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Mourns ViEw City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 8D Meeting Date: April 22, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Public Works Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9105 Approving the Purchase of a Floor Sweeper Scrubber for the Public Works Facility Background/Discussion: During the design phase of the Public Works Facility (City Project No. 2017 -CO2) it was the desire of the City Council to apply the best management practices and procedures to make the building as "green" as possible and one of these was sealing of the concrete floors. During the construction the floors were burnished to a higher level allowing a lower VOC sealer to be utilized resulting in using less harmful chemicals. This sealer option required a change in procedures on how Staff cleaned the floors. No longer can the floor be flushed with water, scrubbed using burnishes and squeegeed to dry; the requirement is that the floor be allowed to dry, the debris then be swept and lastly having the floor scrubbed mechanically. Further Discussion Staff recently attended the League of Minnesota Safety and Loss Control Workshop and a new OSHA regulation of Silica Dust and precautions was discussed. Sweeping of Public Works garage floors was a topic of discussion as employees are being exposed to silica dust due to the large amount of sand etc. that accumulates on the floor. Employers are responsible for preventing employees from inhaling silica dust in amounts that exceed the permissible exposure limit (no more than 50 micrograms/8 hours shift) It was highly recommended that Cities look into other alternatives for sweeping and cleaning of these floors. The 2019 budget, Vehicle and Equipment, includes a floor scrubber budgeted for $13,000.00. Staff reviewed various floor scrubbers available on the MN Cooperative Venture Purchasing Program (CPV). Vendors were contacted and demonstrations ensued to determine the proper equipment that best fit the needs of the City. SupplyWorks, a Home Depot Company affiliate, of St. Paul MN, submitted a quote for an Advance 36 inch Cylindrical Floor Scrubber, with 2 side brooms, rear bumper squeegee guard, heavy duty front bumper and a dust guard kit for $26,463.84. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community