Riverfront Boathouse Building Committee

CITY OF MIDDLETOWN RIVERFRONT BOATHOUSE BUILDING COMMITTEE Department of Planning, Conservation, and Development Member- Jennifer Alexander Member- Jeff Clark Member- Daniel Cunningham Member- Gerald Daley Member- August DeFrance Member- Joseph Samolis Member- Wendy Sheil Member- Lynda MacPherson Member- Angela Wong Staff- Howard Weissberg Regular Meeting Draft Minutes November 16, 2022 DiBattisto Associates and Christina Wasch reviewed project progress and timelines for the 40% design for a new boathouse for Middletown High Rowing and improvements to existing boathouse for community rowing. The impacts of the planned DOT Route 17 ramp improvements were discussed. Howard Weissberg forwarded the link for the Virtual Public Information Meeting held on 9/29/22 to the committee on 11/21/22 https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Projects/0082-0316-Route-9-Middletown-Home The following dates were reserved for Special Meetings of the Boathouse Building Committee for the purpose of design review meetings with DiBattisto Associates and Christina Wasch. All three meetings will be remote via WebEx and begin at 5:30 PM.  Wednesday, December 14, 2022  Wednesday, January 11, 2023  Wednesday, February 1, 2023 The City’s Code of Ordinances pertaining to Building Committees was discussed. Mr. Daley followed up with an email stating the following, with respect to energy efficiency and conservation:  Evaluate how well planning, budgeting, design, and construction achieves the lowest possible carbon footprint and highest possible levels of energy efficiency and conservation, with reference to building sustainability criteria, including LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification or higher, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, and Net Zero Energy.  Report to the Clean Energy Task Force and the Common Council the results of such Evaluation.