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Home My WebLink About05/06/2003, CLR 2 - RECENT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER COMMISSION MEETINGS o o� lliiiii�llllllllllll �11°°°9��I i- RECEIVED timson 12EpoRt RED Fig MAY 05 2003 lc tV of-san tuts osisPo _ . .MEETINGAGE(VDA� DATE ITEM # SCO®CIT`f CLERK DATE: May 5, 2003 fd"COUNCIL Z CDD DIR TO: Fellow Members of the City Council m CAO 0 FIN DIR 45 ACAO GJ'FIRE CHIEF FROM: Mayor David Romero 2WTORNEY Z PW DIR ZI CLERK/ORIG 0'POLICE CHF bEPT HEADS �0'REC DIR Gt SUBJECT: Recent Performing Arts Center Commission Meetings O' }mux!t2 ZUTIL DIR �? T092 ,'C HR DIR There have been two important recent meetings of the Performing Arts Center Commission on April 24, 2003 and June 1, 2003. At the first meeting, which was the regular quarterly one, the major item of discussion was the proposed budget for 2003-04. Under the revised operating agreement, the City, the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center (FPAC) .and the University share the responsibility for making up any operating deficit on a 1/6, 1/6, 2/3 basis. Accordingly, the Commission took very seriously its responsibility to keep the deficit as small as possible. The Managing Director of the PAC presented a series of proposed budget cuts and fee increases that will keep the City's share of the deficit under the $217,000 projected for the 2003-04 fiscal year at the time that the operating agreement was revised. The second was a special meeting of the Commission to consider a report from an ad hoc subcommittee established several months ago to address the acoustical improvements still needed at the PAC. As you may recall, there as been discussion of installing acoustical "clouds" since the Center opened. However, further study by the original acoustician determined that there were a significant number of other projects, some"passive" like the addition of felt or hanging of velours on certain solid surfaces and others "active"like the"clouds" (now called the canopy) and additional speakers. In order to determine the full extent of the improvements required to meet the original goal of the founders for an acoustically excellent hall, but still be true to the beauty of the architecture, a design team has been created consisting of the University's architects, the original acoustician and the original building architect. With the input of this team, new budget estimates have been developed for the four phases of the project: schematic design, design development, construction documents and construction. While the cost figures will continue to be refined through these phases, the current estimate is that approximately $2.2 million will be required to complete all the design work and the majority of the construction projects. Of this cost, the City's share will only be the $150,000 committed by Council several years ago. Cal Poly agreed to pay$600,000 at the time the Center was completed and that will remain their share. FPAC has pledged to raise the remainder of the funds from the community. Assuming that the fundraising goes forward as anticipated, actual construction is scheduled to take place in the summer of 2005. The Commission approved moving forward with the contract to complete the design process. The acoustic subcommittee will make regular reports to the Commission on progress, cost estimates and projected funding resources. Before commencing the working drawing phase, the Commission will formally approve the schematic design plans and refined cost estimates. i Wcouncii suppon&Correspoty Council\Correspondence\Romero%uasion Repon.doc 04/29/2003 12:04 805-781,-1002 SLD APCD PAGE 01/01 AIR. POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:April 29,2003 Media Contact:Aeron Arlin Genet,Air Pollution Control District—781-5998 Looking to Buy a New Car? Consider a Clean Alternative! The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District(APCD),in partnership with Toyota San Luis Obispo and Sunset Honda,are launching a new hybrid vehicle incentive program to promote clean car technologies now available in the marketplace. Incentives of$1,000 are available on a first-come,frrst- served basis to SLO County residents who purchase new hybrid vehicles that meet the Super-Ultra Low Emission Vehicle(SULEV)standard,from a participating dealer. 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