10.05 Cole Memorial & City Hall Buildings Update

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Cole Memorial&Citv Hall Buildin�s Update - HEAVY, WET snows early and mid-winter led to significant Ice damming and all kind of issues prompting us to contract a roof steamer to steam away ice and remove snow(^' 10' of snow back from edges at City Hall) o Cole Memorial Building ■ gutters were being damaged ■ walls/roof/facia looks to be a candidate for damage if not removed, over 20" thick if many areas ■ Worried about stucco and other hard to repair/match items such as specifically designed trim boards on this state historical certified building ■ Melting and dripping causing slick walkways, and potential for falling ice on pedestrians ■ Too steep and inaccessible for our staff to be expected to maintain o City Hall Building • Gutters being damaged ■ Seams all leaking onto critical areas(Fire/PD Doorways, entrances) ■ Staff and FD Staff spent hours removing ice,applying salt ■ Doors were reported to be frozen closed repeatedly ■ Downspouts frozen ■ Person reported a 200#chunk of ice falling near a walkway area o Solutions ■ Steamed all ice dams, removed all snow at Cole,^'10'from edges at City Hall ■ Added heat tape the entire length of gutter and all downspouts at City Hall— this should allow downspouts to remain operational and drain away freeze/thaw issues ■ Insulation assessed and bids coming in to add a vapor barrier and insulation at the Cole to help prevent building heat loss and ice dam formation in the future Cole Memorial Buildin�Handicap Door Pro�ress - Last fall we began soliciting bids from Gull Lake Glass and Brainerd Glass on design and construction ideas—both visited and proposed. I favored the bid from Gull Lake Glass and can elaborate in the future when we are ready to proceed. - We reached out to the State Historic Preservation Office to have the proposed work approved through their process. They requested photos of areas in question. o When onsite to take a pic of a future gutter addition (above proposed handicap entrance),we noticed significant ice damming above o Prior to adding a gutter there, we need to remedy this ice damming or it will get wrecked next winter. Insulation bids solicited—1 received, 1 pending o Now we are ready(this spring to submit pics again to the State Historic Preservation Office to renew the permit process) o We can hopefully begin the bid assessment/approval process simultaneous to budgeting for our insulation project for lanuary 2021. o Ideally,we will have the door installed prior to Fall 2020 election season