What was said
School Building Committee, January 10, 2018
the recording · 0:22 long, about 2,324 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/school-building-committee/2018.json
The town has published neither minutes nor an agenda for this meeting. The recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 7:49The School Building Committee held its final meeting; the minutes record the school project as finished on time and under its approved budget, based on spending to date.
- ▶ 3:47A motion to approve the final construction requisition, mostly retainage that closes out the contract, was made; the vote result was not audible.
- ▶ 6:42A motion to acknowledge that unspent contract money is credited back and moved from the GMP contingency to the project contingency was made; the result was not audible.
- ▶ 12:20Closeout schedule set: final payment issued January 16, forms to the School Committee January 17, final selectmen signatures January 23, then the package goes to MSBA.
- ▶ 9:17The local share is expected to come in under the funding agreement figure, but MSBA will decide the final number.
Why it matters — our reading
- The local share of the school's cost is what local taxpayers carry, and it stays provisional until the state school building authority (MSBA) sets the final number after its audit.
- The motion results were not audible in the captions, so the votes on the last payment and the contingency move should be confirmed against the official minutes.
Watch next
- Board of Selectmen meeting on the 23rd, where committee members are invited as individuals to give a final project report, and final signatures are due.
- MSBA's decision on the final local share after the closeout package is sent.
budgetcapitalfacilitieshigh schoolmsba
Present: the chair (chair); Miss Kieffer (member); Lucas (member); the superintendent (superintendent); Karen brush (town accountant). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 3:47Approve the final requisition from the construction company.not audible
- ▶ 6:42Acknowledge that the remaining contract amount will be credited back to the project and moved from the GMP contingency to the project contingency.not audible
And 3 procedural: approve the minutes of may 10, 2017. (▶ 0:43); authorize the chairman to approve the final minutes after members send edits to him, to avoid an open meeting law problem. (▶ 1:04); adjourn the meeting. (▶ 15:41).
Transfers
| at | what moved | amount, as heard | outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ 5:58 | Budget revision moving money from the construction line back to the project contingency | 791 50 / 3 159 | discussed only |
The money
- ▶ 2:07Final construction requisition
The final requisition from the construction company is mostly retainage and closes out the contract.
as heard:one hundred seventy two thousand four hundred fifty three dollars and twenty three cents
- ▶ 5:16Unspent GMP contingency credited back
The remaining contract amount will be credited back to the project and deducted from the GMP. MSBA does not require a change order, but it does require a letter from the contractor.
as heard:790 159 3 cents791 50790,000 $159 over three cents
- ▶ 7:49Total project cost against the funding agreement
The project came in on time and under its approved budget, based on spending to date.
as heard:72 million five hundred and ninety eight hundred fifty eightsixty eight million one hundredfour point four million dollars
- ▶ 9:17Local share of project cost
The local share is expected to come in under the figure in the funding agreement. The final number will be decided by MSBA.
as heard:thirty-eight million one hundred and ninety two thousand nine hundred and forty one2.5 million dollarsthirty five point five million dollars
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 14:28Committee members will be invited to attend the Board of Selectmen meeting on the 23rd for a final project report, as individuals rather than as a posted meeting.
- ▶ 12:20Closeout schedule set: final payment issued January 16, forms to the School Committee January 17, and final selectmen signatures January 23. The package then goes to MSBA.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 0:43minutes of May 10, 2017prior minutes, shown
- ▶ 2:07final requisition from the construction companycontract or agreement, shown
- ▶ 5:58budget revision requestmemo
- ▶ 7:49project funding agreement with the amendmentcontract or agreement
- ▶ 10:45commissioner's certificate of completion and final reimbursement formsapplication or permit, shown
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Public comment
- ▶ 15:41Thanks to the committee, the builders, the project manager and the architect for the school, which also helped the district's other schools.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- msba13 min · 56%
- capital8 min · 36%
- public comment7 min · 30%
- high school7 min · 30%
- debt3 min · 13%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Opening remarks and thanksinformational · 0:43 long
- ▶ 0:43Approval of prior minutes and process for approving final minutesmotion made; vote not audible · 1:24 long
- ▶ 2:07Final construction requisitionmotion to approve; result not audible · 2:21 long · capital, msba
- ▶ 4:28Budget revision returning unspent contingencymotion to acknowledge; result not audible · 3:00 long · capital, msba
- ▶ 7:28Final project cost and local shareinformational · 2:50 long · msba, capital, debt
- ▶ 10:18Closeout forms, schedule and MSBA auditinformational · 4:32 long · msba
- ▶ 14:50Invitation to selectmen meeting and adjournment motioninformational; adjournment moved · 0:51 long
- ▶ 15:41Closing public comment and thanksinformational · 6:50 long · public comment, high school
What the captions could not carry
- Vote results and counts for all motions are not stated.
- Several figures are garbled, including the exact local share, the final cost and the amount credited back.
- Speakers are not identified.
Reports this meeting suggests
Our reading of the discussion: questions where numbers were in play and a page laying them out would have helped. Every meeting’s suggestions are merged into one register.
- ▶ 7:49School project local shareHow far under budget did the school building project finish, and what will the town's final share be?
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