Panel approves $450,000 for weapons scanners

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What happened

The commission voted unanimously on $450,000 for a new weapons-detection system replacing existing metal detectors at the arena and convention center, plus change orders totaling more than $165,000 for elevator, network, and concrete repairs. It also extended a multiyear naming-rights agreement worth $600,000 annually and requested a city manager's briefing on the city's DIF funding mechanism, possibly in September.

Key decisions

• 💰 Weapons-detection system procurement. Commission approved $450,000 to begin procuring a new walk-through weapons-detection system to replace existing metal detectors, based on recommendation from facility security staff and testing by facility operator Legends Global. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 📝 Naming-rights agreement extension. Commission approved a multiyear extension of the facility's naming-rights agreement worth $600,000 per year, after the city law department reviewed updated paperwork reflecting a corporate acquisition of the branding entity. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 💰 Network UCS/Dell storage upgrade retroactive approval. Commission approved $132,359.48 as a retroactive approval for a Dell data-storage upgrade completed as part of a multiyear network overhaul. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 💰 Arena elevator disconnect-switch redesign. Commission approved $13,436 change order to redesign a disconnect switch on the arena elevator project, which is scheduled to shut down June 15 and reopen by August 31, with work paused the prior week to avoid conflicts with four scheduled graduation ceremonies. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 💰 National Grid vault safety architectural design. Commission approved $10,000 change order for architectural design work related to a National Grid vault safety fix. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 💰 Elevator No. 2 accordion door repair. Commission approved $9,785 change order for repairs to a second elevator's accordion door. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 💰 Sidewalk and concrete pavement repair. Commission approved $9,750 to patch sinking concrete pavement near Door 7. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 📜 City manager briefing on DIF funding. Commission formally requested that the city manager's office brief the commission on how the city funding mechanism known as DIF supports the facility, with commissioners suggesting the presentation could come as early as September. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details

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