Committee approves minutes and payments; revolving fund and playground updates reported

At the Central Falls School Building Committee meeting the group completed standard committee business and heard several project-finance and site updates.

Procedural actions: the meeting was called to order by the Chair (Speaker 1). A motion to approve the May 7 meeting minutes was moved by Speaker 2 and seconded; Speaker 4 announced an abstention during the roll-call, and the minutes were approved.

Revolving fund: Speaker 2 reported the subcommittee identified three projects to spend roughly $119,000 of leftover FEI funds at Calcut: admin-side work, replacement windows, and HVAC and interior painting on the third floor (including stairwells). He said preliminary contractor proposals have been requested and hard-copy pricing should be available the following week.

Playground: Speaker 2 said the playground equipment had been manufactured and was in transit to the United States, and that the installation contractor is ready. He told the committee substantial completion of the playground project is expected by June 30, though a ribbon cutting before the end of school is unlikely.

Payments and adjournment: The Chair opened public comment and, hearing none, moved to the payment of outstanding bills. A motion to approve the single bundled bill was seconded and the committee approved payment (the transcript does not provide a full vote tally). The Chair then entertained a motion to adjourn and the meeting ended.

The committee also discussed the administrative routing of reimbursements and whether projects should be processed through the city or the school department; members confirmed reimbursement requests run through the city and agreed to coordinate invoices and documentation.