The Bobby Andrews Recreation Center gymnasium on East Seventh Street in Washington will be getting a scrub down to eradicate a mold problem.

During its meeting Monday, the City Council awarded a $14,858 contract to CareMaster to remove the mold and clean the inside of the gym. AdvantaClean submitted the other bid to that work at a cost of $16,301. Both companies said extremely warm temperatures and the installation of a new rood at the facility might have played a role in the mold accumulation.

The mold problem, discovered during work associated with installing the new roof, interrupted the youth basketball league’s use of the center, which is used for practices and games. Kristi Roberson, the city’s parks and recreation manager, worked with Yolanda Parker, league president, to relocate practices and games. Games and practices were held at Beaufort County Schools facilities and Boys & Girls Club of Beaufort County facilities.

City Manager Bobby Roberson, in an interview last week, said the city hopes to take proactive steps to prevent similar problems from occurring again. The city is looking at installing a dehumidifier at the center.

In other business, the council received an update on changes to how 911 calls are handled, including modifications in dispatching EMS and emergency-management calls. Stacy Drakeford, the city’s police and fire services director, review those changes for the council. On Jan. 6, the 911 Center at the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office launched its Emergency Medical Dispatch program.

That EMD program includes asking callers a series of questions to first identify, then potentially assist the caller’s medical emergency. Drakeford said the new program should enhance emergency responses in the county.

Under the new program, the 911 Center will continue to transfer police and fire calls to city telecommunicators for dispatching purposes, according to Drakeford.