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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 10, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 13 of 17   <br />PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT <br /> <br />*9. ORONO PUBLIC GOLF COURSE – ROUGH MOWER REPLACEMENT <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Printup seconded, to approve the purchase of the John Deere 1600T in the amount <br />of $35,000 from Ag Power Enterprises. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />9A. CITY HALL AND POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM UPGRADE <br /> <br />Struve stated at the end of 2012, the Public Works Department went out for bids on the fire suppression <br />system. Struve stated the fire suppression system has experienced leaks from time to time which have <br />required repairs periodically. Struve stated the proposal tonight is not to expand the system but would <br />merely replace the main feeder lines since those are where the repairs have been made. <br /> <br />Struve noted he was unable to go out for bids in a timely fashion and present it to the City Council in the <br />normal fashion because over the weekend there were a couple of failures. Struve indicated they have had <br />a person attempting to find the leak all day today but that they were unable to find it. Struve stated rather <br />than having that person come out again tomorrow to search for the specific leak, he was able to <br />temporarily get the system back on line. Struve indicated he is in the process of obtaining an updated <br />quote from the company and that he is asking for authorization to move ahead and replace portions of the <br />existing system rather than spend money attempting to make repairs. Struve stated the company that <br />provided the previous quote did the original installation and has maintained it since it has been in place, <br />which is the reason why they were chosen. <br /> <br />Printup asked whether any damage occurred. <br /> <br />Struve indicated there was some minor damage that occurred approximately two weeks ago with staining <br />on some of the ceiling tiles. Struve stated to date there has been no major damage and that he would like <br />to avoid that by replacing portions of the system. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the feeder lines have lasted a normal period of time. <br /> <br />Struve indicated normally the life cycle of the pipes is approximately 20 years and that this system is 25 <br />years old. Struve stated the contractor has found that the smaller feeder lines are in good shape but that <br />the main feeder lines should be replaced, which is where all the previous problems have occurred. <br /> <br />Levang asked if they expect to run into any unexpected issues. <br /> <br />Struve stated from what he has been told, they should be able to reconnect everything without running <br />into too many issues. <br /> <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to authorize the sprinkler system main replacement by Viking <br />Automatic Sprinkler Company in an amount not to exceed $25,000. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 03/24/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 03/10/2014 <br />[Page 13 of 17]