REPORT TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Initiate the Public Input for the Community Art Center Project in the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan Area
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Sports, Recreational, and Arts Assets
Deliver and Enhance High-Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan is an existing industrial area under redevelopment into a transit-oriented neighborhood with up to 12,000 residential units and up to 310,000 square feet of nonresidential uses bounded by Mission College to the south, Great America Parkway to the east, the Hetch-Hetchy right-of-way to the north, and Calabazas Creek to the west. Summerhill Homes Apartment and Communities (SHAC) will meet their Parkland Dedication requirements through a combination of dedicated public park spaces, private recreational amenities, and fees in-lieu of dedication. This includes a 5,000 square foot ground floor "cold shell" corner
condominium unit dedicated to the City to design and program for a public classroom, studio, and art gallery space that will be adjacent to the dedicated public mini-park "Art Walk" previously approved by the City Council on February 21, 2023 (RTC 23-126).
On May 9, 2023 (23-423) the City Council took action to approve an agreement with Noll and Tam Architects for Professional Services for the Patrick Henry
Drive Specific Plan Community Art Center Project. The City will work with Noll and Tam and the Community to further define the program, design the space, and make tenant improvements to turn the space into a community art center (Project) through this community outreach process.
The Project will be completed in two phases. Phase 1 design services include a consultant-led community, commission(s), and Council input process, development of a program plan, development of a schematic design, and preparation of cost estimates. Phase 2 design services include the consultant producing Plans...
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