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City Council/San Leandro Unified School District Liaison Committee April 19, 2007 Meeting Highlights Present: Board Member Hague, Board Member Richards, Board Member Perry, Mayor Santos, Vice Mayor Grant (3: 15), Councilmember Gregory, Superintendent Lim, City Manager Jermanis, Assistant City Manager Hollister, Recreation & Park Director Knudtson 1. Update on Measure B Oversight Committee & Proiect Design Teams Superintendent Lim gave an overview of the Measure B Committee and Design Team process. She distributed a list containing all of the Design Team members and the organizations they represent. Both teams have met several times and have a structured manner in which to look at each project area. The project areas are: Ninth Grade Campus, San Leandro High School Library, Arts Education Center, Technology & Industrial Arts Building, and PG&E Parking Lot. The notes on each committee's meetings are now on the school's web-site. 2. Discussion of Potential Joint Proiect ~ Theatre Capacity at the Arts Education Center Board Member Hague and Superintendent Lim gave an overview of the Arts Education Center and the District's desire to increase the theatre capacity from 450 seats to 650 seats. The addition of 200 seats would result in ala million dollar cost increase over the anticipated 17 million dollars for the original project. In addition to increasing the audience size for performances, a 650 capacity would allow for class assemblies in the location. The school district wants to find out if the City is interested in funding half of this increased cost. Mayor Santos questioned operating expenses, as he was told at a League of California Cities conference that performing arts theatres required heavy subsidies. The City Manager agreed with this outlook. The school district has not studied the operating expenses for the theatre. It was agreed that the school district would study the Castro Valley experience and the Pleasanton experience with performing arts theatres, their capital costs, and ongoing operating costs. Vice Mayor Grant raised a question from several constituents in the high school neighborhood concerning traffic problems during multiple event times. 3. Sharing of the District's Web-Site Superintendent Lim gave an overview of the school district's revamped web-site and passed out a copy of the home page. The web-site is tri -lingual in English, Spanish and Chinese, provides updates on the Measure B projects, and also provides Board briefs on the Board meetings the next day for public review. Members were encouraged to visit the web-site.