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34— March 4— March 18, 1996 Mike Morrison St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Rd. St. Anthony, MN 55418 Re: St. Anthony City Hall & Community Center Dear Mike, As you requested, we're begun to look at the changes necessary and costs associated with adding a running track to the gym. I've talked with Duane Grace, the City of St. Anthony's code consultant, and he has agreed that an elevator will not be required to access a mezzanine-level track. This makes it possible to add a 5' to 6' wide suspended running track around the perimeter of the gym by expanding the gym • 10' to the east. A single, fully code-compliant stair will be required to access the track from below--a circular stair is not permitted. By expanding only to the east, we can use the structural steel joists already fabricated for the gym. (The cost to redesign and fabricate all new gym structure would make the addition of a track prohibitive.) The design of the track entails suspending it from the ceiling joists. We've talked with our structural engineers about whether the joists will handle the extra load, and they have indicated that further analysis will be required. Their initial guess is that some additional joists or modifications to the existing joists may be necessary. Our mechanical engineers have indicated that the air handling equipment will adequately serve the additional gym arca. H.:w.ever, soma redesign of ti c4 sprint:Jer system b8 neceS-Sary to add sprinkler heads required for fire protection above the mezzanine. Lighting levels in the gym will also need to be increased. Fixtures will be added both above and below the mezzanine level. The contruction schedule may be impacted by the track addition since design, coordination, change order processing, shop drawing work, fabrication and construction will take some time. • WILLIAMS/O'BRIEN ASSOCIATES INC. 1111 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 156 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404 ARCHITECTS/PLANNERS 612-338-8981 FAX 612-338-8982