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Council backs pool project payments, agrees to seek bids for $~260,000 roof replacement
Summary
After a months‑long pool renovation, staff told the council contractors need to be paid and that extensive roof damage—largely from seagulls and membrane failure—may require a full roof and sheathing replacement estimated at about $260,000; council authorized staff to solicit bids and approved a related budget reallocation.
Council members directed staff to pursue bids for a full roof replacement at the Fred Ender municipal pool after Public Works Director David Yeager described inspection findings and contractor costs tied to the pool renovation.
Yeager reviewed the three components of the pool project—HVAC/boilers, flooring, and city maintenance—and said change orders and unexpected repairs consumed contingency funds. He identified two significant unexpected costs: a $51,000 siding change order and a roughly $37,000 water‑heater replacement. “We brought in a tankless propane heater system with a 120,000‑gallon storage tank in a circulation loop,” Yeager said, adding staff expect that heater to pay for itself in about four years with estimated annual savings of $10,800.
On the roof, Yeager reported inspection results showing numerous small penetrations in the existing membrane, damage from seagull activity and saturated underlayment. Staff presented a budget estimate for a standing‑seam metal roof and partial sheathing replacement that “gives us an anticipated cost of $260,000,” Yeager said.
Staff explained that part of the pool work is funded from maintenance (Measure S) funds and part from capital, and requested a targeted reallocation (roughly $10,000 moved from maintenance to capital) so contractors can be paid and remaining work continue without increasing the overall budget. Council approved a separate resolution (No. 25‑06) authorizing the budget amendment to cover the needed transfers.
Yeager cautioned that if sheathing must be removed for the roof, a short closure of about two weeks would likely be required to complete the work safely; staff said they would try to structure bid incentives to shorten that window and aim for a construction window with two consecutive weeks of good weather, with realistic earliest construction in May.
Council members asked about structural rot (none identified), the life expectancy of a metal standing‑seam roof (staff said roughly 50 years under normal conditions), and non‑capital options like bird deterrents. Council reached consensus to advertise a public bid for the roof replacement and asked staff to return with procurement documents.
Yeager and the city manager also commended public‑works staff and contractors for rapid response during a separate water‑main emergency earlier in the week.
The council approved the budget reallocation and gave direction to solicit bids; staff will prepare the bid package and return with procurement recommendations.
