Pat Guinnane
Victor Orlando
Gary Friedlander
Jerry Novick
Chris McGinley
Diane DiBonaventuro
2 people at table that I did not know.
Discussion:
- -MELC agreement for 2010-11 signed – 4% increase, same terms as previous contract
- -Excess funds from 2009-10 budget will be moved to the pension and retiree benefits fund
- -Requesting increase for moving expenses for LMHS by $200K – total moving expenses will be ~$460K, compared to ~$260K at HHS. It does include expenses since 2008, including moving IT to Rock Hill Road and equipment into storage at Union Ave. Original not to exceed budget $250K.
- -Review of Bills – questions, and/or clarifications:
- P24, item 7: Music tech lab equipment – board member thought it had been taken care of in July. However it was bid in July, billed now. (I assume they meant the bid was awarded in July, billed now).
- P31, item 3: laptop repairs – bills will be submitted to insurance for reimbursement. There was discussion if it was just the 1 to 1 program or all lap tops – it seemed that the conclusion was it was all laptops.
- P32, item 7: remarking fee for bonds is $14.7K each 6 months.
- P34, item ?: Wisser/Perlstein bills: review process is in place.
- P42, item 16: Five Star upgrades for the buildings.
- Note: the list of bills is not handed out and they normally do not discuss the amounts of the bills. I will check with the admin office to see if I can have it emailed to me before the meetings.
- - The recycling (and trash) program is under review – currently trash is picked up from the schools by the township and recycling and non-school locations by Allied Waste. Mr. Guinnane thinks the outcome will be that the township deal is good, but there may be a better deal for the recycle and miscellaneous trash pick up.
- - Increase requested for PSC Environmental for moving the chemicals into LMHS, and removing chemicals from the old building.
- - Change order presented for the “asphalt index adjustment”. Tennis court example p69 and p77. There is a $12K increase, based on the difference on the price of asphalt at contract award of $314K/ton, to now at $474/ton. Total increase for the project is $75K and it is part of the contingency.
- - Discussion about Plancon J for Gladwyne, Merion and Penn Valley ESs – the PDE approved 100% of reimbursement – it is $8M over 25 years.
- o $86.4M budget, $87.7M currently spent - $2.1M contingency remaining.
- o Demolition started – finish by 2/2011. 10/2010 – physical takedown begins, neighbors notified.
- o $80.5M budget, $81.9M currently spent. The contingency amount was discussed, appears to be ~$0.6M – will probably not be spent.
- o Remaining work at site is landscaping and front basin.
- o There are $328K worth of change orders pending, and $404K disputed charges.
- o The township required a change in the tree species around the boys’ baseball field - there was discussion about the retractable outfield netting/fence.
- o There is no outfield fence for the girls’ softball field.
- At the end of the meeting I brought up the issue that the LMSD athletic fields used for kid’s soccer and softball are often closed when the conditions seem fine. I assumed it was the policy that if one was closed, all would be closed – I was mistaken. The LMSD staff inspects each field and consults with the township athletic department before making the determination on a field by field basis and communicates that via email. I relayed some experiences that I had personally (where the weather was nice following a rain, but the field appeared fine) and was told that I did not have the expertise to be the judge – and that if the children played on them in poor condition it would cause expensive repairs and possibly take the field out of commission for the season. I asked to be given the maintenance expense budget for the fields. They did not respond – if I do not receive, I will request under the freedom of information act.
Prepared by: Mary Jane Mac Rae
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