11-07-80 Century Center Committee

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flnmtmfttr Wort CENTURY CENTER COMMITTEE Rio tilt Comm Council of the fltittg of tPnuth Send: The November 7, 1980 meeting of the Century Center Committee ! was called to order at 3 :30 p.m. in Room 3 (River level) of the Century Center, by its Chairman, Councilman Beverlie J. Beck. Persons in attendance included the following: Councilman Beck; Deputy. City Attorney Terry A. Crone; Brad Dow, Century Center Building Engineer; Jay Goldman of David E. McDaniel Co;. , Inc. ; Jerry Wehner of David E. McDaniel Co. , Inc. , Dick Nelson of Sollitt Construc- tion Co. ; Frank X. Schaefer, Century Center Committee; Tom Brubaker, Century Center Board of Managers; George R. Murray, President of Century Center Board of Managers; Brian R. Hedman, Director of Century Center; Gloria Millet, Office Manager, Phillip Ostrander, Audio-Visual Technician; Marchmont Kovas, South Bend Tribune; John Leszszynski , City Engineer; and Council Attorney, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Chairman Beck explained that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the water problems caused by the sprinkler system in the Century Center. She noted that it came to her attention while attending a recent event in the Century Center. She then called upon Brian Hedman for his review of the situation. Mr. Hedman passed out a handout which was comprised of several letters of correspondence as far back as December 28 , 1977 to November ' 8 , 1979, Mr. Hedman noted that the problem is not a structural leak, rather it was a problem related to the fire system and piping. He then passed around a cracked elbow which was the cause of the most recent water problems. Mr. Hedman then outlined the following examples of water problems : (1) September 2, 1977 Freight elevator damaged due to cracked fitting. (2) June 5, 1978 Floor of the music dance rehersal room damaged and totally replaced. (3) Mid 1978 Minor damage to convention hall, and back staircase. (4) October 24, 1980 - Convention Hall damaged- water cascaded in after accumulating in the insulation. Mr. Hedman stated that the City Engineer' s office should have a complete file on all incidents. PREE PRESS PUBLISHING CO.