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Elk River Public Library Board Page 2 <br /> March 27,2018 <br /> 4. Open Forum <br /> Ill <br /> No visitors present. <br /> 5. General Business <br /> 5.1 New Business <br /> 5.1. a Bathroom Upgrades—Gary Lore,Building Maintenance Supervisor <br /> The Library Board requested an estimate to replace the hand dryers in <br /> the public unisex bathrooms and to explore the idea of urinals in one or <br /> all the unisex bathrooms. <br /> ■ New hand dryers would go from 110 to 277V,which would require <br /> updating the breakers and possibly the wiring in each bathroom. The <br /> cost for electrical work would be a minimum$2,000 each bathroom, <br /> plus the cost of the hand dryer of$500-$700,and possible wall and <br /> tile repair if the wiring had to be replaced. If the Board wanted to <br /> replace the hand dryers one at a time,the cost for an electrician <br /> would be even greater. Total estimated cost for hand dryer <br /> replacement is estimated at$10-12,000. Urinals would require <br /> plumbing, drywall, tile, flooring work at an estimated$50,000. <br /> 1111 <br /> • Because the library is one of the newer buildings and its condition <br /> much better than some city buildings, Gary proposes adding paper <br /> towel dispensers next to each sink and a foam dispenser into each of <br /> the public bathrooms as a cost-effective temporary solution. <br /> Dispensers cost about$100-$200 each and Gary has them in stock <br /> and can expense them out of the Library's existing building <br /> maintenance budget. He is not sure how this might affect LEED <br /> certification,but feels the potential safety hazard of someone slipping <br /> and falling from water on the floor is a reasonable argument to make <br /> if there is ever an issue brought to the city about the paper towel <br /> dispensers in the bathrooms affecting LEED certification. <br /> • An electrician is doing an analysis of the city buildings and once the <br /> city has that report in hand, Gary thinks the city will have a good idea <br /> on the priority of building repairs. He doesn't think the report will <br /> drill down to the level of hand dryers in the bathrooms -rather,he <br /> thinks the report will show the library is overall in really good shape <br /> compared to other city assets and the city will probably want to focus <br /> money and energy in the repair of other buildings first. Additionally, <br /> Gary does not know what the life expectancy is of the hand dryers, <br /> but someday there will be no choice but to do the work when that <br /> life cycle ends. <br /> III <br /> P® R E R E ® 1 1 <br /> NATURE <br />