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Committee explores short-term railing fixes and insists on ADA compliance for new deck system
Summary
Members described short-term measures to secure deck railings, asked contractors about temporary chain-link fabric, and stressed any new deck must meet ADA and building-code requirements; conduit planning for future cameras was also recommended.
Members reported efforts to engage contractors to secure existing deck railings or to install chain-link fence fabric temporarily until a new, code-compliant railing system can be agreed upon and constructed.
Rob Minarik and Laura Baisch described outreach to contractors and short-term mitigation options; Kate Hale said any proposed new deck system must be ADA compliant at all window and door locations and urged that conduits for future systems (for example cameras) be run during current work to avoid later impacts to completed work. "The committee agreed that all improvements must be Building Code and ADA compliant," the minutes state.
The committee also noted possible cost escalations if improvements are not fully coordinated and asked staff to investigate whether the elimination of an egress door during an earlier elevator installation raises a fire- or building-code issue.
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