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request for council action <br />DATE: September 22,S^o <br />ITEM NO : /^ <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Gregory A. Gappa <br />Title Director of Public Services <br />Agenda Section: <br />Engineer's Report <br />Item Description: Entrance Canopy for piblic Works Building <br />w, h»ve been exDeriencing significant problems with ice buildup on the sidewalk in front of tta <br />woTbSr^ water drato off the roof valley directly in front of the public w«ks <br />taildine entrance Ttiis requires continual chipping of this to allow for opening of the door, ms <br />o l^a^eXard from the ice on L sidewalk in front of the d^r. Them have been <br />I.T.. on this ice. Last winter a public work's employee slipped on the ice and injured tas <br />i^rii^This iniury required several doctors' visits and limited work duty for severalweeks^ The <br />r -.VIS f V this iniury were covered by the City's worker's compensation insurance. This ea^ance <br />by Iny other people, other than City employees, who are not a»-are of this <br />ha7 c .uious situation. <br />An entrance canopy for the public works building was included in the original building plans. <br />This entrance canopy was deleted from the project without adequate consideration of the adye^ <br />causrf by elimination of this item. This canopy was initially f <br />in the^l998 budget We are requesting that the Council consider authorizing installation of <br />“ai^^y to * oTd deu^ instaUation until next spring, resulting in another winter of ice <br />problems. <br />I have attached an elevation drawing of this proposed canopy. This canopy wil be “ <br />dhect the roof drainage out past the sidewalk on to the lawn area. The cano^ will tave <br />^ support colunL to match the existing budding architeemre. This project wdl a^so <br />reauire replacemem of the sidewalk and grading of the lawn to direct drainage away <br />budding The existing drainage is very poor and the sidewalk is settling from the s^mg water <br />al^ “walk, -ms sidewam replacement rnd lawn grading work can be completed <br />by the public works employees. <br />The canopy installation will be completed by a building contractor. Bonestroo Engmeys will <br />Irepare planTand specifications for completion of this work. The budgeted es^te for tins <br />oro^eci is $20 000. TOs project is under th: limit for formal advertising and bidding, so <br />quotations can be obtained from several reputable contractors for completion of this wor . <br />requesting authorization to obtain quotations for the installation of this entrance canopy.