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Meeting Name: School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 9/15/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: SBFM 2025-09-15 Memo (with 25-1231).pdf, SBFM - 2025-09-15 Updated Presentation (with 25-1333 ).pdf, SBFM - 2025-09-15 Memo (with 24-0466).pdf, SBFM 2025-09-15 Lifeguard Manual (with 25-0727 and 25-0729 ).pdf, SBFM 2025-09-15 Ginny Smithers Pool (with 25-0727, 25-0729, and 25-1132).pdf
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25-1136 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee Joint Meeting of June 10, 2025.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
25-1231 12.ResolutionThat the Administration submit to the City Council and School Committee, the city’s contingency plan in the event of an emergency school closure during the 2025-2026 school year.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
25-1132 13.OrderThat the Director of Parks and Recreation report to this Council on the cause of the chemical spill at the Ginny Smithers Pool and the process to address the cause of the spill and prevent a future occurrence.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
25-0906 14.ResolutionThat the Mayor create and make public specific plans that outline the full scope of the work necessary at the Cummings School, including capacity, time, and cost, to host Somerville Public School students in the event of an emergency, and provide regular updates to this Council on such plans until completed.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0729 15.ResolutionThat the Administration develop a new process to address ongoing maintenance at the Ginny Smithers Pool and report to this Council to describe that process.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
25-0727 16.ResolutionThat the Administration report to this Council on the cause of the reported chemical imbalance at the Ginny Smithers Pool and the process being used to address the imbalance.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
25-0234 17.OrderThat the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management develop a Swing Space plan to accommodate Somerville Public Schools students to mitigate disruption to students, families, and staff while a school building is unavailable or during construction.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0466 18.ResolutionThat the Administration provide the Special Committee on School Building Facilities and Maintenance with regular updates about the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) process for the Winter Hill and Brown Schools.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1333 19.Mayor's CommunicationConveying an update regarding work completed during Summer 2025 on Somerville Public Schools buildings.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available