Thursday, December 16, 2010
8:35 AM
Gary Friedlander (GF)
Jerry Novick (JN)
Diane diBonaventura (DD)
Christopher McGinley
Pat Guinnane
George Frazier
Victor Orlando
Byron Horner
I arrive late (8:35am)They already went through list of bills, BCMS contract, Harriton High School
Lower Merion HS
Talking about a section of classrooms that are too cold - Jerry questions for bad - Pat Guinnane "it’s a problem"
Lots of punch-list work at LM over the break
They have been losing water from the pool when the power goes out. It has happened twice -
Lost about 30k gallons each time - not sure where the water is going. 30k gallons in 2 days
JN asks about how to test it
GF: what is the worst case scenario? A. not really answered
JN: any safety issue? A. No
DD: how deep did we dig? Do we know what is under the well? Did the water get into a river? A. They are going to test it with dyes
Concerns about lighting controls - contractors still working with LMSD to fix the problems
We have a different vendors for each school - did this to save some $ at Harriton, then the LM guys (Neutron) reduced their price
Door access controls - at Harriton they are all electronic, remotely locked, etc; not happening at LM, they are working with Boro Electric to get this done. LMSD has provided a list of change orders to get what they want.
Discussion of the administration building renovations
Other matters
Looking to upgrade/change their HR solftware
Want to combine business office and HR
Looking at SunGuard product as the product of choice - $70,000 +$165,000 first year; $40,000 ongoing
Now we have Chronos (not that old, we pay for modules each year) and 10x (old system, since the 80s) - two legacy systems. Costs $65k per year
Two models:
1. Buy - $165k
2. SAAS - $80k per year, saves us on the equipment
Jerry digging into cost savings; asks about hardware savings
Sunguard also makes student software
Jerry: wants to see the whole cost structure/expenses/savings laid out
Timeline: want board approval in January, they have people retiring in the spring, they those people to help with the transition
Diane: wants to see difference in functionality
No audience questions
Thursday, December 16, 2010
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Is this the lighting control problem that is responsible for the lights being on everywhere in the building 24-7?
Was this computerized lighting system intended to save money/energy overtime? I wonder if, by having had all the lights on maximum for months on end, they will have they hit a point where it is no longer possible to save energy over the system's lifetime?
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