coen Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Broadwater Task Force School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana February 17, 2009 CALL TO ORDER The Broadwater Task Force of School District No. 2, Yellowstone County, Montana, held a Community Meeting at Broadwater Elementary School, Billings, Montana, on Monday, February 17, 2009. Chair Julie Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. and led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. Committee members present were: LuAnn & Weldon Birdwell, Jodi Cockburn, Dennis Deppmeier, Jon Dyre, Jim Hartung, Wendy Jam, Karin Lucas, Travis Niemeyer, and Rachel Romei. Members absent were: Nate Allie, Sheryl Alpers, Eric Anderson, Jason Jam, and Gary Romei. Also present was Ex-Officio Member Lee Kvilhaug, Architects Keith Rupert, Mike Toss, Bob LaPerle, and Kristine Keller. RMC Interns Kurt Klein and Nathan Schmitz were also in attendance. Community members present were Wade Gilsdorf, Erin Pehl, Debbie Porter, Jen & Molly Deppmeieir, and Becky Shay of the Billings Gazette. Julie Anderson introduced herself and welcomed the visitors. Julie gave a brief overview who the committee is and what they have been doing. She explained how the Committee started with approximately ten different plans for renovating or building a completely new school and these plans have been narrowed down to one. PRESENTATION OF REMODEL CONECPT BY CTA ARCHITECTS Keith Rupert of CTA Architects began the presentation with a comparison of the Broadwater remodel concept and the Orchard School standard. The Broadwater remodel would provide 141 square feet per student and 18 classrooms with an average classroom size of 850 square feet. Orchard School provides 144 square feet per student and 20 classrooms with an average classroom size of 980 square feet. The Broadwater remodel concept falls right in with the Orchard School standard. A slide show of the remodel concept was then presented with Kristine Keller describing and explaining the floor plans for each level. Keith Rupert described the energy efficiency measures which will be used in the remodel concept. General measures used will be all new triple paned windows which will operate mechanically by being tied to DDC controls to do night flushing and new R38 insulation. Mechanical measures will include new HVAC, a water cooled chiller coupled with a cooling tower, building-controlled temperature with night set back, energy star equipment, geothermal ground loop heat pump system, and a web-based DDC control system for better monitoring. Electrical measures will include new T-8 or T-5 lights and switches, a new power distribution system, lighting controls with daylight sensors and dimming capacity, enhanced usage metering, and occupancy sensors on computers. Mike Toss presented and described the drawings of the building exteriors and grounds. Keith Rupert gave a brief summary of the project. He explained the project is still in the conceptual stage with most of the major pieces in place. Keith presented the cost estimates while explaining these costs will probably change monthly. Keith will be keeping a very close eye on these changes so as to keep the estimate as close as possible to the actual costs. As of this date, the estimated cost of the remodel concept is $12,140,240. The estimated cost of a new facility is $11,778,703. To create a 50 year school that is energy efficient while keeping the old building will cost more. Mike Toss showed a mock up of the all new school scheme. COMMUNITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Debbie Porter asked about the number of classrooms proposed in the remodel concept compared to the current number of classrooms. Lee Kvilhaug answered there are currently 17 classrooms while the remodel would have 18 classrooms. ADJOURNMENT The next Task Force Committee meeting will be held on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Broadwater Elementary School at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. At this meeting the Committee will prepare for their presentation to the School Board on March 16, 2009. There being no further business Julie Anderson adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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