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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Council Report
June 3, 2014
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jason Stilwell, City Administrator
Submitted by: Sharon Friedrichsen, Public Services Director
Subject: Receive and file summary of Forest Theatre workshop
Recommendation(s): Receive and file summary of direction given to staff related to the Forest
Theatre workshop.
Executive Summary: City Council held a workshop related to the closure of the Forest Theatre
on May 5, 2014. The primary purpose of the workshop was to provide
direction to staff on whether any substantial redesign of the Theatre,
such as the development of a master plan, should be considered as part
of the effort to reopen the Theatre. Council confirmed that staff should
focus only on addressing the key life-safety issues needed to open the
Theatre as expeditiously as possible and the Theatre's design, layout and
structures should remain fundamentally the same as it currently exists.
Analysis/Discussion: Council confirmed the objective is to make the life and safety and
accessibility improvements needed to reopen the Theatre as quickly as
possible. Phasing of elements should be considered as needed such as
identifying the immediate items to correct now and then working on
additional items to address any additional deficiency after the users
groups' season ends in October.
including:
Council requested information
Create "punch list" identifying the items that needed to be
corrected in order to reopen the Theatre
Identify costs of renovations so that Council may allocate funding
as necessary
Identify triggers for correcting items that would enact CEQA or
environmental impact review to save time and resources
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Determine users groups' opening dates and work with groups on
deadlines for making repairs in order to allow them to use the
Theatre as applicable
Determine if the State Historic Building Code is applicable to the
project (site or the structure) and may be used to assist in
correcting identified deficiencies.
Fiscal Impact: Council allocated $90,000 of Forest Theatre fund to this project.
Budgeted (yes/no) Funding Source (general fund, grant, state)
Yes Forest Theatre funds
Previous Council
Action/Decision History:
Attachment: N/ A
Reviewed by:
City Administrator
Asst. City Admin.
Public Safety Dir
City Engineer
Council identified completing the design of the Forest Theater renovat ion
to enable construction documents and fundraising to commence for
future year construction as a 2014 key initiative in January 2104.
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