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Highlights of the Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting of October 19, 2016
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2016
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
(Sister Cities Gallery)
HIGHLIGHTS
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pauline Cutter called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
1.A. Attendance
Committee members present: Mayor Pauline Cutter, Councilmember Corina Lopez, Vice Mayor Ursula Reed
City staff present: Community Development Director Cynthia Battenberg; Engineering & Transportation Director Keith Cooke; Associate Engineer Vibha Deshmukh; Administrative Services Manager Kirsten Foley; Assistant City Manager Jeff Kay; Principal Engineer Michael Stella; City Engineer Nick Thom; City Manager Chris Zapata
Public present: Chris Craig, Curtain Call Performing Arts (CCPA); Dan Dillman, CCPA; Josh Dillman, Bal Theatre;; Gina Dillman, Bal Theatre; Jim Prola, Observer
1.B. Announcements
C. Zapata introduced Assistant City Manager Jeff Kay.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.A. BAL Theatre Update
J. Kay introduced the Bal Theatre Update as the start of a discussion about supporting the Bal Theatre which is an important community asset.
D. Dillman provided a handout consisting of a list of needs and proposed improvements for the theater with estimated costs. He spoke to the Committee about the history of theater in San Leandro, the programs they provide for the community, the restoration and enhancement needs for the theater, and their funding challenges. Parking improvements are not on the list as D. Dillman hasn't received recent complaints about parking and construction of additional parking would not be feasible without acquiring additional properties. The theater received a $50,000 loan for facade improvements from the City which was forgiven in 2016. To keep the theatre open, $350,000 is needed to retire the mortgage at the end of 2017. D...
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