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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council FROM: Bryce Shearen, CPRP, Parks & Recreation/Community Services Director DATE: April 12, 2023 RE: Little Canada Fire Station Skylight Repairs ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED Motion to approve the quote from W.L. Hall Company in the amount of $28,728.00 for the skylight repairs at the Little Canada Fire Station. BACKGROUND When the existing Little Canada Fire Station was built in 1990, the design included a 250 square foot aluminum skylight system over the entry and four dome-style skylights in the apparatus bay. Over the past ten or more years, the skylights have been leaking water during rain and snow events. The leaking has caused many issues with ceiling tiles and the ceiling fan needing to be replaced and areas of water accumulating on the floor. There have been attempts to fix the issue with caulking along the skylight area, but those attempts only provided a remedy for a short amount of time and were not done by a skylight professional. Recently, staff learned of a skylight compan y that specializes in the repair and replacement of skylight systems from a neighboring community that is having their skylights replaced. City staff contacted a representative from W.L. Hall Company and met with them at the Fire Station to review the leaking skylights at the facility and learned that skylight systems have seals that require ongoing maintenance to prevent leaking. Other than temporary fixes with caulk, no regular maintenance has been completed on the skylights at the Little Canada Fire Station for over thirty years. The recommendation from W.L. Hall Co. was to perform a complete skylight restoration on the large skylight system over the roll call room and replace the four skylights in the apparatus bay with insulated translucent structural skylights. The benefits of replacing the dome-style skylights with insulated translucent structural skylights are that they provide insulation value and fall protection. The current dome-style skylights were not designed for this and do not meet current standards. Staff reached out to other roofing and glass companies for additional prices, but most stated that they either did not do this type of specialized work or they would subcontract it out to W.L. Hall Company. Staff also contacted other organizations that have used W.L. Hall and they have been very pleased with the work. The quote also includes a one-year warranty on the work and a water hose test after completion of the work to ensure the leak is remedied. If approved, the skylight repairs will be completed within the next couple of months.