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Facilities and Grounds Committee
June 5, 2003  

Attendees:  Don Berger, Marti Jenkins, Bill Coulthart, Jess Garcia, Ellen Chartier, Louise Romanow, John Miller 

Middle School Courtyard/Trellis:
          Proposal:  creation of MS trellis/courtyard
          Purpose:   provides shaded social and academic area for MS students, faculty/staff
          Description: A painted metal trellis placed behind the MS, attached to the building.  New concrete will be poured,
          which will include brick patterns.  The bronze color of our railings is preferred for the trellis color.
         Funding:  The money will come out of Cary Academy’s capital contingency budget.  The first bid is $50,500; two
         more bids have been requested. 

Appropriateness:  provides shade and place to take classes  

Dug-outs:
          Proposal:  build baseball dugouts
          Purpose: provides shelter and storage
          Description:  It is a center block building with brick veneer and wooden roof with standard shingles.  It is 55 foot
          long with a 15x10 foot storage area.  A roll-up door will provide access to drive in.  It was suggested that we
          put the roll-up door on the first base dug-out versus the third base dug-out due to aesthetics.   There will be a
         first base dug-out door that faces the back service road.  There will be an extra wide door on the third base dug-out.
         Jess will find out how much of a price difference there is if we use our current brick versus brick veneer. 
         If the difference is only a couple of thousand dollars we prefer to use our current brick so it will match the aesthetic
         value of our other buildings.
         Funding: parents of baseball players have raised $10,000; Cary Academy will pay for the remainder
         Appropriateness:  provides shelter and storage; top item from the Facilities Committee 

Louise passed out the Five Year Long Range Plan overview for the Grounds Committee.  The grove is currently on hold; further work with Ann Goodnight and the Grounds Committee is needed.  The US Slope has been completed.    

In the Fall the Facilities and Grounds committee will meet to review the LRP document for the Grounds Committee.