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City seeks emergency replacement of Performing Arts Center backup batteries after repeated power disruptions
Summary
Council heard from the parks director that the Performing Arts and Events Center's battery backup systems are past recommended lifespan and have caused recent lighting and control failures; staff described an emergency procurement to replace batteries and install metering to diagnose intermittent issues.
City staff told the Federalist City Council Sept. 2 that repeated electrical disruptions at the Performing Arts and Events Center (PAC) have exposed failing, unsupported backup batteries and a need for rapid replacement and better diagnostics. Parks Director John Hutton, speaking for staff, told council the building has experienced intermittent AV and lighting failures beginning in February and that testing identified that "all of the current battery back...…
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