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Council Minutes of 4/18/2006 administration, the building is in relative solid shape given its age. (I thought that was good news because usually you hear that a building has reached its efficiency at 35-50 years, and it's time to tear it down. So this give us some room to work with the existing building, in my opinion, that will hopefully, if we chose to save that building and using it would save us quite a bit of money. ) Some minor problem areas that need further investigation (with the building) include soft areas under the roof membrane and previous repairs that may need to be redone. Longer-term issues include building envelope energy efficiency and sustainability. There is no insulation in the building, so to help with energy costs, that's recommended. NORTH OLMSTED RECREATION CENTER - MECHANICAL SUMMARY Existing HVAC equipment original to the building is currently operating beyond the expected service life, and equipment replaced in the 1994 renovation will be operating beyond expected service life within the next five years. Overall the equipment is functioning adequately, however could fail at any time due to age. Existing electric water coolers or other plumbing fixtures not meeting current ADA requirements should be replaced with ADA compliant type. The existing facility is not protected by a sprinkler system. Consideration should be made for adding one, to improve life safety and property protection conditions. NORTH OLMSTED RECREATK~I CENTER - ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS The facility is fed by First Energy by means of underground primary feeders terminating at utility company transformers located in the existing utility vault. Over the last 3-5 years, various power distribution upgrades have occurred. !t is recommended that the remaining original power distribution equipment be replaced to complete this upgrade. Note that if a building addition occurs over the existing underground primary utility company feeders, they will need to be replaced If deemed appropriate, an exterior diesel generator could be installed to provide back up power for various building systems. The first priority would be code required back up power for life safety systems such as egress lighting, fire alarm and communication systems. The existing fire alarm system consists of hard-wired devices (including a few bells) that do not conform, in general, to current codes or ADA requirements (performance or locations). While some lighting systems have been upgraded in the past (such as the ice rink and pool fixtures), the majority of Fighting fixtures are equipped with tamps and ballasts that are not energy efficient by today's standards. Even some of the past upgrades would no longer be considered energy efficient. To meet current energy codes, automatic lighting controls for various areas should be installed. NORTH OLMSTED RECREATION CENTER -SITE Overall condition of the recreation. sites appear average for parks of their age. Some of the parks show signs of deferred maintenance. Most of the parks need to have the restroom facilities updated for newer building code, mechanical or accessibility reasons. Some of the parks, such as North Olmsted park, should also look to provide additional restroom facilities. Parking is also a condition that, except for Claque Park, needs to be addressed. Regular aerating, core drilling, top-dressing,. additional subdrainage, and irrigation on all the sport fields will provide better conditioned fields, help protect them from overplay and provide faster use after storms. Councilman Miller commented, returning to Mr. Tallon's report, if any member of the administration has presented any documentation to Council indicating, prior to the appropriation process this past winter, that the IT person's pay was inadequate or inappropriate, please provide a copy to him. He has taken a brief poll of some Council Members, and no one else is aware of any such issue being brought up prior to the appropriations. 11