Roof

Roof Construction 

There is still no final timeline, nor has a decision been made on the type of roof replacement. However, the committee is leaning towards a full pull and replacement. This will require pulling all roof systems including HVAC as part of the process. Safety railing will also be installed. This must be approved by HSRC.  

Solar Panels

Discussions about solar panel placement and planning are still being scheduled.

Offsite Storage

• Moving quotes are in. A decision about which quote will be accepted will be made during the first week of February.
• Gantt chart has been laid out.
• Rachel has been meeting with Spacesaver to discuss the sequence for work and moving materials. They have a solid plan.
• Shelving Inventory Complete.
• Recycling is working on deselection disposal, etc.

Smaller Projects

• Water fountain replacement has been confirmed with Facilities. We are waiting for the work to be scheduled.
• Still waiting for floor repair from the security gates to be scheduled.
• Rachel and Lucinda met with Uta to discuss installing poster displays in the study rooms. The project is currently planned for some time this spring.
• Rachel has been working to schedule pick-up of chairs to be reupholstered.

Ongoing Building Operations

• New SLACK channel for onsite announcements has been set up and shared out with an email message.
• Library Spaces Wiki space is improving. Lucinda is working hard on structure and updating content. Rachel is working on the project pages. The goal is to have a projects update blog post every 2 weeks.
• Rachel has been working on perfecting the telecom process.
• Rachel and Lucinda are working on addressing Fire Inspection areas of concern.

Planning

• Rachel presented Library Spaces info and projects to LAMP members. She also shared out to the library.
• Rachel has a meeting scheduled with Hannah to discuss future plans for the Grad Commons.

January 14, 2021

Roof

Roof Replacement
This project lays a 20 year roof and base for solar/cell tower projects. Historical Review is under consideration now. Timeline is still to be determined and will depend upon the materials and direction the committee chooses. A summer timeline will be easier on operations/effect on library occupants, but we should prepare for the possibility of not starting until late fall.

Solar Panels
This project has been officially decoupled from the roof replacement. The Solar Grant Report has been submitted to Ebsco.

Offsite Storage
Working on a RFP for Offsite Movers

SCARC

Spoke with Facilities this week to clarify replacement and funding responsibility for SCARC’s Liebert unit.

Smaller Projects

• Security Gates have been removed; a floor patching quote is now in the works.
• Still in discussions with McDonald Upholstering for reupholstering library chairs.
• Planning with Academic Technologies on the Rm. 3755 project has resumed.
• Rachel is now the Telecom Coordinator for Valley Library. She is learning about new phone requests and how to manage this process.
• Meeting with Uta is scheduled to plan poster hanging project for the study rooms.
• Putting together a quote from Facilities for water fountain replacement on multiple floors.
• Meeting with Graduate Success to plan next stages of Grad Commons and the Graduate Writing Center.

Ongoing Building Operations

• Lucinda working on the shelving inventory with student crew.
• Lucinda has completed DocuSign training and is working to update key request form/wiki for easier reference.
• The University Librarian’s parking spot has been taken back by Campus Transportation and is now for service vehicles only. Violations will incur a $75 parking ticket.
• Pursuing ways to shield the back door electronic lock from the elements. Considering a canopy which will require a historical review.
• Finishing up fire code compliance issues from inspection.

December 18, 2020

Roof

The roof projects that were originally grouped together have been decoupled by Campus Space Planning. This means we have 3 different roof projects upcoming:

• Roof replacement
• Solar Panel installation
• Cell Tower installation

The current timeline for work to begin is summer/fall 2021 depending upon the approach that is chosen for the roof replacement. A strategy will be discussed at the next weekly campus meeting for the roof project.

Offsite Storage

The timeline for this project continues to be adjusted due to a variety of factors including:

• Insulation failure at the Nypro building
• Ongoing negotiations with Campus Space Planning about the deadline for knockdown of the Facilities shops.

Rachel is continuing with the procurement process for a moving contract.

SCARC

We are looking at the need to replace SCARC’s Liebert unit in the next few years and competing budget demands for capital improvements.

We are continuing to work with Johnson Controls to finalize details with the new security system controls for SCARC that were installed over the summer.

Ongoing Building Operations
-LibCal Seats has been updated for Winter Term.
-Fire Inspection Walkthrough complete and now working to address issues in the report.

-Coordinating with Facilities to remove the security gate Gate at the main entrance of the library.

Coming up next week
Working on a quote for reupholstering library chairs with MacDonald Upholstering

Coordinating library pandemic supply ordering for Winter term

Beginning the next steps planning of the Safety Committee

Hi everyone,

Now that we’ve made it through the first day of Winter term, I wanted to pass along a couple reminders about building protocols when we are open to the public. These are in place to keep our patrons on the 2^nd floor instead of accidentally wandering other floors in the building.

Elevators

Elevators are locked down again. Remember, all elevators will take you to the 2^nd floor without requiring a key.  You will not get trapped in the elevator. Although, if you don’t have a key, once the door closes, you will have to go to the 2^nd floor to get off the elevator.

Stairwells

Please make sure the fire doors on floors 1-3 are kept closed at all times. The fire doors on floors 4-6 can remain open.

Study Rooms

Study rooms on first floor are available to staff and student workers to reserve through LibCal. You can reserve spaces for up to 8 hours at a time. A couple of them even have computers set up for you to use. They all have nice, comfy chairs and sanitizing supplies.

Make a reservation here

Thanks everyone. Hope everyone has a smooth start to the term. --Lucinda