Snow School Roof Building Committee
Regular MeetingMiddletown, CT · June 20, 2024
Minutes
June 23rd, 2024
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Committee Members Committee Staff
Councilperson Vincent Loffredo (Chair) Dr. Alberto Vazquez Matos, Superintendent
Councilperson Kelly Sweeney Jennifer Cannata, Assistant Superintendent
Councilperson Anthony Gennaro Christopher Puorro, Purchasing Agent
John Giuliano Kevin Dion, Director of Facilities
Farah Scala Marco Gaylord, Ex. Director of Operations
Richard Pelletier Elisha De Jesus, Director of Athletics
David Bauer Randall Mel, Jr., Committee Secretary
Eduardo Miranda, Ex. Director of Finance
Deborah Kleckowski-Board of Education Member
Meeting Minutes
***Hybrid In-person and Via Webex***
Farm Hill Roof, Snow Roof and MHS Turf and Track Building Committees
Regular Meeting
6-20-24
5:30PM
Members Present: Chair Loffredo, Councilperson Sweeney, Councilperson Gennaro, John Giuliano,,
Richard Pelletier, Board Member Deborah Kleckowski
Members Absent: David Bauer, open community member position, Farah Scala
Staff Present: Marco Gaylord, Executive Director of Operations; Christopher Puorro, Purchasing Agent;
Kevin Dion, Director of Facilities; Ken Linsley, Silver Petrucelli
Others Present:
1. Call to Order:
a. Chair Loffredo called the meeting to order at 5:30PM
b. Chair Loffredo asked all members to introduce themselves
c. Chair Loffredo publicly announced the resignation of David Bauer from the
committee
2. Adoption of the Agenda
a. Motion to add Item 10(b), Application for payment number 2 to HI Stone and Son
through SLR Consulting for a total of $276,925.00
i. Motion: Chair Loffredo
ii. Second: Richard Pelletier
iii. Discussion: None
iv. Vote: Unanimously approved to amend the agenda to include item 10(b)
b. Motion to adopt the agenda as amended
i. Motion: Chair Loffredo
ii. Second: Councilperson Sweeney
iii. Discussion: none
iv. Vote: Unanimously voted to adopt the agenda as amended
3. Public Comment:
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a. Chair Loffredo opened public comment at 5:37PM
b. Chair Loffredo closed public comment at 5:37PM
4. Discussion and review of the minutes from the May 16th, 2024 Regular Meeting
a. Motion to approve the minutes:
i. Motion: Deborah Kleckowski
ii. Second: Kelley Sweeney
iii. Discussion: none
iv. Vote: Unanimously voted to approve the minutes
5. Discussion and review of the time card of the committee secretary from 5/16-6/19/24
a. Motion to approve the time card:
i. Motion: Kelley Sweeney
ii. Second: Richard Pelletier
iii. Discussion: none
iv. Vote: Unanimously voted to approve the time card of the committee
secretary
6. Update and discussion on the Farm Hill P/V Panel Project
a. Update provided by Ken Linsley from Silver Petrucelli and Associateds:
i. The Farm Hill P/V Panel plans and specifications are completed and are
ready for state review.
ii. Prior to State review, the plans and specifications will need to be reviewed
and approved by the Building Committee with a sign off by the Chair of
the Committee
1. Approval also needed by the Board of Education
2. Signatures also needed by the:
a. Fire Marshall
b. 504 Coordinator
c. Building Official
d. Director of Public Health
iii. Chair Loffredo requested that Christopher Puorro work with the
appropriate officials to schedule a review meeting in order to move
forward with the necessary signatures and approvals at the end of the
Summer.
iv. Questions from Chair Loffredo:
1. “Ken, are you assigned as the project manager for this project and
the Snow Roof Project for this Building Committee?”
a. Ken Linsley answer: “Yes, I am the assigned project
manager through Silver Petrucelli on these projects in place
of the previous project manager”.
2. Who have you been working with in these projects at the Board of
Education:
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a. Ken Linsley Answer: “I have been working and meeting
with Christopher Puorro and Marco Gaylord”
v. Note from Chair Loffredo:
1. Once the other signatures are obtained, the building committee will
have to review and will have to make a formal motion to allow him
as the chair to sign off on the plans and specifications for the state.
7. Update and discussion on the Snow School Roof Building Project
a. Ken Linsley updated the Committee that the Snow Roof Project is currently in the
same place as the Farm Hill project with the necessary meetings, approvals and
signatures prior to the final meeting with the state.
