Burch St., 409, report
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MEMORANDUM
October 30, 2006
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Status Report - 409 Burch Street
I respectfully recommend this be tabled until the December 18, 2006 City Council
meeting, which I would anticipate to be the end of the outdoor construction activity for
the season. The progress on the building would be determined at that time.
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Micnael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department Director
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MEMORANDUM
27 October 06
To: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
From: David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department
Re: Status report - 409 Burch Street
I met with John White at the site on 20 October. He explained that he had lost
significant time on the project due to a fall, which resulted in torn muscles and a cracked
vertebra. He is now working again on the property, albeit in a physically-limited fashion.
The house is essentially completed on the front (street) and north sides. Lacking on the
front is installation of the entry door and railing system. John states he has all the
materials and intends to install them within a couple of weeks.
John is presently engaged in exterior drive and landscaping work. He is building a
stone wall along the south boundary line of the property, and will be pouring a concrete
parking slab at the curb cut. He then intends to install decorative stone at the north side
of the property and then pour a driveway along the north boundary all the way to the
rear garages. He likely will not complete the concrete work this season.
John states that, with completion of all this stone work, all the stones stored on the
property will have been used and removed, thus improving the appearance of the site.
He has made some progress on the rear of the property, with all the windows installed
and most of the siding and trim installed and painted.
The rear of the roof remains unshingled, with soffit, fascia and trim work incomplete in
several locations. Mr White assured me this work will all be completed "this building
season."
It appears that our main concern, assuming John will keep the schedule he promises, is
that the southwest corner and side of the home will remain incomplete. This is because
John intends to install a grand, wrap-around porch at this corner, which must be built
before the siding is installed. Further, footings must be dug and poured for the porch
foundation before framing begins. John's estimate is that the porch won't be
constructed until next spring. That means the white, Tyvec vapor barrier will remain as
the presenting exterior of that side of the home for likely the next five-six months.
You'll note that the schedule for completion of the exterior work submitted by Mr White
in September made no mention of the corner porch or siding installation.
John also states that he intends to begin working on the interior of the home, in the
evenings, with a schedule for occupancy by Thanksgiving.
I informed John that we are reporting on his work to the Council at each meeting, and
that sentiment has been expressed that his progress on completion of the exterior work
has been less than satisfactory. I urged him to comply with the schedule he has
outlined, as noted above, and he assured me that will be the case.
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