A Political Groundbreaking

I previously commented on the premature, politically motivated groundbreaking for the movie theater. The following is the entire email I received, less names, I on May 13th of this year. The first is from the former Economic Development Director Stephanie Salazar and the second is from the City Engineer Kurt Kowar. You will find information which has not been revealed by your elected incumbents during their current media blitz. Here it is as sent to me.

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Re: parking garage and 56' strip of land:We are currently working out the details to these two issues. Please keep in mind that nothing is final at this point. However, Council Members may certainly know where we are as follows. 1. The parking garage has gone through several design iterations. Depending on how the final 120th Avenue site plan lays out, including the density of the site and tenanting, the garage size and design will continue to be fluid. The current pricing for garages ranges from $10,000 - $12,000 per space. One design reflected 866 spaces, while a more recent design showed 340 spaces. The City will be working with the developer to discuss how to cover the cost of the structure as we work toward a final redevelopment agreement. 2. Negotiations are currently underway with the Metro Office Building to negotiate acquisition of the 56' strip. I would categorize the discussion as cooperative between the City and the building owners. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I hope this helps. Stephanie

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Re: sewer and electricity for theatre site: We had a meeting with Century and Opus/Goldberg today regarding these matters and other items. 1. The sewer improvements will be included with the work to be done by the General Contractor for Century Theatres. This is a minimal job and it makes sense both from a timing and Logistics stand point for one site utilities contractor to perform all the utility work. We will take part in a cost share for our portion of the work as stated in the Lease Agreement. Lee is currently putting together some documentation for this cost sharing agreement. 2. The exact location of the sign for Century Theatre has not been determined therefore its hard to run electric service to an unknown location. In addition, Opus/Goldberg will be exploring with Century the possibility of a joint use sign. As these details are worked out we will dial in the actual location for the sign and alignment for the electrical service to that sign. 3. Current schedule right now as dictated by Century Theatres would provide for a 20% Building/Civil Plan set submittal beginning on June 10th that will kick us off into detailed design. Design and Review is slated for completion sometime in December with Century having a groundbreaking sometime in January or February. Opus/Goldberg will be somewhat behind Century in their Design, Review, and Construction and their schedule will be dictated by Tenant Schedule Requirements. At this point in time the City is well coordinated with Opus/Goldberg and Century in movement forward of both projects in a timely and organized manner. If anyone has additional questions please feel free to redirect them to myself, Stephanie Salazaar, or Jerry Starling. Thanks Kurt