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       This is a chronological archive of all news posted on the STAR Center Website, News section:
NEWS
October 1, 2006
The Young - Rainey STAR Center is issued a new Waste Water Permit by Pinellas County Utilities. Click on Waste Water Permit in the tenant Resource Library to view and download the new permit. The Resource Library can be accessed from the Home page or the Tenant page of the website.
October 17, 2006
The Young - Rainey STAR Center held a second in a series of meetings for the tenants to cover, in detail, the up-coming shutdown period in December 2006. You can view or download the power point presentation from the meeting by clicking on the Facility Shutdown link on the left panel of this page.
October 18, 2006
New Directions in Learning announces expanded age day care services to include 8 week old to 12 month old children in addition to the current program that encompasses 1 to 5 year old children. This is a significant addition to the center providing services to working parents of young children.
November 27, 2006
The new STAR Watch is released. The revamped quarterly newsletter is now available in the News section of the STAR Center Website. Click on the current STAR WATCH tab on the left side of the News section.
Progress Engergy announced a rate reduction to take effect with the new year. Details of the amount of the reduction (reportly going to be between 0.5 and 2.0 percent) depend on several variables. Tenants will be passed the rate reduction in their January 2007 billing which will be mailed February 2007. The exact amount of the reduction will be reported in that billing statement.
The STAR Center will hold a final pre-shutdown information briefing for tenants with outstanding questions or issues on December 13, 2006 at 2 p.m. in the STAR SHOWCASE. Attendees are requested to contact Dale Ranie prior to the meeting to reserve a seat and allow the Director to ready for yor specific questions.
December 7, 2006
The Star Center held a Fire Drill in the Main Building (100) to support requirements of several tenants insurance on December 6, 2007.
December 12, 2006
Alaka'i Consulting and Engineering, Inc., a tenant of the STAR TEC program, has announced their Official Office Grand Opening on December 18th with the Guests of Honor, Congressman and Mrs. C.W. Bill Young to be awarded the companies first "Protect & Support the Soldier Award".
Alaka'i is a Defense contractor engaged in sensor R&D for explosives & molecules of interest detection. Also consults on sensor R&D for university clients for defense and security applications. You can read more about the company at their website www.alakai.us.
STAR Center Facilities Staff to hold final pre-shutdown meeting with tenants on December 13th at 2pm in the STAR Showcase. Any tenant with outstanding questions or issues should attend. Contact Dale Ranie at 541-8270 to let her know if you are coming to the meeting.
December 22, 2006
The Cafe will be closing at 1 pm 12/22/06 and will reopen for normal business on 1/2/07.
The holiday shutdown of the entire facility is set to start tomorrow 12/23/06. Details of the shutdown can be found at the link on the news page. The facility will be fully operational and ready to support tenant normal work programs by 1/1/07. Normal operations and staffing by the STAR Center will occur on 1/2/07.
FIBERLIGHT highspeed internet services coming to the STAR Center. The FIBERLIGHT Company will be installing a high speed fiber service to the STAR Center during the next several weeks. This will provide an additional competitive resource for STAR Center tenants.
The STAR Center Staff sends to all tenants and their employees the our warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season.
January 2, 2007
Happy New Year to all tenants and their employees. The Holiday shutdown was completed as planned and the facility has been restored to full operation to support all tenant activities.
January 5, 2007
Paul Sacco, STAR Center Director issues a Shutdown Acknowledgement and Thank You to all tenants and their employees. The communication is quoted here:
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The STAR Center Management and Facility Staff would like to express their sincerest appreciation and thank all the tenants and their employees for their outstanding support prior to and during the shutdown. Without each tenant thinking through the impact and working with
We are pleased to report that the all maintenance activities were completed per the published schedule. Except for one Raytheon electrical feeder, all utilities and services have been restored to normal switched operations. There are a few outstanding electrical activities that will be completed by the contractor in January, but will not affect services to the tenants.
