HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - CTHBC - 11/13/2017 Town Hall Renovation Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes - November 13, 2017
Cohasset Town Hall - Auditorium
Cohasset, MA 02025
In attendance:
Fran Collins, Tom Reardon, Mark Toomey, Sam Wakeman, Carolyn Coffey, Mary McGoldrick
(by phone)
Missing: Josiah Stevenson
Vice-Chair Mark Toomey called the meeting to order at 9:00 am
The Vice Chair updated the Committee on the purpose of the meeting; to have discussion and
vote on a recommendation of funds to be allocated at Special Town Meeting for the Town Hall
Renovation project. This recommendation will be presented to the Board of Selectmen,
Advisory and Capital Budget Committees.
Potential Options were reviewed.
Option 1: An amount not to exceed $300,000 for the completion of Schematic Design (8-10
weeks)
Option 2: An amount not to exceed $650,000 to take the plans through Schematic Design and
Design Development.
The Committee discussed the pros and cons of each alternative. Mary McGoldrick raised the
point that this is the first time during this feasibility study that the town will voting to allocate
funds.
By a roll call vote, the committee voted unanimously to recommend the following:
"To request at Special Town Meeting December 4, 2017, an amount not to exceed $300,000 for
the completion of the Schematic Design Phase for the Town Hall project.
Tom Reardon made a motion to adjourn. Motion was seconded by Carolyn Coffey.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 am