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Program Facility Building Site Page 2 October 12, 2009 With regard to actual building removal, we believe it would be possible to remove the building primarily with city street crews and equipment. Phil Hals has taken an extensive look at the building and provided an estimate of city manpower and equipment, along with other expenses he anticipates in building removal. Phil anticipates a week of a 4 - 6 man crew to remove as much material that is recyclable within the building structure itself prior to demolition. After that work is done, he anticipates another two weeks with the same size crew operating trucks, skid loaders and front end loaders for building demo. It would be necessary to hire a backhoe with a clam attachment and an operator for removal of many of the large steel and concrete pieces. In addition, it would be necessary to rent dumpsters for disposal of the material. It should be noted that as much material as possible would be sent to recycling. The steel building structure and metal skin would be sent to an appropriate metal recycling facility and the concrete basement panels and walls would also be delivered to an appropriate recycling facility. Phil estimates approximately $20,000 for backhoe rental along with an operator for a minimum of one week, along with dumpster rental and some debris disposal charges for material that is not recyclable. As a potential interim use of the site, Rebecca Haug, Environmental Division Manager, has reviewed the site and estimated the cost to construct a rain garden. There is storm sewer system that drains the neighborhood to the northeast that could be routed directly into a rain garden, rather than continuing to flow southward to the river. The rain garden shape could be constructed utilizing Street Division crews and equipment by simply expanding the hole left by the basement removal. (A portion of the backhoe rental mentioned above would be to assist in the rain garden construction) Rebecca and Bill Bronder of the Soil and Water Conservation District estimated based on the site size and shape, that it would cost approximately $3,000 - $5,000 to fully vegetate a rain garden on the site. We assume that the city would also want to do some other types of planting of an evergreen variety along the northern line to provide screening for the interim use of the site. The evergreen plantings would be an additional cost; however, stock could be purchased by the city and planted by the Street Division crews. One other consideration for the City Council is if the building is to be removed and a rain garden constructed on the site, this may be the time to remove the driveway that has operated as a "cut-through" for years, from Baldwin Avenue to Main Street. This would allow more landscaping area and would allow the access onto Main Street (which is becoming more and more of a safety hazard as traffic increases) to be closed. City staff is currently researching property records fox any legal rights to the access on Main Street. The other potential project that could be undertaken at this time would be the extension of the right turn lane from eastbound Main Street to northbound TH 169. Plans for this extension were prepared earlier in 2009, as this was one of the projects we submitted in an attempt to get stimulus money. The estimated construction cost for this right lane extension is $60,000. I will be in attendance at your workshop on October 12 to discuss this issue with you further. S:\PUBLIC WORKS\2009 CC memos\Rec program facilry site 1012 09.doc