Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with the Washington Center for the Performing Arts Related to Capital Improvements
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution authorizing execution of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Washington Center for the Performing Arts and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to carry out the terms of the MOA.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Resolution authorizing execution of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Washington Center for the Performing Arts and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to carry out the terms of the MOA.
Staff Contact:
Jim Rioux, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8484
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
The Washington Center building is owned by the City of Olympia (City) and operated by The Washington Center for the Performing Arts (Center), a not-for-profit organization. The City’s goal for the Center is to operate a quality and financially sound performing arts center to be enjoyed and supported by the entire community.
With support from the City, the Center was awarded a $1,464,000 Building for the Arts Program grant by the Washington State Department of Commerce for the significant renovation and upgrade to the Center’s lobby and auditorium.
The Center has planned a four-month shutdown to complete those renovations. This offers a unique opportunity for the City to complete critical repairs, including resurfacing and the auditorium floors, with interrupting Center operations. That shutdown is scheduled for July through October 2022. The auditorium floor resurfacing must be intricately coordinated with the other work being completed by the Center.
The Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute all the documents necessary to reimburse the Center for associated costs for the resurfacing up to a maximum amount of $744,297.39.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Successful completion of this project in coordination with the Center’s planned shutdown will result in minimal interruption of Center use to the community.
Options:
1. Approve the Resolution authorizing execution of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Washington Center for the Performing Arts and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to carry out the terms of the MOA. The project will proceed as planned.
2. Direct staff to make modifications to the proposed Resolution. The project will proceed as planned.
3. Do not approve the proposed Resolution. The project will not proceed as planned and schedule delays could increase interruption in the use of the Center by the community with significant increased cost to the City.
Financial Impact:
The City’s Capital Facilities Plan allocated $764,323 to resurface the Center’s auditorium floor.
Attachments:
Resolution
Agreement