Warwick Buildings and Energy Committee Draft Meeting Minutes, December 15, 2008
Location: Warwick School
Meeting called to order 7:14
Attending: Janice Kurkoski, Steve Kurkoski, Les Goodman, Jim Toth, Rich
Field and Michael Hager
Minutes moved, seconded and passed for November.

Power outage issues

Town Hall
Town Hall was flooded and pumped two days in a row.
There was about four inches of water resulting in the dehumidifiers
sitting in three inches of water.
Although the downstairs toilet tank and bowl had a considerable amount
of ice in it no freeze damage occurred or in any other part of the water
systems.
Sheetrock and other inexpensive articles sitting on the basement floor
received minimal water damage.
Is the Town Hall on anybody's radar screen during an emergency?
David Young is the person who should be called regarding Town Hall issues.	
We could generate a list and submit it to Jim Erviti the Emergency
Operations Coordinator (EOC)
Town Hall and Kitchen Winter procedure:
After finding the kitchen toilet and tank full of ice last week (the
dining room temp was about 38 degrees during the power outage), the
Buildings and Energy Committee proposes that, during the winter months,
the bathroom door is left in the open position when the building is not
in use, and the bathroom elec. heat thermostat be turned down to 45
degrees or less, so that it does not try to heat the kitchen and dining
room which are set to 50 degrees. Dan Dibble will close the door and
pre-heat the bathroom on Senior Meals day, and also remember to turn the
heat down and open the door after use.
The cabinet doors under the sink should also be left open, so that the
pipes can enjoy the same cozy temperature as the rest of the room.
It should be pointed out that if someone uses the heat in the Main Hall,
he or she should close the dampers in the dining room afterwards, and
remember to set the thermostat back or let it run its program,
depending on what's up later that day.

Town Hall

Summary of Town Hall work day item
Thermostat moved.
Basement doors insulated.
More band joists insulated.
More curtains installed in the main hall.
Kitchen chimney sealed.

To do list
Tape and seal furnace ducts
More windows in main hall need curtains. 
Winserts for dining room are built and primed. They need to be painted
and have plastic applied and installed.
	
General
Every committee member should have a key to the Town Hall


ESCO
	
School
The school committee needs to be brought into the loop. There will be a
School Committee meeting at Pioneer on Thursday Dec 18 at 7:00 PM

Highway
It may be appropriate to install infrared heaters at the Highway Dept.
buildings.
	
Other
Jim will contact Janice in regards to being included in the loop while
Jim is away.
We are scheduled to hear from Siemens the week of December 22.

Selectboard
 	
Community Development Strategy Project list
The following request was generated at this meeting.
"At our recent meeting on December 15, 2008, the Warwick Buildings and
Energy Committee agreed to ask the selectboard to include said committee
in the list of "Responsible Entities" for priority #21 - the New Public
Safety Building. This Committee looks forward to an active involvement
in this project to insure optimum energy efficiency in the new
building."


Miscellaneous
Janice will check the Town of Warwick website to see if WBEC and our
minutes are listed.
Steve will make a contact list of the committee members and
email it out.	
Action Items

Janice will send a letter to the selectboard in regards to the Community
Development Strategy Project list.

Jim will contact Janice in regards to being included in the loop while
Jim is away. (concerning our ESCO status)

Steve will make a contact list of the committee members and
email it out.

Adjourned 8:18