The requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that the City Council adopt an order for the Statement of Interest Form to be submitted to MSBA no later than February 15, 2019 for the replacement of the roof, including the installation of photovoltaic panels (PV) if deemed structurally and financially possible at the Morse Elementary School located at 40 Granite Street

VICE CHAIR

ALFRED B. FANTINI TEL: [phone removed] • FAX: [phone removed] KATHLEEN M. KELLY LAURANCE V. KIMBROUGH [email protected] PATRICIA M. NOLAN -IN SCHOOL COMMITTEE-- ORDERED: That the Superintendent's Recommendation #19-16, Authorization for the Superintendent to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated February 15, 2019 for the Morse School Building Located at 40 Granite Street.

Recommendation: That in accordance with the requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority the School Committee enter an order containing the following resolution: Resolved: Having convened in an open meeting on February 5, 2019, the Cambridge School Committee of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in accordance with its charter, by-laws, and ordinances, has voted to authorize the Superintendent to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form no later than February 15, 2019 for the Morse School located at 40 Granite Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, which describes and explains the following deficiencies and the priority category for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future: The funds are sought to be used for the replacement of the building's roof.

The Granite Street building's roof is more than twenty-three years old and has multiple failures. This project falls under priority category number 5, which is for the replacement, renovation, or modernization of school facility systems, such as roofs, windows, boilers, heating and ventilation systems, to increase energy conservation and decrease energy related costs in a school facility, as determined in the judgement of the Authority.

The Cambridge School Committee hereby further specifically acknowledges that by submitting this Statement of Interest Form, the Massachusetts School Building Authority in no way guarantees the acceptance of the approval of an application, the awarding of a grant or any other funding commitment from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, or commits the City of Cambridge to filing an application for funding with the Massachusetts School Building Authority. A true copy:

Attest: A bachas Reaso

Dosha E. Beard

Interim Executive Secretary to the School Committee

c: Superintendent Mr. Maloney