What was said
TCP Building Design Committee, February 5, 2020
the recording · 1:59 long, about 15,202 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/tcp-building-design-committee/2020.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
- ▶ 1:41:02The Building Design Committee voted to recommend DiGiorgio Associates as architect for the Town Hall project.
- ▶ 35:00Before the vote, the committee scored the three finalist firms against the RFQ rubric after hearing reference check reports.
- ▶ 1:27:18A facilities official briefed the committee on asbestos and hazardous materials testing in the building.
- ▶ 1:42:25The committee agreed to put placeholder articles on the next agenda so they reach the Town Meeting warrant before it closes.
- ▶ 1:46:20The committee set meetings for the 19th and 26th at 6 pm, dropping the twelfth, and planned a press release once the contract is signed.
Why it matters — our reading
- The choice of architect begins the design work on the Town Hall project, and the warrant placeholders are how funding for it could reach a Town Meeting vote that residents are asked to take.
- Hazardous material testing in the building bears on the eventual project cost, which would fall mostly on taxes.
Watch next
- The next committee agenda, which is to include the Town Meeting warrant placeholder articles before the warrant closes.
- Signing of the architect contract, after which a press release and community outreach item are planned.
capitalcontracts and unionsfacilitieshiringtown departments
Present: Heather (member); Dave (member); Brian (member); Damon (member); John (facilities staff). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 1:41:02Recommend DiGiorgio Associates as the architect of choice.passed
And 1 procedural: motion to adjourn. (▶ 1:59:14).
The money
- ▶ 5:16Dracut Town Hall reference project cost
A reference project of Johnson Roberts was described with its total cost and size.
as heard:nine point seven million23:5
- ▶ 1:14:13Johnson Roberts project costs per square foot
A member noted their municipal projects were expensive per square foot.
as heard:$600 a sweat foot
- ▶ 1:01:44DiGiorgio project cost information
A member said DiGiorgio's listed projects lacked cost and size figures.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 1:42:25Get placeholder articles onto the Town Meeting warrant before it closes; to be put on the next agenda.
- ▶ 1:43:56Prepare a press release and community outreach agenda item once the architect contract is signed.
- ▶ 1:46:20Drop the twelfth meeting and meet on the 19th and 26th at 6 pm.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
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.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- capital97 min · 84%
- hiring87 min · 76%
- facilities21 min · 18%
- town meeting6 min · 5%
- warrant article6 min · 5%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:02Call to order and public commentinformational · 1:05 long
- ▶ 1:07Reference check reports on the architect finalistsinformational · 33:53 long · hiring, capital
- ▶ 35:00Scoring the firms against the rubricinformational · 48:31 long · hiring, capital
- ▶ 1:27:18Asbestos and hazardous materials testing in the buildinginformational · 9:22 long · facilities, capital
- ▶ 1:36:40Recommendation vote on architectvoted · 5:03 long · hiring, capital
- ▶ 1:41:43Warrant placeholders, press release, meeting scheduledates set · 6:03 long · town meeting, warrant article
- ▶ 1:47:46Member comments on building use, Brooks House, parking and queuesinformational · 11:28 long · facilities
What the captions could not carry
- Whether the adjournment vote result is stated
- Individual firm score breakdowns are garbled in places
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.
- ▶ 1:01:44Town building conceptsWhat would the Town Hall project cost and what do the architect finalists' past projects cost?already answered:
thread:town-offices - ▶ 1:28:03Abatement costWhat hazardous material testing and abatement is needed in the building?
These are ours, and they are not the record
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Every other report
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