8. Review, discussion and possible action on the Silver Petrucelli invoice 24-444 dated
4/1/24 for the work done on the Snow Roof Building Project concerning Additional
Services, Abatement, Hazardous Materials Monitoring. For a total of $1514.62
a. Motion to approve the payment: Deborah Kleckowski
b. Second: Councilman Gennaro
c. Discussion:
i. Update from Christopher Puorro: The work and invoice has been reviewed
and confirmed
d. Vote: Unanimously voted to approve the payment of the invoice 24-444 For a
total of $1514.62
9. Update and discussion with SLR Environmental Consulting on the MHS Turf and Track
Project
a. Christopher Puorro read an email from Kevin Fuselier, SLR Consulting Project
Manager:
i. “Attached are my minutes from the kickoff meeting held at the MHS track
and field yesterday morning. Unfortunately, I once again have a schedule
conflict this Thursday evening and will not be able to attend. Please let
these minutes serve as an update to the building committee. If you have
the opportunity to stop by the site this week, you will see that they are
making substantial progress with the demolition of the track and field. We
will be having our next progress meeting at 10 am next Wednesday, June
26th. All are welcome. HI Stone’s construction schedule is included at the
end of the minutes. The current plan is to have the track and field
completed and ready for use by the end of August.”
b. Attached to this agenda will be the email pdf and the meeting minutes referred to
in this email
10. (a). Review, discussion and possible action on the SLR Consulting invoice 10001972
dated 5/24/24 for a total of $4,197.50 for the work done relating to Phase II construction
engineering
a. Motion to approve the payment: Councilman Gennaro
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b. Second: Deborah Kleckowski
c. Discussion:
i. Update from Christopher Puorro: The work and invoice has been reviewed
and confirmed. The work is on schedule as mentioned in the meeting
minutes.
d. Vote: Unanimously voted to approve the payment of the invoice 10001972
e. 10(b): Review, discussion and possible action of Application for payment number
2 to HI Stone and Son through SLR Consulting for a total of $276,925.00 for
initial work on the Middletown High School Track and Field Project.
i. Motion to approve the payment: Deborah Kleckowski
ii. Second: Kelley Sweeney
iii. Discussion:
1. Update from Christopher Puorro: The work and invoice has been
reviewed and confirmed. The work is on schedule as mentioned in
the meeting minutes.
iv. Vote: Unanimously voted to approve the payment of the Application for
Payment #2
11. Future Business:
a. Indoor Air Quality Grant Discussions:
i. Chair Loffredo requests an update on the Indoor Air Quality Grants at
future meetings as these projects are now under the charge of the building
committee
b. Special Meeting:
i. Motion to cancel the July 18th Regular Meeting and add a Special
Meeting on July 25th at 5:30PM
1. Motion by: Deborah Kleckowski
2. Seconded by: Chair Loffredo
3. Discussion: none
4. Vote: unanimously approved the above motion
12. Adjournment
a. Motion to adjourn: Richard Pelletier
b. Second: Councilman Gennaro
c. Discussion: note
d. Vote: Unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 6:08PM
Agenda
6/17/24
Ms. Ashley Flynn-Natale
Town Clerk
Municipal Building
245 deKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
Dear Ms. Flynn-Natale,
The City of Middletown; Farm Hill Roof Building Committee, Snow Roof the Building
Committee and the Middletown High School Turf/Track Building Committee will be holding a
regular meeting on Thursday, June 20th, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in a
hybrid manner on the City of Middletown Webex Platform and in person at the Board of
Education’s Annex B, Facilities Conference Room located at 372 Hunting Hill Avenue.
The public can view attend this meeting at:
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Notice on Public Comment:
Live public comment via Webex: Any member of the public wishing to provide live public
comment may do so by joining the webinar meeting and requesting to speak during the public
session at the link above/call in number. Public comment should be kept to three (3) minutes per
person. All commenters must provide their name and city address during their public comment.
Live Public Comment in Person: Members of the public wishing to provide live public
comment in person may do so during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Public
comment will be kept to under three minutes per person and members of the public must state
their name and city address.
Public Comment In writing: Members of the public can also submit their public comment to be
read during the open public comment portion of the meeting to the committee secretary at
melr@mpsct.org. Written public comments should be the equivalent to three minutes in reading
time and should contain the name and city address of the resident submitting the comment.
Public comment will be accepted until 4:00PM on the day of the meeting.
The agenda for this meeting is as follows:
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Public Comment
4. Discussion and review of the minutes from the May 16th, 2024 Regular Meeting
5. Discussion and review of the time card of the committee secretary from 5/16-6/19/24
6. Update and discussion on the Farm Hill P/V Panel Project
7. Update and discussion on the Snow School Roof Building Project
8. Review, discussion and possible action on the Silver Petrucelli invoice 24-444 dated
4/1/24 for the work done on the Snow Roof Building Project concerning Additional
Services, Abatement, Hazardous Materials Monitoring
9. Update and discussion with SLR Environmental Consulting on the MHS Turf and Track
Project
10. Review, discussion and possible action on the SLR Consulting invoice 10001972 dated
5/24/24 for a total of $4,197.50 for the work done relating to Phase II construction
engineering
11. Future Business
12. Adjournment
Submitted Respectfully by,
Randall Mel, Committee Secretary
Cc: Dr. Vazquez Matos, Jennifer Cannata, Kevin Dion, Christopher Puorro, Marco Gaylord,
Elisha De Jesus
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