Several issues were identified, that if not for this shutdown program, would have gone undetected until a failure occurred at a likely very undesirable time. Finding these issues and being able to correct them continues to demonstrate the need for future scheduled large-scale shutdowns. A detailed completion report will be provided to all tenants and maintained on file to be used in planning the next shutdown scheduled December 2009. The STAR Center is committed to provide reliable utility services to our tenants and appreciates the significant sacrifice your business endures while allowing us to interrupt your operation for us to conduct these large scale maintenance activities in a planned manner. Thank you again and I hope your business is successful and prosperous in the New Year. Paul S. Sacco
Director
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January 29, 2007
An annual Fire Safety Inspection was completed by the Seminole Fire Inspectors office on January 25, 2007. As part of the inspection, a fire drill was conducted. Results of the inspection will be provided to tenants as soon as it is recieved.
The final report of the December 2006 facility shutdown was issued by the Director. A copy of the report is available in the "News" section under "Final Report on 2006 Shutdown Activities".
February 12, 2007
Results of the Fire Inspection have been issued to tenants that need to take action. Action must be completed with written feedback to the STAR Center no later than February 28, 2007. A re-inspection of the noted deficiencies will be conducted in early March. The major comment common to most was the illegal use of extension cords. If you need 110 v AC power to a location and there is not an outlet in the area, talk to your employer. Tenants need to identify requirements and have the outlets added. The STAR Center staff may be able to do the work, but there would be a service charge, just like hiring an outstand contractor. Use of an outside contractor is allowed. The STAR Center requests to be informed of the modification, to keep facility draws and panel schedules current.
February 15, 2007
The STAR Center has submitted an application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for coverage under the Multi-Sector Generic Stormwater Permit. More details on the permit will be issued to tenants when they are received.
The new 500 ton Chiller Unit was test run 2/14/07. The test was a complete success. Final installation work is in progress and the new unit should be on line for service by the end of March 2007.
February 21, 2007
Pinellas County announces closing of McMullen-Booth and Bryan Dairy Roads in May and June for three weeks each. Here is the announcement from the county:
Drivers beware: Two major Pinellas County roads - McMullen-Booth and Bryan Dairy - will close for a period this spring and summer to allow for rail line repairs.
Beginning May 19, McMullen-Booth Road - a major north-south route linking North Pinellas to the Bayside Bridge - will be closed for as long as three weeks just south of State Road 590. That's where the CSX rail line intersects the road. Traffic will be detoured along U.S. 19. Then, in mid June, Bryan Dairy Road - a major east-west route in central Pinellas - will be closed for as long as three weeks just west of Belcher Road at the rail crossing. Traffic there will be detoured along Ulmerton Road. Because access to side streets and businesses must be maintained, the only true closings will be at the rail crossings. Signs will encourage drivers to move to the detour routes well before the crossings. Because of the heavy traffic on the two roads, drivers will be encouraged to avoid the construction areas. "The theme will be pick alternate routes," said county transportation director Pete Yauch. "Don't necessarily follow the detour."
February 22,2007
The STAR Center has received notification of coverage for storm water discharge under the multi-sector generic permit. The letter announcing the permit coverage is available on the Tenants tab or click on the Resource library on the home page.
March 16, 2007
The STAR Center announces that the new Chiller in building 500 is on line and supporting tenants. This unit is capable of 500 tons of airconditioning and should improve the efficiency of the overall HVAC system. Funding for this unit was provided by a grant from the Department of Energy.
The Spring edition of the STAR Watch is now available in the news section under current STAR Watch. All previous editions are available in the STAR Watch Archive.
April 2, 2007
The STAR Center will be holding a meeting of all CMT members on 4/11/07 at 1:30 pm in the STAR Showcase. Contact STAR Center Admin at 541-8270 with any questions.
April 25, 2007
The STAR Center Cafe contract will shift to the new operator on 4/30/07. The STAR Center thanks Orange Blossom for 8+ years of Outstanding service to the tenants and their employees.
We are pleased to Welcome Food Services, Inc as the new operator of the Cafe. The menu for the week of 4/30 is posted in the News section under the Cafe menu.
June 13, 2007
STAR Center management held the required annual Crisis Management Team (CMT) meeting on 6/12/07. The results of the meeting and the power point presentation used at the meeting are available in the News Section by clicking on the link in the left side panel.
June 14, 2007
Road closure at the Bryan Dairy Railroad crossing is rapidly approaching.
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