HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=JUNE 14, 2007 (8) Rich indicated that if they are willing to step up and help bar I J u S 100 million symphpny center,
that other community symphonies have, ia , the a fiend symphony has an improred facility,
but net to the Ime ol'SI00 million by the city of Chicago.
Scan stated Schaumburg, plan is m build 2,560 scats, but that market has now gone to the Sears
Center, ear if they decide to build before Flgim then that will create a pmblan. Sdmumburg
hes a millloo-card-a-half to a S2 million a year subsidy on (ban new hotel wpvenamt center. It's
a level of a facility but that's a big bodges ram. 'the Hemmers is never Being to break even, it
was ini into,ded to break even, and it's not possible. A rave marine will add several
hundred thousand dollars in aubnidics. The Hanmws staff has the best operating position with
l Immured thousand dollar auhsidy compared to any other hall in this dour, which is a groat
❑hwingtoreprd. Thellemmem operates as well ,sit can. Seen indicated that probably there will
be one or two morn meetings of trips for the members to ea on.
Poch asked how more tiers it will take to be completed and operational, 3 or 4 years.
Sean answered in teem, 01 WoNfURAOn, probably IS mnnta.r, as the land for it is mostly
us,mrrblaf, which usually rakes a long time. The land is across the slant from the library and
90% of it is assembled. A giant parking duck wilL be behind it, It could he a multi-multi purpose
facility. It could be a peHOnning arts center with City hall on top of it, post chair, cm
Rochester, New York's facility is a transit station, county administration building federal
building, and a performing Hits polar. 'I he reason they but federal and state offices in there is it
hQlpa to provide justification for those levels f government to parrork some fr Id g Por
instance if a transit component ' I d d t scroll to ger mass transit rmney form the federal
government Tom Dayton R gional Motan , ea bas a little kmsk to sell tickets and lot alone
provided an argument for them to get $10 million Wm the Talent govamnctr Pi Ponds
will be important: for example, Bess Hall, the Nass family wrote a check for W million. In this
area them is certainly wealth but not the wealth associated with the Honoraria
Richslurry] (het oncethe community realized that the Bass Family was involved, rimy, pulsed in
other community groups to suppotl the facility_
Sean stated the Baas model was the ideal situation. It was $65 million (so now to build it would
be S 130 million), $50 million tion, no family, another $10.15 million from several other 5 cups
and individuals. Bass hall is smaTuFady gorgeous, sounded great It baa a trumpeter angel on
rho curtain: very Texas, everything was oversized They have fuer main smuts: symphony,
rate sponsored shows, actor and opera and soon mlsoellanems dates which are not many. In
bigot the main mnants wcutd be symphony, City, Chili Thcata, and Ober events. The
open wutd buumc sametl4mg in about i0.h yearn. Who would ever know that the slmphony
it the 30 years would be as large as they are balay. Whoever world have thought an years ago
blgm would have what wehmva That c why it has w be multi-purpnsc ithas m be future proof.
The City down I wane spend $100 million and ten years from now have it bomb.
Hutch indicated that the Dass Ilull building sora should have beet increased, but since they are
l andl0ckal,it explains the rwsta thdr lobby is smvlL Their offices and rehearsal space coo in a
b ldnlacross the street.
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