Letter from Robert Travers, Jr., 54 Fulkerson Street, in support of City Manager’s Agenda # 1 regarding the upgrades to the Peabody and Baldwin Schools and transmitting a petition signed by sixty staff members urging the City Council to support this agenda item

Good Evening My name is Robert Travers, Jr. I reside at 54 Fulkerson Street in East Cambridge. I am a staff member at the Peabody School and treasurer of the Cambridge Education Association. I will be speaking about City Manager Agenda Item #1. I'm here tonight to speak on behalf of staff members at the Peabody School. We urge the council to support the manager's recommendation of $800,000 from Free Cash to Public Investment Fund School Department Extraordinary Expenditures account for building upgrades at the Peabody and Baldwin Schools. We want our school to be healthy and mold free to ensure that staff, students and the public can work and learn safely. I wish to submit a petition from all 60 staff members assigned to the Peabody PK-5 School urging the council to support it. Also, we would like to request that we be included in any updates and know the timeline for this repair to ensure that the problem will addressed quickly and be completed before the start of the school year in late August. Could the city council please supply the Peabody School or myself with the contact information. Thank you for allowing me to speak.

1.1 City of Cambridge Executive Department LOUIS A. DePASQUALE LISA C. PETERSON City Manager Deputy City Manager April 8, 2019 To the Honorable, the City Council: I am hereby requesting the appropriation of $800,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund School Department Extraordinary Expenditures account for building upgrades at the Peabody Elementary School and the Baldwin Elementary School. The Peabody and Baldwin school buildings saw a significant development of mold last summer. During mold remediation at the two buildings this past fall, significant lengths of existing pipe insulation had to be removed and in some cases upgraded. Also, as part of the review of the mold issue at the Peabody School an engineering consultant determined that the air chiller for the Peabody School was preventing the building from properly cooling and removing moist outside air, thus contributing to an environment conducive to mold growth. Funds will be used to seal façade openings and conduct a comprehensive external review of the building's facades to determine if a more significant issue exists, as well as to continue the insulation upgrades begun earlier in the school year. In addition, funds will be used to replace the existing air chiller at the Peabody School. As I noted at the recent Tobin School Roundtable, our $500 million commitment to our School Building program would not limit our ongoing efforts to provide funding for school building upgrades and repairs. During this fiscal year, the City Council approved a $4 million appropriation for the Graham and Parks Roof project, as well as an additional $600,000 for the boiler and cooling unit replacement at the Solomon Garage. Very truly yours, Lonia 8 barquale Louis A. DePasquale City Manager City Hall • 795 Massachusetts Avenue • Cambridge • Massachusetts • 02139 [phone removed] • tty: [phone removed] • www.cambridgema.gov Packet Pg. 27

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