Norwich committee unanimously OKs chair certification of Stan Elementary Phase 2 plans and cost estimates

The Norwich School Building Committee voted unanimously on a motion to authorize the committee chair to certify the committee's approval of final plans, specifications and cost estimates for state project 104-0118N — Stan Elementary School Phase 2 — including furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) and technology.

The motion, read aloud by the presiding member during the committee's special online meeting, was moved by Sheila Hayes and seconded by a member identified in the transcript as Bill Hall (the attendance list also includes the name Bill Hull). The presiding member opened the floor for questions, noting committee materials had been circulated and that staff and representatives from DRA were present to answer any technical questions; no substantive questions were raised.

After the brief opportunity for discussion, the presiding member called a roll call vote. Members recorded affirmative votes for those named during roll call. The presiding member announced "8 in the affirmative" and reported three members absent; the motion was recorded as carried.

The committee then moved to adjourn; Sheila Hayes moved to adjourn, Christine D'Estazio seconded, and the adjournment passed in an 8–0 roll call. The presiding member closed the special meeting and referenced the regular meeting scheduled "at the end of the month" (the exact date is unclear in the transcript).

Meeting participants mentioned in the transcript include members and staff such as Mark Bettencourt, Peter Procko/Procco, Christine D'Estazio, Peter Gauthier/Goth, Sheila Hayes, Greg (surname varies in the record), Joe Delucia, and Bill Hull/Hall, secretary Catherine Rose, DRA representatives including a person named Greg and Mike Faganza, and Superintendent Susan Lassard. The transcript contains inconsistent spellings for several names (for example, Peter Procco vs. Peter Procko and Bill Hull vs. Bill Hall); those inconsistencies are noted in the meeting record and in clarifying details below.

No votes on specific dollar amounts, contract awards, or amendments to the plans were recorded in the transcript; the action before the committee was authorization for the chair to certify the committee's approval of the final plans, specifications and cost estimates for the named state project. The committee did not solicit substantive public comment during this special meeting.

The committee's next regular meeting was mentioned as occurring "at the end of the month," but the date is unclear in the recording and not specified in the written transcript.