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City staff asks council to approve purchase of R22 refrigerant to restore VFW Arena ice floor
Summary
Parks staff reported a floor and compressor failure at the VFW Arena and requested authorization to buy up to 3,000 lb of R22 refrigerant (city has ~1,000 lb on hand). Staff said local vendor RHI quoted $3,049 per pound and that the purchase could be submitted for insurance review by League of Minnesota Cities.
Parks staff told the council that a recent failure of the VFW Arena compressor and rink floor left the city with insufficient refrigerant to operate the ice and that restoring the rink requires adding R22.
Staff said the city has about 1,000 pounds of R22 on hand and requested authorization to buy up to an additional 3,000 pounds. “The lowest price that we…
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