It was, Mayor Emmett Jordan noted, a cold and snowy night as he opened the January 14 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. Council’s discussion of the replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system and roof at the theater in Roosevelt Center, however, provided plenty of heat. Council also took action on the five locations where a county-funded bike-share project proposes to put stations and introduced for first reading a resolution to hire architectural experts to work on the Cherrywood Lane Green and Complete Street project.
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Council authorized, on a six to one vote with Councilmember Rodney Roberts opposed, the city to proceed with the bidding process to replace the roof and HVAC system at the Old Greenbelt Theatre.
The roof and HVAC system at Old Greenbelt Theatre were not renovated prior to the theater’s reopening in 2015, and both are now past their expected lives. Having conducted extensive research and planning, the city’s Public Works Department presented its plans and timetable to council.
Assistant Director of Public Works Brian Kim described some of the steps Public Works has taken during the planning phase. A structural engineer has confirmed that the building is strong enough to support the new roof and roof-mounted HVAC equipment. Installation of the HVAC will involve four “penetrations” of the roof. Any exposed rebar will be coated with a zinc finish.
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