School Project Subcommittee

Introduction

Below is a compilation of fact documents that the Warrant Committee used to evaluate the school project warrant article for the November 2021 Special Town Meeting. The list not only contains specific documents about the project itself but also includes information on related issues. The selection of these related issues was largely based on feedback and questions from the public at the time and made available to all residents to make an informed decision.  It represents a historical record and resource and accordingly will not be updated.  For information and documents relating to any new school project please visit the school building committee website. 

For additional information on the Warrant Committee's work please reference our meeting minutes and videos.

Please note that some of the documents linked below are large files and may take a few moments to load. If you are having trouble accessing any information on this page, please contact us at warrantcommittee@medfield.net. 

- Sharon Tatro, Warrant Committee Chair

Process: Where we are now and how we got here

Special Town Meeting, November 7, 2021

• Majority Report at the Special Town Meeting

Summary Presentations from October 14, 2021 Meeting

• Cost Analysis and Comparison of Options
• Traffic Mitigation – Sidewalks – Busing
• What happens on vote result
• Questions & Answers 

MSBA and SBC Process

• Medfield Elementary School Project website
• SBC Meeting Minutes
  • Open Meeting Law Complaint and Response May 19 2021
• MSBA Process
• MSBA Enrollment Projections and Approval 
  • Enrollment Projections from MSBA - emailed by MSBA to Dr. Marsden
  • 2018-2019 Enrollment Update to MSBA from Dr. Marsden
  • MSBA Approved Enrollment
  • MSBA Enrollment Projection – Medfield, August 2018

 Educational Program

• Appendix B begins at page 277 in Preferred Schematic Report - 12/23/20

Design Alternatives

• Presented by SBC:
  • Preferred Schematic Report – 12/23/20
• Presented at Dale @ Dale conversation:
  • 9-9-21 Meeting with Dale at Dale and Warrant Committee: Starts around 1:50
• Source docs to evaluate options:
  • Page 11, 12 and 13: Public Forum Presentation on June 13, 2021
  • Preferred Schematic Report – 12/23/20
    • Add Reno begins at page 41
    • New Construction at Dale begins at page 94
    • New Construction at Wheelock begins at page 147

Site Selection

• Preliminary Design Program Report - 3/19/20
• Public Forum Presentation on June 13, 2021
• SBC Meeting 9-16-20 - Review of all member opinions/votes, public Q&A and selection vote
• SBC and SC Meeting Minutes June 13, 2021 Public Forum
• SBC Meeting Minutes June 23, 2021
• BOS Meeting Minutes September 22, 2020
• Preferred Schematic Report - 12/23/20

Final Design of Preferred Option – 9/8/21

• Schematic Design Report
  
• Schematic Design Project Manual
• Schematic Design Drawings
• DESE Special Education Submittal
• Discussion of Space Summary starts on pdf pages 39-41 of Schematic Design Report. It explains each area and why that area is over the MSBA guideline, etc.

Related Issues

Special Town Meeting 

• Recommended positive motion for the project

 Financial Review

• Starting on page 135 and again in Appendix M and N of the Schematic Design Report   
• DISTRICT & PROFESSIONAL TEAM’S RESPONSES TO MSBA COMMENTS ON PSR   February 8, 2021 reference to cost in  Appendix A on page 215 in  Schematic Design Report
• Learn about CM at-risk
• Public Design and Construction Information
• SBC Community Forum on Project Costs 9-22-2021
• Medfield Elementary School Total Project Budget rev 9-24-21
• Tax Impact Analysis

Water and Sewer

• Pages 4 and 5: Public Forum Presentation on June 13, 2021
• Elementary School FAQ Well Protection District
• Stormwater Management Plan
• SWAP Report for Medfield
• Aquifer Protection District Bylaws
• Mass DEP Medfield Zone II
• Medfield Aquifer Protection District
• Medfield Well Head Protection District (2000 feet) for Elm Street Wells
• Massachusetts Drinking Water Regulations
• Medfield Moody's Credit Opinion pg 4 lists Environment Considerations
  • Measuring What Matters: A New Approach to Assessing Sovereign Climate Risk by 427 referenced on pg 4 of Moody’s report listed above
• Nitsch Engineering Site Utilities Memo on page 85 Schematic Design Report
• Sustainable Design Features Wheelock Site on page 128 Schematic Design Report

