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- Consent agenda and bills: Motion to approve minutes (Jan. 16 and Jan. 27 work session), regular bills totaling $1,457,125.39, direct checks from Jan. 11–31 totaling $128,789.47, and lunch bills totaling $76,314.11, and approval of homeschooling as listed in the packet. Motion was made, seconded and recorded as approved.

- Approval and sealing of executive session minutes of Dec. 16, 2024 (agenda item 4.1c): Motion to approve and seal; motion passed with the ayes and one abstention recorded.

- Green Acres Landscaping payment application No. 10, RGB 6683-5, not to exceed $84,117.09 (agenda item 7): Motion approved. Staff confirmed a $991 donation from Apple Valley Oil reserved in the project fund.

- 2025–26 school calendar (agenda item 8): Motion to approve the 2025–26 school calendar with a student start date of Aug. 26 and specified professional-development days; motion approved.

- Submission of Stage 1 to RIDE (agenda item 9): Motion to approve submission of the district's Stage 1 packet to the Rhode Island Department of Education; motion approved. Staff said the Stage 1 packet establishes the need and can be adjusted in Stage 2; it does not include two separately identified $2.5 million emergency projects discussed elsewhere in the meeting.

- Architect selection (agenda item 10): Motion to enter negotiations with SLAM for architectural services after the review panel scored SLAM highest; motion approved.

- School building committee membership (agenda item 13): Motion to approve the committee as proposed and to amend the list by adding an additional parent/community member, Zachary Smith; both the amendment and the amended motion passed.

- Purchase of athletic equipment from MF Athletics, not to exceed $21,298 from the fund balance (agenda item 11): Motion approved.

- Purchase of pole-vault competitive package (agenda item 12): Motion approved. The meeting transcript records two different not-to-exceed figures during the discussion—$23,595 in the agenda description and $22,595 in the motion text; the committee approved the purchase and staff should confirm the final contract amount in the purchase order.

- Motion to enter executive session pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 42-46-5(a) for personnel matters including superintendent evaluation and to discuss executive session minutes of 01/16/2025: Motion carried on recorded roll-call aye votes.

Ending: Several items passed with little debate; committee members requested additional back-up details for a few capital and change-order items and asked staff to return with full breakdowns where requested.

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Regnier described multiple vehicle incidents near her home over five years and said a child could be seriously injured if conditions do not change. \"It is a very dangerous area for children to be walking to and from school,\" she said, and asked the committee to consider creating a consolidated stop or an exception for extreme circumstances.

Superintendent (unnamed) responded that the district will review the concern with the police department and the bus company, noting the annual review of stops and that staff will look into the issue immediately now that it has been raised.

Ending: The committee asked staff to follow up with the police and the bus company and report back to the committee.

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Patrick Grobler and Debbie Faith, identified as the owner's project managers (OPM) from Colliers, told the committee the Stage 1 packet—intended to establish project need—was assembled and ready for submission after the committee and town approvals. \"We will submit by the end of the week,\" one staff presenter said, noting the new RIDE portal simplifies submission.

Committee members asked whether items listed in the Stage 1 packet commit the district to specific construction work. Staff and presenters said Stage 1 establishes need and that the project list can be adjusted in Stage 2 once designers and further options are developed. Staff clarified the Stage 1 submission does not include two separate emergency projects (described in the meeting as two $2.5 million fiscal-year projects) addressing distinct special-education space moves.

On architectural procurement, staff reported SLAM received the highest evaluation score from the review panel and met qualifications, bonding and insurance requirements. The committee voted to authorize the district team to enter negotiations with SLAM for architectural services.

On school building committee membership, the committee discussed required roles under the town charter and the value of adding a parent with trades experience. The committee voted to amend the proposed membership and to add Zachary Smith as an additional parent/community member; the amended motion passed.

Ending: Staff said they will amend the building-committee list and submit the Stage 1 packet to RIDE after the town council completes its required approvals.

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The update was delivered by John Racine, identified in the meeting as DOPM for the Boyle project. Racine said contractors are preparing closeout documents, warranties and final-building deliverables, and that remaining work consists primarily of temperature-sensitive punch-list items and exterior touch-ups that staff expect to complete in early spring. \"Everything is functioning as opposed to, is my understanding,\" Racine said.

Committee members pressed for more detail on a landscaping change order linked to landscaping, sidewalks, drainage and other site work added after the original bid. A committee member noted the concession building and associated site work were not part of the original bid and were later added when town funding was identified; Racine said the concession building itself is a roughly $1 million installation and that surrounding sidewalks, drainage and landscaping were added as part of that scope. Racine explained the original bid covered field and track work only, and that items such as underground drainage and plaza work were alternates added later in the project.

On the Green Acres payment application, staff confirmed receipt of a $991 donation from Apple Valley Oil that is available in the project fund and that the district will account for it. Committee members asked for a clearer breakdown of the concession-building costs and of change order 14; staff said the change orders were reallocations of existing budget allowances and that a detailed worksheet was in the packet but had been omitted from a condensed summary. One member requested the full breakdown be provided to the committee.

After discussion, the committee approved the Green Acres Landscaping payment application No. 10, RGB 6683-5, not to exceed $84,117.09. The motion was made, seconded and approved during the meeting record.

The committee also discussed timing for completing remaining punch-list items; Racine estimated much of that work will be completed when weather allows, roughly between March and April 15. Committee members asked staff to provide the full punch list to the committee for tracking.

The committee moved on after the vote; no further formal action on the Boyle project timeline was recorded at the meeting.

Ending: Committee members said they will follow up with requests for the concession-building breakdown and the full landscaping change-order detail at a future meeting or via supplemental packet materials.","Project manager and committee members reported near-completion for Boyle field work; the committee approved Green Acres Landscaping payment application No. 10 for up to $84,117.09 after questions about scope and a $991 donation.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Smithfield School Committee actions on Feb. 3, 2025

Parent urges Smithfield schools to review bus stops on Indian Run Trail after near-misses

Committee approves Stage 1 RIDE submission, selects SLAM for architectural negotiations and expands building committee

School committee gets Boyle project update, approves $84,117.09 landscaping payment