Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 6 PM
Online only Joint Meeting with the School Committee's School Building Facilities and Maintenance Committee
This joint meeting with the School Committee's facilities committee takes up school building conditions. Items include safety improvements at the Argenziano School (security cameras, schoolyard fencing, balconies), concerns about exterior tiles at Somerville High School, and the MSBA process for the Winter Hill and Brown Schools. It also covers Edgerly Education Center cafetorium cooling and snow clearing on the Kennedy School playground turf.
The agenda is final.
Agenda 6 items
Notices from the agenda
Referenced Documents: • SBFM - 2026-10-06 Memo AFA Balcony (with 26-0710)
(Posted online: 10/1/26 at 6:30 AM)
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Roll Call
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1.26-1384 Committee Minutes
Approval of the Minutes of the School Building Facilities and Maintenance Committee Meeting of September 8, 2026.
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2.26-0842 Resolution
That the Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry consider snow clearing requirements to maintain inclusive winter use when selecting turf materials for the new Kennedy School inclusive playground.
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3.26-0841 Order
That the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update on the improvements made to the temperature in the Edgerly Education Center Cafetorium and kitchen following the installation of the air conditioning unit.
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4.26-0710 Order
That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management update this Council and the School Committee about safety improvements to security cameras, enclosed schoolyard fencing, balconies, and other infrastructure at the Argenziano School.
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5.26-0241 Resolution
That the Administration provide the Committee on School Building Facilities and Maintenance with regular updates on the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) process for the Winter Hill and Brown Schools.
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6.26-1452 Order
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management present on continued concerns related to exterior tiles on the Somerville High School building, and provide updates on measures to identify and mitigate those concerns.