 Traffic

• Public Forum Presentation on June 13, 2021
• Traffic Update SBC Meeting March 24, 2021
• Wheelock School Neighborhood Community Forum on Nov 2, 2020
• Traffic Impact Study (begins on page 367 of the Schematic Design Report )
• Route 27 x South Final - 2-5-16
  • This is a traffic study done for the 2016 Town Meeting for the Route 27 and South Street intersection

Sidewalks and Busing

• "Safety Streets" by MPS
• Bus Contract pg 3 
• Page 9: Public Forum Presentation on June 13, 2021
• Condition_SW_24x36
  • The sidewalk inventory/conditions map is still a draft and in the process of being finalized. 
• Cost Benefit Value Analysis Pavement Management
  • Town uses this analysis as a guide for our decision making, not an exact science

 Parks and Recreation

• Public Forum Presentation on June 13, 2021
• Feasibility Study
  • Medfield New Recreation Center Feasibility 9.11.17
  • Medfield exec sum 9-11-17
  • Hospital Road 19-03-13
  • Dale School Site - 19-03-13
• Docs created by Director of Parks and Recreation, Kevin Ryder in regards to building need
  • New Parks and Recreation Center Comparison v. FY2017
  • New Parks & Recreation facility information
• Medfield Community Presentation - Jan 2020
• Community Survey Results

 School Project Comparisons

• MSBA Projects: massschoolbuildings.org
• Westwood: 2021-03-18 Community Forum Slides
• Swampscott approves new elementary school.
• SBC Community Forum Recent Elementary School Projects (2020-2021)
• Est Costs for New Elem Schools at SD (2016-2021)
• Est. Con & Total Proj Budget Oct. 2020 (ES)

Medfield State Hospital

• Redevelopment Proposals for the Medfield State Hospital

Town Wide Master Plan

• Town Wide Master Plan Committee Website
• Medfield Town Wide Master Plan Interview Handout
• Medfield Local Rapid Recovery Plan - BerryDunn Presentation to Board of Selectmen on October 5, 2021

 Sustainability and Net Zero

• Energy and Net Zero Assessment

 Wheelock Site: History

• 1988-11-29 Clean Harbors - Oil Clean Up at Wheelock
• Archeological Survey

ME3164-150a Arch Protect District Map

District and Professional Team Responses May 22

• This doc references questions on the Environment site on pages 10-11.  The other future reports referenced there can be found here:
  • Preferred Schematic Report – 12/23/20
  • Geo-environmental reports for Wheelock sites are included in the PSR document as appendices G (Wheelock).  
  • There is a summary of these issues in PSR document page number 14 (Wheelock). Details are in appendices referenced above.

 Dale and Pfaff Sites: History

• Site acquisition and zoning
  • 1914 acquisition of the Pfaff Property
  • 1950 acquisition of the Dale Property
  • 2014 Board of Appeals decision related to Public Safety Bldg, Dale and Pfaff
• Transfer Process of Dale Building from School to Town - Legal Opinion - 9-21-21
  • District and Professional Team Responses May 22
    • This doc references questions on the Environment site on pages 10-11.  The other future reports referenced there can be found here:
    • Preferred Schematic Report – 12/23/20
    • Geo-environmental reports for Dale sites are included in the PSR document as appendices F (Dale).  
    • There is a summary of these issues in PSR document page number 11/12 (Dale).  Details are in appendices referenced above.

Projected Costs of Capital in Medfield

• Medfield-Facilities-Report-10-2017-PDF
  • Page 201 Dale Street School Capital Plan
  • Page 95 Pfaff Capital Plan
• Medfield FY2021 to FY2026 Capital Project List
• Municipal Buildings Stabilization Fund Projects FY2022 to FY2026 
• Dale Street School Repairs List presented by MPS on 9-23-21