Memorandum

To: Pete Sprague, Assembly President

Members, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

Thru: Dale L. Bagley, Mayor

Thru: Scott Holt, Finance Director

From: David Tressler, Maintenance Director

Date: 3/25/2004

Subject: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $120,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GYMNASIUM FLOOR AT KENAI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

The Kenai Central High School Gymnasium was constructed in 1964. Over the years, this 10,400 square foot maple wood floor has been completely refinished (sanded down to a bare wood surface, lines repainted and a new finish applied) several times, and in recent years, has normally received a yearly screening and new top finish coat as a preventive maintenance measure. During the summer of 2003, with funds already appropriated by the Assembly, the Maintenance Department had planned to engage the services of a gym-flooring contractor to once again completely refinish the floor.

However, during pre-bid inspections, two different gym flooring contractors independently offered the opinion that due to the overall condition of the floor, a "down to bare wood" refinishing (at a cost of roughly $30,000 - 35,000) would simply be a waste of money.

At a number of locations throughout the gymnasium, the underlying "sleeper" structures supporting the maple flooring have broken or rotted away, and the tongue and groove flooring is sagging. The resulting "dead spots" and unevenness of the floor not only have an adverse impact upon its use as a sports surface, but cause potential safety problems for athletes as well. In some areas, the sagging floor has even affected the expansion/retraction operation of the bleachers, making them very difficult to use, adding to overall safety concerns.

Passage of this ordinance will allow the Maintenance Department to move forward with getting this project out to bid and completed during the summer 2004 construction season.