaestle Boos Associates, Invoice #2= 1, dated November 28, 2006, in the amount of $16,202.14.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     In Favor:      &= nbsp;   Mr. Bellagamba, Mr. Dzioba, Mr. Fusco, Mr. Kuegler, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Porter

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Opposed:         = None

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Abstained:        Mr. Chipko

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION CARRIED (6-0-1)

      = ;            &n= bsp;     5.         = Discussion and Vote on Blanket Purchase Order Request (involving 5 vendors):

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. LoFrese: In order to pay these type of bill= s in a timely fashion, the Town is requesting that we encumber the money in advanc= e in one purchase order so when the invoice has been approved by the Public Buil= dings Committee they can simply process the payment the subsequent week, being th= at the purchase order is already cut, and the Town is requiring the Public Buildings Committee approval prior to encumbering the money in a purchase order.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: I have 5 different companies, with= amounts not to exceed, and a term to work within that dollar limit.

           &nb= sp;            =             M= r. LoFrese: Correct. For A & B, CL&P and Yankee= Gas these are going to be monthly utility bills from now until the building is turned over to the Board of Education, and that = would be the addition portion of the building which is scheduled to occur in Apri= l. Amodio Moving, we have a storage tr= ailer, we're anticipating needing that until the end of the project. IMTL, we have on-going testing ser= vicing that we're anticipating needing until the end of the project. Brooks Labs is our asbestos abateme= nt consultant and we'll be needing their services u= ntil the end of the project.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     A.        CL&P, Term - 6 Months, Monthly Cost - $4,000, Not to E= xceed $24,000.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     B.         = Yankee Gas, Term - 6 Months, Cost $6,000, Not To Exceed $36,000.00 (attached).

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      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     C.        Amodio Moving, Term - 18 Months, Cost $100, Not To Exce= ed $1,800 ((attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     D.        IMTL, Term - 18 Months, Cost $3,000, Not To Exceed $54,000.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     E.         = Brooks Labs, Term - 18 Months, Cost $1,000, Not To Exce= ed $18,000.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. Fusco) to approve the blanket purchase order request as presented.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

      = ;            &n= bsp;     6.         = Discussion and Vote on CL&P Account #441962124, dated N= ovember 30, 2006, in the amount of $660.59 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: In the packet.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to approve payment to CL&P, Account #441962124, dated= November 30, 2006, in the amount of $660.59.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

      = ;            &n= bsp;     7.         = Discussion and Vote on Amodio Moving, Invoice #32127, dated November 1, 2006, in the amount of $100.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;     = ;           Mr. Porter: In your packet.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. Fusco) to approve payment to Amodio Moving, Invoice #32127, dated November 1, 2006, in the amount of $100.00.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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      = ;            &n= bsp;     8.         = Discussion and Vote on Amodio Moving, Invoice #32418, dated December 1, 2006, in the amount of $100.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;     = ;           Mr. Porter: In your packet.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. Fusco) to approve payment to Amodio Moving, Invoice #3241= 8, dated December 1, 2006, in the amount of $100.00.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

      = ;            &n= bsp;     9.         = Discussion and Vote on additional FF&E Items (Government Connection, Inc.), Invoice #40339370, dated November 9, 2006, in the amount of $850.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: This was a printer?

      = ;            &n= bsp;     = ;           Mr. LoFrese: Yes.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to approve the change order in the amount of $850.00 for = additional FF&E items (Government Connection, Inc.).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

            <= /span>D.        John Trumbull Primary School

      = ;            &n= bsp;     1.         = Status Report - H.B. Fishman

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. DiDominzio: The roof plans that I distributed = is color coded. Green are the items that are completed and (inaudible) on Ph= ase II. Some of the items on Phase II were carried over onto Phase I via change order. The items in blue are the work ite= ms that remain to be done under Phase II.&nbs= p; If you look on the roof plans the majority of items that are blue on Phase II are the ridges along the roof and along the eaves on the inboard s= ide of the building over the roof area plus some small items.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     As far as SilkTown's work, they are completed with the exception of one roof overflow drain that they have backordered and they are going to put it in a= nd that should complete it. Once= they do that we'll do a final walkthrough and we'll close the project out.

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           &nb= sp;            =             M= r. Chipko: Do we have a pric= e on what is remaining?

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. DiDominzio: No. We did have (inaudible) when the bids were submitted but we do not h= ave any prices now.

           &nb= sp;            =             M= r. Porter: When you give us = the dollar value for those remaining in Phase II at the time that we bid?

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. DiDominzio: Yes.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: C= ause I think the Town Council needs to be aware of that plus the inflation facto= r, but at least we have that dollar, it's a starting point.

      = ;            &n= bsp;     2.         = Discussion and Possible Vote on H.B. Fishman, Invoice #26094, dated November 8, 2006, = in the amount of $1,586.59 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to Approve payment to= H.B. Fishman, Invoice #26094, dated November 8, 2006, in the amount of $1,586.59= .

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

      = ;            &n= bsp;     3.         = Discussion and Possible Vote on Silktown Roofing, Change Order #5, dated December 5, 2= 006, in the amount of (CREDIT) $18,450.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;     = ;           Mr. Porter: We still have an application for payment coming from Silktown?

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. DiDominizio: Yes, that will come next month. You'll probably see 2 applications= for payment, one for the work completed and then another one for the retainage. They'll have to su= bmit their (inaudible) paperwork before we release the retainage.

           &nb= sp;            =             M= r. Porter: How long is the retainage held for?

