Case File 26-0562
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Engineering Services Type A Quarterly Project Report
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Question five separate arena repair projects in quarterly update
Why now: The Type A board took no action on Item 5 (vote recorded 0-0, presentation only) on 2026-05-18, and the identical report item appears three times in the record: filed 2026-04-20, filed 2026-05-11, and presented 2026-05-18.
What to do: Request the slide deck and written report Jeff Edmonds presented on the fifteen projects and compare it to the prior quarter's version — the American Bank Center arena alone carries five distinct line items (heating and cooling system with chiller replacement, deferred life safety improvements, rehabilitation and improvements, fire alarm upgrade, and roof replacement), which raises the unanswered question of whether these are sequenced repairs or a deferred-maintenance backlog being funded piecemeal. Also ask why the same report item was filed with the City Secretary on April 20 and again on May 11 before the May 18 presentation.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Work engineering staff, not the board, on project list
Why now: On 2026-05-18 President Summers referred Item 5 to Jeff Edmonds, who presented fifteen projects and answered questions, with the minutes recording 0-0, presentation only, no action taken.
What to do: Direct advocacy for seawall, museum or arena work to Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds and board President Summers between quarterly cycles — the fifteen-project list is assembled by staff and delivered to the board as information, so a project either appears in the next report or it does not exist to this board. Waiting to speak at the meeting itself accomplishes nothing because no vote is taken on the report.
Act before: After the next quarterly Engineering Services report is presented
Ask when marina piers and McGee Beach work starts
Why now: Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds presented Marina piers replacement and dredging, Peoples Boardwalk, Coopers boat facility, boat haul-out facility and McGee Beach breakwater Phase 2 on 2026-05-18 with no board action taken (0-0).
What to do: Contact Engineering Services for the construction and closure calendar behind the projects presented to the Type A board — Piers A, B, C, D and L replacement plus dredging, the Peoples Boardwalk, the Coopers boat facility, the boat haul-out facility, and McGee Beach breakwater renovations Phase 2 all sit on the same waterfront. If you keep a boat slip or use the boardwalk, slip relocation and beach access closures are decided in these schedules, not at a public hearing.
Act before: After the next quarterly Engineering Services report is presented
Timeline
President Summers referred to Item 5. Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds presented the Engineering Services Quarterly Project Updates. Mr. Edmonds presented the following projects: Marina - Piers ABCD&L Replacement & Dredging; Marina - Peoples Boardwalk; Arena HVAC System & Chiller Replacement; Marina Coopers Boat Facility; Marina -Boat Haul-Out Facility; Marina Breakwater Study / McGee Beach Breakwater Renovations Phase 2; Seawall Capital Repairs; Arena Deferred Life Safety Improvements; Museum of Science & History HVAC Improvements; Arena Rehabilitation and Improvements; Art Museum HVAC System Improvements; Arena Fire Alarm System Upgrade; Arena Roof Replacement; Museum of Science & History - Improvements; and Floodwall Upgrades at Science Museum. Mr. Edmonds responded to board questions.
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
presentation only, no action taken
Engineering Services Type A Quarterly Project Report
Engineering Services Type A Quarterly Project Report