SPECIAL MEETING - FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE

Litchfield Board of Education

Monday, September 15, 2008, Central Office Conference Rm., 7:00 p.m.

Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Members Present: W. Shuhi (chair), E. Fabbri and J. Katzin (ex-officio). Mr. Noone was absent.

Also present: D. Falcetti, W. Shuhi, F. Simone, Dr. Vita, T. Crowe, J. Moore, P. Buccitelli, A. Longobucco and Mr. Stanley Goldshteyn (owner of Stan-Mar).

Approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of May 7, 2008

MOTION made by E. Fabbri and seconded by W. Shuhi: to approve the minutes of the special meeting of May 7, 2008.

MOTION carried: All votes were in the affirmative. There were no abstentions.

Business

a. Discuss POCAD report and recommendations

· Discussed use of school facilities.

· Discussed opening media center; some resources are available at Oliver Wolcott Library; the media centers cannot be isolated from the rest of the building.

· Generators would be desirable in each building.

· Student driving was discussed; late buses are a costly service; discussed student drop-off and pick-up.

b. Discuss floor maintenance contract proposals

· Comparison of bid and in-house staff chart was presented.

· Bid of $120,856 presented; in-house estimated cost would be $176,795.

· Large cost due to 4 positions needed for the same number of hours.

· T. Crowe presented charts to show how the figures were arrived at; used Industry Standards to determine this. Summer work was included.

· Same process used to explain Intermediate School costs.

· These are basic standards.

· Two sets of equipment would be needed for in-house. Outside bid contract is strictly manhours.

· LIS elevator could not handle the equipment; High School added 27,000 square feet; Intermediate School added 8-9,000 square feet.

· Mr. Stanley Goldshteyn described places he services and the type he does in Litchfield; described equipment Stan-Mar uses on floors; discussed materials used, cost of materials would be the same for Stan-Mar or Litchfield; discussed amount of manpower needed; vinyl flooring is costly to maintain.

MOTION made by E. Fabbri and seconded by W. Shuhi: to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m.

MOTION carried. All votes were in the affirmative. There were no abstentions.

Respectfully Submitted

Donald R. Falcetti

Litchfield Board of Education