           &nb= sp;            =             M= r. DiDominzio: Until they ha= nd in their paperwork, then it can be released.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. = Kuegler, sec. Mr. Fusco) to Approve payment to SilkTown Roofing, Change Order #5, dated December 5, 2006, in the amount of $18,450.= 00.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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      = ;            &n= bsp;     4.         = Discussion and Possible Vote on SilkTown Roofing, Change Order #6, dated December 5, 2= 006, in the amount of $11,948.00 (attached).

      = ;            &n= bsp;     = ;           Mr. Porter: We still have an application for payment coming from SilkTown, correct?

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. DiDominizio: Yes, that will come next month. You'll probably see 2 applications= for payment, one for the work completed and then another one for the retainage.= They'll have to submit their (inau= dible) paperwork before we release the retainage.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION:       (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to Approve payment to SilkTown Roofing, Change Order #6, dated December 5, 2006, in the amount of $11,948.00.

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Discussion:       None<= /p>

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

      = ;            &n= bsp;     5.         = FYI - Status Report on Roof Issues (to be distributed at meeting)

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     Mr. Porter: Already received from Mr. DiDominzi= o.

        &= nbsp;   E.         = Heminway Park School/Space Study Needs

            =             1= .         = Mr. Porter: No Report.

            F.         = Town Hall

      = ;            &n= bsp;     1.         = Presentation by Joseph L. Calabrese, Regarding Structural Investigation (mailed under se= parate cover previously).

      = ;            &n= bsp;     2.         = Review and Discussion of Report.

      = ;            &n= bsp;     3.         = Discussion and Vote on Recommendation to Town Council on Repairs.

      = ;            &n= bsp;     4.         = FYI - Email correspondence regarding repairs.

Already= Discussed earlier on Agenda; Item was moved to 5A1.

7.&nb= sp;        New Business

        &= nbsp;   None

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8.&nb= sp;        Financial Reports - L. LaForme

        &= nbsp;   A.        Fire Station #1 (attached)

        &= nbsp;   B.         = Watertown High School Track (attached)

        &= nbsp;   C.        Swift Middle School (attached)

        &= nbsp;   D.        John Trumbull Primary School (att= ached)

      = ;            &n= bsp;     Mr. Porter: These were in the packet.

9.&nb= sp;        For Your Information

= ;           Mr. Porter: For your informat= ion all of these IMTL reports each month is for the record.

        &= nbsp;   A.        IMTL Reports for Swift Middle School<= /o:p>

1.&n= bsp;     Report #110, Concrete Inspection, dated July 31, 2006 (attached).

2.&n= bsp;     Report #118, Concrete Inspection, dated August 1, 2006 (attached).

3.&n= bsp;     Report #128, Concrete Inspection, dated August 1= 1, 2006 (attached).

4.&n= bsp;     Report #152, Concrete Inspection, dated August 3= 1, 2006 (attached).

5.&n= bsp;     Report #153, Concrete Inspection, dated August 3= 1, 2006 (attached).

6.&n= bsp;     Report #157, Masonry Inspection, dated September= 1, 2006 (attached).

7.&n= bsp;     Report #160, Fireproofing Inspection, dated September 8, 2006 (attached).

8.&n= bsp;     Report #161, Asphalt Coring, dated September 5, = 2006 (attached).

9.&n= bsp;     Report #162, Concrete Inspection, dated September 12, 2006 (attached).

10.&= nbsp; Report #165, Concrete Inspection, Dated September 7, 2006 (attached).<= /p>
11.&= nbsp; Report #168, Concrete Inspection, dated October 5, 2006 (attached).

        &= nbsp;   B.         = IMTL Reports for Fire Station Renovation

1.&n= bsp;     Report #61, Soil Compaction, dated August 16, 20= 06 (attached).

2.&n= bsp;     Report #62, Masonry Inspection, dated August 25, 2006 (attached).

3.&n= bsp;     Report #64, Masonry Inspection, dated August 31, 2006 (attached).

4.&n= bsp;     Report #65, Masonry Inspection, dated August 31,= 2006 (attached).

5.&n= bsp;     Report #68, Concrete Inspection, dated September= 21, 2006 (attached).

6.&n= bsp;     Report #69, Concrete Inspection, dated September= 25, 2006 (attached).

7.&n= bsp;     Report #70, Concrete Inspection, dated September= 28, 2006 (attached).

            MOTION:       (Mr. Kuegler, sec. Mr. LeBlanc) to Add Agenda Item 9C, Public Buildings Committe= e Regular Meeting Schedule for 2007.

        &= nbsp;   Discussion:       None<= /p>

        &= nbsp;   MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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        &= nbsp;   C.        Public Buildings Committee Monthly Meeting Schedule for 2007

            =             M= OTION:       (Mr. LeBlanc, sec. Mr. Fusco) to approve the 2007 Public Buildings Committee Reg= ular Meeting Schedule for the third Wednesday of every month, at 7:00 p.m., at t= he John Trumbull Primary School Media Center.

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Discussion:       None<= /p>

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

10.&n= bsp;      Executive Session

= ;           A.        John Trumbull Primary School Liti= gation

            =             N= one

11.&n= bsp;      Adjournment

MOTION:       (Mr. Dzioba, sec. Mr. Fusco) to Adjourn the Regular Meeting at 8:10 p.m.

Discussion:       None

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Regular Meeting Adjourned at 8:10 p.m.=

Respectfully submitted,

Robert Porter, Chairman

Watertown Public Buildings Committee

Approved:   _____________________________= __

        Lynn M. LaForme, Clerk