February 2, 2012 City of Lee’s Summit Cultural Facilities Master Plan 1

agenda 1 ✲ Consultant team ✲ The study process ✲ Needs assessment ✲ Physical and business planning ✲ Next steps 2

consultant team ✲ Webb Management Services ✲ Management consultants dedicated to the development and operation of cultural facilities ✲ ForeSite ✲ Physical facility planning 3

the study process ✲ Goal: develop a Cultural Facilities Master Plan ✲ As recommended in the 2007 Cultural Arts Plan ✲ Identify and describe all cultural development projects needed to support arts and culture in Lee’s Summit now and into the future ✲ Research ✲ 43 Individual Interviews ✲ Survey ✲ Market profile ✲ Facility inventories ✲ Community plans ✲ Comparable projects ✲ 6 Development options ✲ Physical & business planning 4

needs assessment

the market for arts and culture 6

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existing cultural facilities ✲ Indoor performance ✲ Lack of high-quality, affordable spaces ✲ Outdoor performance ✲ Busy, low-quality ✲ Exhibition ✲ Few, informal ✲ Participatory ✲ Gap in facilities for new media and technology 10

uses and users 11

community benefits & impacts ✲ Quality of life ✲ Downtown vitality ✲ Generate evening traffic ✲ Grow downtown employment base ✲ Animate downtown streets and storefronts ✲ Economic development ✲ Typical attendee spends $27.79 above attendance price ✲ Lee’s Summit households spend $5.5 million outside City ✲ Create and sustain a vibrant cultural community 12

conclusions ✲ Market suggests a strong propensity to participate in the arts ✲ There is a lack of high-quality, affordable facilities ✲ Significant demand for performance, rehearsal and education facilities ✲ Small-scale performance facilities ✲ More permanent outdoor performance infrastructure ✲ Rehearsal and education space ✲ Arts facilities can support community goals ✲ Unique and sustainable downtown core ✲ High quality of life for Lee’s Summit residents ✲ Attractive to potential residents and businesses 13

recommendations Immediate: ✲ Community Arts and Media Center ✲ 300 to 350-seat performance space ✲ Flexible rehearsal/performance/event space ✲ Exhibition space ✲ Classrooms ✲ Digital media lab ✲ Public area ✲ Improve the Legacy Park Amphitheater ✲ New outdoor performance and festival space ✲ Decentralized program space ✲ Artist work/sell space For the longer term: ✲ Larger performing arts hall 14

physical and business planning

16 community arts & media center

potential sites community arts and media center 17 ✲ Development Options ✲ Arnold Hall and surrounding site ✲ Methodist Church ✲ New construction in the downtown area ✲ Longview Community College campus

community arts & media center ✲ Programming ✲ Live presenting ✲ Film presenting ✲ Exhibitions ✲ Media center classes, workshops + other programs ✲ Outreach + education initiatives ✲ Nonprofit arts organization rentals ✲ Community + private event rentals 18

community arts & media center Phase One ✲ Component A- Arnold Hall Renovation ✲ Large gallery/exhibit space ✲ Small lobby ✲ Gallery prep room and storage 19

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community arts & media center Phase Two ✲ Component B- 300 to 350-seat Theater ✲ Flexible theater, dressing rooms and backstage support space ✲ Public lobby, café and catering facility ✲ Component C- Studios & Gallery ✲ Large multi-purpose/rehearsal room ✲ Digital media lab ✲ Second gallery/exhibition space ✲ Three learning spaces ✲ Administrative offices 21

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community arts & media center ✲ Phase One (A): Arnold Hall Renovation ✲ Construction cost: $1 million ✲ Total project cost: $1.2 million ✲ Phase Two (B): Theater ✲ Construction cost: $12.6 million ✲ Total project cost: $15.2 million ✲ Phase Two (C): Studios and Gallery ✲ Construction cost: $7.3 million ✲ Total project cost: $8.9 million 24

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community arts & media center 27 ✲ Governance and Operations ✲ Operated by the City, with a private foundation partner to raise money for construction and operations. ✲ Develops over time in phases. ✲ Assume a very active building, with diverse programming and low cost of access. ✲ Direct City investment offset by economic impacts – 21,963 attenders in 2015 would generate $550k in additional economic activity.

28 legacy park amphitheater

✲ Suggested Improvements ✲ Open stage ✲ Technical structure ✲ Permanent canopy or shell ✲ Small structure for box office, storage, public toilets ✲ Small structure for changing rooms, backstage support ✲ Electrical and plumbing infrastructure ✲ Cost Model ✲ Construction Cost: $720,000 ✲ Total Project Cost: $900,000 29

legacy park amphitheater 30

legacy park amphitheater ✲ Programming and Operations ✲ Operated by the City using existing and part-time resources ✲ Present interesting & culturally significant events, use for local groups ✲ NOT a major venue for commercial entertainment 31

32 new outdoor event & festival space

potential sites new outdoor event & festival space 33

new outdoor event & festival space ✲ Suggested Improvements ✲ Demountable stage ✲ Demountable technical structure ✲ Demountable canopy ✲ Portable box office ✲ Electrical and plumbing infrastructure ✲ Development Options ✲ Old City Hall location ✲ Adjacent to new City Hall ✲ Cost Model ✲ Construction Cost: $350,000 ✲ Total Project Cost: $450,000 34

new outdoor event & festival space 35

36 decentralized program space

✲ Development concept ✲ Create additional spaces for teaching and rehearsing ✲ Partner with entities like school district, community college, library system ✲ Sample spaces ✲ Art studio/multi-use space ✲ Storage ✲ Washroom ✲ Small office ✲ Assumes support spaces provided as part of larger facility ✲ Cost Model ✲ Additional Construction Cost: $340,000 37

artist work/sell space 38

artist work/sell space ✲ Temporary or pop-up open studios ✲ Located in existing, vacant downtown spaces ✲ Suggested space plan ✲ 10 studios ✲ Lobby/café ✲ Classroom ✲ Common gallery ✲ Store 39

artist work/sell space ✲ Operating suggestions ✲ Set up a nonprofit organization ✲ Income sources:  Charging rent to artists  Taking commission on sales  Café  Classes 40

large performance hall ✲ Insufficient demand for a stand-alone large (800 seats+) hall ✲ The way to achieve that project is to identify a partner considering a project that might include a new hall. ✲ Could be a school, conference center, community college or library. ✲ Then, invest in that project in order to achieve a hall of size and quality appropriate for Lee’s Summit users. ✲ Put yourselves in a position to be intelligently opportunistic 41

how to move forward ✲ Set up task force ✲ Task force initiative ✲ Prioritize projects ✲ Find project partners ✲ Recommend funding options 42