Municipal Building Committee - Malden River Works – Jun 4, 2026

Municipal Building Committee:

Malden River Works Salt Shed & Boathouse

Minutes

| June 4, 2026 | 12PM | Virtual Teams Meeting | |---|---|---|

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/26476107111150?p=tcy9yoBIOrkfVDsjS3

Meeting called to order by Rebekah McPheeters at 12:05PM.

Roll Call

• Deborah Burke - Present
• Peg Crowe - Present
• Amanda Linehan - Present
• Nelson Miller - Present
• Paul Myers - Absent
• Eric Rubin - Present
• Stephen Winslow – Absent for roll call, joined later.

Committee to Elect a Chair

• Amanda nominated Nelson to be the chair of this committee.
• Peg seconded the nomination and Nelson accepted the nomination.
• The nomination was put to a roll call vote: All present members voted yes.
• Nelson noted that Bekah will still facilitate agendas, minutes, and posting meetings.
• The committee decided to elect a vice chair in the event of Nelson's absence.
• Deb nominated Eric to be the vice chair of the committee.
• Nelson seconded the nomination and Eric accepted the nomination.
• The nomination was put to a roll call vote: All present members voted yes.

Malden River Works Salt Shed & Boathouse Project Updates

Sustainability & Grants Manager Rebekah McPheeters to provide high level project updates.

• Invoices
• designLAB invoice for services to April 30: $63,090.00
  • Schematic design (first 50%)
  • Construction documents
  • Bidding and CA preparation
• Invoice for services to May 31: $63,090
  • Schematic design (second 50%)
  • Construction documents
  • Bidding and CA preparation
• Eric made a motion to approve the invoices for payment
• Peg asked a question about billing: Will the billing be by phase, and will the amounts be identical every time?
  • Sam (designLAB) noted that designLAB just finished schematic design, which was billed in two parts (first 50% and second 50%), but that the invoices will fluctuate a bit once we get into construction.
  • Nelson requested that Bekah put together a visual for the next call that will show work completion percentages and statuses.
• Peg seconded the motion to approve the invoices for payment
• Approval of the invoices was voted on by roll call vote: All present members voted yes.
• At the next meeting, the committee will need to vote to approve the draft minutes from May and June.

Committee to Schedule Call to Review Construction Estimates

• Sam (designLAB) stated that the cost estimates should arrive from their sub at any minute, and he suggested that the committee schedule a follow-up meeting in a week or two to review them.
• Nelson noted that the next scheduled meeting fell on July 2, a City holiday, so it needed to be rescheduled anyways.
• The committee elected to reschedule that meeting to June 17 at 1PM on Teams.

Adjournment

Eric motioned to adjourn and Nelson seconded. The meeting adjourned at 12:23PM.

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