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MEMO To: Honorable Mayor Sweeney and City Council <AJ From: Paul Palzer, Public Works DirectorlBuilding Official\'~ c../ Re: Warming House Dear Mayor and Council: The Council requested that staff contract to determine the condition of the foundation of the warming house and whether there is a potential for remodeling not to exceed $2,500.00 on April 23Td. This seemed vague to me and I asked Kim exactly what the Council wanted. I talked with the previous Public Works Director, Orville Hughes and asked him if he remembered anything about the warming house footings. He stated that the footings were formed with 2x6 materials and he thought they were only 16" to 20"in width. The footings appeared to be below the frost line and just from observations of the current condition of the exterior foundation and interior flooring; the depth has been adequate to prevent frost upheaval. In order to add an additional story or expansion, the footing size would have to be increased, depending on the configuration of the new addition. Also, I would recommend soil borings be performed depending on the size and location of the addition. As with any building expansion, soil investigation and footing sizing is not performed until the basic design layout is created so load bearing on the footings can be calculated for the soils in the area. If an expansion is added to the building the sidewalk which encompasses the building will have to be partially removed as will the pier footings in the canopy area.