HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/24/2012 Council Work Session
September 24, 2012
4:35 p.m.
Council Chambers
Roll Call.
Approval of Agenda, as proposed or amended.
1. Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center Audio/Visual Sound System
Project-Submitted by Craig Clark, Building Official and Maintenance
Administrator
ADJOURNMENT
Suzy Schares
City Clerk
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CLARK MEMORANDUM
COUNCIL TO: Mayor Clark and City Council
MEMBERS
FROM: Craig Clark, Building Official / Maintenance Administrator
RE: FIVE SULLIVAN BROTHERS SOUND SYSTEM
DAVID
JONES DATE: September 20, 2012
Ward I
CAROLYN The Sullivan Brothers Convention Center is in need of a sound system upgrade.
°dE I'm requesting council approval of a Professional Services Agreement with
Modus to evaluate making bid specifications and design of a new sound system.
HAROLD There are different parts of the existing system that we are hoping to reuse,
GETFY specifically the amps and some speakers.
Ward 3
QUENTINM. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
HART
Mid States Audio, Inc. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, replaced the sound system
during the 2002 remodel of the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center at a
RON cost of$126,000.00. On March 14, 2005, the Building and Grounds committee
WELPER approved and signed a sound system maintenance agreement for the amount of
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$4,860.00. It was in place for only one year. Over the past year we have paid
BOB $3,279.53 for work done on the system. There have been service calls by
GREENWOOD different contractors over the past ten years in the amount of$2,300.00.
At-Large
To clear up any confusion, the work done by Maximum Sight & Sound in 2010 (in
STEVE the amount of$83,489.99), was for new wide screen and projector which is used
scHMrTr for presentation. It was in no way related to the current sound system. Over the
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past ten years, we have put very little money into the sound system, although we
have heard our fair share of complaints about the system. In fact, it is the
number one complaint regarding the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center
from large events. After doing some research on a system of this size, I have
found the life expectancy of controls to be 8-10 years and speakers and amps to
be 12-15 years. The controls and operating systems are technology-based and
are similar to computer and cell phone technology - as soon as you buy it, they
come out with something new and better. I realize that this is a big investment,
but it is needed to ensure the future use of the Sullivan Brothers Convention
Center.
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