Council approves redevelopment and zoning actions

Based on what I could find, the City has spent about $955,000 directly on replacing and correcting the aquatics-specific HVAC and associated ductwork at the HUB since 2017, on top of $660,000 in building envelope repairs. The majority of these costs came in 2017 when the entire aquatics HVAC system was replaced. Since then, our current system has behaved similar to what led the previous council to decide to make that replacement. The system is designed to cycle the pool water through the heat pump providing heat to the pool water after the water has cycled through the pool filter. Efficient design, but with the chemically treated water and environmental factors, the system has never operated as designed. Currently, there is not proper ventilation in the aquatics area so exterior doors are propped open and ceiling fans are always running in order to cycle fresh air in. The company that installed the system, Daikan, has been on site off and on for several months diagnosing the issues. Part of what was found and is contemplated in the recommended repairs are items that lead Daikan to believe that Fowler Heating and Cooling, who has done most if not all of the maintenance and repairs on the units, do not know how to properly maintain the complex system. They found evidence that wires had been cut, likely to bypass alarms or provide overrides for components to work despite faults in the system. Tonight's action contemplates Parts and Labor on the Daikan Report totaling $47,860, plus an additional $30,710 in aftermarket parts, for a total repair of $78,570. The additional report and charge is for the diagnostic work they've done to this point, totaling $14,892. That number led them to the $78,570 total. The last attachment details a parts list they believe we should keep in stock as they are common parts that fail, which leads to multiple repair trips for technicians who don't stock such parts on their trucks. I met with the Service Manager last week, he explained this process as we are starting with the biggest repair items first. Once these repairs are made, they will need to do additional diagnostic work to determine what else needs to be repaired in order to return the system to its designed performance. | reports=1