06-24-74 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 24 1974 REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED) (REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION (CONTINUED) at this time because of the warm season coming to a close. The installing contractor was contacted in the spring of 1974 to repair the air - conditioning unit. At this time, it was discovered that the unit.leaked out approximately 120 pounds of Freon gas. The air - conditioning unit was recharged and the city was being billed for this. In view of the above facts, the committee recommends that the city administration does not pay for this because of coverage under the warranty. According to sources of information, the loss of Freon was caused by a faulty inspection "sight" glass, which was removed by the contractor and never replaced. The committee recommends that the sight glass be replaced as per original design so that the operator and manager of the Morris Civic Auditorium will have some means of checking the air - conditioning unit for loss of Freon. This is a simple inspection and should be performed by the city employee operator. 2. Gauges should be installed on each air - conditioning compressor at the suction and discharge ports. The proper pressure readings should be established and monitored by the operator to insure proper functioning of the air - conditioning system. 3. Condenser tower cleaning and inspection, including belt drives, should be per- formed by the city employee operator. 4. The air blower drive motor of front air unit should be checked and repaired; the motor should also be mounted in a "silencer block" to isolate vibration noise being transmitted into the auditorium. From all appearances, the electric drive motor was dropped at the time of installation, probably causing internal damage, thus resulting in noisy operation. This completes the air - conditioning unit report. The following report concerns the newly installed hot water boilers: The boiler was also a recently installed unit, but it was learned that the original contract did not specify any chemical additives in the boiler's water system; therefore, none were added. The lack of chemical additives in the boiler's water system is resulting in a rapid liming up of boiler tubes and radiators. Immediate steps should be taken to contact an industrial boiler chemical company that specializes in this type of service and accept its recommendations and take the necessary steps to prevent the liming up of the newly installed boilers. In view of the fact that the city is beginning to own more buildings such as the Morris Civic Auditorium, the Municipal Services Facility building, various water and wastewater buildings and shortly in the future will also have a Century Center building, with each of these buildings having its own complicated heating and air - conditioning system and emergency lighting systems, the committee recommends that the city, in hiring a Building Manager, should consider the technical capabilities of the applicant, primarily and secondary his business acumen. The city administration should also budget money for sending the technician to a service school as needed to keep abreast of the service and operation of the city -owned units. The committee further recommends that no service contract be entered into for inspection purposes; it also recommends that the city administration and engineering study the malfunctioning air - conditioning and heating installation at the Morris Civic Auditorium and take steps to have it corrected under the terms of the warranty at no cost to the city. Walter T. Kopczynski, Chairman Administration and Finance Committee Councilman Kopczynski indicated that the committee does not recommend that the contract be entered into at the present time. He stated that the committee also recommended that the City Engineer be furnished a copy of the report, and the malfunctions would be taken care of by the installing con- tractor. Councilman Kopczynski then made a motion that the ordinance transferring $1,150 from the Heat Account to the Equipment Repairs Account within the Morris Civic Auditorium budget be strickex from the files, seconded by Councilman Taylor. Councilman Newburn asked if there was a warranty of the equipment, and Councilman Kopczynski stated that there was, and the malfunctions had taken pla< within the warranty period. Councilman Szymkowiak felt the warranty should take care of the mal- functions and the Board of Public Works should work with Councilman Kopczynski on this matter. The motion to strike the ordinance carried. Councilman Taylor then made a motion to accept and file the report of the Committee on Finance and Administration, seconded by Councilman Miller. The motion carried. (REPORT FROM AREA PLAN COMMISSION The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend County -City Building South Bend, Indiana In Re: A proposed ordinance "A" Residential, "A" property located at Gentlemen: June 19, 1974 and site development plan of Larry L. Nifong to zone from Height and Area, to "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area, 3027 McKinley Avenue, City of South Bend. The attached rezoning petition of Larry L. Nifong was legally advertised June 8, and June 15, 1974: The Area Plan Commission gave it a public hearing June 18, 1974, at which time the following action was taken: