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installation of bleachers. As noted in my last update to the City Council on 1/6/97, the bleacher installers were not Union members and there was a threat from the Union Business Agent of a banner on the project and a work stoppage if the bleachers continued to be installed. As I understand the situation we basically had two options...either we could have the bleachers installed and no ice, as the ice people were Union employees and they would walk off the project; or we could have the ice installed and no bleachers until a later date. This was a very strong Union project and if the project would have been bannered, there is no guarantees that any Union employees would have walked through a separate gate that would have been installed on the site after notification was sent to all subcontractors. It is our belief that if we would have had the bleachers installed as scheduled after the dasher boards were installed, we would not have ice on the new rink until somewhere around the 20th of January. I have asked Pat Barnett to come to this meeting so that he can answer questions from the Council on how the project went overall and, specifically, the status of this latest issue surrounding the bleachers. Additionally, it should be noted that the arena has received a temporary occupancy permit from the Building Official for use of the skating rink, but the arena has not been finaled or received approval from all state inspectors. It is hopeful that all of the tests can be successfully completed and a final occupancy permit can be obtained by Tuesday. With any construction project that is attaching a new facility to an existing one, there are problems with matching the buildings. One of the latest issues that needs to be addressed has to do with snow removal on a part of the new roof. At this time, this issue has not been resolved, but is being worked on and will be a major discussion item at our Wednesday, 2 p.m., construction meeting. Regarding the status of the budget, there has not been any real change. We are still far from knowing the final status of the Contingency Fund, but it is pretty clear according to our latest estimates that there will not be any excess monies available. I have been advised by School Board President Jeff Gongoll that the School District is strongly considering a contribution to the public address system. This public address system was the big topic of discussion during at the last update on 1/6/97 and we are now moving forward with the renting of a public address system. The cost of this rental is less than $300 per month and we will rent this system through the end of the hockey season. \\elkriverXsys\shrdoc\council\icearna.doc