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Meeting Minutes 04/06/2006

SOUTH PORTLAND SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOLS FACILITIES COMMITTEE

April 6, 2006


MEETING NOTES

These notes were prepared by Polly Ward to the best of her understanding. If you find any inaccuracies, please contact the Superintendent of Schools Office at 871-0555 within one week after receiving the notes.

Present: Dan Cecil, Lloyd Crocker, Jeanne Crocker, Kathy Germani, Ellen Brasier, Jake Viola, Coral Sandler, Margaret Esten, Ralph Baxter, Jr., Ralph Baxter, Sr., Randy Martin, Dennis Welch, Wendy Houlihan, Dave Brochu and Polly Ward.


1. Welcome - Review of Agenda

  • Members introduced themselves
  • Will postpone #4 (Building and Site plan review: Review Space Allocation Workbook, pp. 38-42 in the Harriman report) until the next meeting.

    2. Approval of minutes from March 16 and March 30, 2006

  • Approved

    3. Questions and clarification of vision

  • Dan and Mark are meeting with high school staff
  • The Committee has created the vision - the purpose now is to respond to questions/ provide clarification.
  • Dan reviewed the renovation goals included in the Building Design Issues - Draft #1 handed out prior to the meeting.

    5. Discussion of location of kitchen, library, cafeteria, administrative spaces

  • The Committee reviewed the existing site plan and an option for the new site plan
  • There was discussion of asking the City about the park across Mountain View Road for tennis courts
  • Concern was expressed about moving the tennis courts and thereby taking the sledding hill
  • Artificial turf for the stadium might make that field more usable and reduce the problem of loss of fields
  • Wendy and Kevin Woodhouse plan to meet with Dana Anderson to talk about the long-term plans for athletic fields, including Wainwright.
  • Concern was expressed about moving the cafeteria away from the auditorium - the cafeteria area functions like a large lobby.
  • Once the school day starts, is there a way to cause walk-in traffic to go through the main office.
  • There was a request for financial information on moving the cafeteria versus keeping the cafeteria where it is now.
  • Decision to move the cafeteria to behind the gymnasium - 12 for, 2 unsure.
  • Decision to put the library on the courtyard - 13 for, 1 unsure.

    6. Add meeting - June 1, 2006

    7. Next meeting April 27, 2005 from 6.30-8.30 in the SPHS Library


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